Complete the exercises below to practice reported speech range
Complete the sentences by converting direct speech to reported speech, making necessary tense changes.
1. "I am working on a new project," she said. → She said that she on a new project.
2. "We will arrive tomorrow morning," they told us. → They told us that they the following morning.
3. "I have finished my homework," the student said. → The student said that he his homework.
4. "Can you help me with this problem?" she asked. → She asked if I her with that problem.
5. "I went to the cinema last night," he said. → He said that he to the cinema the night before.
6. "Don't forget to call me," she reminded him. → She reminded him to call her.
7. "Where do you live?" the interviewer asked. → The interviewer asked where I .
8. "I was reading when you called," she explained. → She explained that she when I called.
9. "Please sit down," the teacher said to the students. → The teacher asked the students .
10. "I might be late for the meeting," he warned. → He warned that he late for the meeting.
Choose the correct reported speech form for each sentence.
1. "I will call you tomorrow," she promised. → She promised that she ___ me the next day.
2. "What time is it?" he asked. → He asked what time ___.
3. "I have been waiting for an hour," she complained. → She complained that she ___ for an hour.
4. "Turn off your phones," the teacher ordered. → The teacher ordered us ___ our phones.
5. "I was traveling in Europe last summer," he said. → He said that he ___ in Europe the previous summer.
6. "Do you speak French?" she asked me. → She asked me if I ___ French.
7. "I can't attend the meeting," he informed us. → He informed us that he ___ the meeting.
8. "Why are you late?" the boss asked. → The boss asked why I ___ late.
9. "Don't touch that button!" she warned. → She warned me ___ that button.
10. "I had already left when you arrived," she explained. → She explained that she ___ when I arrived.
Complete the paragraphs by converting the direct speech to reported speech with appropriate tense changes.
During yesterday's interview, the job candidate made several interesting statements. When asked about her experience, she said that she for five different companies and valuable skills in each position. She explained that she for new challenges and to contribute to a growing organization. When the interviewer asked if she could start immediately, she replied that she two weeks' notice from her current employer. She also mentioned that she for a professional certification and it within the next month. The interviewer asked her references, and she promised that she them by the end of the week.
Last week, our professor gave us important information about the upcoming research project. He told us that we six weeks to complete the assignment and that we in groups of three or four students. He explained that the project on current environmental issues and both primary and secondary research. When a student asked about the grading criteria, he said that he the rubric on the course website the following day. He warned us until the last minute and advised us our research immediately. Several students asked if they online sources, and he confirmed that they , but reminded them the credibility of their sources.
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