Question

Work in pairs. Report the following:
a) Pete said, “I am writing a letter to my friend now.”
b) Paul said, “I have never betrayed my friend.”
c) Tom said, “Mum, I am not telling lies.”
d) Marius said, “Oliver, will you lend me a hand, please?”
e) He said, “Were you arguing with Bill when I came in?”
f) She said, “I had always shared my joys and sorrows with my mum before she left for Italy.”
g) My sister said, “Why was your friend laughing at you?”
h) The boys said, “We are not quarrelling, we are discussing a new project.”

Answer 1

a) Pete said that he was writing a letter to his friend at that moment.
b) Paul said that he had never betrayed his friend.
c) Tom said to his mother that he was not telling lies.
d) Marius asked Oliver if he lent him a hand.
e) He asked if he had been arguing with Bill when he had come in.
f) She said she had always shared her joys and sorrows with her mum before she had left to Italy.
g) My sister asked why my firend had ben laughing at me.
h) The boys said that they were not quarrelling, they were discussing a new project.