Indirect speech exercise: statements Answers www.myteachernabil.com
1. “I have something to show you” I
said to her
He said to her that he had nothing to
show her
2. “Nothing grows in my garden. It
never gets the sun” she said
She said that nothing grew in her
garden.it never got the sun.
3. “ I am going away tomorrow ,
mother” he told her
He told her that he was going away
the next day .
4. “we have moved to our new flat
yesterday”
He said they had moved to their new
flat the day before
5. “you haven’t given me enough “ he
pointed out to him
He told him he hadn’t given him
enough
6. “we will wait for you if you are late “
They said to her they would wait for
her if she was late
7. “ I couldn’t get into the house
because I had lost my keys” Tom
said
Tom said he couldn’t get into the
house because he had lost his keys
8. “ I wrote to him the day before
yesterday, I wonder why he hasn’t
rung up” Sheila told her friend
Sheila said she had written to him
two days before, she wondered why
he hadn’t rung up
9. “we walked 3 miles yesterday to
bring this lamp”
They said they had walked 3 miles
the day before to bring that lamp
10. “they were intending to do it next
month
He said they had been intending to
do it the coming month
11. “ I don’t think your father like me”
said the young lady to Jim
She said that she didn’t think his
father liked her
12. “If you see my father , you will know
him on the spot “
He said to Tom if he saw his father
he would know him on the spot
13. “ there’s been an accident and the
road’s blocked”
The policeman said there had been
an accident and the road was
blocked
14. “I have done the deeds”
The criminal confessed he had done
the deeds
15. “the ice will soon be hard enough to
skate on “ said Tom
Tom said the ice would soon be hard
enough to skate on
16. “we have been here for two years
and half “ said the man “ and we are
going to stay here for six months”
He said they had been there for two
years and half and they were going
to stay there for six months
17. “I’ve left some books on your table
“ said Peter to me .“I think you’ll
find them useful .you can keep them
as long as you need but I’d like them
back when you’ve finished with
them
Peter said he had left some books in
my table .he thought I would find
them useful. I could keep them as
long as I needed but he would like
them back when I had finished with
them
