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ErNicola - Reported speech exercise 3-4
by ErNicola - (2019-11-20)
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REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISE 3

1)"My grandfather is going to cook dinner for us".
She told me that her grandfather WAS GOING TO COOK/WOULD COOK dinner for us.

2)"I loved him very much".
My sister told me that she LOVED/LOVES him very much.

3)"Marta is learning Vietnamese".
He told me that Marta WAS LEARNING Vietnamese.

4) "Yeah, I've been to Greece".
My friend told me that he HAD BEEN to Greece

5) "I'll talk to the general about this".
The colonel said that he WOULD TALK to the general about this.

6) "Tell me your name".
She asked me TO TELL her my name.

7) "I run a successful design studio".
Victor told the man that he RAN a successful design studio.

8) "I am a good dancer".
She told me that she WAS a good dancer.

9)  "I have been to that bar".
He told me that he HAD BEEN to that bar.

10) "I am writing an email to my girlfriend".
He told me that he WAS WRITING an email to his girlfriend.

 

REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISE 4

1. "Stop talking".
They told us TO STOP TALKING.

2. "I will rent this apartment".
Tom told them he WOULD RENT this apartment.

3. "We have seen the Avengers".
They told us that they HAD SEEN the Avengers.

4. "Sally will adopt a dog".
My friend said that Sally WOULD ADOPT a dog.

5. "They clean the apartment every Friday".
My sister said that they CLEANED their apartment every Friday.

6. "Fix my bicycle."
George asked me TO FIX his bicycle.

7. "We're leaving for Italy in two days".
My cousins said that they WERE LEAVING for Italy in two days.

8."I'm going to quit my job".
She told me that she WAS GOING to quit her job.0

9. "They will call you when it's finished".
She said they WOULD CALL us when it was finished.

10. "I speak German".
Peter told the teacher that he SPOKE German.