Reported speech
'I can speak Russian.' He told me...
He told me that he could speak Russian
You don't need to ______ us that.
You don't need to TELL us that.
'I'll see you later ' He said ...
He said that he would see me later.
A journalist for a __________________ (nation) newspaper said that crime had got worse in the last six months.
national
The woman was very __________________ (mystery). No one knew her name or anything about her.
mysterious
‘I will wait here until the police arrive.’ The victim (he) said
The victim said (that) he would wait there until the police arrived.
You don't need to ______ that to us.
You don't need to SAY that to us.
' My sister sold her bike yesterday.' He said ...
He said that his sister sold her bike the day before.
Don´t be so _________ (child) - just give me the keys and stop messing about.
childish
It was __________________ (fool) to vandalise the wall and write your name on it.
foolish
‘The prison warden can’t keep us in prison forever.’ The criminals said
The criminals said (that) the prison warden couldn’t keep them in prison forever.
He _______ he wouldn't start without us.
He SAID he wouldn't start without us.
‘The police need more witnesses to contact them.’ The reporter said
The reporter said (that) the police needed more witnesses to contact them.
Kelly was __________________ (fury) when a thief stole her laptop in the street.
furious
You´d rather buy a bottle of water. The running water is not__________ (drink) in this country.
drinkable
‘The attack happened outside the restaurant, just after midnight.’ The detective said
The detective said (that) the attack had happened outside the restaurant, just after midnight.
She _______ her name was Sue.
She SAID her name was Sue.
‘We arrested the suspect a week ago.’ The police officer said
The police officer said (that) they had arrested the suspect a week earlier.
Mobile phones were really expensive ten years ago, but today they’re more __________________ (afford).
affordable
The food was disappointing: overpriced and __________ (taste)
tasteless
‘I’m climbing in through the window because I’ve forgotten my key.’ The robber (she) said
The robber said (that) she was climbing in through the window because she’d forgotten her key.
Amy ______ James that she´d text him later that day.
Amy TOLD James that she´d text him later that day.
‘I haven’t seen anything unusual this morning.’ The eyewitness (he) said ...
The eyewitness said (that) he hadn’t seen anything unusual that morning.
The burglar was __________________ (care) because he left his fingerprints all over the house.
careless
The lawyer didnt want to use him as a witness because he wasn´t very _________ ( rely) - his version of what happened kept changing.
reliable