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LESSON 6B
Ex 1: Change the sentences in to reported speech
1. “Mary and Paul are going to get married next week”, Jim said.
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2. “If Mum has time, she will make a cake for your birthday”, she said.
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3. “I often ask my father to help me with my homework”, Bill said.
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4. “He spent the afternoon reading before his wife arrived”, Mary said.
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5. “I’m very happy because I have just got my driving license”, I said.
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6. “We have been shopping this afternoon”, my friends said.
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7. “If she accepts me, we will get married in June”, Peter told me.
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8. “Dave says he loves playing computer games”, my brother told me.
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9. “I can’t go to the party. I’ve got a terrible headache”, Jim said.
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10. “Bill’s father gets angry when his son arrives late”, they said.
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11. “She doesn’t like doing the housework. She says it is boring”, I said.
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Ex 2 Change the sentences into reported speech. Choose the most appropriate verb front the
list,using each verb once only, and choose an appropriate tense for the verb in the that-clause.
alleged - announced - boasted - confessed - confirmed - moaned - protested
1. ‘I knew nothing about the weapons.' —• She ……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. 'Oh, I'm too hot!' —• She……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. 'I've found my keys!' —• She..................................................................................................................
4. 'I easily beat everyone else in the race.' —• She……………………………………………….......................................
5. 'The police forced me to confess.'—• She.....................................................................................................
6. 'It's true, we're losing.' —• She....................................................................................................................
7. 'I must say that at first I was confused by the question.' —• She...........................................................

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