lunes, 5 de noviembre de 2012

Let’s go on with Reported Statements


Let’s go on with Reported Statements
1."The gardener cut the grass yesterday", my mother said.

2."I did not understand the lesson", my sister said.

3."We will travel to New York the next year", my father said.

4."I will not go to work tomorrow", I told my wife.

5 ."Peter is going to write a letter", the secretary said.

6."It is very expensive", the lady said.

7."He is such an irritable person", the teacher told me.

8."I am working now!", my father said.

9."We are finishing our homework", the pupils answered.

10."They are studying maths", the teacher explained.

11."I am reading a book", I told my sister.

12."My father loved the farm", my neighbour said.

13."I have felt very nervous", I said.

14."We met him in Australia", my husband and my son said.
15."I never work on Sundays", I told my boss.

Reported Speech:Statements

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"It's raining," she said.
 She said that it was raining

He said to her, "I love you."
He told her that he loved her
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"I saw María in the supermarket yesterday," said  Carlos.
Carlos said that he had seen María in the supermarket the day before


"We've lived here for three years," he said. 
He said that they had lived there for three years

"I'll bring a pasta salad," said Francesca
Francesca said that she would bring a pasta salad                                                                                         

"Mark's going to install solar panels," said Miranda
Miranda said that Mark was going to install solar pannels

"They found gold here," said the geology teacher.
The Geology teacher said that they  had found gold there

"Jenny can't speak French," said Pierre.
Pierre said that Jenny could not speak French

"I first met my wife in Seville," he told us.
He told us that he  had first met his wife in Seville


"I want your homework handed in by tomorrow," he said.
He said that he wanted my homework handed by the day after

"My mother made these cakes," said Juan.
Juan said that his mother had made those cakes


"I'm feeling tired now," said David.
David said that he was feeling tired then

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