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English 17 Public

Reported Speech

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'Where do you live?' I asked her.

I asked her where she lived.

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Do you like playing football? John asked us.

John asked us if/whether we liked playing football.

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The teacher asked: 'What time are you going home today'?

The teacher asked what time I was going home that day.

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'Who called you today?' she asked.

She asked who had called me that day.

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'Who broke my vase?' She asked.

She asked who had broken her vase.

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'Can you speak a foreign language?' he asked her.

He asked her if/whether she could speak a foreign language.

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She said to him: 'We've been invited to a party'.

She said to him/told him (that) they had been invited to a party.

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They said: 'We may visit Miss Yana tonight'.

They said (that) they might visit Miss Yana that night.

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Tom said: 'This meal is delicious'.

Tom said (that) the meal was delicious.

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Mum told me: 'You must leave early tomorrow'.

Mum told me (that) I had to leave early the next day/the following day.

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'I won't be learning English this evening.' he told us.

He told us (that) he wouldn't be learning English that evening.

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She said: 'I haven't finished my homework yet'.

She said (that) she hadn't finished her homework yet.

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He said: 'I'd like to buy this jumper'.

He said he would like to buy that jumper.

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'We don't want to watch a film tonight', the children said.

The children said (that) they didn't want to watch a film that night.

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'Ella took the book from the library'. She said ...

She accused Ella of taking the book from the library.

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'I won't let them take my photo'. The actor said ...

The actor refused to let them take his photo.

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