128 GRAMMAR reported speech

• Change the direct speech to reported speech.

1 She said that she couldn't see an)'.thing.
2 He told her that he didin't like the music
3 He told his father that he'd tidied his room
he had done his homework
4 The man said thatit would be expensive
5 She said that she wasn't going to the party
6 He told his wife that he'd lost the match
he loved her
7 He told her that
8 She said that she'd found his keys

e Change the reported speech to direct speech.

1 She said that she wasn't very hungry. 5 He told the instructor that he couldn't swim.
( I'm not ver)'. hungry' I can't swim.
2 The nurse told the man that it wouldn't 6 He told her that he would always love her.
hurt. I'll always love you
It won't hurt.
7 They said that they wanted to check out.
3 He told the police that it was his mother's car. We want to check out
It's my mother's car.
8 He told the woman that he didn't speak
4 She said that she had finished her English.
homework. I'm lost. I don’t speak English

I've finished my homework

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