Question

Task 5. Change the direct speech into reported speech.
1. The match will take place next week.
2. This work will take little time.
3. My parents will come at 3.
4. Mike will do this exercise later.
5. My friend won’t be able to come.
6. They’ll build a new hotel here.
7. It will rain tomorrow.
8. Sandy won’t be able to come.

Answer 1

1. They said that the match would take place the next week.

2. He said that work would take little time.

3. My parents said that they would come at 3.

4. She said that Mike would do that exercise later.

5. My friend's mum said that he wouldn’t be able to come.

6. They said that they would build a new hotel there.

7. The forecast said it would rain the next day.

8. They said Sandy wouldn’t be able to come.