Exercise 1: Converting Direct Speech to Reported Speech
1. “I am studying for the exam,” he said. (*He said that he was studying for the exam.*) (answer)
2. “We have been to Spain last year,” they told me. (*They told me that they had been to Spain the previous year.*) (answer)
3. “I will call you tomorrow,” she promised. (*She promised that she would call me the next day.*) (answer)
4. “He did not attend the class,” she reported. (*She reported that he had not attended the class.*) (answer)
5. “They are going to play football,” he mentioned. (*He mentioned that they were going to play football.*) (answer)
6. “I can play the piano,” he claimed. (*He claimed that he could play the piano.*) (answer)
7. “She was singing in the choir,” they revealed. (*They revealed that she had been singing in the choir*) (answer)
8. “I have lost my keys,” he confessed. (*He confessed that he had lost his keys.*) (answer)
9. “They will visit us next week,” she informed. (*She informed that they would visit us the following week.*) (answer)
10. “I was watching a movie,” he described. (*He described that he had been watching a movie.*) (answer)
11. “We can come to your party,” they agreed. (*They agreed that they could come to my party.*) (answer)
12. “I have to work late today,” he complained. (*He complained that he had to work late that day.*) (answer)
13. “They were playing
video games,” he pointed out. (*He pointed out that they had been playing video games.*) (answer)
14. “You should follow your dreams,” she insisted. (*She insisted that I should follow my dreams.*) (answer)
15. “I don’t like spinach,” he admitted. (*He admitted that he didn’t like spinach.*) (answer)
Exercise 2: Converting Reported Speech to Direct Speech
1. She said that she was going to the market. (*”I am going to the market,” she said.*) (answer)
2. They revealed that they had read the book. (*”We have read the book,” they revealed.*) (answer)
3. He declared that he would win the race. (*”I will win the race,” he declared.*) (answer)
4. She informed that he wasn’t invited to the party. (*”He isn’t invited to the party,” she informed.*) (answer)
5. They informed that they were not moving to Canada. (*”We are not moving to Canada,” they informed.*) (answer)
6. He stated that he could speak French fluently. (*”I can speak French fluently,” he stated.*) (answer)
7. They confessed that they had been cheating in the game. (*”We were cheating in the game,” they confessed.*) (answer)
8. She admitted that she had eaten the last piece of cake. (*”I ate the last piece of cake,” she admitted.*) (answer)
9. He announced that they would arrive the following day. (*”They will arrive tomorrow,” he announced.*) (answer)
10. She explained that she had been waiting for his call. (*”I was waiting for your call,” she explained.*) (answer)
11. They agreed that they could help him with the project. (*”We can help you with the project,” they agreed.*) (answer)
12. He advised that she should learn German. (*”You should learn German,” he advised.*) (answer)
13. She pointed out that he had been using the internet all day. (*”He was using the internet all day,” she pointed out.*) (answer)
14. He suggested that they should travel to Australia. (*”We should travel to Australia,” he suggested.*) (answer)
15. She stated that she didn’t like pepper. (*”I don’t like pepper,” she stated.*) (answer)