REPORTED SPEECH RS 1
Change to reported speech!

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!
1. Mary said:”I will play cards the day after tomorrow”. (Mary informed me…)
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2. Sophie said:”I went to bed early last night”. (Sophie said ….)
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3. The teacher said to Jenny: “You have to learn your grammar”. (The teacher told Jenny…)
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4. Monique to the immigration officer:” This is my first trip to England.” (Monique told the immigration officer…)
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5. He told me:”You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen”. (He told me …)
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6. Nick said:”I’m going to visit my parents next month”. (Nick declared that …)
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7. Lilly: “My parents are fine and I really get on with them”. (Lilly said …)
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8. Gloria:” I am sorry but I can’t come to your birthday party because I am going away for the weekend.”
(Gloria explained that …)
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9. Mark:”My friend Gary has found a new job in the music business.” (Mark said that …)
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10. Judy: “I have already written this essay four times.” (Judy complained that …)
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11. Peter: “I will not stop until this factory is shut down”. (Peter announced that …)
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12. Her boyfriend told her: “You have bought yourself a wonderful dress. “ (Her boyfriend told her…)
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13. Paul: “I don’t like my new flat” (Paul said that …)
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14. My father to Ben:”I am sure I saw you here last week.” (My father told Ben…)
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15. Betty:”If I knew the answer I would tell you”. (Betty assured me ….)
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16. He said:” Tomorrow at five o’clock I will be sitting on a train to Glasgow.” (He said that…)
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17. Miss Jackson:”I warned you to study for the test a month ago.” (Miss Jackson reminded me...)
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18. Dave:”I was outside the classroom during the break but I saw a group of my colleagues inside the
room.” (Dave said that …)
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19. Mrs Wilson: “No one has ever spoken to me like this before.” (Mrs Wilson said …)
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20. Little Johnny to his neighbour:” I am not proud of what I have done”. (Little Johnny admitted…)
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