Sequence of Tenses in Reported Speech

Fill in the gaps in the table. Change the place and time expressions given in direct speech in the left column of the table into reported speech. Write your answers in the right column of the table. For example: NEXT DAY (in direct speech) - THE FOLLOWING DAY (in reported speech).

Complete the sentence in reported speech. "I've already done it," claimed Paul. Paul claimed that ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech. "I may come a bit late," Bill told me. Bill told me that ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech. "I could fail the exam," he was afraid. He was afraid that ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech. "I saw you at the station," Kim told me. Kim told me that ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech. "The Amazon is the biggest river," he knew. He knew that ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech. "I will accept it," she said. She said that ...

Fill in the gaps with the correct verbs. 1. My friend asked me who the piano in the sitting room. 2. I was sure he the letter. 3. I knew that he a very clever man. 4. I want to know what he for her birthday. 5. I asked my sister to tell me what she at the museum. 6. He said he at the Ritz Hotel. 7. They realized that they their way in the dark. 8. He asked me where I .

Complete the sentence in reported speech. "It is so sad," I said. I said that ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech. "I will finish the picture," promised Marion. Marion promised that...