Subject

Reported speech present simple

Direct speech Reported speech

Simple present Simple past

"I always drink coffee", she She said that she

said always drank coffee.

Rewrite the following sentences into reported speech

1. ¨I usually get up at 5:00 a.m.¨, he said_that he usually_got up at 5:00

am

2. ¨We buy a new car”, she said _that they bought a new car

3. ¨she never eats fast food”, he said that she never ate fast food

4. ¨They play football”, she said __that they played football

5. ¨the bus is so old”, he said that the bus was so old

6. ¨she feels in love”, they said _that she felt in love

7. ¨They study a lot”, she said ___they studied a lot

8. ¨she cleans the house”, he said __she cleaned the house

9. ¨They practice basketball”, they said _that practiced basketball

10.¨Caroline is depressed”, they said __that caroline was depressed

11.¨Joseph gives up his job”, she said _joseph gaves up his job

12. ¨The children go to school”, they said _that the children went to school