Reported speech 1
"I had a bad dream"
Sam said he had had a bad dream
" I might see you later"
I told him I could/ might see him later
might
" We will be in the library in 10 minutes"
They said they would be in the library ten minutes later
" The book was published yesterday"
He said the book (1) had published/ had been published the day (2) before/ ago
had been published
before
João: "I am going to watch a film tonight, Malu"
João told Malu he was going to watch a film that night
The teacher told us we were going to have a test the following week
"You are going to have a test next week"
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I told my brother that he could come and visit me
"You can come and visit me"
"I didn't win the match " Michael said
Michael said that he hadn't won the match
Complete: "Are we allowed to play here?"
Rafaela ... ... they ... to play ... or not.
Rafaela Rafaela asked if/whether they were allowed to play there or not.
"Are you guys becoming up and coming writers these days?"
He asked my friends if (1).............becoming up and coming writers(2)............days
1 they were
2 those
"Did you both make a name of yourselves?"
I wanted to know(1).......................a name of(2)..........
1 if/whether they(both) had made
2 themselves
"What have you realized here, sister?"
I asked what my sister had realized there
"Why does your brother live in another country, Felipe?"
I asked Felipe why his brother lived in another country.
"Do you snore when you're sleeping?" Mariana asked Laura
Mariana asked Laura if/whether she snored when she was sleeping.
He asked me: "Can I borrow this pencil?"
He asked me if he could borrow that pencil.
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He told them they had become an overnight success two years before
" You.............................."
...became an overnight success two years ago
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He told her mother she had to have a take on her own
" mom,...........own"
you must have a take on your
The teacher says: "Open your books on page 34 and start reading"
The teacher told us to open our books on page 34 and to start reading.
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He said my parents would keep their business going next year
" .......................year"
Your parents will keep their business going the following year
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He said he had been keeping a close eye on my things
"I have been keeping a close eye on your things"/"I was keeping a close eye on your things"
" If I pass this final exam, I will be in level G". Tom said
Jim told me..........................
that if he passed this final exam , he would be in level G
"When did you realize you were a good writer?"
He wanted to know....
when I had realized I had been a good writer
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Mary told me: 'Don't feed the cat, whatever you do".
Mary told me not to feed the cat, whatever I did.