Exercises for Reported Speech - answers

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• 1. "Can I borrow your car, John?", asked Brian.
• Brian asked John if he could borrow his car.
• 2. Perhaps he speaks English.
• He might speak English.
• 3. "I will never meet Peter again," said Joan.
• Joan was sure that she would never meet Peter again.
• 4, "Where do you come from?", asked Mary.
• Mary asked him where he came from.
• 5. "Has anyone seen my tennis racket?", I asked.
• I wanted to know if anyone had seen my tennis racket.
• 6. "Don't buy me any more flowers!", Mary said to John.
• Mary told John not to buy her any more flowers.
• 7. I think you should take an aspirin.
• You had better take an aspirin.
• 8. "May I use your phone?", he asked me.
• He asked if he might use my phone.
• 9. They probably stopped to do some shopping.
• They may have stopped to do some shopping.
• 10. There are no biscuits left. I am sure Tim ate them.
• Tim must have eaten the biscuits.