Exercise. Report what the following people said by writing sentences using “X said (that)…”
Example:
George: “I can’t tell a lie.” ==> George said that he can’t tell a lie.
1. Jack: “Our band has a concert tonight.”
Jack said his band had a concert tonight.
2. Sharon: “I have to go to the store.”
Sharon said she had to go to the store.
3. Dean: “I’ll wash the dishes.”
Dean said he would wash the dishes.
4. Marcia: “I’m going to have a baby in September.”
Marcia said she was going to have a baby in September.
5. Tom: “I don’t like history class.”
Tom said he didn’t like history class.
6. Kelly: “I feel so tired today.”
Kelly said she felt tired today.
7. Kevin: “There’s a new movie coming out this Friday.”
Kevin said there was a new movie coming out this Friday.
8. Chris: “I can’t stay up late tonight. I have to get to bed early.”
Chris said he couldn’t stay up late tonight – he had to get to bed early.
9. Steve: “My mother won’t let me eat candy.”
Steve said his mother wouldn’t let him eat candy.
10. Tim: “My father is on a business trip.”
Tim said his father was on a business trip.
Exercise. Use said or told to complete the sentence.
Example:
She _______ she was buying a new car. ==> She said she was buying a new car.
Jack _______ me he climbed up the beanstalk. ==> Jack told me he climbed up the beanstalk.
1. The teacher said the book report is due on Tuesday.
2. Tom said we should go to Disneyworld sometime.
3. Sally told her mother she wanted to learn to play the piano.
4. Mark said he could only stay a few minutes.
5. The boss told us we needed to meet our monthly quota.
6. Jack told Jill to fetch a pail of water.
7. My tennis instructor told me I had to practice my serve.
8. Grandmother said she would go to Florida for the winter.
9. Father said he was going to get a haircut after work.
10. He told her he loved her.