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Reported Speech (Upper-Intermediate / B2)

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  • "I'm meeting John in Berlin this summer." | Sasha told me she...
    Sasha told me she is meeting John in Berlin this summer.
  • "Have you ever seen this film before?" | Katie asked...
    Katie asked (me) if/whether I had ever seen the/that film before.
  • "I was working until ten o'clock last night." | She said...
    She said she was working until ten o'clock the previous night / the night before.
  • "Shall we go to the cinema later?" | She asked him...
    She asked him if they should go to the cinema later.
  • "Alison's living with her parents now." | Joe told me...
    Joe told me Alison's living (or was living) with her parents now.
  • "What should I buy for Peter?" | Zhenya asked me...
    Zhenya asked me what to buy for Peter. (Zhenya asked me what she should buy for Peter. - correct but unlikely choice)
  • "We were waiting for hours." | They complained...
    They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
  • "We've been living here for 5 years." | He said...
    He said they'd been living there for 5 years.
  • "I'm leaving in ten minutes." | She said...
    She said she was leaving in ten minutes.
  • "Don't stay out too late." | Dad told...
    Dad told me not to stay out too late.
  • "Don't cross the yellow line!" | The policeman told them...
    The policeman told them not to cross the yellow line.
  • "I will pick you up at the airport at noon on Saturday." He said...
    He said he would pick him/her/them up at the airport at noon on Saturday.
  • "We didn't stay in the hotel because it was too expensive." | He said...
    He said they hadn't stayed in the hotel because it was too expensive.
  • "We were planning to go out but then Joe started feeling sick." | She said...
    She said they had been planning to go out but then Joe started / had started feeling sick.
  • "Why didn't you tell me the truth?" | She asked...
    She asked me why I hadn't told her the truth.
  • "It snowed heavily today." | The weather reporter said...
    The weather reporter said it had snowed heavily that day.
  • "I can ride a bike." | Her little brother said...
    Her little brother said he could ride a bike.
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