Reported Statements (Past Simple)
Make reported statements. Remember, with the past simple you can change to the past perfect or keep to the past simple. In this exercise you should change to the past perfect. Start each sentence with 'he told me'. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions.
1) “I went to the cinema yesterday”
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2) “Jane left the party early.”
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3) “I didn't go out at the weekend.”
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4) “He didn't like chocolate as a child.”
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5) “They visited Japan.”
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6) “She didn't buy the dress.”
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7) “I travelled through India and Pakistan.”
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8) “He met his girlfriend in a café.”
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9) “David didn't arrive until 10 o'clock.”
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10) “We went to the park to have a picnic.”

1) He told me he had gone to the cinema the day before. 2) He told me that Jane had left the party early. 3) He told me he hadn't gone out at the weekend. 4) He told me that he hadn't liked chocolate as a child. 5) He told me they had visited Japan. 6) He told me she hadn't bought the dress.7) He told me he had travelled through India and Pakistan. 8) He told me he had met his girlfriend in a café. 9) He told me that David hadn't arrived until 10 o'clock. 10) He told me they had gone to the park to have a picnic.