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Grade 5 English Language - Speaking / Listening - Indirect speech — Flashcards

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Here's an example: Sandra said something to Mary last night and now Mary is telling Christine (Mary is reporting what Sandra said): She said that she had been to Paris twice. Here are Sandra's exact words: 'I have been to Paris twice.' Notice the change of tense: 'have been' changed to 'had been'. Notice also the change of person: 'I' changed to 'she'.

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What does the given extract of direct speech change to in reported speech?
' ... I'm going to ...' (female subject)
she was going to
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