Reported Statements exercises — Set 6: Comprehensive Mixed Practice (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 15 min
"I enjoy working from home today." → She said she working from home .
"I will submit the report tomorrow." → He said he submit the report .
"We are renovating our kitchen here in this apartment." → They said they their kitchen in apartment.
"I saw your manager at the conference yesterday." → She said she my manager at the conference .
"Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius." → The teacher said that water at 100 degrees Celsius.
"You can borrow my laptop tomorrow." → He told me I borrow his laptop .
"I have already finished my assignment." → She said she already her assignment.
"You must complete this form before the deadline." → The officer said I complete form before the deadline.
"The Earth revolves around the Sun." → The professor told us that the Earth around the Sun.
"I work at the hospital and I will transfer to the new branch next month." → He said he at the hospital and he transfer to the new branch .
"I was preparing dinner when the power went out." → She said she dinner when the power .
"I may take a gap year before starting my master's degree." → He said he take a gap year before starting master's degree.
"I have been feeling unwell since Monday." → She she had been feeling unwell since Monday.
"I take the 8 a.m. train to work every day and I will be late today because of the strike." → She said she the 8 a.m. train to work every day and she be late because of the strike.
"I had already left the office before the fire alarm rang." → He said he already the office before the fire alarm .
"I can speak French fluently and I will apply for the Paris office next year." → She said she speak French fluently and she apply for the Paris office .
"Tokyo is the capital of Japan." → He said that Tokyo the capital of Japan.
"I bought two tickets for the concert here last week." → She said she two tickets for the concert .
"I have been working on this project since January." → He me he been working on project since January.
"I can't attend the meeting tomorrow because I will be visiting our clients in Shanghai." → Which is the correct reported version?
Reported Statements exercises online (Worksheet)
This set brings together everything you have learnt about reported statements: tense backshift, modal verb changes, pronoun shifts, time and place expression adjustments, and the special cases where backshift is not needed. Each question may require several changes at once, so read carefully and think about all the elements that need to shift when converting direct speech into reported speech.