Here are some reported speech exercises for practice:
Exercise 1: Change Direct Speech to Indirect Speech
Convert the following sentences into reported speech.
1. She said, "I am feeling tired."
2. He said, "I will call you tomorrow."
3. They said, "We have finished our homework."
4. The teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the Sun."
5. John said, "I went to the market yesterday."
6. She asked, "Do you like coffee?"
7. He asked me, "Where do you live?"
8. The doctor said, "You should take this medicine."
9. My mother said, "Don't be late for school."
10. The manager said, "We are having a meeting now."
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Exercise 2: Change Indirect Speech to Direct Speech
Convert the following sentences into direct speech.
1. She said that she was feeling tired.
2. He said that he would call me the next day.
3. They said that they had finished their homework.
4. The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
5. John said that he had gone to the market the previous day.
6. She asked if I liked coffee.
7. He asked me where I lived.
8. The doctor said that I should take that medicine.
9. My mother told me not to be late for school.
10. The manager said that they were having a meeting at that moment.
Here are the answers to the reported speech exercises:
Exercise 1: Change Direct Speech to Indirect Speech
1. She said that she was feeling tired.
2. He said that he would call me the next day.
3. They said that they had finished their homework.
4. The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun. (No change for universal truths)
5. John said that he had gone to the market the previous day.
6. She asked if I liked coffee.
7. He asked me where I lived.
8. The doctor said that I should take that medicine.
9. My mother told me not to be late for school.
10. The manager said that they were having a meeting at that moment.
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Exercise 2: Change Indirect Speech to Direct Speech
1. She said, "I am feeling tired."
2. He said, "I will call you tomorrow."
3. They said, "We have finished our homework."
4. The teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the Sun."
5. John said, "I went to the market yesterday."
6. She asked, "Do you like coffee?"
7. He asked me, "Where do you live?"
8. The doctor said, "You should take this medicine."
9. My mother said, "Don't be late for school."
10. The manager said, "We are having a meeting now."
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