REPORTED SPEECH

NOMBRE:________________________________________

this (evening) › that (evening)

today › yesterday ...
these (days) › those (days)
now › then
(a week) ago › (a week) before
the weekend before last / the previous
last weekend › weekend
here › there
next (week) › the following (week)
tomorrow › the next/following day
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English exercise "Direct and indirect speech" created

by sreedhar with The test builder

1. I said,' This man is a real nincompoop'. I said

that_______________________________________________. 
2. She said to me,' You are singing very melodiously'. She told me
that______________________________________________. 
3. You said,' I killed a rat rather wickedly'. You said
that_______________________________________________. 
4. He said,' I have done amazingly well today'. He said
that_______________________________________________. 
5. We said,' We were watching a truly absorbing movie'. We said
that_______________________________________________. 
6. She said,' I may badly need some medical help soon'. She said
that________________________________________________. 
7. You said to me,' You can do this ridiculously easy task'. You told me
that________________________________________________. 
8. I said,' I shall certainly take care of all eventualities'. I said
that________________________________________________. 
9. He said,' I will teach him a lesson to remember me by'. He said
that_________________________________________________. 
10. They said,' We have put up an extraordinary performance indeed' .
They said
that ______________________________________________.

ANSWERS:
1. I said,' This man is a real nincompoop'. I said that [No answer]   
that man was a real nincompoop.
2. She said to me,' You are singing very melodiously'. She told me
that [No answer]   I was singing very melodiously.
3. You said,' I killed a rat rather wickedly'. You said that [No answer]   
you had killed a rat rather wickedly.
4. He said,' I have done amazingly well today'. He said that [No
answer]   he had done amazingly well that day.
5. We said,' We were watching a truly absorbing movie'. We said
that [No answer]   we had been watching a truly absorbing movie.
6. She said,' I may badly need some medical help soon'. She said
that [No answer]   she might badly need some medical help soon .
7. You said to me,' You can do this ridiculously easy task'. You told me
that [No answer]   I could do that ridiculously easy task.
8. I said,' I shall certainly take care of all eventualities'. I said that [No
answer]   I should certainly take care of all eventualities.
9. He said,' I will teach him a lesson to remember me by'. He said
that [No answer]   he would teach him a lesson to remember him by.
10. They said,' We have put up an extraordinary performance indeed' .
They said that [No answer]   they had put up an extraordinary
performance indeed.