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rewrite the following sentences in indirect speech. 1. “If it rains this afternoon it will be too wet to play the match tomorrow”, the captain said. 2. “Did any of you see the accident happen last night?” said the policeman. 3. “We have a lift but very often it doesn´t work”, said my aunt. 4. “Can you tell me why Paul left the university without taking his degree?” Paul´s sister asked me. 5. “Don´t make an official complaint.”, the manager said to her. 6. “I don´t think you should go to England in the winter” Mary said to Peter. 7. “How long have you been learning English?”, the examiner said. 8. “Stand still!”, he said to the children. 9. “When are you planning to come to Darlington?”, Bill said to his friend. 10. “Do you grow your own vegetables?” Mary asked me. 11. “Don´t take the rest of the day off!. We are very busy.”, the manager said to Mary.

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rewrite the following sentences in indirect speech.

1. “If it rains this afternoon it will be too wet to play the match tomorrow”, the captain

said.

2. “Did any of you see the accident happen last night?” said the policeman.

3. “We have a lift but very often it doesn´t work”, said my aunt.

4. “Can you tell me why Paul left the university without taking his degree?”

Paul´s sister asked me.

5. “Don´t make an official complaint.”, the manager said to her.

6. “I don´t think you should go to England in the winter” Mary said to Peter.

7. “How long have you been learning English?”, the examiner said.

8. “Stand still!”, he said to the children.

9. “When are you planning to come to Darlington?”, Bill said to his friend.

10. “Do you grow your own vegetables?” Mary asked me.

11. “Don´t take the rest of the day off!. We are very busy.”, the manager said to

Mary.

12. “The mirror is there so that you can see yourself when you are dancing.”,

explained the

teacher to the pupil.

13. “Did you hear a terrible crash about 3 a.m. this morning?”, said Mary.

14. “How did you go up that tree?”, Mary asked me.

15. “Where can I get the bus to Liverpool?”, Peter said to a policeman.

16. “How long does it take to get to Edinburgh by bus?” said Paul.

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17. “ Come round and see us any time”, our friends said to us.

18. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun”, he said.

19. “Wait in the lounge till your flight number is called”, the airhostess said

to the passengers.

20. “We will take the children to the zoo as soon as it stops raining”, Mary said to me.