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Grammar

Reported speech (1)

1 Choose the correct words. Then check with the dialogue on page 104.

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She asked him to find a different place to build the supermarket, but he said / told it was
too late. He said / told her they were going to start building in a few weeks.
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2 Complete the rule with say or tell.

When we report what people say, we often use the verbs say and tell.
1 ................ is not followed by an object (him, you, her, etc)
2 ................ is followed by an object.

We often change the pronoun when we are reporting.
Helen: ‘You look sad.’ Bob: ‘It’s my birthday.’
Helen said I looked sad. Bob told me that it was his birthday.

When we are reporting, if the reporting verb is in the past tense, we change the
tenses in the reported speech.

Henry: ‘I don’t want to go to the cinema.’ Joe: ‘We are playing football at the weekend.’

Henry said he didn’t want to go to the Joe told me they were playing football at the

cinema. weekend.
Sue: ‘It will rain on Saturday.’
Sue said that it would rain on Saturday.

3 Circle the correct words.

1 You told / told me to come to the cinema at 8 pm.
2 She said / said me that I should have my hair cut.
3 I told him / told his that it would rain tomorrow.
4 They said / told me the time.
5 I said / told that I didn’t want to go out at the weekend.

4 Work in pairs. Follow the instructions below.

1 Tell your partner your favourite sport.
2 Say where you usually buy your clothes.
3 Say where the most beautiful place in your country is. My favourite sport is cycling.
4 Tell your partner what your favourite music is.
5 Tell your partner the name of a good film to see.

5 Work in new pairs. Say what your first partner said or told you.

She told me her favourite sport was cycling.

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