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The key answer of exercise 47.1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Unit 47 - Reported speech 1 for the textbook English Grammar in Use with authors Raymond Murphy from Cambridge University Press

Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Steve. You hadn’t seen him for a long time. Here are some of the things Steve said to you.

Later that day you tell another friend what Steve said. Use reported speech.

  • Steve said that he was living in London.
  • He said (that) his father wasn't very well.
  • He said (that) Rachel and Mark were getting married next month. 
  • He said (that) his sister had had a baby. 
  • He said (that) he didn't know what joe was doing.
  • He said (that) he'd seen Helen at a party in June and she'd seemed fine. / He said (that) he saw Helen ... and she seemed ... 
  • He said (that) he hadn't seen Amy recently.
  • He said (that) he wasn't enjoying his job very much.
  • He said (that) I could come and stay at his place if I was ever in London.
  • He said (that) his car had been stolen a few days ago. / ... his car was stolen a few days ago.
  • He said (that) he wanted to go on holiday, but (he) couldn't afford it. 
  • He said (that) he'd tell Chris he'd seen me. / ... he saw me.

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"My parents are fine," Anna said.

Anna said that her parents were fine.

Anna said that her parents are fine.

Anna said that his parents were fine.

Anna said that her parents are fining.

She said, "I am going to learn to drive."

He said that He was going to learn to drive.

She said that she was going to learn to drive.

She said that she go to learn to drive.

She said that she are going to learn to drive.

"I want to buy a car," he said.

She said that she wanted to buy a car.

She said that she want to buy a car.

He said that he wanted to buy a car.

He said that He wanted to bought a car.

She said that she couldn't come to the party on Friday.

"I can come to the party on Friday," she said.

"She can come to the party on Friday," she said.

"I could come to the party on Friday," she said.

"I can't come to the party on Friday," she said.

"I am going away for a few days," Anna said.

She said that she are going away for a few days.

She said that she was going away for a few days.

She said that she is going away for a few days.

He said that he was going away for a few days.

He said, "I will phone you when I get back."

He said he would phone me when he got back.

He said he would phone me when she got back.

She would phone me when she got back.

would phone me when she got back

"I haven't seen Amy recently," Steve said.

He said he hadn't seen Amy recently.

He said he hasn't seen Amy recently.

Steve said he hadn't saw Amy recently.

He said he seen Amy recently.

"Where does Peter live?" she asked him

She ask him where Peter lived.

He asked him where Peter lived.

She asked her where Peter lived.

She asked him where Peter lived.

"What is your name?" he asked me.

He asked me that my name was.

He ask me what my name was.

He asked me what was my name.

He asked me what my name was.

“Don’t do it!" my mum said

She ask me not to do it.

She told me to not do it.

She asked me not to do it.

She told me not to do it.

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