Practice Exercises
Convert Direct Speech to Reported Speech
1. 'I am studying for the exam,' he said.
2. 'She has been waiting for an hour,' John mentioned.
3. 'We will visit them next week,' they said.
4. 'I bought a new phone yesterday,' she told me.
5. 'He is working on the project,' she said.
Rewrite the Sentences with Correct Tense Shifts
1. 'I am going to the store,' she said.
2. 'They were playing soccer,' he mentioned.
3. 'She will help you,' he said.
4. 'I had already finished when she arrived,' she told me.
5. 'We have completed the assignment,' they announced.
Report the Questions Accurately
1. 'Where are you going?' he asked.
2. 'What time does the train leave?' she wanted to know.
3. 'Have you seen my keys?' he inquired.
4. 'Why did you leave early?' she asked.
5. 'Will you attend the meeting?' they questioned.
Take your time to complete these exercises,
then check your answers on the next slide.
Exercise Answers
Convert Direct Speech to Reported Speech
1. He said he was studying for the exam.
2. John mentioned that she had been waiting for an hour.
3. They said they would visit them the following week.
4. She told me she had bought a new phone the day before.
5. She said he was working on the project.
Rewrite the Sentences with Correct Tense Shifts
1. She said she was going to the store.
2. He mentioned they had been playing soccer.
3. He said she would help you.
4. She told me she had already finished when she had arrived.
5. They announced they had completed the assignment.
Report the Questions Accurately
1. He asked where I was going.
2. She wanted to know what time the train left.
3. He inquired if I had seen his keys.
4. She asked why I had left early.
5. They questioned if I would attend the meeting.