Reported Speech Exercises (Cambridge)
Exercise 1: Match Direct Speech with Reported Speech
1. “She lives in Scotland”, said Tom.
2. “We are going to the park”, said Peter.
3. “We have finished our homework”, said Lily.
4. “I bought a new car last week”, said Emma.
Options:
A. Peter said (that) they would go to the park.
B. Tom said (that) she had lived in Scotland.
C. Lily said (that) we finished our homework.
D. Tom said (that) she lived in Scotland.
E. Emma said (that) she buys a new car the previous week.
F. Peter said (that) they were going to the park.
G. Emma said (that) she had bought a new car the previous week.
H. Lily said (that) they had finished their homework.
Solution: 1-D, 2-F, 3-H, 4-G
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences
1. John said that he ______ going to visit ______ grandmother.
2. Sarah said that they ______ the project.
3. Alex asked if she ______ the ______ day too.
4. My mum told me not ______ any noise because the baby ______ sleeping.
5. Paul asked where I ______.
Solution:
1. was / his
2. had completed
3. would come / next (or following)
4. to make / was
5. was going
Exercise 3: Rewrite in Reported Speech
1. “I am studying for the exam we have next week”, she said.
2. “We will come back to this park tomorrow”, John told me.
