Ls. 9 Grammar - Exercise 5

Choose the correct reported speech. 1. Martin said, "I am ill." Martin said that he is ill. Martin said that he was ill. Martin said that he did ill. 2. Martin said, "I've just bought a house." Martin said that he has just bought a house. Martin said that he just bought a house. Martin said that he'd just bought a house. 3. Martin said, "I'm going on holiday tomorrow." Martin said that he is going on holiday the next day. Martin said that he was going on holiday the next day. Martin said that he has going on holiday the next day. 4. Martin said, "I can call her." Martin said that he could call her. Martin said that he can call her. Martin said that he might call her. 5. Martin said, "John doesn't have time tomorrow." Martin said that John doesn't have time the next day. Martin said that John didn't have time the next day. Martin said that John hadn't had time the next day. 6. Martin said, "It'll be tough for MU to beat Real Madrid." Martin said that it might tough for MU to beat Real Madrid, but it wasn't. Martin said that it might've been tough for MU to beat Real Madrid, but it wasn't. Martin said that it would be tough for MU to beat Real Madrid, but it wasn't. 7. Martin said, "I've been looking for you." Martin told me that he had been looking for me. Martin told me that he was looking for me. Martin told me that he has been looking for me. 8. Martin said, "I won't be there." Martin said he won't be there, but he was. Martin said he had to be there, but he was. Martin said he wouldn't be there, but he was. 9. Martin said, "We must get the vaccine shot." Martin said we had to get the vaccine shot. Martin said we must get the vaccine shot. Martin said we should get the vaccine shot. 10. Helena said, "I was writing an email yesterday." Helena said she was writing an email the day before. Helena said she has been writing an email the day before. Helena said she had been writing an email the day before.