Matching Pairs Reported speech - Direct speechOnline version Match the columns indicating how the sentence changes from Direct Speech to Reported Speech. by María Isabel Rodríguez Jiménez 1 Andy said, "I´ve been waiting for an hour." 2 Beth said, "I´m reading a novel" 3 Jo said, "I´have worked hard today." 4 Sue said, "I want to go bowling." 5 Pete said, "Mom made some sandwiches." Beth said she was reading a novel. Sue said (that) she wanted to go bowling. Jo said she had worked hard that day. Pete said his mom had made some sandwiches. Andy said he had been waiting for an hour. 1 Frank said, "I may buy her a pair of shoes." 2 Mom said, "You must be home early." 3 Sean said, "I´ll be there soon." 4 Jane said, "I can help you with your homework." Sean said he would be there soon. Mom said I had to be home early. Jane said she could help me with my homework. Frank said he might buy her a pair of shoes." 1 Eric said, "I saw it here." 2 Tina said, " I´ll call him now." 3 Bill said, "I bought this house two years ago." 4 Diane said, " If we take a taxi, we´ll get there quicker." 5 Martha said, "We´re having pizza for lunch today." Diane said if they took a taxi, they would get there quicker. Bill said he had bought that house two years before. Martha said they were having pizza for lunch that day. Tina said she would call him then. Eric said he had seen it there. 1 Beth said, "I haven´t bought anything this year." 2 Colin said, "I met her last year." 3 Dad said, "I visited the doctor yesterday." 4 Lynn said "I´m flying to Mexico tomorrow." 5 Bob said, "I´ll finish the report next week." Beth said she hadn´t bought anything that year. Lynn said she was flying to Mexico the following day." Bob said he would finish the report the following week. Colin said he had met her the previous year. Dad said he had visited the doctor the previous day.
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