Reported speech - statements ( FOCUS 3)

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The Prime Minister ___ that he wanted to improve diets in schools.

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The doctor ___ the patient that he was perfectly healthy.

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The yoga teacher ___ me to touch my toes.

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I ___ you that I was allergic to mushrooms.

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Have I ___ I'm feeling a little stressed at the moment?

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John ___ me you'd made a complaint.

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Lucy ___ the doctor he had a pain in his chest.

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Marek and Jola both ___ they had to go to the dentist's today.

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'I've bought a painting,' Jim ___ me.

• explained

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'It's worth hundreds of dollars,' he ___ .

• claimed

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