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Reported Speech – Mixed tense reported statements exercise

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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. He works in the bank.
  2. We went out last night.
  3. I'm coming!
  4. I was waiting for the bus when he arrived.
  5. I'd never been there before.
  6. I didn't go the party.
  7. Lucy will come later.
  8. He hasn't eaten breakfast.
  9. I can help you tomorrow.
  10. You should go to bed early.
  11. I don't like chocolate.
  12. I won't see you tomorrow.
  13. She's living in Kathmandu for few months.
  14. I visited my parents at the weekend.
  15. She hasn't eaten sushi before.
  16. I hadn't traveled by underground before I came to London.
  17. They would help if they could.
  18. I'll do the washing-up later.
  19. He could read when he was three.
  20. I was sleeping when Julie called.

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  1. She said that he worked in a bank.
  2. She said that they had gone out last night
  3. She said that she was coming
  4. She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.
  5. She said that she had never been there before
  6. She said that she hadn't gone to the party.
  7. She said that Lucy would come later.
  8. She said that he hadn't eaten breakfast.
  9. She said that she could help me tomorrow.
  10. She said that I should go to bed early.
  11. She said that she didn't like chocolate.
  12. She said that she wouldn't see me tomorrow.
  13. She said that she was living in Kathmandu for few months.
  14. She said that she had visited her parents at the weekend.
  15. She said that she hadn't eaten sushi before.
  16. She said that she hadn't traveled by underground before she came to london
  17. She said that they would help if they could.
  18. She said that she would do the washing-up later.
  19. She said that he could read when he was three.
  20. She said that she had been sleeping when Julie called.
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