Put into the reported speech :
1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”
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2/ She said : “I once spent a summer in this village.”
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3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”
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4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”
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5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”
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6/ He said to her : “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room.”
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7/ My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”
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8/ They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”
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9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”
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10/ He said : “Your car has been stolen, John.”
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Put into the reported speech :
1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”
- ........................................Tom said that he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father................................. …………………………………………………...............
2/ She said : “I once spent a summer in this village.”
- ..................................She said that she had once spent a summer in that village...................................................... …………………………………………………
3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”
- .................................The nurse told the doctor that the patient in that room hadn't obeyed his orders. ...................................................... …………………………………………………
4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”
- ....................................They told me to teach them English the previous year.................................................... …………………………………………………
5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”
- ...........................................Mr. Brown said their trip costed their two thousand dollars............................................. …………………………………………………
6/ He said to her : “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room.”
- ......................................He told her not to find his hat anywhere in that room.................................................. …………………………………………………
7/ My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”
- .................................My father told them his secretary was going to finish that job...................................................... …………………………………………………
8/ They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”
- ....................................They told me they couldn't meet me there either that day or the following day.................................................... …………………………………………………
9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”
- .............................My mother said she thought it wouldn't rain the following day........................................................... …………………………………………………
10/ He said : “Your car has been stolen, John.”
- ......................................... He told John his car had been stolen............................................... …………………………………………………
1. Tom said he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father.
2. She said she had once spent a summer in that village.
3. The nurse said to the Doctor that the patient in that room didn't obey his/her obey.
4. The said to me that I had taught them last year.
5. Mr.Brown said that the trip cost them two thousand dollars.
6. He said to her he couldn't find his hat anywhere in that room.
7. My father said to them his secretary was going to finish that job.
8. They said they couldn't meet me/us there either that day or the next day.
9. My mother said she thought it wouldn't rain the day after
10. He told John his car had been stolen
1. Tom said he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father.
2. She said that she had once spent a summer in that village.
3. The nurse said to the Doctor that the patient in that room didn't obey his/her obey.
4. The said to me that I had taught them last year.
5. Mr.Brown said that the trip cost them two thousand dollars.
6. He said to her he couldn't find his hat anywhere in that room.
7. My father said to them his secretary was going to finish that job.
8. They said that they couldn't meet me/us there either that day or the next day.
9. My mother said she thought it wouldn't rain the day after
10. He said that his car had stolen.
