REPORTED SPEECH

Change to reported speech using the introductory phrase in brackets!

1. Mary said:”I will play cards the day after tomorrow”. (Mary informed me…)
2. Sophie said:”I went to bed early last night”. (Sophie said ….)
3. The teacher said to Jenny: “You have to learn your grammar”. (The teacher told Jenny…)
4. Monique to the immigration officer:” This is my first trip to England.” (Monique told the immigration officer…)
5. He told me:”You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen”. (He told me …)
6. Nick said:”I’m going to visit my parents next month”. (Nick declared that …)
7. Lilly: “My parents are fine and I really get on with them”. (Lilly said …)
8. Gloria:” I am sorry but I can’t come to your birthday party because I am going away for the weekend.” (Gloria explained that …)
9. Mark:”My friend Gary has found a new job in the music business.” (Mark said that …)
10. Judy: “I have already written this essay four times.” (Judy complained that …)
11. Peter: “I will not stop until this factory is shut down”. (Peter announced that …)
12. Her boyfriend told her: “You have bought yourself a wonderful dress. “ (Her boyfriend told her…)
13. Paul: “I don’t like my new flat” (Paul said that …)
14. My father to Ben:”I am sure I saw you here last week.” (My father told Ben…)
15. Betty:”If I knew the answer I would tell you”. (Betty assured me ….)
16. He said:” Tomorrow at five o’clock I will be sitting on a train to Glasgow.” (He said that…)
17. Miss Jackson:”I warned you to study for the test a month ago.” (Miss Jackson reminded me...)
18. Dave:”I was outside the classroom during the break but I saw a group of my colleagues inside the room.” (Dave said that …)
19. Mrs Wilson: “No one has ever spoken to me like this before.” (Mrs Wilson said …)
20. Little Johnny to his neighbour:” I am not proud of what I have done”. (Little Johnny admitted…)