Complete the sentences in reported speech.

1 "You were right. The news story about a singing fish was a fake!

Amy admitted that.

2

'I think that our video will go viral next week.

My friend predicted that.

3

'The new season of this show has been a hit since last week's premiere,'

My sister told me that.

4 "You know, more and more teenagers are watching hims with English subtitles!

Bob pointed out that.

5. "And the last news item. The missing child has been found here, in Brighton'

The newsreader added that.

6

"When we realised that we had forgotten to take our younger son with us, we rushed back home!

Beth's parents confessed that.

7

And a lot of people thought the play was a huge flop.

The reporter added that.
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Amy admitted that the news story about a singing fish had been a fake.
My friend predicted that our video would go viral the following week.
My sister told me that the new season of that show had been a hit since the previous week's premiere.
Bob pointed out that more and more teenagers were watching films with English subtitles.
The newsreader added that the missing child had been found in Brighton.
Beth's parents confessed that they had rushed back home because they had forgotten to take their younger son with them.
The reporter added that a lot of people had thought the play has been a huge flop.

Reported Speech

Jest to struktura używana w celu przekształcenia czyjejś wypowiedzi bez dokładnego cytowania, tak, aby skupić się na przekazywanej treści.

W mowie zależnej należy pamiętać o następstwie czasów, czyli na cofnięciu czasu użytego w zdaniu wyjściowym, oraz o przekształceniu fraz odnoszących się do miejsca i czasu, np. zamiast tomorrow powiemy the next day.

Dokładne wskzówki odnośnie przekształcania czasów znajdziesz w tabelce poniżej. Pamiętaj, aby przed przystąpieniem do rozwiązywania tego zadania, przypomnieć sobie o cofaniu czasów oraz zmianie fraz wyrażających miejsce i czas.