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Reported speech - Say’ and ‘Tell’

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  • Helen: "I am writing a letter now."
    Helen told me (that) she was writing a letter then.
  • I ______________ him I wasn’t impressed.
    TOLD
  • David: "John had already gone at six."
    David said (that) John had already gone at six.
  • Lucy ______________ Julie that she was leaving on Wednesday.
    TOLD
  • Robert: "My father drove to Dallas last year."
    Robert told me (that) his father had driven to Dallas the year before.
  • Emily: "Our teacher will go to Paris tomorrow.
    Emily said (that) their teacher would go to Leipzig the next day.
  • David ______________ he was going to arrive at eight.
    SAID
  • We ______________ that we were going on holiday the following week.
    SAID
  • John ______________ us that he couldn’t come to the party.
    TOLD
  • Julie ______________ that she would join us after work.
    SAID
  • Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."
    Michael said to me (that) he was going to read a book that week.
  • She ______________ me that she was going running this evening.
    TOLD
  • They ______________ that they didn’t want to meet us on Tuesday.
    SAID
  • John ______________ that he had been to the cinema at the weekend
    SAID
  • Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
    Jason and Victoria told me (that) they would do their best in the exams the next day.
  • Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
    Patricia said (that) her mother would celebrate her birthday the following weekend.
  • Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
    Alice said (that) she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.
  • Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium yesterday."
    Lisa said (that) Tim had gone to the stadium the previous day.
  • She ______________ them she wanted to quit.
    TOLD