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Reported Speech

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    statements, questions, commands
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  • Sam-Terry: "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived."
    Sam said to Terry that he had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived.
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  • Monica - Mike: "Lucy will come later."
    Monica told Mike that Lucy would come later.
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  • Tom - Henry: "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
    Tom said to Henry that he would have finished by the following day.
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  • Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
    Helen said (that) she had been writing a letter the day before.
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  • Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
    Patricia said (that) her mother would celebrate her birthday the following weekend.
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  • Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
    Alice said (that) she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.
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  • Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
    Lisa said (that) Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.
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  • Michael: "I am going to work overtime this week."
    Michael said that he was going to work overtime that week.
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  • David: "John had already gone at six."
    David said (that) John had already gone at six.
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  • My teacher: 'You failed your art exam.'
    My teacher told me that I had failed my art exam.
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  • Sandy explained, "I saw the accident at the corner of High Street."
    Sandy explained she had seen the accident at the corner of High Street.
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  • Bob said, "We had a wonderful time at Peter's party."
    Bob said (that) they had had a wonderful time at Peter's party.
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  • Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
    Yesterday Robert asked me if Tim was leaving on Friday.
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  • Nancy: "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
    Yesterday Nancy wanted to know why Nick hadn't gone to New York the summer before.
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  • Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"
    Yesterday Grandmother asked me where her glasses were.
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  • Barbara: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"
    Yesterday Barbara asked me if she had to do her homework that afternoon.
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