Matching Pairs Reported SatementsOnline version Match the quoted speech with the reported speech. by Jennifer Thorson 1 He said, "I'm a teacher." 2 He said, "I bought a new car." 3 He said, "It was raining earlier." 4 She said, "All tickets must be bought in advance." 5 She said, "I'll come and see you soon." 6 She said, "I've been to France three times." 7 They said, "The play had started when we arrived." 8 He said, "I'm having lunch with my parents." He said he was having lunch with his parents. He said he had bought a new car. He said he was a teacher. He said it had been raining earlier. She said that all tickets had to be bought in advance. She said she had been to France three times. She said she would come and see me soon. They said the play had started when they arrived.