Reported Statements: Present Simple
Change the direct speech into reported speech.
1. "I live in New York"
She said
2. "He works in a bank"
She told me
3. "Julie doesn't like going out much"
She said
4. "I don't have a computer"
She said
5. "They never arrive on time"
She said
6. "We often meet friends in London at the weekend"
He told me
7. "David doesn't have any children"
She said
8. "I don't go to the gym very often"
She said
9. "Lucy owns three flats in the city"
She said
10. "I never get up early on Sundays"
She said
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11. "She meets her boyfriend at the cinema every Friday night"
He said
12. "We don't travel much"
She said
13. "John doesn't live in Japan anymore"
She said
14. "They work in Hong Kong"
She told me
15. "I have to work until seven or eight pm every night"
She said
16. "I don't want to go to the theatre next weekend"
She said
17. "We like working in Paris"
She said
18. "She doesn't have enough time to do everything"
She said
19. "Tony hates mushrooms"
She told me
20. "They often go on holiday in July"
She said
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