Reported Speech

REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS


1. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1. She goes out with her friends every night.
Sue´s father said that .................................................................................
2. I bought the tickets yesterday.
She said that ..............................................................................................3. They´re going to Florida next week.
Tim told me that .........................................................................................
4. He won´t be in the office tomorrow.
The secretary said that ..............................................................................
5. Jenny has passed her driving test.
Jenny´s brother told methat........................................................................
6. Carl has to come to the football match this afternoon.
He told me that ...........................................................................................

2. Read the interview. Then complete the summmary.
|Interviewer: I hear you have a very unsual job.|
|Mr. Fogarty: That´s right. |
|Interviewer: So what do you do? |
|Mr. Fogarty: Well. I´m investigating the Loch Ness Monster. Every day I go to Loch Ness and wait for the monster toappear. |
|Interviewer: And have you ever seen the monster? |
|Mr. Fogarty: Yes, I have. It was very foggy and I tried to take a photograph, but unfortunately my camera didn´t work. |
|Interviewer: Do you think you´ll see it again? ||Mr. Fogarty: I’lll see it again if I´m lucky. |
|Interviewer: And what do people think about your job? |
|Mr. Fogarty: Many people think it´s a strange job to have. They don´t believe in the Loch Ness monster, but I know it´s out |
|theresomewhere. |

He explained the he was investigating the Loch Ness Monster. he said that every day he 1. ............................... to loch Ness and 2. ................................for the monster to appear. He claimed that he 3. ..................................the monster. He said thatit 4........................ very foggy and he 5. ............................... to take a photograph, but unfortunately his camera 6............................... .He said that he 7.............................. it again if he 8.............................lucky.
He admitted that many people 9............................his job was strange. He said that they 10. .........................inLoch Ness monster, but he 11. ............................. it was out there somewhere.

3. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech. Remember: pronouns also change.
1. My cousins have often visited France, Joanna pointed out.
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2. I can´t see you yet, thenurse said.
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3. A lot of gold is mined in South Africa, the diplomat pointed out.
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4. Six patients are waiting for the dentist, the nurse said....