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ref. reported speech 2 con soluciones

reported speech : statements.

1. I wish my children would eat vegetables.

She said.

2. The steak is overdone again. Im not complaining! Im "ust pointing it out.The customer told the waiter.

#. I found an old $oman coin in the garden yesterday% and Im going to take it to the museum this afternoon.

&e told me ..

'. If you leave home at si(% you should be here by nine.&e told his girlfriend

). I dont know what your father will say when he sees the mess your puppies have made of this room.

*y mother told my brother+. It isnt so foggy today as it was yesterday.

I remarked

,. -ou havent given me uite enough. The bill is )/0 and youve paid me only '/

he pointed out. rom one of the windows of my flat I can see the 3iffel Tower.

*y cousin told me..

4. 5hil should do very well at university. &es done very well here.

the headmaster told the father

Yesterday you ran into a friend of yours, Helen. Helen told you a lot of things.Here are some of the things she said to you:

I'm thinking of going to live in France.My father is in the hospital.Sue and Jim are getting married next month.I haven't seen Bill for a while.

I've een playing tennis a lot lately.Barara has had a ay.I don't know what Fred is doing.

hardly ever go out these days.I work !" hours a day.I'll tell Jim I saw you.#ou can come and stay with me if you are ever in $oronto.

$om had an accident last week% ut he wasn't in&ured.I saw Jack at a party a few months ago% and he seemed fine.

In this exercise someone says something to you that is the opposite of what they said before. You have to answer I THO!HTYO "#I$ ...

Ann is coming to the party." "I thought you said that she."

Bill passed his exam." "I thought you said ."

"Ann likes Bill." "I thought."I've got many friends." "I thought you said you."

Jack and Karen are going to be married."om !orks very hard."

"I !ant to be rich and famous."

I'll be here next !eek."

"I can afford a vacation this year."

%rite what you would say in these situations.

our friend says# "I'm hungry#" so you go to a restaurant. $hen you get there he says# "I don't !ant to eat." $hat do

you say%"ou said ."

om tells you# "Ann has gone a!ay." &ater that day you meet her. $hat do you say%

"om told."

eorge said# "I don't smoke." A fe! days later you see him smoking a cigarette. $hat do you say to him%

"ou said ."

ou arranged to meet Jack. (e said# "I !on't be late." At last he arrives ) *+ minutes late. $hat do you say%"ou ."

,ue said# "I can't come to the party tonight." hat night you see her at the party. $hat do you say to her%"."

Ann says# "I'm !orking tomorro! evening." &ater that day she says# "&et's go out tomorro! evening." $hat do you say%

"."&ow complete these sentences with "#I$, TO'$, or T#'()$.

Jack me that he !as en-oying his ne! -ob.

Amy it !as a nice restaurant# but I didn't like it very much.

he doctor that I !ould have to rest for at least a !eek.

rs. aylor us she !ouldn't be able to come to the next meeting.

Ann om that she !as going a!ay.At the meeting the directorr about the problems facing the company.

Jill us all about her trip to Japan.eorge couldn't help me. (e to ask Jack.

&ow read each sentence and write a new sentence with the same meaning.)xamples:()isten carefully%( he said to us. *e told us to listen carefully.

"/at more fruit and vegetables#" the doctor said.

he doctor said .",hut the door but don't lock it#" she said to us.

,he told .

"0ead the instructions before you use the machine#" he said to me.

(e told .

"1on't come before 23++#" I said to her.

I told .4an you speak more slo!ly% I can't understand#" he said to me.

(e asked because .

7/26/2019 Reported Speech 2 Con Soluciones

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