REPORTED SPEECH - FRIENDS

Name: ______________________

Date: ______________________

Exercise 1

Look at the picture and listen to the audio.

📷 Picture: Rachel Green

🎧 Audio:
"I am very busy today."

Write the sentence in Reported Speech:

Answer:
Rachel said that she was very busy that day.

Exercise 2

📷 Picture: Ross Geller

🎧 Audio:
"I will call you tomorrow."

Write the sentence in Reported Speech:

Answer:
Ross said that he would call her the next day.

Exercise 3

📷 Picture: Rachel Green

🎧 Audio:
"I can't go to the party tonight."

Write the sentence in Reported Speech:

Answer:
Rachel said that she couldn't go to the party that night.

Exercise 4

📷 Picture: Ross and Rachel

🎧 Audio:
"We are watching a movie."

Write the sentence in Reported Speech:

Answer:
Ross said that they were watching a movie.

Match the Direct Speech with the Reported Speech

1. "I am tired." → ______________________

2. "I will help you." → ______________________

3. "I can swim." → ______________________

4. "We are studying." → ______________________

Options:

a) He said that he could swim.

b) They said that they were studying.

c) She said that she was tired.

d) He said that he would help me.

Grammar Box

Direct SpeechReported Speech

am/iswas

arewere

willwould

cancould

todaythat day

tomorrowthe next day

tonightthat night

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