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English 31 Public

Reported Speech

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Write the reported speech as direct speech // She said she was living in Moscow

'I'm living in Moscow'

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Write the reported speech as direct speech // I said I was sorry, but I couldn't lend her any more money.

'I'm sorry but I can't lend you any more money'.

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Write the reported speech as direct speech // He says he still feels ill.

'I still feel ill'

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Write the reported speech as direct speech // She says she's older than me.

'I'm older than you'

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Write the reported speech as direct speech // They said they'd come and see me later.

'We'll come and see you later'

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Write the reported speech as direct speech // Max said he'd left the day before.

'I left yesterday'

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Write the reported speech as direct speech // She told him to stop worrying.

'Stop worrying'

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Write the statements and commands as reported speech // 'I'm leaving school at the end of next year' (he said.....)

He said (that) he was leaving school at the end of the following year.

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Write the statements and commands as reported speech // 'I've got a surprise for you' (She said.....)

She said (that) she'd got a surprise for me.

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Write the statements and commands as reported speech // 'Shut the door' (She told him.....)

She told him to shut the door.

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Write the statements and commands as reported speech // 'We've all passed our English exam' (They said.....)

They said that they'd all passed their English exam.

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Write the statements and commands as reported speech // 'It's my birthday tomorrow'. (he said....)

He said (that) it was his birthday the next day.

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Write the statements and commands as reported speech // 'You are the only person I know who likes classical music' (She said....)

She said (that) I was the only person she knew who liked / likes classical music.

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Write the statements and commands as reported speech // 'We went to Italy for our holiday last year'. (They said.....)

They said (that) they'd been to Italy for their holiday the previous year / the year before.

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Write the statements and commands as reported speech // 'Don't drink any more coffee!' (He told Max.....)

He told Max not to drink any more coffee.

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Rewrite the reported sentences as direct questions // They asked me why I was there.

'Why are you here?'

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