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EXERCISE 1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech:
1 - He was studying yesterday . She said ____
2 - I will go to the party . He told me
3 - Mary can't stand mean people . He said _
4- I must call my sister tomorrow . He said _
5- I don't like coffee . She told me _
6- Please , do me a favour . She asked
7- What shall I do about it ? He asked
8 - I have forgotten his number . She said _
9 - May I sit here ? She asked if
10 - I have been waiting for ages . She said _
11 - Tim works in an office . He told me _
12 - I have been to Paris twice . She said
13 - My husband is in Poland . She told me
14 - I won't do the shopping tomorrow . He said _
15 - Neil has already seen this film . She said
16 - Gloria is sitting in her room now . He said __
17 - I don't go to parties . She told _
18 - I have been working in the garden . She said

EXERCISE 2 Choose the correct option:
When I saw / seen Mary at the office this / that morning , she wasn't looking very well . In fact she had looked / looked a bit tired . I tell / asked her what the matter is / was with her but she wouldn't tell / say me . I wanted / had been wanting to know what was going on so I ask / asked Phil but he didn't / wasn't know, either . Two hours later , at about ten o'clock , we met / were meeting at the canteen to have a cup of coffee . But Mary didn't / wasn't order anything to drink . I knew she loved coffee so that was quite strange . When I asked her why she wasn't didn't want anything to drink she said she didn't have / wasn't having her wallet . Her husband had been taking / had taken it . I said / asked her how she was coming / had come to work and she said that as she didn't have any money at all she come / came on foot . So that's why she is / was so tired ! She lived in a nearby town which was ten kilometers away ! No wonder why she is / was exhausted !
EXERCISE 3 Change the time reference .
Sometimes more than one answer is correct
1 - Sally is leaving (today) .
He said Sally was leaving
2 - He visited London (last week) .
He said he had visited London
3 - We had an argument (last night) .
He said they'd had an argument ___
4 - I'm not eating (now).
He said he wasn't eating_
5 - Jimmy is coming (next week).
He said Jimmy was coming___
6 - I forgot my key (yesterday).
He said he'd forgotten his key
7- I'll call you (tomorrow) .
He said he would call me_
8 - I don't live (here) anymore.
He said he didn't live anymore .
9 - I'm meeting Phil (tonight).
She said she was meeting Phil____.

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EXERCISE 1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech:

1 - He was studying yesterday .

She said he was studying yesterday.

2 - I will go to the party .

He told me I could go to the party.

3 - Mary can't stand mean people .

He said Mary can't stand mean people.

4- I must call my sister tomorrow .

He said he must call his sister tomorrow.

5- I don't like coffee .

She told me she doesn't like coffee

6- Please , do me a favour .

She asked me if I could do her a favour.

7- What shall I do about it ?

He asked what should he do about it.

8 - I have forgotten his number .

She said she has forgotten his number

9 - May I sit here ?

She asked if she could sit here.

10 - I have been waiting for ages .

She said she has been waiting for ages.

11 - Tim works in an office .

He told me Tim works in an office.

12 - I have been to Paris twice .

She said she has been to Paris twice.

13 - My husband is in Poland .

She told me her husband is in Poland

14 - I won't do the shopping tomorrow .

He said he won't do the shopping tomorrow.

15 - Neil has already seen this film .

She said Neil has already seen this film

16 - Gloria is sitting in her room now .

He said Gloria is sitting in her room now

17 - I don't go to parties .

She told me she doesn't go to parties

18 - I have been working in the garden .

She said she's been working in the garden

EXERCISE 2 Choose the correct option:

When I saw Mary at the office this morning, she wasn't looking very well. In fact she looked a bit tired. I asked her what the matter was with her but she wouldn't tell me. I wanted to know what was going on so I asked Phil but he didn't know, either. Two hours later, at about ten o'clock , we met at the canteen to have a cup of coffee. But Mary didn't order anything to drink. I knew she loved coffee so that was quite strange. When I asked her why she didn't want anything to drink she said she didn't have her wallet. Her husband had taken it. I asked her how she had come to work and she said that as she didn't have any money at all she came on foot . So that's why she was so tired! She lived in a nearby town which was ten kilometers away! No wonder why she was exhausted!