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English 23 Public

Practice how to change from directed speech into reported speech.

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"You can have this bag". She told him that ...

he COULD have the bag

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"I'm arresting you" The police officer told him...

(that) he was arresting him

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"You stole the bag". The police officer said that ....

he had stolen the bag

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"I'm innocent!" She said that...

she was innocent

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"Criminals always pretend they haven't done anything wrong!". The officer said that criminals...

...always pretended they hadn't done anything wrong.

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"I don't want to watch a film". Mike said that...

he didn't want to watch a film

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"I'm going to ring my mum". She said that...

... she was going to ring her mum.

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"I can't find my mobile" . Nam said that ...

...he couldn't find his mobile.

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"My mother doesn't have my best friend's number on her phone" said John

John said that his mother didn't have his best friend's number on her phone.

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"I'm going to Lan's house" said Mike.

Mike said that he was going to Lan's house.

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"I want to catch the shoplifter" said the security guard.

The security guard said that he wanted to catch the shoplifter.

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"The police arrested a vandal" she said.

She said that the police had arrested a vandal.

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"It's difficult to catch drug dealers" said the police inspector.

The police inspector said that it was difficult to catch drug dealers.

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"We are questioning two teenagers about the burglary" the police officer said.

The police officer said that they were questioning two teenagers about the burglary.

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"I sometimes go joyriding with my friends" he said.

He said that he sometimes went joyriding with his friends.

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"The police are looking for the bank robbers" she said.

She said that the police were looking for the bank robbers.

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