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