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3 grammar reported speech
owen has just returned from a visit to his grandparents. now he's home and tells
his mum about his trip. how does she report to her husband what owen said?
use reporting verbs in the past form: said, told,
what did owen say
about his trip?
he said he really
enjoyed his visit
1 “i really enjoyed my visit.”
2 "i love grandma's chocolate cake.”
3 “i'm reading one of grandma's books.”
4 “we watched a football game.”
5 “the people there aren't very friendly.”
6 “they're much friendlier here.”
7 “grandpa didn't go to work and he showed
me the city.”
8 “we ate at a nice restaurant on my last
evening.”
9 "the restaurant has a view over the lake.”
10 “i'll call them tonight to say thank
vou.”
There are two main political parties in the USA: the Democratic (symbolized by a “donkey”) and the Republican (its symbol is an “elephant”) (Present Simple)
The flag of the USA is called “Stars and Stripes” (Present Simple)
Such industries as machine-building, ship-building are highly developed in the country (Present Simple)
Везде Present Simple, т.к. ведётся повествование.