Matching Pairs Direct speech - Reported speechOnline version Direct and reported speech game by Ayshe Hadzhieva 1 ,, I am writing an e-mail", she explained 2 "I might be late", the man explained. 3 "I am having dinner with my family", she said. 4 "Where do you live, she asked me." 5 "Do you like chocolate cake?", the man asked me. 6 ''I drink three cups of coffee a day", she said. 7 "My friend Kate bought a new house", she said. 8 "We have been waiting for hours", they complained. 9 "I haven't seen Maria", he explained. 10 "I will be in New York on Saturday", she said. The man asked me if I liked chocolate cake. She explained, that she was writing an e-mail. She asked me where I lived. She said, that she was having dinner with her family. She said, that her friend Kate had bought a new house. The man explained, that he might be late. She said,that she drank three cups of coffee a day. He explained, that he hadn't seen Maria. They complained, that they had been waiting for hours. She said, that she would be in New York on Saturday.