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Unit
5 0 She said t h at ... He told me t h at .,
Last week you went to a party. A lot of your friends Today you m eet Paul. You tell him ab o ut the
were there. Here are some things they said to you: party. You tell Paul w hat yo ur friends said:
CLA RE
m enjoying my new j o b j
O Clare said that she was enjoying
am |
her new job.
is J —> was O She said that her father wasn't
father isn't w elQ
well.
SA RA H
I We're going to
^ ' buy a house.
are —> were
O Sarah and Ben said that they
were going to buy a house.
BEN
I have to leave early. ^
My sister has
gone to Australia.
have 1
has !
• had
O Peter said that he had to leave
ear|y-
O He said that his sister had gone
to Australia.
KA TE
f I can't find a job^ J
can could O ^ ate sa^ t ^iat s^ e couldn't find
a job.
STEVE
*
phone yo u.}
will —> would
O Steve said that he would phone
me.
RA CH EL
*
J I don't like my job. )
f son doesn't
like school.
did
O Rachel said that she didn't like
her job.
O She said that her son didn't like
school.
M ,K E ( You look tired ")
I feel fine.
YO U
look —> looked
feel —> felt
etc. etc.
(p resen t ) (p a st )
O M ike said that I looked tired.
O I said that I felt fine.
say ( —> said)
O He said that he was tired.
tell (-> told)
O He told me that he was tired.
(n o t He said m e) (n o t He told t hat)
O W hat did she say to you?
O W h at did she tell you?
(n o t say yo u) (n o t tell to yo u)
W e say he said to me, I said to Ann etc.
W e say he told me, I told Ann etc.
(n o t 'he said me' 'I said Ann'). (n o t 'he told to me', 'I told to Ann').
You can say:
O He said that he was tired, o r He said he was tired, (w it h o u t t hat)
O
Kate told me that she could n't find a job. o r Kate told m e she couldn't find a job.
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