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REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES REWRITE IN REPORTED SPEECH. BEGIN AS INDICATED. 1. “I have been sitting in my desk all day”, he said. He said that he had been sitting in his desk all day. 2. “ I don´t like these jeans”, she said. She said that she didn´t like those jeans. 3. “ Have you invited everyone to the party ?”, John asked. John asked me if I had invited everyone to the party. 4. “Let´s meet tomorrow evening”, Jane said. Jane suggested meeting the following evening./ that we meet the following evening. 5. “ Leave now !”, he said. He ordered us to leave then. 6. “What were you doing at midnight last Wednesday ?”, he asked the man. The judge asked the man what he had been doing at midnight the previous Wednesday. 7. “I can speak three languages”, she said. She said that she could speak three languages. 8. “I haven´t done my homework”, John explained. John explained that he hadn´t done his homework. 9. “Did you go out ?”, they wanted to know. They wanted to know if I had gone out. 10. “Don´t call me again”, she said. She told him not to call her again. 11.”Will the train arrive on time ?”, Mary asked. Mary asked if the train would arrive on time. 12. “Try the steak”, the waiter said. The waiter suggested that we try the steak. 13. “You are upsetting me”, she said. She said that I was upsetting her. 14. “Let´s postpone the trip to next week “, Mike said. Mike suggested postponing the trip to the following week. / that we postpone the trip to the following week. 15. “We registered for the course today”, said Joe. Joe told me that they had registered for the course that day. 16. “I expect you to behave”, the teacher said. The teacher informed the class that he expected us to behave. 17. “Why don´t we watch a video ?”, Sue suggested. Sue suggested watching a video./ that we watch a video. 18. “Don´t forget to put the fire out”, he said. He warned us not to forget to put the fire out. 19 “Answer the question”, the judge ordered the witness. The judge ordered the witness to answer the questions. 20. “ Glen is introducing the contestant now”, said Tim. Tim announced that Glen was introducing the contestants then.