1. ANSWERS Exercise 45.1 2. His father wasn’t very well 3. said Amanda and Paul were getting married next month. 4. He said his sister had had a baby. 5. He said he didn’t know what Eric was doing. 6. He said he’d seen Nicole at a party in June and had seemed fine. 7. He said he hadn’t seen Diane recently. 8. He said he wasn’t enjoying his job very much. 9. He said I could come and stay at his place if I was ever in Chicago. 10. He said his car had been stolen a few days ago. 11. He said he wanted to take a trip, but he couldn’t afford it. 12. He said he would tell Amy he had seen me.

2. Exercise 45.2 2. wasn’t coming / was going somewhere else / was staying at home 3. she didn’t like him 4. you didn’t know anybody / you didn’t know many people 5. she wouldn’t be here / she would be away / she was going away 6. you were staying at home / you weren’t going out 7. you couldn’t speak any French / you were fluent in French 8. You went to the movies last week / you had gone to the movies last week

3. REPORTED SPEECH (2 ND CASE) It’s not always necessary to change the verb in reported speech. If you report something and the situation hasn’t changed, you don’t need to change the verb to the past, e.g.: TomYou (The situation hasn’t changed. Tom’s job is still interesting.) “My new job is very interesting” Tom said his new job is very interesting.

4. AnnYou (The situation hasn’t changed. Ann still wants to go) You can also change the verb to the past: -Tom said his new job was interesting. -Ann said she wanted to go to South America the following year. Ann said she wants to go to South America next year. “I want to go to South America next year”

5. But if you report a finished situation, you must use a past verb, e.g.: Paul left the room suddenly. He said he had to go.

6. You need to use a past form when there is a difference between what was said and what is really true, for example: You met Peter a few days ago. He said: “Joe is in the hospital.” (direct speech). Later that day you meet Joe in the street. You say: “I didn’t expect to see you, Joe. Peter said you were in the hospital.” Peter You Joe is in the hospital. Peter said you were in the hospital