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DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH TO DIRECT SPEECH
TIME EXPRESSIONS
EMBEDDED QUESTIONS
VOCABULARY :)
100

"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.

TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.

100
SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP.
"THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP", SHE SAID.
100
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TODAY" TO...
THAT DAY
100

When does the football game begin?

...when the football game begins

100

You start a conversation with them in a friendly way because you are attracted to them.

chat someone up

200
"I WILL BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY" SARA SAID.
SARA SAID SHE WOULD BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY.
200
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.
"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.
200
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NOW" TO...
THEN
200

Where is the concert going to be?

...where the concert is going to be

200

you fall madly in love with them very quickly.

fall head over heels for somebody

300
"I CAN GET A JOB IN LONDON" TIM TOLD ME.
TIM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GET A JOB IN LONDON.
300
SHE SAID THAT HER FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE IS A SALESMAN.
"MY FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE'S A SALESMAN", SHE SAID.
300
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "YESTERDAY" TO...
THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE DAY BEFORE
300

Did he work as a dancer?

... if he worked as a dancer.

300

 gradually lose interest or affection towards one another.

 drift apart

400
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON SATURDAY" HE ASKED HER.
HE ASKED HER WHAT SHE WAS DOING ON SATURDAY.
400

SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVED IN PARIS.

"MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.

400
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TOMORROW" TO...
THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NEXT DAY
400

Has your ferari been washed yet?

...if your ferari has been washed yet?

400

(usually an older person), you admire, respect them.

look up to someone

500
"DON'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN.
I TOLD ANN NOT TO SMOKE THERE.
500
HIS TEACHER TOLD HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK ON TIME IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.
"DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD GRADE", HIS TEACHER SAID.
500
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "THREE DAYS AGO" TO...
THREE DAYS BEFORE
500

What might have happened to him?

... what might have happened to him?

500

you have very different opinions.

don’t see eye to eye with someone