Reported speech
Mr Brown said, "I was watching TV last night."
Mr Brown said (that) ____________________________________________
Mr Brown said (that) he had been watching TV the previous night.
Mother said, "I have a headache."
Mother said (that) _____________
Mother said (that) she had a headache.
Sarah said, "My father takes me to school every day."
Sarah said (that) ___________________________
Sarah said (that) her father took her to school every day.
do
draw
dream
drink
did done
drew drawn
dreamt / dreamed dreamt / dreamed
drank drunk
Sandy explained, "I saw the accident at the corner of High Street."
Sandy explained (that) ____________________________________________
Sandy explained (that) she had seen the accident at the corner of High Street
The Clarks told us, "We drove right down to Athens last summer."
The Clarks told us (that)_______________________
The Clarks told us (that) they had driven right down to Athens the previous summer.
He said to the reporters, "I'm a farmer in Cornwall."
He said to the reporters (that)__________________
He said to the reporters (that) he was a farmer in Cornwall.
eat
fall
feed
feel
ate eaten
fell fallen
fed fed
felt felt
Bob said, "We had a wonderful time at Peter's party."
Bob said (that) _____________________________
Bob said (that) they had had a wonderful time at Peter's party.
Helen said, "I'm watching the late-night show."
Helen said (that)____________________________
Helen said (that) she was watching the late-night show.
Mrs Jones told us, "My sister works in Manchester."
Mrs Jones told us (that)______________________
Mrs Jones told us (that) her sister worked in Manchester.
forget
forgive
forsake
freeze
forgot forgotten
forgave forgiven
forsook forsaken
froze frozen
The farmer said, "I didn't see her."
The farmer said (that)________________________
The farmer said (that) He had not seen her.
Peter said, "They were interested in other countries."
Peter said (that)____________________________
Peter said (that) they had been interested in other countries.
Paul said, "I feel terrible."
Paul said (that) ___________________.
Paul said (that) he felt terrible.
leave
lend
let
lie
left left
lent lent
let let
lay lain
1.Will and Tim said, "We were very happy about the present."
Will and Tim said (that)_______________________
2. Mr Jones said, "As a young boy I collected stickers."
Mr Jones said (that) __________________________
1.Will and Tim said (that) they had been very happy about the present.
2.Mr Jones said (that) as a young boy he had collected stickers.
1.Mr Cooper said, "I take my medicine regularly."
Mr Cooper said (that)___________________________
2. Mrs Miller said, "I don't feel better now."
Mrs Miller said (that)___________________________
1.Mr Cooper said (that) he took his medicine regularly.
2.Mrs Miller said (that) she did not feel better then.
tell us one of the saddest days of your life))))
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offset
overcome
partake
pay
pleadpled
offset offset - противовес
overcame overcome - превосходить
partook partaken - принимать участие
paid paid
pleadedpled pleaded - умолял