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 Speech    Reported Speech
am/is    was
are    were
will    would
can    could
today    that day
tomorrow    the next day
tonight    that night

Great Job!