Ex 1
Reported Statements (Present Simple)
Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions.
1) "He works in a bank."
e.g. She said he worked in a bank.
2) "Julie doesn't like going out much."
3) "I don't have a computer."
4) "They never arrive on time."
5) "We often meet friends in London at the weekend."
6) "David doesn't have any children."
7) "I don't go to the gym very often."
8) "Lucy owns three flats in the city."
9) "I never get up early on Sundays."
10) "Jill meets her boyfriend at the cinema every Friday night."
11) "We don't travel much."
12) "John doesn't live in Japan any more."
13) "They work in Hong Kong."
14) "I have to work until seven or eight pm every night."
15) "I don't want to go to the theatre next weekend."
16) "We like working in Paris."
17) "She doesn't have enough time to do everything."
18) "Tony hates mushrooms."
19) "They often go on holiday in July."
20) "I live in New York."
She said (that) Julie didn't like going out much.
She said (that) she didn't have a computer.
She said (that) they never arrived on time.
She said (that) they often met friends in London at the weekend.
She said (that) David didn't have any children.
She said (that) she didn't go to the gym very often.
She said (that) Lucy owned three flats in the city.
She said (that) she never got up early on Sundays.
She said (that) Jull met her boyfriend at the cinema every Friday night.
She said (that) they didn't travel much.
She said (that) John didn't live in Japan any more.
She said (that) they worked in Hong Kong.
She said (that) she had to work until seven or eight pm every night.
She said (that) she didn't want to go to the theatre next weekend.
She said (that) they liked working in Paris.
She said (that) she didn't have enough time to do everything.
She said (that) Tony hated mushrooms.
She said (that) they often went on holiday in July.
She said (that) she lived in New York.