REPORTED SPEECH 3

REPORTED SPEECH 3

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Task

Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.

EXAMPLE:
Peter: "I cleaned the black shoes yesterday."
Peter told me that _________________

ANSWER:
Peter told me that he had cleaned the black shoes the day before.

Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that .

Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that .

Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that .

Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said that .

Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said that .

Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me that .

Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me that .

Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew remarked that .

Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
Alice complained that .

David: "John had already gone at six."
David said that .

HERE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ANSWERS
Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that their teacher would go to Leipzig the next day.
Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that she had been writing a letter the day before.
Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that his father had flown to Dallas the year before.
Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said that Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.
Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said that her mother would celebrate her birthday the following weekend.
Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me that he was going to read a book that week.
Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me that they would do their best in the exams the next day.
Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew remarked that they hadn't eaten fish two days before.
Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
Alice complained that she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.
David: "John had already gone at six."
David said that John had already gone at six.