Reported speech
Rewrite what the people say
using reported speech.
Jane comes home from work and
talks to her husband.
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I am happy to be home again.
She said that she was happy to be home again.
I´m hungry.
She said that she was hungry.
My sister Sue called me in the morning.
She said that her sister Sue had called her that morning.
My boss will probably give me a better job.
She said that her boss would probably give her a better job.
I forgot my friend´s birthday yesterday.
She said that she had forgotten her friend´s birthday the day before.
I can help you with the dinner.
She told her husband that she could help him with the dinner.
I love you!
She told her husband that she loved him.
Fill in the missing words
• A strange woman is walking around my house.
• Mr. Brown told the police that a strange woman ………………..around
………….house.
• You are lying me!
• She told me that …………….
• It´s going to rain again.
• John said that it ………………………again.
• It´ll be my mother´s birthday soon.
• Susan said that it ……………………..mother´s birthday soon.
• My girlfriend never comes late.
• Peter said that ………………..girlfriend never ………………………late.
• I can´t stand arrogant people.
• I …………………………arrogant people.
Results
• Mr. Brown told the police that a strange was walking around
his house.
• She told me that I am lying her.
• John said that it was going to rain again.
• Susan said that it would be her mother´s birthday soon.
• Peter said that his girlfriend never came late.
• I couldn´t stand arrogant people.
Change the reported speech
into the direct speech.
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Jane said that she was late.
Malcolm said that his brother was coming.
Peter told John that he wanted to be his friend.
My parents told me that they couldn´t effort to buy a new car.
My mum told me that I wasn´t old enough to see that film.
John said that he had passed the exams the day before.
I told my mother that I would be home before ten.
Mr. Brown told the policeman that he hadn´t seen anything
strange at night.
• John told me that he wanted to go to the cinema with me.
Results
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I am late.
My brother is coming.
I want to be your friend, John.
We can´t afford to buy a new car.
You aren´t old enough to see that film.
I passed the exams yesterday.
I will be home before ten,mum.
I didn´t see anything strange at night.
I want to go to the cinema with you.
Zdroje
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