| Indirect (reported) speech | Direct Speech | Reprting questions | Reported speech and modal verbs | Negative reported statements |
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"I'm going to Japan on holiday," she said.
She said that she was gong to Japan on holiday.
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You said you loved these new boots.
"I love these new boots," you said.
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"What are you doing?"
She asked me what I was doing.
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"I'll see you later."
She said that she would see him later.
She said she'd see him later |
"Please don't smoke."
She asked me not to smoke.
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"I'm a lawyer," he told me.
He told me that he was a lawyer.
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She said that she doesn't speak French or Italian.
"I don't speak French or Italian," she said.
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"Do you want to go out for a walk?"
She asked me if I wanted to go out for a walk.
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"I might be late."
She said she might be late.
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"Don't forget your ticket!"
She told me not to forget my ticket.
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"She's had a baby girl," the nurse told him.
The nurse said that she had had a baby girl.
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His father told me that he works in London now.
His father told me: "He works in London now."
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"Why are you crying?" he asked her.
He asked her why she was crying.
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"I can speak perfect English."
She said she could speak perfect English.
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"Sit down and don't talk!"
He told them to sit down and not to talk.
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The teacher told the class, "I haven't seen Bob for ages."
The teacher told the class that she had not seen Bob for ages.
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You told me he was a teacher.
"He's a teacher," you told me.
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"Can I borrow your car?"
He asked me if he could borrow my car.
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"I could swim when I was four."
She said she could swim when she was four.
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"That's horrible! Don't eat that!"
He said that it was horrible and not to eat it.
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He said: "I've only cheated in one exam."
He said that he had only cheated in one exam.
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You said you thought she'd had a baby boy.
"I think she's had a baby boy," you said.
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"How long are you going to be at the gym?"
She asked me how long I was going to be at the gym.
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I would help, but I'm going out."
She said she'd help but she was going out.
She said that she would help but that she was going out. |
"I can't marry you because I don't love you."
She said she couldn't marry him because she didn't love him.
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