Reported Speech

My parents ____ me that I couldn't go to the party.

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"I like cake," said Leo.

• Leo said he like cake.

• Leo said he'd like cake.

• Leo said he liked cake.

We don't want to go to the concert.

• They said they didn't want to go to the concert.

• They said didn't want to go to the concert.

• They said they wouldn't want to go to the concert.

It isn't snowing.

• Cathy said it hadn't been snowing.

• Cathy said it wasn't snowing.

• Cathy said it didn't snow.

Poppy's trying to paint the wall.

• Gamma said Poppy had tried to paint the wall.

• Gamma said Poppy tried to paint the wall.

• Gamma said Poppy was trying to paint the wall.

Don't play near the cars.

• Mom told not to play near the cars.

• Mom told us to not play near the cars.

• Mom told us not to play near the cars.

Put your toys away.

• I told Billy put his toys away.

• I told Billy to put his toys away.

• I told Billy that he put his toys away.

He ____ me that he loved living in London.

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• told

They ____ John that they would arrive at six.

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• said

Fiona ____ her friend that she was shopping with her mother.

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• told