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