Reported Speech: B2 Practice 1
Complete the reported sentences by applying the correct backshifts and time/place changes.
"I will call you from the airport when I arrive there tomorrow," he said.
He said
Correct: he would call me from the airport when he arrived there the following day (or: the next day).
"We are not going to attend the local festival in this town tonight," they said.
They said
Correct: they were not going to attend the festival in that town that night.
"Did you finish the project that the manager gave to you last week?" she asked.
She asked
Correct: if (or whether) I had finished the project the manager had given me the week before (or: the previous week).
"I have never seen such a beautiful sunset in this place before," Mark remarked.
Mark remarked
Correct: he had never seen such a beautiful sunset in that place before.
"The students were not listening to the teacher during the lesson this morning," he noted.
He noted
Correct: the students had not been listening to the teacher that morning.
"Will you help me move these heavy boxes to the new apartment next Sunday?" I asked.
I asked
Correct: if/whether they would help me move those boxes to the new apartment the following Sunday.
"I didn't see your brother at the gym when I was there yesterday," Sarah said.
Sarah said
Correct: she hadn't seen my brother at the gym when she had been there the day before.
"Are you planning to buy a new car later this year?" the salesman asked me.
The salesman asked me
Correct: if/whether I was planning to buy a new car later that year.
"We can meet you at the cinema at eight o'clock tonight," they told us.
They told us
Correct: they could meet us at the cinema at eight o'clock that night.
"Why didn't you tell me the truth about the broken window two days ago?" he asked.
He asked
Correct: why I hadn't told him the truth about the broken window two days before.
"I am currently looking for a better job in a different city," my friend explained.
My friend explained
Correct: he/she was currently looking for a better job in a different city.
"Have you ever traveled to a foreign country on your own before?" the interviewer asked.
The interviewer asked
Correct: if/whether I had ever traveled to a foreign country on my own before.
"The train leaves the station in ten minutes so we must hurry now," she said.
She said
Correct: the train left the station in ten minutes so they had to hurry then.
"I was waiting for the bus for an hour when it finally arrived yesterday," he said.
He said
Correct: he had been waiting for the bus for an hour when it had finally arrived the day before.
"Can we borrow your camera for our trip to the mountains next month?" they asked.
They asked
Correct: if/whether they could borrow our camera for their trip to the mountains the following month.