Задание

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Type the correct words.

We usually change the following words in reported speech.

Direct speech

Indirect speech

This

[ ]

These

Those

[ ]

There

We usually change time expressions in reported speech.

Direct speech

Indirect speech

Today

[ ]day

[ ]

That night

Now

Then

Yesterday

The day [ ]

[ ]

The next (following) day

Next week

[ ]following week

Last year

The [ ]year

A year ago

A year [ ]

Revision Type the correct words.
  1. She told Kevin, "I didn't see you at the swimming pool yesterday".

    She told Greg that [ ] hadn't seen [ ] at the swimming pool [ ].

  2. Lora told Nick, "I will give you your book back next Sunday".

    Lora told Nick [ ] would give [ ][ ] book back [ ] Sunday.

  3. Lenny said, "My brother has been working as a dentist since last December".

    Lenny said [ ] brother had been working as a dentist since [ ] December.

  4. Mary said to me, "I can't come to your party as I am working tomorrow".

    Mary said to me [ ] couldn't come to [ ] party as [ ] was working [ ].

  5. Lena told me and my sister, "I will come round today to you".

    Lena told me and my sister that [ ] would come round [ ] to [ ].

  6. I said to Jack and Jane, "I'm not going to meet you tonight".

    I said to Jack and Jane that I was not going to meet [ ][ ].

  7. The parents told their children, "We left home two hours ago; you've had to finish cleaning up".

    The parents told their children that [ ] had left home two hours [ ]; [ ] had had to finish cleaning up.

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