Reported speech — Time and Place conversion in sentences
Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Pay special attention to changing time phrases.
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Carrie, “We will fly to New York next week.”
Carrie told me (that)
Carrie told me (that)
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Carrie told me (that) they would fly to New York the following week.
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1.Rachel, “I will go to the doctor tomorrow.”
Rachel said (that).she would go to the doctor the next day -
2.Lucas, “My friend didn't go to school yesterday.”
Lucas said (that).his friend hadn't gone to school the day before yesterday -
3.Kevin, “I'm feeling bad today.”
Kevin told me (that).he was feeling bad that day -
4.Lilly, “We are going to have a party this evening.”
Lilly said (that).they were going to have a party that evening -
5.Teacher, “Children will have a trip to London next month.”
The teacher told parents (that).children would have a trip to London the following month -
6.Isabella, “My family visited me a month ago.”
Isabella said (that).her family had visited her a month before -
7.Granny, “I'm baking an apple pie now.”
Granny told me (that).she was baking an apple pie then -
8.Charlotte, “Kate left an hour ago.”
Charlotte said (that).Kate had left an hour before -
9.Benjamin, “We have been living here since July.”
Benjamin said (that).they had been living there since July -
10.Milly, “I saw this film last week.”
Milly told me (that).she had seen that film the week before
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