In which of the following sentences do the tenses not change? Why? Then, turn the following statements from direct into reported speech.
1. 'I'll oaint the house next week', he says.
Tenses do not change because the itroductory verb is in the pressent simple. He says (that) he will paint the house.
2. 'I've put the washing in the washing-machine.' Rose said.
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3. 'A giraffe is biggert than a mouse.' he said.
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4. 'We haven't seen Tom for weeks', she said.
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5. 'I haven't phoned my uncle since last month' she says.
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6.'Birds can fly'. the student said.
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7. 'He's studying for an exam now' she said.
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8. 'Leaves fall from the trees in autumn'. he said.
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9. 'We visited the circus last weekend'. they said.
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10. 'She dropped the vase on the floor' Tony said.
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11. 'He took the money to the bank this morning' she said.
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12. 'The earth moves round the sun' the teacher said.
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1. 'I'll oaint the house next week', he says.
Tenses do not change because the itroductory verb is in the pressent simple. He says (that) he will paint the house.
2. 'I've put the washing in the washing-machine.' Rose said.
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3. 'A giraffe is biggert than a mouse.' he said.
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4. 'We haven't seen Tom for weeks', she said.
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5. 'I haven't phoned my uncle since last month' she says.
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6.'Birds can fly'. the student said.
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7. 'He's studying for an exam now' she said.
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8. 'Leaves fall from the trees in autumn'. he said.
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9. 'We visited the circus last weekend'. they said.
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10. 'She dropped the vase on the floor' Tony said.
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11. 'He took the money to the bank this morning' she said.
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12. 'The earth moves round the sun' the teacher said.
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He said that a giraffe is bigger than a mouse. tu czasu nie zmieniamu prawda ogólna
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She says that she has not phoned her uncle since last month. czasu nie zmieniamy up to date reporting
She said that she was studying for the exam then.
w 8 czasu nie zmieniamy prawda ogólna
They said that they had visited the circus the previous weekend
Tom said that she had dropped the vase on the floor
w 12 nie zmieniamy czasu prwda ogólna
She said that he had taken the money to the bank that morning