Matching Pairs Reported Speech statementsOnline version Reported speech statements by Ann Kill 1 "I'm reading a book", he explained. 2 "It could be difficult to do", they said. 3 "I might be late", she said. 4 "Tom bought a new car", he said. 5 "We were living in Paris", they told me. 6 "I haven't seen Sophia", he explained. 7 "Learning English is easy", they told us. 8 "I can match the cards together", he told them. 9 "I will be in London on Saturday", she informed. 10 "I had just turned out the light", he explained. 11 "I have been to Italy", she told me. She said that she might be late. She told me that she had been to Italy. They told us that learning English was easy. They said it could be difficult to do. They told me they had been living in Paris. He explained that he was reading a book. He explained that he had just turned out the light. He said that Tom had bought a new car. He explained that he hadn't seen Sophia. He told them that he could match the cards together. She informed that she would be in London on Saturday.