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The reported speech

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡 is how we represent the speech of other people or what weourselves say.

Exercises - The reported speech

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  • 1) She will say: "I can do it". She says she does will say that she can do it.


  • 2) "I can't remember his name", she said. She said she can remember said she couldn't remember his name.


  • 3) He asked "What time is it?". He asks what time is it asked what time it was .


  • 4) "She's speaking to John", he said. He says she speaks said she was speaking to John.


  • 5) "I've bought you some roses", she said? She says she bought said she had bought me some roses.


  • 6) He said: "I'll wait for you". He says that he waits said he would wait for me.


  • 7) "He lost his keys", she said. She says that he loses said that he had lost his keys.


  • 8) He might visit us, Mum told. Mum told that he might visit tells that he visits us.


  • 9) "I will see you later", she said. He said he would see says he sees me later.


  • 10) She said to me: "I am very tired". She said she is said that she was very tired.


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