B1 Reported Speech RS006

Change the sentences to reported speech!

1. He said, "I will be there by noon."

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2. The twins said, "We are five years old."

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3. Mum said, "You will have to get up early for the trip tomorrow."
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4. The teacher told her, "You speak English very well."

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5. The doctor said, "Your mother will recover quickly."

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6. My aunt said, "I am leaving early on Friday morning."

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7. The boy said, "I have been to Australia before."

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8. Herbert said, "We are going to live in Manchester."

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9. Jennifer said, "I have already read that book."

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10. Jim said, "I hope it won't rain tomorrow."

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11. My mum said," You can go shopping later."

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12. I told the gas man, "I have already paid the bill."
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13. She told me, "We are going to spend the weekend in Barcelona."
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14. He promised me, "I'll send you a postcard when I get there."
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15. She said, "I'm very excited."

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1. He said, "I will be there by noon."

He said that he would be there by noon.

2. The twins said, "We are five years old."

The twins said that they were five years old.

3. Mum said, "You will have to get up early for the trip tomorrow."
Mum said that we (I, they,he,she) would have to get up early for the trip the
following day.

4. The teacher told her, "You speak English very well."

The teacher told her that she spoke English very well.

5. The doctor said, "Your mother will recover quickly."

The doctor said that my mother would recover quickly.

6. My aunt said, "I am leaving early on Friday morning."

My aunt said that she was leaving early on Friday morning.

7. The boy said, "I have been to Australia before."

The boy said that he had been to Australia before.

8. Herbert said, "We are going to live in Manchester."

Herbert said that they were going to live in Manchester.

9. Jennifer said, "I have already read that book."

Jennifer said that she had already read that book.

10. Jim said, "I hope it won't rain tomorrow."

Jim said he hoped it wouldn't rain the next day.

11. My mum said," You can go shopping later."

My mum said that I could go shopping later."

12. I told the gas man, "I have already paid the bill."
I told the gas man that I had already paid the bill.

13. She told me, "We are going to spend the weekend in Barcelona."
She told me they were going to spend the weekend in Barcelona.

14. He promised me, "I'll send you a postcard when I get there."
He promised me he would send me a postcard when he got there.

15. She said, "I'm very excited."

She said she was very excited.

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