REPORTED SPEECH

Taken from stolen – Teacher: Gonzalo Concha

Report the following sentences / questions / imperatives. Use say, tell or ask.
0 “I am going shopping,” said Anna. Anna said she was going
shopping .

1. “Where are you going?” she asked them.

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2. “Go away, Frank!”, said his friend.

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3. She asked me, “Are you ready to leave?”

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4. “I’ll pick you up at five o’clock.”, he said to her.

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5. “It’s time for lunch,” Ruth says.

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6. “When did you arrive?”, asked Marilyn.

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7. “The meeting started ten minutes ago,” she said.

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8. My father said to me, “Don’t be late.”

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9. “Tom has already left.”, said Pam to us.

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10. “Who’s there?”, said Joe.

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11. “What skirt did you buy?”, she asked me.

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12. They said to him, “We’re leaving early in the morning.”

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13. “Don’t go near the fire,” Dad said to the boys.

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14. “Let’s have a barbecue this weekend.”, suggested Liz.
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15. Robert said, “This film is very funny”.

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16. “I’m starting a new job next week,” she said

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17. “I got my exam results last week,” he told them

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18. “I can’t afford to buy this dress,” said Sally.

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19. Frank said, “That’s the house where I was born”

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20. “That was a wonderful party,” said Jill.

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21. “Oranges grow in hot countries,” the teacher said.

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22. “A lot of people visit museums,” he said.

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23. “This is a very famous statue,” the tour guide told us.
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24. “I don’t like that jacket,” said Bob.

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