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Reported Speech - Present and Future � A. Complete the table:�� ���������������������������������������������������������������� Direct Speech Reported Speech Present Simple don't / doesn�t can � can't / cannot � will � won�t � now � today � tonight � tomorrow � next week � I �, you (singular) �, or we you (plural) or my �or your (singular) ,�or� our � your (plural) �or this � these � here � � � B. Choose the�words that don't change in reported speech. � ���������� will��� doing���� �can���� to stay���� should���� don't���� speaks��� �� is �����������am���� won't���to be������eating������ �what�����does��� ��where�� who � � C. Change the following statements into reported speech. � ������������ 1. Billy said: "Ruth listens to the radio every evening." ���������������� Billy said . � ������������ 2. He said: "Mom is�talking on the phone now." ���������������� He said . � ������������ 3. The girls: "We don't understand this article." ��������������� The girls said . � �������� ��� 4. Julie told me: "These newspapers are boring." ��������������� Julie told me . � ������������ 5. Annie said: "Maggie is my best friend." ��������������� Annie said . � ������������ 6. My grandparents told me: "We can't read without our glasses." ��������������� My grandparents told me . � ������������ 7. The publicist told the reporters: "Lady Gaga doesn't want to be disturbed by the paparazzi." ��������������� The publicist told the reporters . � ������������ 8. Jimmy said: "I'll go online tomorrow." ���������������� Jimmy said . � ������������ 9. Jimmy's parents said: "You won't go swimming next weekend." ���������������� Jimmy's parents said . � ����������� 10. Sarah said: "I can stay here." ����������������� Sarah said . � � D. Change the following questions into reported speech. � ������������1.�Mary asked Bruno: "Do you know my sister?" ����������������Mary asked Bruno . � ����������� 2. She asked him: "Where does Jill go to school?" ��������������� She asked him . � ���������� 3. He asked her: "Are you studying to be a journalist?" �������������� He asked her . � ���������� 4.�Sheila wanted to know: "Who is the cover girl?" ���������������Sheila wanted to know . �