Reported speech

Rewrite what the people say using reported speech.

Jane comes home from work and talks to her husband.

• I am happy to be home again.• She said that she was happy to be home again.• I´m hungry.• She said that she was hungry. • My sister Sue called me in the morning.• She said that her sister Sue had called her that morning.• My boss will probably give me a better job.• She said that her boss would probably give her a better job.• I forgot my friend´s birthday yesterday.• She said that she had forgotten her friend´s birthday the day before.• I can help you with the dinner.• She told her husband that she could help him with the dinner.• I love you!• She told her husband that she loved him.

Fill in the missing words• A strange woman is walking around my house.• Mr. Brown told the police that a strange woman ………………..around

………….house.• You are lying me! • She told me that ……………. • It´s going to rain again.• John said that it ………………………again.• It´ll be my mother´s birthday soon.• Susan said that it ……………………..mother´s birthday soon.• My girlfriend never comes late.• Peter said that ………………..girlfriend never ………………………late.• I can´t stand arrogant people.• I …………………………arrogant people.

Results

• Mr. Brown told the police that a strange was walking around his house.

• She told me that I am lying her.• John said that it was going to rain again.• Susan said that it would be her mother´s birthday soon.• Peter said that his girlfriend never came late.• I couldn´t stand arrogant people.

Change the reported speech into the direct speech.

• Jane said that she was late.• Malcolm said that his brother was coming.• Peter told John that he wanted to be his friend.• My parents told me that they couldn´t effort to buy a new car.• My mum told me that I wasn´t old enough to see that film.• John said that he had passed the exams the day before.• I told my mother that I would be home before ten. • Mr. Brown told the policeman that he hadn´t seen anything

strange at night.• John told me that he wanted to go to the cinema with me.

Results

• I am late.• My brother is coming.• I want to be your friend, John.• We can´t afford to buy a new car.• You aren´t old enough to see that film.• I passed the exams yesterday.• I will be home before ten,mum.• I didn´t see anything strange at night.• I want to go to the cinema with you.

Zdroje

• Mluvnické okruhy Maturita Solutions Pre-intermediate

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