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* 2 Complete the reported speech with the correct 6 They left two hours ago.
form of the verb from the direct speech.
ÿ 'I want to stop,' she said. She said that they had left two hours
She said that she waited_ to stop.
7 i cut ov v som,e glass.
1 'Jack's waiting for you,' he said. vÿyseIf
He said that Jack _ for me. _
Mike explained that he had cut on some
2 'I won't tell anyone/ 1 promised. glass.
_
You promised you anyone.
3 'You must stay inthe boat,'they said. 8 I've had these trailers for five years..
They said that we _ in the boat.
4 'We were on the bus at the time/ Alison said. He said he had had _ trainers for five years.
_
Alison told me that they on the
bus at the time. ;;4 O9.i What did they actually say? Listen and
5 'I gave the picture to Jenny/ he explained. tick the direct speech that matches the reported O
He explained that he _ the picture speech.
to Jenny. ÿ He said, _
6 'I've finished/ she said.
__
Shetold me that she a The ladder has broken.' 0
b 'The ladder will break.' Q
7 'We can help you tomorrow/ he said. _
_
He said that they me the 1 She said,
next day. a Til phone him tomorrow.' ~
8 'You shouldn't open it/they said. b Til phone you this evening.' [~~]
_
They told usthat we it. 2 He said, _
a They're busy.' O
3 Look at the direct speech and complete the
* b 'I'm busy.' ÿ
reported speech. Use eight words from the box.
3 She said, _
then me that himself before day those
a Til buy it nextyean: ÿ
next there myself you her
b 'I bought it last year.' ÿ
ÿ I'kK golfvg to the beach today. 4 They said, _
a 'We're going to stay here.' Q
Jason said he was going to the beach that day b 'We went there.' Q

5 She said, _
I'llcovue bflete tovuorrow.
a 'It happened yesterday.' Q
He said he would come back the day. b 'It happened two days ago. P]

6 He said, _
2 i cflcv-flx It iww.
_ a 'I wouldn't see anything with those glasses.'
Mollysaid she could fix it b 'I can't see anything with these glasses.' O

3 Heidi-phoned this vÿorvÿivÿ.

Shetold me that Heidihad phoned
morning.

4 Bd avul Kflte are lóetela At you.

She said that Ed and Kate were looking at

5 ( feel coku-fortflble here.

He told me that he felt comfortable

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