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Link to Language : Reported Speech In the TV survey , the reporter summed up what the three movie-goers said by reporting their most important statements . The table below sums up the speakers' original statements and the reported statements . As can be seen from the above table , the reported statements are in the Present because they ^& reported very close to the time of speaking . The tenses of the verbs do not change . However , other changes ^ made . 1 Are the above rules similar , or different , in your native language ? Explain . 2 Rewrite the following statements from the TV survey using reported speech . Note that the statements are reported very close to the time of speaking . Begin with the phrase in brackets . B "I still have to get back to the office tonight . " ( Peter explains that . .. ) B > "I still like family movies . " ( Sam says that ... ) @ "I'll probably never hear the end of this from my friends . " ( Sam believes that . .. ) 0 "I can always predict the endings . " ( Linda tells me that . .. ) & "I don ' t have too much time for movies . " ( Peter says that . .. ) If "I really have to go . " ( Peter informs us that ... )
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