4 Turn the sentences into reported speech.
In which of the following sentences do
the tenses remain the same? Why?
1 "If we had a bigger house, we would host a
Hogmanay party," Samantha said.
Samantha said that if they had a bigger house
they would host a Hogmanay party. (tenses do
not change: type 2 conditional)
2 Claudia always says, "My grandma makes
the best minestrone soup.
3 "I can't make a cake because I've run out of
eggs," Mary said to Sue.
4 *Fish and chicken are rich in protein, our
teacher told us.
"The shop has promised that they will deliver
our new fridge by the end of this week, Kate
said.
"I would have invited Jason to dinner if I had
known he was in town," Bill said.
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2. What did you do when the burglar break into?
3. What time will your bus arrive?
4. Which month will he be in Rome next summer?
5. We are moving house tomorrow. Everything is packed.
6. She was typing a letter when her boss arrived.
7. I hope I will go to the cinema at the weekend.
8. Where is he now?
9. Will you be sleeping at 2pm tomorrow?
10. While I was doing my homework, the phone rang.
11. I didn't recognize Tom, he was looking so different in his new suit.
12. What is he planing to do in two weeks?
13. What did the dog do when I saw her yesterday?
14. How often does your train come?