Question

Change the direct speech into reported speech. Fred said: "I have invented a new computer program". - Fred said that . Mary said: "I will help my sister." - Mary said that . She said, "Kent has visited many countries in western Europe." - She said that . She said: "I live in a big apartment." - She said that . My dad said, "I am working in the garden." - My dad said that . The teacher said, "You have to do this exercise." - The teacher said to me that . My sister said: "I found my passport." - My sister said that . Mr. Numb said: "I don’t like pork." - Mr. Numb said that . She said, "You must help me!" - She said to me that . My friend said, "I can solve the test". - My friend said that

Answer 1

Certainly! Here are the reported speech versions of the given direct speech sentences:

1. Fred said, "I have invented a new computer program." - Fred said that he had invented a new computer program.

2. Mary said, "I will help my sister." - Mary said that she would help her sister.

3. She said, "Kent has visited many countries in western Europe." - She said that Kent had visited many countries in western Europe.

4. She said, "I live in a big apartment." - She said that she lived in a big apartment.

5. My dad said, "I am working in the garden." - My dad said that he was working in the garden.

6. The teacher said, "You have to do this exercise." - The teacher said to me that I had to do that exercise.

7. My sister said, "I found my passport." - My sister said that she had found her passport.

8. Mr. Numb said, "I don’t like pork." - Mr. Numb said that he didn't like pork.

9. She said, "You must help me!" - She said to me that I must help her.

10. My friend said, "I can solve the test." - My friend said that he could solve the test.