REPORTED SPEECH 

Change the sentences from direct into reported speech. Pay attention to the
reporting verb used in each sentence. 
NOTE: the verb TELL/TOLD is same as SAY/ SAD only when you use tell/told, you
should mention the person ex. She told me....  He tells his son... 
1. “I’m proud of you.”           
        My father says_________________ 
2. “We’ll be in Paris tomorrow.” 
        The last thing she said was that _________ 
3. “I have to finish this report by tomorrow.” 
        Mr. Jacobs said_________ 
4. “I can’t go to the move with you.”  
         Mary said ______________________ 
5. “I don’t brush my teeth every morning.”  
Tom says________________ 
6. “We are going to visit you next week.”    
        My cousins said___________ 
7. “I have finished my homework” 
        John says _________________ 
8. “I’m washing my hair now” 
  My sister says ______ 
9. “You must wait here until I tell you to go.” 
My boss told me____________________ 
10.  “I write e-mails twice a day.”  
Mr. Lewis said____________________ 
11.   “We don’t live in a big house.” 
Mrs. Shaw sad ______________________ 
12.  “I always leave the letters here.” 
The postman said ___________________