1. Paul: “Atlanta is a wonderful city.”
2. Ruth: “I go jogging every morning.”
3. “Mary works in a bank”, Jane said.
4. “I’m staying with some friends”, Jim said.
5. “I’ve been in London for a month but I haven’t had time to visit the Tower”, said
Rupert.
6. “We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work”, they said.
7. “I must go to the dentist tomorrow”, he said.
8. “I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday and I am going to take it to the
museum this afternoon”, he said.
9. “I’ve already met their parents”, she said.
10. “I stayed in a hotel for a few weeks”, she said.
11. “I must go home to make dinner”, he said.
12. “I haven’t been waiting long”, she said.
13. “I spoke to Jane last week”, she said.
14. “I’m trying to listen to the music”, he said.
15. “I’ll phone the office from the airport”, she said.
16. “I can’t speak any foreign languages”, he said.
17. “Does your father work here?”, she asked.
18. “Do you live near your father?”, he asked.
19. “Who did you see at the meeting?”, my mother asked.
20. “Why did you take my wallet?”, he asked.
Answers
Given sentence
Paul: “Atlanta is a wonderful city.”
Reported speech:
Paul said that Atlanta is a wonderful city.
Given sentence
Ruth: “I go jogging every morning.”
Reported speech:
Ruth said that he goes jogging every morning.
Given sentence
“Mary works in a bank”, Jane said.
Reported speech:
Jane said that Mary works in a bank.
Given sentence
“I'm staying with some friends”, Jim said.
Reported speech:
Jim said that he is staying with some friends.
Given sentence
“I've been in London for a month but I haven’t had time to visit the Tower”, said Rupert
Reported speech:
Rupert said that he had been London for a month but he hadn’t had time to visit the Tower.
Given sentence
“We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work”, they said.
Reported speech:
They said that they had a lift but it doesn't work very often.
Given sentence
“I must go to the dentist tomorrow”, he said.
Reported speech:
He said that he had to go to the dentist, the next day.
Given sentence
“I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday and I am going to take it to the museum this afternoon”, he said.
Reported speech:
He said that he had found an old Roman coin in the garden the day before and he is going to take it to the museum the following afternoon.
Given sentence
“I’ve already met their parents”, she said.
Reported speech:
She said that she had already met their parents.
Given sentence
“I stayed in a hotel for a few weeks”, she said.
Reported speech:
She said that she had stayed in a hotel for a few weeks.
Given sentence
“I must go home to make dinner”, he said.
Reported speech:
He said that he had to go home to make dinner.
Given sentence
“I haven’t been waiting long”, she said.
Reported speech:
She said that she hadn't been waiting long.
Given sentence
“I spoke to Jane last week”, she said.
Reported speech:
She said that she had spoken to Jane, the previous week.
Given sentence
“I’m trying to listen to the music”, he said.
Reported speech:
He said that he was trying to listen to the music.
Given sentence
“I'll phone the office from the airport”, she said.
Reported speech:
She said that she would phone the office from the airport.
Given sentence
“I can’t speak any foreign languages”, he said.
Reported speech:
He said that he couldn't speak any foreign languages.
Given sentence
“Does your father work here?”, she asked.
Reported speech:
She asked if her father worked there.
Given sentence
“Do you live near your father?”, he asked.
Reported speech:
He asked if I live near my father.
Given sentence
“Who did you see at the meeting?”, my mother asked.
Reported speech:
My mother asked whom I had seen at the meeting.
Given sentence
“Why did you take my wallet?”, he asked.
Reported speech:
He asked me why I had taken his wallet.
Answer:
1. Paul said that Alanta is a wonderful city.
2. Ruth said that she goes jogging every morning.
3. Jane said that Mary works in a bank
4. Jim said that he is staying with some friends.
5. Rupert said that he had been in London for a month but he haven't had time for visiting tower
6. They said that they had a lift but it doesn't work very often
7. He said that he had to go to dentist, the next day
8. He said that he found a old roman coin in the garden the day before, and he going to take it to the museum the following afternoon
9. she said that she already met their parents.
10. she said that she had stayed in a hotel for few weeks
11. He said that he had to go to home to make dinner.
12. she said that she hadn't been waiting long.
13. she said that she had spoken to jane ,the previous week
14. he said that he is trying to listen music
15 . she said that she will phone to the office from airport
16. He said that he can't speak any foreign languages.
17. she asked that does my father works here.
18. he asked that I live near to my father.
19. My mother asked that whom I had seen at the meeting.
20. He asked me that why I had taken his wallet.