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Reported speech



lynn_28
Costa Rica

Reported speech
 
Hi!! I�m in doubt in regards to a sentence to be written in reported speech
Can someone help me please....

The sentence is:

Direct quote:
Allan said: " I didnt come to the party because I felt sick"

So in reported it would be???

Allan said he hadnt come to the party because he felt sick

Is that right??

10 Dec 2009      





dwaikat
Palestine

Hi,
 
I think your sentence is fine! It is changed from past simple to past perfect which is correct
 
Hope it will help!

10 Dec 2009     



lynn_28
Costa Rica

Thanks a lot!! 

10 Dec 2009     



falafel
Tunisia

You have to change all the past verbs into the past perfect so your sentence would be:  He said that he hadn �t come to the party because he had felt sick.  I hope you are satisfied.

10 Dec 2009     



corina2211
Spain

I think that you could also say: Allan said he hadn �t come to the party because he had felt sick. 

10 Dec 2009     



lynn_28
Costa Rica

Understood...

Thanks a lot for your help...

corina2211
falafel
dwaikat


have a nice day!

10 Dec 2009