English Francisco de Quevedo with Nieves

SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES FOR REPORTED SPEECH 1st part

 Statements

1 a. Paul said that Atlanta is a wonderful city.

b. Ruth said that she goes jogging every morning.

c. Anna said that Jenny wasn’t studying for her exams.

d. Andrew said that he used to be very fat.

e. Jim said that he couldn’t swim.

2. a. Jane said that Mary worked in a bank.

b. Jim said that he was staying with some friends.

c. Mike said that he had never been to Russia.

d. Ella said that Tom couldn’t use a computer/Ella said that Tom can’t use a computer.

e. Jill said that everybody must try to do their best.

f. Rachel said that Jane might move to a new flat.

g. Bill said that he would stay at home that Sunday.

3. a. Miss Moore said that they would make a lovely couple.

b. Mister Smith that they were going to live in Brighton.

c. Mrs Jones said that the bride and the groom were very nice young people.

d. Mr Roberts said that the bride was wearing a beautiful wedding dress.

e. Mr Clarke said that the couple’s parents looked happy.

f. Miss Mayall said that the bride’s father had bought them a big flat.

4. a. I said to her that I had something to show her.

b. He said that he was going away the next day/ the following day/ the day after.

c. Rupert said that he’d been in London for a month but he hadn’t had time to visit the Tower.

d. She replied that he would come with me as soon as I was ready.

e. They said that they had a lift but very often it didn’t work.

f. He said that he had to go to the dentist the next day/ the following day/ the day after.

g. He said that he had found an old Roman coin in the garden the day before/the previous day and that he was going to take it to the museum that afternoon.