miércoles, 14 de enero de 2015

Reported speech

Como prometí, aquí tenéis todas las respuestas del Reported Speech:


The director said: ―We are very privileged to have nursed her.


      The director said that they/we were very privileged to have nursed her


The UFO enthusiast explained: ―I‘ve never known anything like it.


      The UFO enthusiast explained that he/she had never known anything like it


The butcher exclaimed: ―You can‘t get these pies anywhere else in the universe!


      The butcher exclaimed that he/she couldn’t get those pies anywhere else in the universe.


Prince Kretzulesco said: ―I have been considering leaving Germany next year


      Prince Kretzulesco said that he had been considering leaving Germany the following year.


―He has drunk too much tonight, Peter said.


      Peter said that he had drunk too much that night.


In Italy some people said: ―We feel very much European.


      In Italy some people said that they felt very much European.


She exclaimed: ―I want to change my name to Cooperperson!


      She exclaimed that she wanted to change her name to Cooperperson.


Jenny said: ―We have to take more responsibility.


      Jenny said that they had to take more responsibility.


James said: ―People have died here.


      James said that people had died there.


Two children were found near the White Tower.


      He said that two children had been found near the White Tower.


The film star said: ―I fell in love last summer.


      The film star said that he/she had fallen in love the previous summer.


The spokesman said: ―I can‘t understand why billiards has been prohibited.


      The spokesman said that he couldn’t understand why billiards had been prohibited


Gihan exclaimed: ―We have had too many prohibitions.


      Gihan exclaimed that they had had too many prohibitions.


The young lady said: ―I did not make such a mistake.


      The young lady said that she hadn’t made such a mistake.


In 2001 the councillor said: ―The city will launch a radical traffic plan next February


      In 2001 the councilor said that the city would launch a radical traffic plan the following February.


She said: ―Don‘t smoke if you want to save money.


      She suggested that he/she shouldn’t smoke if he/she wanted to save money.


Last week Julia said: ―We will meet our new instructor tomorrow.


      Last week Julia said that they would meet their new instructor the following day.


She said: ―We‘ll go and get some food.


      She said that they would go and get some food.


Michael asked her: ―Where did you find these trainers?


      Michael asked her where she had found those trainers.


Michael wondered: ―Why do I do this every day?


      Michael wondered why he did that every day.


―Buy me the paper if you‘re going out, Alice asked her brother.


      Alice asked her brother to buy her the paper if he was going out.


My aunt said: ―Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer.


      My aunt said that single men should drive slowly if they wanted to live longer.


He said: ―We are here today to reach consensus.


      He said that they were there that day to reach consensus.


The doctor asked: ―Do you ever feel this pain in your stomach before meals?


      The doctor asked if/whether he/she ever felt that pain in his/her stomach before meals.


He asked: ―Do you often play rugby?


      He asked if/whether he/she often played rugby.


 “I am very sorry for what I have done”, he said.


      He said that he was very sorry for what he had done.


 “I’ll pay for the operation”, he said.


      He said that he would pay for the operation.


Ellen: ‗Don‘t ever marry again.


      Ellen asked her/him not to ever marry again.


―‘Will hurricane Katrina be a warning for politicians?‘, asked the scientist.


      The scientist asked if hurricane Katrina would be a warning for politicians.


―She told me: ‗I will lend you my doll next week‘.
                She told me that she would lend me her doll the following week.