REPORTED SPEECH

A. Match the sentences (direct speech) on the left with the sentences (reported speech) on the right. "She lives alone," he said. He said that she lived alone. "She is living alone," he said. He said that she was living alone. "She has lived alone," he said. He said that she had lived alone. "She was living been living ," he said. He said that she had been living alone. "She will live alone," he said. He said that she would live alone. "She will be living alone," he said. He said that she would be living alone. "She can live alone," he said. He said that she could live alone. "She may live alone," he said. He said that she might live alone. "She must live alone," he said. He said that she must to live alone. "She will have lived alone," he said. He said that she would have lived alone. B. Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words. Put in commas where necessary. 1) "Would you like to go with me to the seaside? he said." INVITEDHe invited me to go to the seaside with him.2) "Shall I ever understand women?", he asked himself. IFHe asked himself if he would ever understand women.3) She said she was very sorry she hadn't come to the meeting. APOLOGIZEDShe apologized for not coming to the meeting.4) "How long has Martin had his electric car?", he wanted to know. WONDEREDHe wondered how long Martin had had his electric car.5) "Me? No, I didn't take Clare's tablet", said Sophia. DENIEDSophia denied taking Clare's tablet.6) "Don't touch the switch with wet hands", the electrician told me. WARNEDThe electrician warned me not to touch the switch with wet hands.