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Exercise "Reported speech", created by anonyme (a free exercise to learn English):
Results of the 928 people who have taken this test:
Average mark: 63 / 100 Share
Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): gogopet / SWITZERLAND, on Wednesday 16 December - 13:46:
"Lucky me, if "told" is used in sentence 4, why is "asked" used in sentence 2?"
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Stats (134 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 79.1 %
She * him it was going to rain because of the dark clouds.
Question 2 passed: 75.4 %
My teacher * me to tidy her desk for her.
Question 3 passed: 58.2 %
He used to * me what I had to do a few years ago.
Question 4 passed: 38.8 %
The teacher * the student to write an essay.
Question 5 passed: 80.6 %
If she doesn't * you what happened at home we will have to ask her mother.
Question 6 passed: 79.1 %
I * Sam to take me home. I wasn't feeling well.
Question 7 passed: 83.6 %
He * me what my favourite film was, but I told him I didn't know.
Question 8 passed: 71.6 %
* her not to speak Spanish here.
Question 9 passed: 69.4 %
He was * off at school for stealing a pen.
Question 10 passed: 86.6 %
I ordered him to * the truth. I can't stand lies.
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