3. How do these references to time and place change in reported speech?

1. How do these tenses / model verbs change in reported speech.

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2. Circle the correct words.

Last weekend

1   John said he_____________ill.

     a   is              b   was

2   Maisie said that she_____________buy a new phone.

     a   would     b   will

3   Nathan said he_____________looking forward to summer.

     a   is              b   was

4   Harry said that Kay_____________gone to Italy.

     a   has          b   had

5   Emma told me that she_____________find her phone.

     a   couldn’t   b   can’t

6   Pete told me he_____________go to the party.

     a   had to    b   might have

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4. Complete the text with said or told.

Dan (1)_____________ Bev that he had bought her a new phone. She looked at it and (2)_____________ him that it was too big. He (3)_____________ her that they were all that big nowadays. She (4)_____________ she wanted him to change it. He (5)_____________ that he couldn’t change it and (6)_____________ her that it had cost a lot of money. She (7)_____________ she didn’t care and (8)_____________ him she wouldn’t use it.

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5. Rewrite the sentences as reported speech. If necessary, change the pronouns, possessive adjectives and references to time and place.

1   John to Sue: ‘I left a message for you yesterday.’

     John told ___________________.

2   Mark: ‘I’ll top up my phone this evening.’

      ________________________.

3   Jenny to Dave: ‘I can’t hear you.’

      ________________________.

4   Ann: ‘I’ve checked my balance three times this week.’

      ________________________.

5   Jo to Si: ‘You should turn off data roaming.’

      ________________________.

6   Kate: ‘I had already texted Harry at the weekend.’

      ________________________.

7   Fran to Fred: ‘I called Tom two days ago.’

      ________________________.

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6. Read the reported conversation between two identical twins. Write the direct speech below.

Imo was walking down the road when she slipped and fell. Her twin sister Zoe phoned just afterwards. Zoe told Imo that she has fallen over a few moments before. Imo told her that was an amazing coincidence because she had just done the same! Zoe said her leg was hurting so much that she couldn’t walk. Imo told Zoe that her own leg was OK and that she could easily walk home. But Imo told Zoe that if she couldn’t walk, she should call an ambulance. Zoe said that wouldn’t be necessary and that she could phone their parents.

1   Zoe: ________________________

2   Imo: ________________________

     because ________________________

3   Zoe: ________________________

4   Imo: ________________________

5   Imo: But ________________________

6   Zoe: ________________________

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