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Reported speech. Mixed types-1 1. He said, "I like this song.“ → He said that he liked that song. 2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me. → She asked me where my sister was. 3."I don't speak Italian," she said. → She said that she didn't speak Italian. 4. "Say hello to Jim," they said. → They asked me to say hello to Jim. 5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said. → He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock. 6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said. → She told the boys not to play on the grass. 7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him. → She asked him where he had spent his money. 8. "I never make mistakes," he said. → He said that he never made mistakes.

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Page 1: Reported speech mixed types

Reported speech.Mixed types-1

1. He said, "I like this song.“

→ He said that he liked that song.

2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.

→ She asked me where my sister was.

3."I don't speak Italian," she said.

→ She said that she didn't speak Italian.

4. "Say hello to Jim," they said.

→ They asked me to say hello to Jim.

5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

→ He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock.

6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

→ She told the boys not to play on the grass.

7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.

→ She asked him where he had spent his money.

8. "I never make mistakes," he said.

→ He said that he never made mistakes.

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Reported speech.Mixed types-2

1. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

→ He wanted to know if she knew Robert.

2. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.

→ The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home.

3. "I was very tired," she said.

→ She said that she had been very tired.

4. "Be careful, Ben," she said.

→ She told Ben to be careful.

5. "I will get myself a drink," she says.

→ She says that she will get herself a drink.

6. "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.

→ He wondered why I hadn't phoned him.

7. "I cannot drive them home," he said.

→ He said that he could not drive them home.

8. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.

→ She asks Peter if he prefers tea or coffee.

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Reported speech.Mixed types-3

1. "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.

→ She asked me where I had spent my holidays the year before.

2. He said, "Don't go too far.“

→ He advised her not to go too far.

2. "Have you been shopping?" he asked us.

→ He wanted to know if we had been shopping.

4. "Don't make so much noise, please" he said.

→ He asked us not to make so much noise.