Reported Statements: Future Simple

Change the direct speech into reported speech.

1. "I'll go to the cinema later."

She said

2. "We'll meet the children at six."

She said

3. "She'll be late."
She said

4. "Lucy will definitely come."

She said

5. "I will stop smoking on Tuesday."

She told us

6. "John won't do it."

She said

7. "They won't be able to arrive early."

She said

8. "I won't come with you."

She said

9. "He won't remember to buy milk."

She said

10. "It won't rain later, I'm sure."

She said

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 11. "The Conservatives will win the next election."
She said

12. "That girl will never pass the exam."

She told us

13. "John will arrive before David."

She said

14. "It will be cold tonight."

She said

15. "Jenny will cook dinner."

She said

16. "We want to get married next year."

She said

17. "I won't be able to afford a new car."

She said

18. "She won't want to attend the meeting."

She said

19. "Richard won't drink coffee."

She said

20. "I won't vote at the next election."

She said

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Answers

1. She said she would go to the cinema later.

2. She said they would meet the children at six.
3. She said she would be late.
4. She said Lucy would definitely come.
5. She told us she would stop smoking on Tuesday.
6. She said John wouldn't do it.
7. She said they wouldn't be able to arrive early.
8. She said she wouldn't come with you.
9. She said he wouldn't remember to buy milk.
10. She said it wouldn't rain later, she was sure.
11. She said the Conservatives would win the next election.
12. She told us that girl would never pass the exam.
13. She said John would arrive before David.
14. She said it would be cold tonight.
15. She said Jenny would cook dinner.
16. She said they want to get married next year.
17. She said she wouldn't be able to afford a new car.
18. She said she wouldn't want to attend the meeting.
19. She said Richard wouldn't drink coffee.
20. She said she wouldn't vote at the next election.

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