 Reported speech
E Fill in: said or told.
1 He ………………… me to sing.
2 “I don’t like heavy metal,” she
……………… to him.
3 “I bought tickets for the event,” she
……………… .
Said to sb/said that/ he said.
Told sb
F Turn the following into reported speech.
1 S “I’ll meet you outside the music hall,”
she said to him.
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2 O “Turn off the TV at once,” he said to me.
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3 Q “Where’s the opera house?” he asked.
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4 Q “Do you like jazz music?” she asked
him. (if)
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5 S “I’ve already bought J Lo’s new CD,” he
said to me.
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S verb/pronoun/ time phrases
Q linking/wo/ verb tense/ time phrases
O + to +inf/ not to+ inf (asked/told sb)
I’ll meet you She would meet him ….
4 He ………………… he was a singer.
5 He ………………… us that he was
giving a piano recital the following
week.
6 “I really liked Adele’s new song, “ she
……………… me.
6 S “We saw a musical last night,” they
said.
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7 S “I can play the saxophone,” he said.
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8 S “I’m going to Beyoncé’s concert
tonight,” she said.
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9 O “Don’t sing so loudly,” he said to me.
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10 Q “Can I come with you?” she asked
him. (if)
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