Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer.
1) "He works in a bank"
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2) "We went out last night"
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3) "I'm coming!"
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4) "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived"
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5) "I'd never been there before"
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6) "I didn't go to the party"
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7) "Lucy will come later"
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8) "He hasn't eaten breakfast"
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9) "I can help you tomorrow"
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10) "You should go to bed early"
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11) "I don't like chocolate"
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12) "I won't see you tomorrow"
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13) "She's living in Paris for a few months"
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14) "I visited my parents at the weekend"
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15) "She hasn't eaten sushi before"
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16) "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London"
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17) "They would help if they could"
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18) "I'll do the washing-up later"
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19) "He could read when he was three"
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1) "He works in a bank"
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2) "We went out last night"
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3) "I'm coming!"
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4) "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived"
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5) "I'd never been there before"
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6) "I didn't go to the party"
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7) "Lucy will come later"
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8) "He hasn't eaten breakfast"
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9) "I can help you tomorrow"
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10) "You should go to bed early"
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11) "I don't like chocolate"
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12) "I won't see you tomorrow"
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13) "She's living in Paris for a few months"
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14) "I visited my parents at the weekend"
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15) "She hasn't eaten sushi before"
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16) "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London"
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17) "They would help if they could"
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18) "I'll do the washing-up later"
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19) "He could read when he was three"
______________________________20) "I was sleeping when Julie called"
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1. She said, he worked in a bank.2. She said, they had gone out the previous night.
3. She said, she was coming.
4. She said, she had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived.
5. She said, she had never been there before.
6. She said, she had not gone to the party.
7. She said, Lucy would come later.
8. She said, he had not eaten breakfast.
9. She said, she could help you the next day.
10. She said, you should go to bed early.
11. She said, she did not like chocolate.
12. She said, she would not see you the next day.
13. She said, she was living in Paris for a few months.
14. She said, she had visited her parents at the weekend.
15. She said, she had not eaten sushi before.
16. She said, she had not travelled by underground before she had come to London.
17. She said, they would help if they could.
18. She said, she would do the washing-up later.
19. She said, he could read when he had been three.
20. She said, she had been sleeping when Julie had called.