Question

Change this direct speech into reported speech:
1. “He works in a bank”
She said ___________________________________________________________
2. “We went out last night”
She told me ________________________________________________________
3. “I’m coming!”
She said ___________________________________________________________
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She told me ________________________________________________________
5. “ I’d never been there before”
She said ___________________________________________________________
6. “I didn’t go to the party”
She told me ________________________________________________________
7. “Lucy’ll come later”
She said ___________________________________________________________
8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
She told me ________________________________________________________
9. “I can help you tomorrow”
She said ___________________________________________________________
10. “You should go to bed early”
She told me ________________________________________________________

Answer 1

Answer:

1) She said that he worked in a bank.

2) She told me that they went out last night.

3) She said that she was coming.

4) She told me that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.

5)  She said that she'd never been there before.

6) She said that she didn't go to the party.

7) She said that Lucy would be coming later.

8) She told me that he had not eaten breakfast.

9) She said that she could help me the next day.

10) She told me that I should go to bed early.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

1. She said that he worked in a bank.

2. She told me that they had gone out the previous night.

3. She said that she was coming.

4. She told me that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.

5. She said that she'd never been there before.

6. She told me that she had not gone to the party.

7. She said that Lucy would come later.

8. She told me that he hadn't eaten breakfast.

9. She said that she could help me the next day.

10. She told me that I should go to bed early.

Transformation of Sentences

• The sentences are given in the direct speech. While transforming them into indirect speech, the quotation marks need to be removed. An indirect speech should always end with a full stop.

• The subordinate clause should be changed to the past tense of the given verb. If the tense is already in simple past, it should be changed to past perfect tense.