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Reported Speech Exercises 1

The task involves converting direct speech into reported (indirect) speech. Here's how to solve each problem step by step:

#### Rules for Converting Direct Speech to Reported Speech:
1. Change the tense of the verb:
- Present → Past
- Present Perfect → Past Perfect
- Future → Conditional
- Past → Past Perfect

2. Adjust pronouns as necessary:
- First-person pronouns (I, we) may change depending on the context.
- Second-person pronouns (you) may change to third-person pronouns (he, she, they).

3. Remove quotation marks and replace them with reporting verbs like "said," "told," etc.

4. Adjust time expressions if necessary (e.g., "now" → "then").

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Solutions:

#### 1. “I’ll come with you.”
- Direct Speech: "I’ll come with you."
- Reported Speech: She told us that she would come with us.
- Explanation: Change "I’ll" (future tense) to "would" (conditional). Change "you" to "us."

#### 2. “We’ve visited Paris many times.”
- Direct Speech: "We’ve visited Paris many times."
- Reported Speech: They told me that they had visited Paris many times.
- Explanation: Change "We’ve" (Present Perfect) to "had" (Past Perfect). The subject remains the same.

#### 3. “I don’t like eggs.”
- Direct Speech: "I don’t like eggs."
- Reported Speech: He said that he didn’t like eggs.
- Explanation: Change "don’t" (Present Simple) to "didn’t" (Past Simple). The subject remains the same.

#### 4. “You passed your exam.”
- Direct Speech: "You passed your exam."
- Reported Speech: She told me that I had passed my exam.
- Explanation: Change "passed" (Past Simple) to "had passed" (Past Perfect). Change "you" to "I" and "your" to "my."

#### 5. “I can’t hear you.”
- Direct Speech: "I can’t hear you."
- Reported Speech: He told us that he couldn’t hear us.
- Explanation: Change "can’t" (Present Simple) to "couldn’t" (Past Simple). Change "you" to "us."

#### 6. “Ceviche is delicious.”
- Direct Speech: "Ceviche is delicious."
- Reported Speech: He said that ceviche was delicious.
- Explanation: Change "is" (Present Simple) to "was" (Past Simple). The subject remains the same.

#### 7. “We’re going to the beach.”
- Direct Speech: "We’re going to the beach."
- Reported Speech: They said that they were going to the beach.
- Explanation: Change "We’re" (Present Continuous) to "were" (Past Continuous). The subject remains the same.

#### 8. “The children aren’t eating their food.”
- Direct Speech: "The children aren’t eating their food."
- Reported Speech: The teacher told me that the children weren’t eating their food.
- Explanation: Change "aren’t" (Present Continuous) to "weren’t" (Past Continuous). The subject remains the same.

#### 9. “We went home early.”
- Direct Speech: "We went home early."
- Reported Speech: They told us that they had gone home early.
- Explanation: Change "went" (Past Simple) to "had gone" (Past Perfect). The subject remains the same.

#### 10. “I have to go now.”
- Direct Speech: "I have to go now."
- Reported Speech: She said that she had to go then.
- Explanation: Change "have to" (Present Simple) to "had to" (Past Simple). Change "now" to "then."

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Final Answers:

1. She told us that she would come with us.
2. They told me that they had visited Paris many times.
3. He said that he didn’t like eggs.
4. She told me that I had passed my exam.
5. He told us that he couldn’t hear us.
6. He said that ceviche was delicious.
7. They said that they were going to the beach.
8. The teacher told me that the children weren’t eating their food.
9. They told us that they had gone home early.
10. She said that she had to go then.

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Boxed Final Answer:

\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1. & \text{She told us that she would come with us.} \\
2. & \text{They told me that they had visited Paris many times.} \\
3. & \text{He said that he didn’t like eggs.} \\
4. & \text{She told me that I had passed my exam.} \\
5. & \text{He told us that he couldn’t hear us.} \\
6. & \text{He said that ceviche was delicious.} \\
7. & \text{They said that they were going to the beach.} \\
8. & \text{The teacher told me that the children weren’t eating their food.} \\
9. & \text{They told us that they had gone home early.} \\
10. & \text{She said that she had to go then.} \\
\end{aligned}
}