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Exercise 3

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Complete the reported speech. Fill in the correct form of the verbs...
  1. You: "I will do it myself." --- You said you  [would do] it yourself.
  2. Alice: "I have never been there." --- Alice said she  [had never been] there.
  3. Claire: "I was so disappointed." --- Claire said she  [had been, was] so disappointed.
  4. Anne: "Jack is not at home." --- Anne said Jack  [was not, wasn't] at home.
  5. Don: "I will not work for them." --- Don said he  [would not work, wouldn't work] for them.
  6. Jane: "I'm thinking about it." --- Jane said she  [was thinking] about it.
  7. Betty: "Are you OK?" --- Betty asked me if I  [was] OK.
  8. John: "I don't understand them." --- John said he  [did not understand, didn't understand]them.
  9. Carl: "I am so worried about John." --- Carl said he  [was so worried] about John.
  10. Dana: "Have you ever eaten Mexican food?" --- Dana asked me if I  [had ever eaten]Mexican food.