Let's solve the task step by step. The goal is to
change direct speech into indirect (reported) speech.
🔹 Rules for changing direct to indirect speech:
1.
Remove quotation marks.
2.
Change pronouns to match the subject of the reporting verb.
3.
Adjust tenses (usually back one tense, unless it's a universal truth).
4.
Change time and place expressions if needed.
5.
Change question forms to statements (for yes/no or wh-questions).
6. Use reporting verbs like *said*, *asked*, etc., followed by *that* or *if/whether*.
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Now let’s go through each sentence:
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1.
"I like my bike," he said.
→ He said that he liked his bike.
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✔ "I" → "he", "my" → "his", present simple → past simple.
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2.
She said, "I come from New Zealand."
→ She said that she came from New Zealand.
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✔ "I" → "she", "come" → "came" (past tense), "New Zealand" stays the same.
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3.
"Jenna meets her friend every afternoon," she said.
→ She said that Jenna met her friend every afternoon.
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✔ "meets" → "met" (past tense), but "every afternoon" remains unchanged (habitual action).
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4.
He said, "Tom hates anchovies on a pizza."
→ He said that Tom hated anchovies on a pizza.
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✔ "hates" → "hated" (backshift in tense), but note: this is a general truth, so some might keep "hates", but standard rule applies here.
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5.
He said, "I'm going to work in the fruit shop."
→ He said that he was going to work in the fruit shop.
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✔ "I'm" → "he was", future intention → past future ("was going to").
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6.
"I love my job working in the dress shop," she said.
→ She said that she loved her job working in the dress shop.
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✔ "love" → "loved", "my" → "her".
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7.
"Do you have any children Terri?" she asked.
→ She asked Terri if she had any children.
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✔ Question becomes indirect: "do you have" → "if she had", name "Terri" becomes object of the question.
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8.
"Do you want to live in Paris, Brendon?" Marcie asked.
→ Marcie asked Brendon if he wanted to live in Paris.
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✔ "Do you want..." → "if he wanted...", name becomes object.
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9.
"I live three blocks away from here," she said.
→ She said that she lived three blocks away from there.
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✔ "live" → "lived", "here" → "there" (since the speaker is no longer at the original location).
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10.
"What's your name?" she said.
→ She asked what my name was.
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✔ Wh-question: "What's your name?" → "what my name was".
> Note: "your" → "my" because the speaker is asking about the listener.
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✔ Final Answers:
1. He said that he liked his bike.
2. She said that she came from New Zealand.
3. She said that Jenna met her friend every afternoon.
4. He said that Tom hated anchovies on a pizza.
5. He said that he was going to work in the fruit shop.
6. She said that she loved her job working in the dress shop.
7. She asked Terri if she had any children.
8. Marcie asked Brendon if he wanted to live in Paris.
9. She said that she lived three blocks away from there.
10. She asked what my name was.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of printable worksheet reported speech.
