Reported speech

Reported speech in simple present

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Phrase in direct speech Equivalent in reported speechSimple present Simple past "I always drink coffee", she said She said that she always drank coffee. Present continuous Past continuous "I am reading a book", he explained. He explained that he was reading a book Simple past Past perfect "Bill arrived on Saturday", he said. He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday. Present perfect Past perfect "I have been to Spain", he told me. He told me that he had been to Spain. Past perfect Past perfect "I had just turned out the light," he explained. He explained that he had just turned out the light. Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous They complained, "We have been waiting for hours". They complained that they had been waiting for hours. Past continuous Past perfect continuous "We were living in Paris", they told me. They told me that they had been living in Paris. Future Present conditional "I will be in Geneva on Monday", he said. He said that he would be in Geneva on Monday. Future continuous Conditional continuous She said, "I'll be using the car next Friday". She said that she would be using the car next Friday

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I love English classless

She said that she loved English class

We like spaghetti

I know the answer

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They said liked spaghetti

He told me he knew the answer

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Mrs. Wilson says the sun rises in the eats

The sun rises in the east

Activities

Unscramble the words to from sentence 1.Michigan University / said / They / at / they / studied / 2.study / said / Matt / architecture / wanted to / he 3.in the city / Andrea / is / the best university / says / it

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4.doesn't live / Paul / he / there / says 5.wanted to / said / she / study / Beth / abroad

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