Question

Ex.7. Change the sentences from direct into indirect speech. Start each sentence from the words in brackets: 1. "I can't swim." (She told us ...) 2. "Where do you live?" (Bob asked me...) 3. "I'm looking for a new apartment." (He said that ...) 4. "I live in Oxford street." (I told him ...) 5. "Don't forget to call me." (I reminded him ...) 6. "I'm afraid she's broken her leg." (The doctor said ...) 7. "It's the worst job I've ever had." (He told the manager ...) 8. "Don't worry about me." (I told ...) 9. "We're going to stay in Manchester." (They told us ...) 10. "You are the best student I've ever had." (Mr. Carter said...) 11. "She doesn't think she will be there." (He said that...) 12. "They've been away for a long time." (She told me ...) 13. "Call me around nine." (She told him ...) 14. "I've decided I'm going to stay here after all." (He told us...) 15. "I know I won't be able to do it." (She informed us...

Answer 1

1. (She told us) that she couldn't swim.
2. (Bob asked me) where I lived.
3. (He said that) he was looking for a new apartment.
4. (I told him) that I lived in Oxford street.
5. (I reminded him) not to forget to call me.
6. (The doctor said) that he was afraid she had broken her leg.
7. (He told the manager) that it was the worst job he had ever had.
8. (I told him) not to worry about me.
9. (They told us) that they were going to stay in Manchester.
10. (Mr. Carter said) that I was the best student he had ever had.
11. (He said that) she didn't think she would be there.
12. (She told me) that they had been away for a long time.
13. (She told him) to call her around nine.
14. (He told us) that he had decided to stay there after all.
15. (She informed us) that she knew she wouldn't be able to do it.

Answer 2

Here are the sentences changed from direct speech to indirect speech:

1. "I can't swim." (She told us that she couldn't swim.)
2. "Where do you live?" (Bob asked me where I lived.)
3. "I'm looking for a new apartment." (He said that he was looking for a new apartment.)
4. "I live in Oxford street." (I told him that I lived in Oxford street.)
5. "Don't forget to call me." (I reminded him not to forget to call me.)
6. "I'm afraid she's broken her leg." (The doctor said that he was afraid she had broken her leg.)
7. "It's the worst job I've ever had." (He told the manager that it was the worst job he had ever had.)
8. "Don't worry about me." (I told them not to worry about me.)
9. "We're going to stay in Manchester." (They told us that they were going to stay in Manchester.)
10. "You are the best student I've ever had." (Mr. Carter said that I was the best student he had ever had.)
11. "She doesn't think she will be there." (He said that she didn't think she would be there.)
12. "They've been away for a long time." (She told me that they had been away for a long time.)
13. "Call me around nine." (She told him to call her around nine.)
14. "I've decided I'm going to stay here after all." (He told us that he had decided to stay there after all.)
15. "I know I won't be able to do it." (She informed us that she knew she wouldn't be able to do it.)