EXERCISE 16:
Reported Statements: Past Simple
1. “I went to the cinema yesterday.”
She said ________________________________________________________
2. “Jane left the party early.”
She told me _____________________________________________________
3. “I didn't go out at the weekend.”
She said ________________________________________________________
4. “He didn't like chocolate as a child.”
She said ________________________________________________________
5. “They visited Japan.”
She said ________________________________________________________
6. “She didn't buy the dress.”
He told me _____________________________________________________
7. “I travelled through India and Pakistan.”
She told me _____________________________________________________
8. “He met his girlfriend in a café.”
She said ________________________________________________________
9. “David didn't arrive until 10 o'clock.”
She said ________________________________________________________
10. “We went to the park to have a picnic.”
She told me _____________________________________________________
11. “We ate Chinese food, then we walked home.”
She told me _____________________________________________________
12. “She forgot to bring the CDs.”
He told me _____________________________________________________
13. “I didn't like the food in the restaurant.”
She said ________________________________________________________
14. “He didn't take a shower.”
She said ________________________________________________________
15. “I worked until six.”
She said ________________________________________________________
16. “We went to Paris for the weekend.”
She said ________________________________________________________
17. “The plane left at seven.”
She said ________________________________________________________
18. “I came to London in 2004.”
She said ________________________________________________________
19. “Lucy didn't go to university.”
She told me _____________________________________________________
20. “John never studied German.”
She said ________________________________________________________
