Reported Speech
'You look really tired,' he told her.
SAID
He ..... really tired.
said she looked
Perhaps he missed the train this morning
MAY
He ______ the train this morning
may have missed
The player was too slow to stop the ball
ENOUGH
The _____- to stop the ball
player wasn't quick enough
The drink was so good that I had to order another one
SUCH
It _____ that I had to order another one
was such a good drink
I'm excited about the holiday.
AM
I ..... the holiday.
am looking forward to
"My best friend finished the exam very quickly" she said
HAD
She said that _________ the exam very quickly.
her best friend had finished
It's possible that she has injured her arm in the accident
HAVE
She ______ her arm in the accident
may have injured
It's been a long time since I last played football
FOR
I _______ a long time
haven't played football for
This is the nicest car I've ever seen
HAVE
I _________ nice car
have never seen such a
The bomb exploded early this morning.
OFF
The bomb ..... early this morning.
went off
'What do you think of the college?' she asked me.
ASKED
She ..... of the college.
asked me what I thought
I'm sure she didn't mean to offend you
MEANT
She ______ to offend you
can´t have meant
They moved to England 9 years ago
SINCE
It's _______- moved to England
(been) 9 years since they
I've never seen a more capable and dedicated person
A
I've never seen ________- and dedicated person
such a capable
Why don't you start doing a sport?
TAKING
Have you thought about ..... a sport?
taking up
'I'll call you later tonight,' Keith promised.
that
Keith promised that ..... night.
he would call later that
I'm certain he¡s not gone home because his car is still parked outside
GONE
He _____- because his car is still parked outside
can't have gone home
They thought he wasn't tall enough to play basketball with his friends
WAS
They thought _______ play basketball with his friends
he was too short to
She had the most beautiful voice in the school choir
MORE
Nobody in the school choir ______ voice
had a more beautiful
His parents raised him very strictly.
UP
His parents ..... very strictly.
brought him up
'I didn't break the window,' said the boy.
DENIED
The boy ..... the window.
denied breaking
I think hey probably didn't wait for us because it was raining
NOT
I think they _____for us because it was raining
may not have waited
They have been dating for a week
LAST
They ____ week
have been dating since last
My son was too tired to play football
THAT
My son was ______ not play football
so tired that he could
I've got to reduce the amount of sweets I eat.
DOWN
I must ..... the number of sweets I eat.
cut down on