Question

Exercise 05. Rewrite these statements as reported speech. Make all necessary changes.
1. “I can’t chat because I am working now,” said John.
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2. “My brother wrote this book last year,” David said to me.
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3. Jane said to us, “I’m having dinner with Rachel tomorrow.”
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4. “We’ve worked very hard today and it has paid off,” the students said.
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5. “I’ll see you here next Friday,” Tom said to me.
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6. “We’ll be writing to you later this week,” they said to Maria.
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7. “I don’t know where Bill is living at the moment,” said Nicky.
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8. “My parents left for London at 5p.m yesterday,” Susan said.
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9. “I may see you next week before I leave,” Nick said to Sarah.
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10. “I didn’t attend the meeting two days ago,” said Matt.
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Answer 1

1. John said that he couldn't chat because he was working then.  
2. David told me that his brother had written that book the previous year.
3.Jane told us that she was having dinner with Rachel the following day.
4.The students told me to work very hard that day and it had paid off.
5.Tom told me to see i the following Friday.
6.They told Maria to write to her later that week.
7. Nicky said that he/she didn't know where Bill was living at that moment.
8. Susan said that her parents had left for London at 5 p.m the previous day.
9.Nick told Sarah to see she/he the following week before she/he left.
10.Matt told me not to attend the meeting two days before.