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SYNTAX

REPORTED SPEECH I

PRESENT TENSES

Rewrite the second sentence so that it means the same as the one given.

1- “I live here now”, Omar replied.
     Omar replied that……………………………………………........

2- “We like talking to tolerant people”, he said.
    He said that………………………………………………………..

3- She told me, “you do not bring me flowers anymore.”
    She told me that……………………………………………………

4- Vicky announced, “ my house is for sale.”
    Vicky announced that………………………………………………

5-  “I want to be alone”, he explained.
     He explained that…………………..…………..….……….  

6- “It is time to make changes”, they admitted.
    They admitted that…………………………………………………

7- “Celine Dion is our favourite singer”, they said.
    They said that ……………………………………………………

8- The students explained, “we spend  our free time in this Internet Cub.”
    The students explained that……………………………………...

9-  “We are born free and so are these children" he told us.
     He told us that……………………………………………………

10- Djamel told me, “I want to go on holiday next month."
      Djamel told me that………………………………………………

1- The pupil replied, “I have finished all my exercises."
    The pupil replied that………………………………………………

2- “The Web has made of the planet a wonderful small village”, he answered.
    He answered that…………………………………………………

3- “We have not received our presents yet”, the children complained.
     The children complained that……………………………………

4- “I have fixed the shelves”, said Riad.
    Riad said that……………………………………………………….

5- Johnny told us, “Ann, my wife, has bought a microwave oven."
    Johnny told us that…………………………………………………

6- Nora explained, “I have not seen you for a while."
    Nora explained that……………………………………………......

7- “I ‘ ve applied for a job but I haven’t received a reply so far”, explained Amel.
    Amel explained that………………………………………………

8- “I have already written two books”, the teacher said.
    The teacher said that…………………………………………....

9- He told me, “Tom has just had a car accident."
    He told me that……………………………………………………

10- “We have not played tennis a lot recently”, said the pupils.
      The pupils said that……………………………………………

1- The manager explained, “these sales are going to promote our products."
    The manager explained that………………………………………

2- “Today, my company director is interviewing applicants for the job”, he told us.
    He told us that………………………………………………………

3- The Home Office Minister claimed, "we are going to make new laws."
    The Home Office Minister claimed that…………………………

4-  “Jalil is repairing the roof now ”, admitted Hamza.
     Hamza admitted that………………………………………………

5-  “The government is losing the elections”, confessed the President.
     The President confessed that………………………………………

 1- "The Police have arrested him”, the reporter said.
      The reporter said that ……………………………………………

2- "The boss has fired the new employee”, the workers complained.
    The workers complained that……………………………………

3- Riad told me, "I am repairing my car now."
    Riad told me that…………………………………………………

4- He answered, "we sell beautiful red roses here."
    He answered that…………….……………………………………

5- Donia said, "I am trying to paint these doors."
    Donia said that………………………………………………………

6- They told her, "the orders have not been sent."
    They told her that …………………………………………………

7- "The window is shut”, said the pupil.
    He said that ………………………………………………………

8- Mrs. Robinson explained, "my silk dresses are ruined by my washing machine."
    Mrs. Robinson explained that………………………………………

9- “I have made it at last" said the competition winner.
    The competition winner said that……………………………………

10- Jimmy announced, “Margaret has just had a lovely baby."
      Jimmy announced that……………………………………………