Direct and indirect (reported) speech exercises – test 2, exercise 3

Correct the mistakes in the reported speech.

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"I am not going to tolerate this any more," said Sarah.
Sarah said she was not going to tolerate this any more. - Sarah said .
"You have always been my friend," said Joe.
Joe said I was always his friend. - Joe said .
"We never eat meat," claimed Bill.
Bill claimed that they had never eaten meat. - Bill claimed that .
"I will talk to Sam soon," she told me on Sunday.
She told me on Sunday she will talk to Sam soon. - She told me on Sunday .
"Mary used to exercise every day," he said.
He said Mary had used to exercise every day. - He said .
"I wish I was twenty years younger," said Linda.
Linda said she wished she had been twenty years younger. - Linda said .
"Answer the phone!" he told me.
He told me I answered the phone. - He told me .
"Where is Alex?" she asked me.
She asked me where was Alex. - She asked me .

Do more reported speech exercises to practise how to change the direct into indirect speech. See also English grammar tenses for other English exercises and rules.

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