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Reported Speech – Unit 43

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43.1 Match the direct speech sentences to the correct reported speech

She told me she was happy today.
He told me I looked very happy today.
She told me she had just come from Alabama.
He told me he was an extremely busy man.
She told me she had made a mistake yesterday.
He told me he had to pay work on Joss's plan.
She told me she had just seen a play in the theater.
He told me he had told me a young person.

Direct: "I want to come to the park with you." | "You look very happy today!" | "I just came from Alabama." | "I'm an extremely busy man." | "I made a mistake yesterday." | "I have to pay work on Joss's plan." | "I just saw a play in the theater." | "I told a young person."

43.2 Mark the sentences that are correct

0.
They said that there was a big carnival today.
1.
She told me she was a Canadian citizen.
2.
Rob said he had won a huge amount of money.
3.
Ella said that Phil's 18th birthday party was great fun.
4.
Ted told me he went backpacking around Europe last year.

43.3 Rewrite the sentences using reported speech, putting the verbs in the past simple

🌍
He he to travel around the world a lot for work.
🏀
She she to buy a new basketball.
🇪🇹
My new boyfriend is from Ethiopia. She she from Ethiopia.
🏠
She me her new boyfriend in Milan with his family.
😷
Silvio he sick so he home.
🚗
Mike that he in a travel agency.
🚕
She me that her brother in a travel agency.

43.1 Matching

  1. She told me she was happy today. → "I'm happy today!"
  2. He told me I looked very happy today. → "You look very happy today!"
  3. She told me she had just come from Alabama. → "I just came from Alabama."
  4. He told me he was an extremely busy man. → "I'm an extremely busy man."
  5. She told me she had made a mistake yesterday. → "I made a mistake yesterday."
  6. He told me he had to pay work on Joss's plan. → "I have to pay work on Joss's plan."
  7. She told me she had just seen a play in the theater. → "I just saw a play in the theater."
  8. He told me he had told me a young person. → "I told a young person."

43.2 Correct

All sentences are correct.

43.3 Rewritten

  1. He said he wanted to travel around the world a lot for work.
  2. She said she wanted to buy a new basketball.
  3. She said she was from Ethiopia.
  4. She told me her new boyfriend lived in Milan with his family.
  5. Silvio said he felt sick so he went home.
  6. Mike said that he worked in a travel agency.
  7. She told me that her brother worked in a travel agency.