Question

Write these sentences in indirect speech. a)"I must go home to make dinner",he said. b)"I spoke to Jane last week",she said. c)"I'll phone the office from the airport",she said. d)"I can't speak any foreign languages",he said.

Answer 1

a)"I must go home to make dinner",he said.

▪︎She said she had to go out to post a letter.

b)"I spoke to Jane last week",she said.

▪︎She said she had spoken to Jane the week before / the previous week.

c)"I'll phone the office from the airport",she said.

▪︎She said she would phone the office from the airport.

d)"I can't speak any foreign languages",he said.

▪︎He said he couldn't speak any foreign languages.

Answer 2

a) He said that he had to go home to make dinner. b) She said that she had spoken to Jane the previous week. c) She said that she would phone the office from the airport. d) He said that he couldn't speak any foreign languages.