Reported Speech

“He loves broccoli,“ says Boženka. = Boženka says (that) he ... broccoli.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

“They are playing basketball now,“ said Láďa. = Láďa said (that) they were playing basketball ...

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

“I haven‘t seen her today,“ said Libuška. = Libuška said (that) she hadn‘t seen her ...

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

“We went to Amsterdam last week,“ said Maruška. = Maruška said (that) they ... to Amsterdam the week before.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

“I was looking at this yesterday,“ said Standa. =

• Standa said (that) he had been looking at that the day before.

• Standa said (that) he had looked at that the day before.

• Standa said (that) he had been looking at that the previous day.

• Standa said (that) he had been looking at this the day before.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

“She had arrived here before me,“ said Franta. =

• Franta said (that) she had arrived there before him.

• Franta said (that) she had arrived there before me.

• Franta said (that) she arrived there before him.

• Franta said (that) he had arrived there before him.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

“We will leave tomorrow,“ says Miluška. =

• Miluška says (that) they would leave the next day.

• Miluška says (that) they will leave tomorrow.

• Miluška said (that) they will leave the next day.

• Miluška said (that) they would leave the next day.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

“They must do better next year,“ said Pepík. = Pepík said (that) they ... do better next year.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"It may start raining," Boženka told Pepík. = Boženka told Pepík (that) it ... start raining.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

I ... him that I was busy.

• said

• told

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A