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Reported speech exercise

Reported speech exercise-example-1
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To do this, you need to change the verb tense, the pronouns, and sometimes the time and place expressions. For example:

- "Don't speak Italian," they said. - They told me **not to speak Italian**.

- "Say hello to him," they said. - They asked me **to say hello to him**.

Here are the answers for the rest of the sentences:

- "The film began at seven o'clock," he said. - He said **that the film had begun at seven o'clock**.

- "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said. - She told the boys **not to play on the grass**.

- "I never make mistakes," he said. - He said **that he never made mistakes**.

- "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know. - He wanted to know **if she knew Robert**.

- "Don't try this at home," he told the audience. - He advised the audience **not to try that at home**.

- Grandma: "Dad has made breakfast." - Grandma said **that Dad had made breakfast**.

- Mum: "I have cleaned the kitchen." - Mum said **that she had cleaned the kitchen**.

- Tom: "She has left the house." - Tom remarked **that she had left the house**.

- Ella: "I have taken great photos." - Ella told me **that she had taken great photos**.

- Li: "They haven't written text messages." - Li said **that they hadn't written text messages**.

- Henry: "Lisa has tried skateboarding." - Henry said **that Lisa had tried skateboarding**.

- Anna: "Tom has never touched a snake." - Anna said **that Tom had never touched a snake**.

- Tim: "I haven't seen my brother since 2018." - Tim said **that he hadn't seen his brother since 2018**.

- Grace: "Ken has fed the pets." - Grace told me **that Ken had fed the pets**.

- Emma: "The train left at eight." - Emma said **that the train had left at eight**.

- Sophia: "Dan forgot his keys." - Sophia said **that Dan had forgotten his keys**.

- Phil: "I had a meeting at four." - Phil remarked **that he had had a meeting at four**.

- Children: "We visited Aunt Elisabeth." - Children said **that they had visited Aunt Elisabeth**.

- Mum: "William repaired the printer." - Mum remarked **that William had repaired the printer**.

- Tom: "Children didn't like the food." - Tom said **that the children hadn't liked the food**.

- Hannah: "I walked to the museum." - Hannah told me **that she had walked to the museum**.

- Nick: "Susan went home late." - Nick said **that Susan had gone home late**.

- Alisha: "Lucas lost my money." - Alisha told me **that Lucas had lost her money**.

- John: "We finished the work." - John said **that they had finished the work**.

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