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Complete sentence b in each pair so that
Direct speech Reported speech
it means the same as sentence a, using
Present simple → Past simple reported speech.
‘I like sciences.’ He said (that) he liked sciences.
1. a. Nick: ‘I come from a small town in England.’
Present continuous → Past continuous
‘I am staying for a few days.’ She said (that) she was staying for a few days. b. Nick said that _________________________.
2. a. My friend: ‘Brazil will win the World Cup.’
Present perfect → Past perfect
‘Nick has left.’ She said (that) Nick had left. b. My friend said that _____________________.
3. a. Olive: ‘Chau, I’m leaving Viet Nam tomorrow.’
Past simple → Past simple/ Past perfect b. Olive told Chau that ____________________.
‘Nick left this morning.’ She told me (that) Nick had left that morning.
4. a. David: ‘Catherine, I’m unable to read your
will → would writing.’
‘Man will travel to Mars.’ He said (that) man would travel to Mars. b. David told Catherine that ________________.

can → could 5. a. Minh: ‘I overslept this morning.’
‘We can swim.’ They told us (that) they could swim. b. Minh said that _________________________.

may → might
‘We may live on the moon.’ He said (that) we might live on the moon. Change the following sentences into reported
speech, using the words given in brackets.
1. ‘I didn’t say anything at the meeting last week.’
Pronouns, and time and place expressions
(He said)
may change in reported speech:
2. ‘This letter has been opened.’ (She told me)
I → he/ she
3. ‘In 50 years’ time we will probably be living on
we → they
Mars.’ (Tom said)
you → I/ he/ she
4. ‘I hope we will build a city out at sea.’ (Mi said)
now → then
5. ‘My wish is to become a young inventor.’
today → that day
(Son told us)
here → there
this week → that week
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tomorrow → the following day/ the next day
Each of students stands up or comes to the front
yesterday → the day before/ the previous day
of the class. One says a sentence about himself/
last month → the month before/ the previous month
herself. The other reports to the class.
Example:
Example:
‘I don’t have football today.’
→ He said (that) he didn’t have football that day. I like writing code. She said that she
liked writing code.
Look at the conversation in GETTING STARTED
again. Find and underline the examples of
reported speech.
reported speech.

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