Question

Change the following sentences into reported speech as in the example. add introductory verbs to say, to tell, to explain in the past simple. 1 his dad gave up smoking 2 years ago. 2 school and parents will combine their efforts in “war” against smoking next month. 3 if we unite now, we will fight off dangerous habits tomorrow. 4 they discussed the health dangers at the debating club last week. 5 i like to spend my free time here, at the debating club. 6 many people believe that drugs are fashionabe today.

Answer 1

1 A friend of mine told me that his dad had given up smoking two years before.
2 A friend of mine said that school and parents would combine their efforts in “war” against smoking the following month.
3 A friend of mine explained me if we united then,we would fight off dangerous habits the following day.
4 A friend of mine told me that they had discussed the health dangers at the Debating Club the previous week.
5 A friend of mine said that he liked to spend his free time there,at the Debating Club.
6 A friend of mine explained me that many people beleived that drugs were fashionable that day.