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)