Reported speech present simple

Direct speech Reported speech

Simple present Simple past

"I always drink coffee", she She said that she

said always drank coffee.

Rewrite the following sentences into reported speech

1. ¨I usually get up at 5:00 a.m.¨, he said that he usually got up at 5:00 am.

2. ¨We buy a new car”, she said that they bought a new car.

3. ¨she never eats fast food”, he said that she never ate fast food.

4. ¨They play football”, she said that they played football.

5. ¨The bus is so old”, he said that the bus was very old.

6. ¨She feels in love”, they said that she felt in love.

7. ¨They study a lot”, she said that they studied a lot.

8. “She cleans the house”, he said that she cleaned the house.

9. ¨They practice basketball”, they said that they practiced basketball.

10.¨Caroline is depressed”, they said that Caroline was depressed.

11.¨Joseph gives up his job”, she said that Joseph gave up his job.

12. ¨The children go to school”, they said that the children went to school.