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| 13.3.2 Changing Direct Speech into Indirect Speech Part 2 |
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Put the following direct statements into indirect speech. Do not change the tense of the verbs in the direct speech. 21. He said, "My brother is working in the Post Office now."21. He said that his brother is working in the Post Office now. 22. "It is raining hard now," my sister has just told me.22. My sister has just told me that it is raining hard now. 23. I'll tell him, "I don't want to buy your bicycle."23. I'll tell him that I don't want to buy his bicycle. 24. "I work hard every day of the year," he always tells us.24. He always tells us that he works hard every day of the year. 25. He never says, "I'm sorry" when he makes a mistake.25. He never says he is sorry when he makes a mistake. 26. She will probably reply, "I'm very sorry but I'm too busy to go to the wedding."26. She will probably reply that she is very sorry but she is too busy to go to the wedding. 27. He has often said to us, "I'm tired of living in this noisy city."27. He has often said to us he is tired of living in this noisy city. 28. My father has just warned me, "There are a couple of cobras somewhere in the hedge."28. My father has just warned me that there are a couple of cobras somewhere in the hedge. 29. Whenever you ask him for any money he says, "I haven't got any."29. Whenever you ask him for any money he says that he hasn't got any. 30. "The train arrives at one o'clock," Nick has just told us.30. Nick has just told us that the train arrives at one o'clock.
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