The document contains a series of statements reported in direct speech followed by their indirect equivalents. The direct statements are things people said about activities in their daily lives like drinking coffee, writing a letter, going to a party, eating supper, and buying a house. The indirect statements rephrase these using reporting verbs to show what was said rather than direct quotation.

1. REPORTER SPEECH EXERCISES.
-I like cofee.
+He said that he likes coffee
-I'm writing a letter.
+She said that she was writing a letter.
-I went to a party.
+He said that he had gone to a party.
-We were eating supper.
+They said that they had been eating supper.
-I've bought a house.
+He said that he had bought a house.
-I've been working.
+He said that he had been working.
-We'll visit our friends.
+They said that he had.
-I'm going to buy a car.
+He said that he was going to buy a car.
-I can swim.
+He said that he could swim.
-She may go.
+She said that she might go.
-Harris dijo: ''Haré el desayuno''
+Harris said that he would make the breakfast.
-Los chicos dijeron: ''No vamos a clase los viernes''
+They said that they didn't go class on Friday.
-Ella dijo: ''Estoy muy cansada''
+She said that she was very tired.
-Jorge dijo: ''Eso no es verdad''
+Jorge said that that wasn't true.
-Ellos dijeron: ''No nos gusta el colegio''
+They said that they didn't like the school.
-El respondió: ''No le he visto''
+He answered that he hadn't seen him.
-Ellos dijeron:''Le conocemos muy bien''
+They said that they knew him very well.