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REPORTED SPEECH
.STATEMENTS
1.People made these statements.
Report them, using said.
a. Mary works in a bank, Jane said.
She said (that) Mary worked in a bank
b. Im staying with some friends, Jim
said.
Jim said (that) he was staying with some
friends
She replied that she would come with me as soon as she was
ready
e. We have a lift but very often it doesnt work, they said.
They said that they had a lift but very often didnt work
f. I must go to the dentist tomorrow, he said.
He said that he had to go to the dentist the following day
g. I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday and I am
going to take it to the museum this afternoon, he said.
He said that he had found an old Roman coin in the garden the
day before/the previous day and that he was going to take it to
the museum that afternoon
3. Write these sentences in indirect speech.
a. Im very tired, she said.
She said that she was very tired
b. Ill see them soon, he said.
He said that he would see them soon
c. Im going to the cinema, she said.
She said that she was going to the cinema
She said that Stephen was bringing some records to the party
the following day/the day after/ the next day.
i.
I really like this furniture, she said.
ii. She said She really liked that furniture
j. My parents are arriving tomorrow, she said.
She said that her parents were arriving the following day/the
day after/ the next day.
k. We visited her this morning they said.
They said that they had visited her that morning
l. Well see her next summer they said.
They said that they would see her the following summer
m. They were here three months ago, he said. He said that
they had been there three months before
n. Im meeting them at four oclock today, he said.
He said he was meeting them at four oclock that day
o. I can see you tomorrow, she said.
She said that she could see me the following day/the day
after/ the next day.
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