EXERCISE I : Put into the reported speech :
1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”
2/ She said : “I spent a summer in this village.”
3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”
4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”
5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”
6/ He said to her : “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room.”
7/ My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”
8/ They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”
9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”
10/ He said : “Your car has been stolen, John.”
11/ They said : “The river is rising early this year.”
12/ He said : “I’ll expect her to come soon.”
13/ Our teacher said : “ World War II broke out in 1939.”
14/ The students said : “ We’ll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.”
15/ He said : “ I’m going to finish this work.”
EXERCISE I : Put into the reported speech :
1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”
Tom said he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father
2/ She said : “I spent a summer in this village.”
She said she had spent a summer in that village
3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”
The nurse told the doctor the patient in that room hadn't obeyed his orders
4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”
They told me I had taught them English the year before
5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”
Mr Brown said that their trip cost them 2 thousand dollars
6/ He said to her : “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room.”
He told her he couldn't find his hat anywhere in that room
7/ My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”
My father told them their secretary was going to finish that job
8/ They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”
They said they couldn't meet me there either that day or the day after
9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”
My mother said she thought it wouldn't rain the day after
10/ He said : “Your car has been stolen, John.”
He told John his car had been stolen
11/ They said : “The river is rising early this year.”
They said the river was rising early that year
12/ He said : “I’ll expect her to come soon.”
He said he would expect her to come soon
13/ Our teacher said : “ World War II broke out in 1939.”
Our teacher said World War II had broken out in 1939
14/ The students said : “ We’ll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.”
The students said they would be sitting for their next exam the next Monday
15/ He said : “ I’m going to finish this work.”
He said he was going to finish that work
