Exercise on reported speech

Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use `she said` at the beginning of each answer. It`s the same day, so you don`t need to change the time expressions.
1) “I live in New York”
She said she lived in New York
2) “He works in a bank”
She said he worked in a bank
3) “Julie doesn’t like going out much”
She said Julie didn’t like going out much
4) “I don’t have a computer”
She said that she didn’t have a computer
5) “They never arrive on time”
She said they never arrived on time
6) “We often meet friends in London at the weekend”
She said they often met friends in London at the weekend
7) “David doesn’t have any children”
She said David didn’t have any children



8) “I don’t go to the gym very often”
She said she didn’t go to the gym very often



9) “Lucy owns three flats in the city”
She said Lucy owned three flats in the city



10) “I never get up early on Sundays”
She said she never got up early on Sundays



11) “Jill meets her boyfriend at the cinema every Friday night”
She said Jill met her boyfriend at the cinema every Friday night

12) “We don’t travel much”
She said they didn’t travel much



13) “John doesn’t live in Japan any more”
She said John didn’t live in Japan any more



14) “They work in Hong Kong”
She said they worked in Hong Kong



15) “I have to work until seven or eight pm every night”
She said she had to work until seven or eight pm every night



16) “I don’t want to go to the theatre next weekend”
She said she didn’t want to go to the theatre next weekend



17) “We like working in Paris”
She said they liked working in Paris



18) “She doesn’t have enough time to do everything”
She said she didn’t have enough time to do everything

19) “Tony hates mushrooms”
She said Tony hated mushrooms



20) “They often go on holiday in July”
She said they often went on holiday in July


Reported Statements 4 (Present Continuous)
Make the direct speech into reported speech. Use `he told me` at the beginning of your answer. It`s the same day, so you don`t need to change the time expressions


1) “I`m sleeping”
He told me he was sleeping



2) “We’re working”
He told me they were working



3) “She`s coming to the party”
He told me she was coming to the party



4) “She’s talking on the telephone”
He told me she was talking on the telephone



5) “Lucy is reading a book in front of the fire”
He told me Lucy was reading a book in front of the fire



6) “I`m not going out”
He told me he wasn`t going out



7) “We are not visiting Paris during our trip”
He told me they weren’t visiting Paris during their trip



8) “I`m listening to my new CD”
He told me he was listening to his new CD



9) “John is working in a bar for the summer”
He told me John was working in a bar for the summer



10) “I`m not going to go on holiday”
He told me he wasn`t going to go on holiday



11) “He isn`t living in Beijing”
He told me he wasn`t living in Beijing



12) “I’m taking the train to Berlin”
He told me he was taking the train to Berlin



13) “She is never coming back”
He told me she was never coming back



14) “Jill is studying a lot”
He told me Jill was studying a lot



15) “I`m not meeting Julie”
He told me he wasn`t meeting Julie



16) “We aren`t renting a flat”
He told me they weren`t renting a flat



17) “They are visiting the museum”
He told me they were visiting the museum



18) “She`s eating dinner”
He told me she was eating dinner



19) “We aren’t going to the library”
He told me they weren`t going to the library



20) “I’m coming”
He told me he was coming

Reported Statements 3 (Past Simple)