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Reported speech

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What form does "will" take in reported speech?

would

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How do the following three modal verbs change in reported speech? can / may / must

could / might / had to

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What two words must be used in reported yes / no questions?

if / whether

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Rosie _____________ for a chat the following afternoon. (MEETING)

Rosie suggested meeting up for a chat the following afternoon.

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Rita agreed that _____________.

Rita agreed that she could really relate to that.

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Maria _____________ do that again. (PROMISED)

Maria promised never to / (that) she would never

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Alexei ______________ job. (ADVISED)

Alexei advised me to apply for that job.

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Simon _________________ ever thought of starting my own business. (ASKED)

Simone asked (me) if / whether I had ever thought of starting my own business.

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Svetlana _________________ day. (SUGGESTED)

Svetlana suggested meeting the following / suggested (that) we (should) meet the following day.

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The police officer ____________ if he was driving. (WARNED)

The police officer warned the driver not to drink if he was driving.

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Tom and Alexis _____________ in May. (ANNOUNCED)

Tom and Alexis announced that they were getting married in May.

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"I wish I'd been advised to buy my tickets 24hrs in advance!" said Pau

Pau said (that) he wished he had been advised to buy his tickets 24hrs in advance.

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The travel agent said their company's flights are the cheapest in the UK.

"Our company's flights are the cheapest in the UK".

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He asked how many years I had lived in Madrid.

"How many years did you live in Madrid?"

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Jay said she had been in Indonesia eight years earlier.

"I was in Indonesia eight years ago".

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Bin and Hua said that they had decided to buy a new house.

"We have decided to buy a new house".

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