Model: Rachel: I’m taking my driving test tomorrow.

You: When I saw Rachel, she said she was taking her driving test the next day.

1) Emma: I’ve only had this new computer since yesterday.

You: Emma said…

2) Matthew: I’m meeting a friend at the station later today.

You: Matthew said…

3) Mark: I’ll see you in the office tomorrow.

You: Mark said to me today…

4) Sarah: The conference was last week.

You: Sarah told me…

5) Tom: I’m having a party in my office tomorrow.

You: Tom told me…

6) Vicky: I’m leaving for Manchester in three days.

You: Vicky said…

7) Nick: I gave up smoking a week ago.

You: I saw Nick last week. He said…

8) Alice: I’ll be very busy this month.

You: Alice told me…

9) Rita: I passed the first exam a week ago!

You: Rita told me today …

10) Helen: Tom invited me to come for a drive tomorrow.

You: Helen said…

Put in is or was. Sometimes both are possible.

1) I heard today that the house … for sale. I wonder who will buy it.

2) I saw David yesterday. He said he … on his way to visit his sister.

3) This wallet is made of plastic not leather. Why did you tell me it … leather?

4) We had to hurry yesterday morning. Just as we arrived at the station, we heard an announcement that the train … about to leave.

5) I saw Susan just now. She said her tooth … still aching.

6) I’m surprised Mario lost. I thought he … much better in tennis than John.

7) When we spoke to reporters yesterday, Mr Campbell said that the company … now in a much better financial position.

Change the following sentences into Reported Speech.

1) Jack told his father, “I have lost my notebook”.

2) Henry said to me, “I didn’t throw stones at your dog”.

3) Bob said to Tom, “Henry doesn’t sit next to me in class”.

4) Nick said to her, “Jack always tells lies”.

5) Ann said seriously, “ There isn’t much sense in what you suggest”.

6) I told the policeman, “ I saw the thief in the garden”.

7) He said, “I have eaten nothing for two days”.

8) Jack’s father said to him, “You haven’t cleaned your shoes”.

9) Mary said, “ I don’t want to wear my old dress”.

10) My mother said to me, “ I feel very tired and I have a headache”.

11) My friend told me, “We have plenty of time to do our work”.

12) I said to my sister with joy, “George has written me a long letter”.

13) He said to me today, “This trip costs a lot of money”.

14) He said to me, “ I was arrested and tried for murder some years ago”.

15) She said thoughtfully, “Health is better than wealth”.

16) “I’ve never seen anything like this before”, the professor said.

17) “I’m telephoning from the US”, Peter said.

18) “I can’t live on my basic salary,” he said.

19) “The ice will soon be hard enough to skate on it,” she exclaimed.

20) “The puppy can sleep on our doormat,” said my aunt.

Change the following sentences into Direct Speech.

1) The farmer said that he hadn’t grown any wheat since 1975.

2) The teacher told his students that he was going to give them a test.

3) I told him that I hadn’t seen his brother for a long time.

4) The professor told the students that he hoped they understood the rules.

5) She told the grocer that she didn’t want any sugar.

6) I told the taxi-driver that he was driving too fast.

7) My sister said that she hadn’t got a watch.

8) He explained that he had never smoked.

9) Jim was sure that he had seen her somewhere before.

10) She said that there was no evidence that watching TV strained the eyes.

11) She noticed with regret that she had never been to Italy.

12) He said that he hardly knew the people he was going to meet.

13) She said that she couldn’t excuse me unless I told her what the problem was.

14) The judge added that everyone had to answer for his actions.

15) Jim said that he had been unemployed since he had left college.

16) He said that he couldn’t make up his mind what to do next.

17) Marry said that she was really interested in studying economics.

18) Jane said that her mother was worried because she hadn’t heard from her sister for a month.

19) After a minute he added that Edna was a very interesting person to talk with.

20) He saved his skin by telling the police he had spent the evening with her.