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Change the following sentences from direct speech to reported speech
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Example :
Direct Speech: Jane : "I play tennis
every Saturday."
Reported Speech : Jane said she played
tennis every Saturday.
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1.
Direct speech :
David : "There is an excellent band playing later on."
Reported Speech : David said there was an excellent bank
playing later on.
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2.
Direct speech :
Christine : "I saw Amy at the bank on Monday."
Reported Speech : Christine said she had seen Amy at the
bank on Monday.
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3.
Direct speech :
The driver : "I'm going to turn right at the traffic lights."
Reported Speech : The driver said he was going to
turn right at the traffic lights.
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4.
Direct speech :
Jonathan: "I've returned the dictionary to the library".
Reported Speech : Jonathan said he had returned the
dictionary to the library.
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5.
Direct speech :
The doctor : "I'll send you the results as soon as they arrive."
Reported Speech : The doctor said he would send me/us
the results
as soon as they arrived.
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6.
Direct speech :
Caroline : "Will you come to my party on Saturday?"
Reported Speech : Caroline asked (me) if I would
come to her party on Saturday.
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7.
Direct speech :
Shop assistant: "Are you looking for something special?"
Reported Speech : The shop assistant asked if I
was looking for something special.
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8.
Direct speech :
Jack : "I'll lend you my grammar book if you think it will help.
Reported Speech : Jack said he would lend
me his grammar book
if I thought it would help.
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