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Practice the reported speech in English.

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Exercise outline

  1. Back to lesson
  2. Practice the reported speech in English.
  3. Fill in the English direct or indirect speech (reported speech)

Convert the following sentences from direct to indirect speech. 
Example:

  • I said: 'You look great today."
  • I said that you look great today. 

1. Hanna said: "I want to learn how to drive' 
Hanna said that

2. We said, "Our father has a new job. 
He said that .

3. 'I'm living in Madrid, he said.' 
He said that

4. "I have been sleeping", he said. 
She said that .

5. :"Where are my glasses? My grandfather asked my mom. 
My grandfather asked my mom

6. Joe asked: "Are you busy today?"
Joe asked if

7. "I'll go to the cinema tomorrow", Amy said. 
Amy said that .

8. We said: "We are not going to the party tonight."
We said that .

9.They were living in the United States when they were born, he said. 
He said that

10. "I have a gift for you", Paul said. 
Paul said that .

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Thank you very much dear, I send you a hug :)

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