Put the elements into the gaps
Study the information and complete the sentences. There are some extra options.
Notes
- We usually change the following words in reported speech: this — that, these — those, here — there.
- We usually change time expressions in reported speech.
- there
- those
- that
- the next day
- the day before
- a year before
- that night
- that day
- then
- the previous
- the next
- the following
- than
- the previous
When I was in Scotland, I said, "I like it here."
When I was in Scotland, I said I liked it [ ].
Kelly said, "I like these shoes."
Kelly said she liked [ ] shoes.
Megan said, "I will throw this bottle away."
Megan said she would throw [ ] bottle away.
She said, "I'll call you tomorrow."
She said she would call me [ ].
Helen said, "I saw Santa Claus yesterday."
Helen said that she had seen Santa Claus[ ].
I said to my classmates, "I won a race last year."
I said to my classmates that I'd won a race [ ] year.
Sammy said, "I'm going to cook wonderful pasta tonight."
Sammy said she was going to cook wonderful pasta [ ].
Brian said, "I am going jogging today."
Brian said he was going jogging [ ].
Sally said, "I am learning Chinese now."
Sally said she was learning Chinese [ ].
Dad said, "We had a wonderful picnic last week."
Dad said that we'd had a wonderful picnic [ ] week.