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Reported speech

Choose the correct form to complete the sentences below.

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1. "I was there."
   Sandy said he _____ there.
   
   1.   ?    was
   2.   ?    had been
2. "We are happy."
   They said they _____ happy.
   1.   ?    were
   2.   ?    had been
3. "Did you buy a new dress?"
   She asked me if I _____ a new dress.
   1.   ?    bought
   2.   ?    had bought
4. "My uncle was a pilot."
   He said his uncle _____ a pilot.
   1.   ?    was
   2.   ?    had been
5. "She came home late."
   He said she _____ home late.
   1.   ?    came
   2.   ?    had come
6. "I didn´t like the movie."
   She said she _____ the movie.
   1.   ?    didn't like
   2.   ?    hadn't liked
7. "We lived in Mexico for 3 years."
   He told me they _____ in Mexico for 3 years.
   1.   ?    had lived
   2.   ?    lived
8. "I always go by car."
   She said she always _____by car.
   1.   ?    went
   2.   ?    had gone
9. "I work in a bank."
   He said that he _____ in a bank.
   1.   ?    had worked
   2.   ?    worked
10. "She lost her handbag."
    She said that she _____ her handbag.
    1.   ?    lost
    2.   ?    had lost

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