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Other changes include: 5 She’s always said that she to travel by ferry rather
than by plane.
present today that day
reference this week/ that week/ month/year A would prefer B will prefer
month/year
6 The lecturer toldthe students they at the exam
future tomorrow the next / the following day questions until ten o’clock exactly.
reference next week/ the next / the following week/ A mustn’t look B had not to look
month/year month/year
past yesterday the day before OR the previousday © Tick the correct sentences. Correct the sentences with
reference last week/ the previous week/month/year mistakes.
month/year OR the week/month/year before 1 She said that the passengers must still be going through
customs and immigration.
Descriptions of place also frequently change:
‘Did the courier service deliver the package here?’ ^ He asked if 2 He promises he would help me to put the winter tyres on
the courier service had delivered the package there. my car.

3 He asked me how long had Ibeen employed as a
PRACTICE
receptionist?
O Complete the reported speech with the verbs in the
correct tense and any other words necessary. 4 They asked her when would she be available for
interview?
1 ‘I work in the human resources department.’ She said
she inthe human resources department. 5 She wanted to know what time did we finish work?
2 ‘I’m havinga late breakfast.’ ^ He phoned to say that he 6 She wondered whether she could express herself freely
a late breakfast. in the meeting without first gettingpermission from the
manager.
3 ‘I ’ ve never done anythingadventurous or dangerous.’
He admitted that he anything © Complete the sentences in reported speech. Pay particular
adventurous or dangerous. attention to the correct pronouns, determiners and
4 ‘I think I got food poisoning from the fish I ate.’ She adverbs. PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
suspected that she food poisoning 1 ‘Hassan,I gave you clear instructions about what to do
^ from
the fish she yesterday.’
5 ‘I’llcall as soon as I wake up.’ ^ She promised that she She told Hassan that she had
as soon as she
6 ‘I can speak and understand Chinese but I can’t write 2 ‘Jada, we discovered your missing sports gear in the
it.’ He told me that he speak and washingmachine this morning.’
understand Chinese but that he write it.
They told Jada that
Q Choose the correct option, A or B. 3 ‘What project are you workingon tomorrow, Jack? ’
1 She insisted that she across the river. Iasked Jack what project
A couldjump B canjump 4 Tom, your essay is extremely confusing.’
2 The waiter said that he an extra portion of The lecturer told Tom that
cheesecake,if we wanted it.
5 ‘What did you do yesterday,Maria?’
A could bring B can bring
He asked Maria what
3 She whispered that she pay the bill.
6 ‘Have you noticed any of my belongings here? ’
A can’t B couldn’t
He asked if she
4 She told them that they better in the tests next time.

A must do B had to do

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