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“I am not going”
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2. Reported Statements with a change of
tense
· When the reporting verb is in the Past tense the tense in the reported sentence
changes.
“My name is Lisa”. She said ( that ) her name was Lisa.
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11. “I work for an American company”, Mrs. Johnson said.
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14. “We like the new house”, Sam and Peter said.
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20. “I’m going to visit Canada this year”, the President announced.
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22. “The plane will take off in half a hour”, the pilot announced.
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25. “I must go home to make the dinner”, Peter told her.
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33. “I´m listening to the radio”, the mother said to her son.
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37. “Peter and Sue are getting married tomorrow”, she said.
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39. “I´m trying to listen to the news”, he said.
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· tell is followed by a personal direct object: me, him, her, her teacher, the
boy, ….
· tell needn’t take a per. dir. obj. in some phrases: tell the truth, tell a lie, tell lies,
tell the time, tell a story.
6. She smiled, and ……………. to me, “I’m very pleased to meet you”.
18. Did you …………. anything to him about your problems at work?
6. How old were you when you learned to say / tell the time?
10. “Do you think anyone saw us?” she said / told nervously.