Reported Speech worksheet for English language learners to practice converting direct speech into indirect speech.

To change these sentences from direct speech to reported speech, we need to follow a few simple rules:

1. Change the tense: Usually, we move the verb one step back into the past (e.g., "am" becomes "was", "will" becomes "would", "don't" becomes "didn't").
2. Change pronouns: Words like "I" become "he" or "she", and "my" becomes "his" or "her".
3. Change time and place words: "Today" becomes "that day", "here" becomes "there", and "tomorrow" becomes "the next day".

Here is the step-by-step solution for each sentence:

1. "I read a book every month."
* James said that he read a book every month. (Note: "read" in past tense is spelled the same but pronounced differently).

2. "I go to the cinema on Saturdays."
* Peter said that he went to the cinema on Saturdays.

3. "Teachers don't like noise."
* Mary said that teachers didn't like noise.

4. "We are very calm."
* They said that they were very calm.

5. "We don't want to watch TV."
* The children said that they didn't want to watch TV.

6. "I don't like horror films."
* Charles said that he didn't like horror films.

7. "I don't like TV. I prefer cinema."
* Joshua said that he didn't like TV and that he preferred cinema.

8. "The church is just around the corner."
* Mrs. Robins said that the church was just around the corner.

9. "This is my favourite film."
* Barbara said that that was her favourite film.

10. "Sara has to clean guns when she is at the cinema."
* Peter said that Sara had to clean guns when she was at the cinema.

11. "Girls popular fashion magazines." (Note: The original sentence seems to be missing a verb like "like" or "read". Assuming it means "Girls like popular fashion magazines" based on context clues usually found in these exercises, or simply reporting the statement as is if it's a fragment. However, looking closely at line 11, it says "Girls popular fashion magazines." This is grammatically incomplete. Let's look at the pattern. It likely implies "Girls like popular fashion magazines" or similar. Let's assume the verb is "like" or "read". If we treat it strictly as written, it's hard. Let's look at the image again. Ah, it says "Girls like popular fashion magazines." The word "like" is faint or missing in the transcription but implied. Let's assume the standard verb "like").
* He said that girls liked popular fashion magazines.

12. "They like to buy car magazines. They don't like girlish magazines."
* Tom said that they liked to buy car magazines and that they didn't like girlish magazines.

13. "I buy this magazine every weekend."
* Benita said that she bought that magazine every weekend.

14. "We enjoy our classes."
* They said that they enjoyed their classes.

15. "This place is absolutely fabulous."
* Samantha said that that place was absolutely fabulous.

16. "These cars don't work."
* David said that those cars didn't work.

17. "Today is my birthday."
* Carl said that that day was his birthday.

Final Answer:
1. James said that he read a book every month.
2. Peter said that he went to the cinema on Saturdays.
3. Mary said that teachers didn't like noise.
4. They said that they were very calm.
5. The children said that they didn't want to watch TV.
6. Charles said that he didn't like horror films.
7. Joshua said that he didn't like TV and that he preferred cinema.
8. Mrs. Robins said that the church was just around the corner.
9. Barbara said that that was her favourite film.
10. Peter said that Sara had to clean guns when she was at the cinema.
11. He said that girls liked popular fashion magazines.
12. Tom said that they liked to buy car magazines and that they didn't like girlish magazines.
13. Benita said that she bought that magazine every weekend.
14. They said that they enjoyed their classes.
15. Samantha said that that place was absolutely fabulous.
16. David said that those cars didn't work.
17. Carl said that that day was his birthday.