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B2.2 - Reported Speech

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  • "What are you doing?" --> He/She asked me...
    ...what I was doing
  • "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London" --> She said...
    ... (that) she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London.
  • "They would help if they could" --> She said...
    ...(that) they would help if they could.
  • "He hasn't eaten breakfast" --> She told me ...
    ... (that) he hadn't eaten breakfast.
  • "She's living in Paris for a few months" --> She said...
    ... (that) she was living in Paris for a few months
  • "Have you studied reported speech before?" --> He/She asked me...
    ...if I had studied reported speech before.
  • "He works in a bank" --> She said...
    ...(that) he worked in a bank.
  • "I can help you tomorrow" --> She said...
    ...(that) she could help me tomorrow.
  • "I don't like chocolate" --> She told me ...
    ...(that) she didn't like chocolate
  • "I'd never been there before" --> She said...
    ... (that) she had never been there before.
  • "Are you working tonight?" --> He/She asked me...
    ...if I was working tonight (that night)
  • "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived" --> She told me...
    ... (that) she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.
  • "Where is he?" -> He/She asked me...
    ... where he was
  • "You should go to bed early" --> She told me ...
    ... (that) I should go to bed early.
  • "He could read when he was three" --> She said...
    ...(that) he could read when he was three
  • "Where will you live after graduation?" --> He/She asked me...
    ...where I would live after graduation.
  • "I was sleeping when Julie called" --> She said...
    ... (that) she had been sleeping when Julie called.
  • "I won't see you tomorrow" --> She said...
    ... (that) she wouldn't see me tomorrow.
  • "I'm coming!" --> She said...
    ...(that) she was coming
  • "Have you been to Paris?" --> He/She asked me...
    ... if I had been to Paris.
  • "Will you come later?" --> He/She asked me...
    ...if I would come later.
  • "I'll do the washing-up later" --> She told me...
    ... (that) she would do the washing-up later.
  • "What were you doing when I saw you?" --> He/She asked me...
    ...what I had been doing when he/she saw (had seen) me.
  • "Can you help me?" --> He/She asked me ...
    ...if I could help him/her.
  • "Lucy'll come later" --> She said...
    ... (that) Lucy would come later.
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