Unit 5_Reported Speech_Peace

“We must work together to build peace,” urged the ambassador.

• The ambassador urged that we had worked together to build peace.
• The ambassador urged us to work together to build peace.
• The ambassador had urged that we must work together.
• The ambassador urges us to work together for peace.

“I’m reading about the UN peacekeeping missions,” she explained.

• She explained she is reading about the UN peacekeeping missions.
• She explained she was reading about the UN peacekeeping missions.
• She explained she had read about the UN peacekeeping missions.
• She explains she reads about UN peacekeeping.

“Peace negotiations are progressing well,” the spokesperson stated.

• The spokesperson stated peace negotiations had progressed well.
• The spokesperson stated peace negotiations have progressed well.
• The spokesperson stated peace negotiations were progressing well.
• The spokesperson had stated peace was progressing.

“The ceasefire will start at midnight,” reported the general.

• The general reported the ceasefire would start at midnight.
• The general reports the ceasefire will start at midnight.
• The general reported that the ceasefire starts at midnight.
• The general had reported that the ceasefire would have started.

“People deserve freedom and dignity,” declared the activist.

• The activist declared people deserve freedom and dignity.
• The activist declared that people had deserved freedom and dignity.
• The activist declared that people deserved freedom and dignity.
• The activist had declared people have deserved dignity.

“I can’t imagine a world without peace,” she mentioned.

• She mentioned she couldn’t imagine a world without peace.
• She mentioned she can’t imagine a world without peace.
• She mentioned she hasn’t imagined a world without peace.
• She mentioned she hadn’t imagined a world without peace.

“We have been working on this treaty for months,” said the minister.

• The minister said they worked on the treaty for months.
• The minister said they have been working on this treaty.
• The minister said they had been working on the treaty for months.
• The minister said they had worked on the treaty for months.

“The protests might influence the negotiations,” he added.

• He added the protests may influence the negotiations.
• He added the protests might influence the negotiations.
• He added the protests could influence the negotiations.
• He added the protests must influence the negotiations.

“It is vital to remember past conflicts,” warned the historian.

• The historian warned that it is vital to remember past conflicts.
• The historian warned that it was vital to remember past conflicts.
• The historian warned remembering the past conflicts is vital.
• The historian warned it must be vital to remember.

“This treaty shows our commitment,” the president claimed.

• The president claimed that the treaty showed their commitment.
• The president claimed that this treaty had shown commitment.
• The president claimed this treaty has shown our commitment.
• The president claimed their commitment shows the treaty.