He said “I worked as a waiter, before becoming a chef”
He said he had worked as a waiter before becoming a chef
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5
James said “The baby is sleeping”
James said the baby was sleeping
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banana
Go to last place!
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star
Double points!
Okay!
fairy
Take points!
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25
baam
Lose 20 points!
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5
He said “I’ll phone you tomorrow”
He said he’d phone me the next day
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5
Lucy explained "The game won't be easy"
Lucy explained the game wouldn't be easy
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5
Dad said “Don’t drive so fast!”
Dad advised (told) me not to drive so fast
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5
“I am working on thesis” I said
I said I was working on thesis
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10
How tenses change in reported (indirect) speech?
Most tenses in reported speech change to past tense
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heart
Other team wins 25 points!
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shark
Other team loses 5 points!
Okay!
rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
baam
Lose 15 points!
Oops!
seesaw
Swap points!
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shark
Other team loses 15 points!
Okay!
gift
Win 20 points!
Okay!
thief
Give points!
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25
5
Bob said “I enjoy working in my garden”
Bob said he enjoyed working in his garden
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5
She ___ me they had lived in France for five years
told
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What is the difference between said and told?
when we use told we normally say who is spoken to, so we have to use it with a direct personal object. When we use say, we don’t normally indicate who is spoken
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5
They said “We can’t go to the party tomorrow”
They said tthat they couldn't go to the party the next day
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5
Dana told us: “I have been enjoying my job”
Dana told us that she’d been enjoying her job
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5
He said "I tried everything without success, but this new medicine is great"
He said he had tried everything without success but this new medicine is great
