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1 Complete the sentences using reported speech. 4 Choose the correct option.
1. ‘The kids left without paying.’
1. ‘Did you hear anything suspicious?’
She said they had left without paying.
He asked me if I heard / had heard anything
2. ‘The restaurant called us.’
suspicious.
She said THE RESTAURANT HAD CALLED them.
2. ‘Can I talk to you?’
Past simple----- past present
She asked if she can / could talk to me.
3. ‘Come here!’
3. ‘We are looking for them now.’
They told us go / to go there.
She said THEY WERE LOOKING for them now.
4. ‘Don’t move!’
Present contin-------- past cont
He told us not to move / to not move.
5. ‘Who did you see?’
4. ‘We will find them.’
He asked me who I did see / I had seen.
She said THEY WOULD FIND them.
6. ‘What will happen to him?’
She asked what will / would happen to him.

5. ‘They’ve done this before.’

She said THEY HAD DONE this before. 5 Match the direct and reported sentences.
Present perfect----- past perfect 0. ‘I had a great time.’ _e_
1. ‘Where do you want to go?’
6. ‘There is nothing to worry about.’ 2. ‘Who were you with?’
She said THERE WAS NOTHING to worry about. 3. ‘Did you have a great time?’
4. ‘I thought that was you.’
2 Put the words in order to make sentences. 5. ‘I want to go home.’

1. said / left / table / on / I / the / it / had / I

I said I had left it on the table.
2. already / it / told / I / seen / you / had / I
I already told you I had seen it
3. going / her / he / was / shopping / he / told
he told her he was going shopping
4. home / wouldn’t / they / they / be / said
They said they wouldn’t be home
4. police / help / tell / you / could / did / the / you / ?
a. He asked who I had been with.
b. She said she wanted to go home.
5. seen / stolen / said / he / he / the / had / car
he said he had seen the stolen car c. He asked me whether I had had a great time.
d. She said she thought it had been me.
e. He said he had had a great time.
3 Rewrite the sentences in direct speech. f. She asked me where I wanted to go.
0. They said they wanted to see the sea.
‘We want to see the sea.’ 6 Correct the mistakes.
1. He told me he had been mugged. 1. He asked me I knew the thief.
‘I mugged.’ He asked me if I knew the thief.
2. We told her we were going to be back early. 2. She asked when was I going home.
‘We back early.’
3. He said you wouldn’t like it. 2. They said they will be more careful.
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‘You it.’
4. She said she had been living there for a year. 3. He told me stand still.
‘I here for a year.’
5. The police told us they couldn’t help. 4. They asked whether I can describe the thief.
‘Sorry, we .’
5. She told me to not lie.

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