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Grammar
Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech.
1‘Our company is planning to move out of the city centre next month,’ they said.
They said .
2‘I will always love you, Fred,’ said Sheila.
Sheila told Fred .
3You can’t borrow my bike tonight,’ Steve said to Olivia last Monday.
Last Monday, Steve told Olivia .
4‘We spent our holiday in Malta last month,’ Mr and Mrs Jones said.
Mr and Mrs Jones told us .
5‘I’ve never encountered any aliens before,’ I told the reporter.
I told the reporter .
6‘Jake knows my password,’ Helen said.
Helen said .
7‘I’m making lunch for myself today,’ Christine said.
Christine said .
8‘Our supermarket is closed on Sundays,’ the shop assistant told me.
The shop assistant told me .
9‘My aunt is thinking of moving out of her old house,’ the nephew said.
The nephew said .

1. They said that their company was planning to move out of the city centre the next month.
Explanation: In reported speech, we usually need to change the verb tense from present to past. In this case, "is planning" becomes "was planning" because we are reporting something that was said in the past.

2. Sheila told Fred that she would always love him.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the pronouns to match the new subject. "I" becomes "she" and "you" becomes "him". We also change the verb tense from future ("will love") to past ("would love").

3. Last Monday, Steve told Olivia that she couldn't borrow his bike tonight.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the verb tense from present ("can't borrow") to past ("couldn't borrow") because we are reporting something that was said in the past.

4. Mr and Mrs Jones told us that they had spent their holiday in Malta the previous month.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the pronouns to match the new subject. "We" becomes "they" and "us" becomes "them". We also change the verb tense from present ("spent") to past ("had spent") because we are reporting something that was said in the past.

5. I told the reporter that I had never encountered any aliens before.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the pronouns to match the new subject. "I" stays the same. We also change the verb tense from present ("have never encountered") to past ("had never encountered") because we are reporting something that was said in the past.

6. Helen said that Jake knew her password.
Explanation: In reported speech, we usually do not need to change the verb tense if the reported statement is still true and relevant.

7. Christine said that she was making lunch for herself that day.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the pronouns to match the new subject. "I" becomes "she" and "myself" becomes "herself". We also change the verb tense from present ("am making") to past ("was making") because we are reporting something that was said in the past.

8. The shop assistant told me that their supermarket was closed on Sundays.
Explanation: In reported speech, we usually do not need to change the verb tense if the reported statement is still true and relevant.

9. The nephew said that his aunt was thinking of moving out of her old house.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the pronouns to match the new subject. "My" becomes "his" and "I" stays the same. We also change the verb tense from present ("is thinking") to past ("was thinking") because we are reporting something that was said in the past.