Homework for 6.04

Exercise 1: Put the sentences into reported speech.

1. Mr Brown said, "I was watching TV last night."
Mr Brown said (that) he had been watching TV the night before.

2. Sandy explained, "I saw the accident at the corner of High Street."
Sandy explained (that) she had seen the accident at the corner of High Street.

3. Bob said, "We had a wonderful time at Peter's party."
Bob said (that) they had had a wonderful time at Peter's party.

4. The farmer said, "I didn't see her."
The farmer said (that) he had not seen her.

5. Will and Tim said, "We were very happy about the present."
Will and Tim said (that) they had been very happy about the present.

6. Mr Jones said, "As a young boy I collected stickers."
Mr Jones said (that) as a young boy he had collected stickers.

7. Peter reported, "We played a lot of tennis last year."
Peter reported (that) they had played a lot of tennis the year before.

8. Mother said, "I have a headache."
Mother said (that) she had a headache.

9. The Clarks told us, "We drove right down to Athens last summer."
The Clarks told us (that) they had driven right down to Athens the summer before.

10. Helen said, "I'm watching the late-night show."
Helen said (that) she was watching the late-night show.

11. Peter said, "They were interested in other countries."
Peter said (that) they had been interested in other countries.

12. Mr Cooper said, "I take my medicine regularly."
Mr Cooper said (that) he took his medicine regularly.

13. Mrs. Miller said, "I don't feel better now."
Mrs. Miller said (that) she didn't feel better then.

14. Sarah said, "My father takes me to school every day."
Sarah said (that) her father took her to school every day.

15. He said to the reporters, "I'm a farmer in Cornwall."
He said to the reporters (that) he was a farmer in Cornwall.

Exercise 2: Put the sentences into reported speech.

1. Mrs. Jones told us, "My sister works in Manchester."
Mrs. Jones told us (that) her sister worked in Manchester.

2. Paul said, "I feel terrible."
Paul said (that) he felt terrible.

3. Sally said to the policeman, "We don't know the way to the police station."
Sally said to the policeman (that) they didn't know the way to the police station.

4. Mrs. Green said, "I hear strange noises in my garden every night."
Mrs. Green said (that) she heard strange noises in her garden every night.

5. Tom told me, "I meet my friend on the way to school."
Tom told me (that) he met his friend on the way to school.

6. Mrs. White said, "My children like fish and chips."
Mrs. White said (that) her children liked fish and chips.

7. Helen said, "The tickets for the show are very expensive."
Helen said (that) the tickets for the show were very expensive.

8. The lady told me, "Mr O'Connor sells the best meat around here."
The lady told me (that) Mr O'Connor sold the best meat around there.

9. The children said, "We can watch TV every Saturday night."
The children said (that) they could watch TV every Saturday night.

10. Helen told me, "I must help my mother in the kitchen every evening."
Helen told me (that) she had to help her mother in the kitchen every evening.

11. He told me, "I am looking for my key."
He told me (that) he was looking for his key.

12. Mark said, "She likes something to drink."
Mark said (that) she liked something to drink.

13. They told us, "Our car makes such a noise."
They told us (that) their car made such a noise.

14. My sister told me, "I am visiting her next Monday."
My sister told me (that) she was visiting her next Monday.

15. Carol told me, "He doesn't invite her to the party."
Carol said (that) he didn't invite her to the party.