Direct: “I speak three languages.” Reported: Ana said ___ three languages.

Direct: “We live in Canada.” Reported: The boys said ___ in Canada.

Direct: “My mother tongue is Hindi.” Reported: Ravi said ___ Hindi.

Direct: “I am learning Spanish.” Reported: Lucy said ___ Spanish.

Direct: “We can understand the dialect.” Reported: They said ___ the dialect.

Direct: “English is an international language.” Reported: The teacher said ___ an international language.

Direct: “I don’t speak Mandarin.” Reported: Ben said ___ Mandarin.

Direct: “Our class studies French.” Reported: The pupils said ___ French.

Direct: “People use this language every day.” Reported: She said ___ this language every day.

Direct: “I have a strong accent.” Reported: Marco said ___ a strong accent.

Direct: “We are watching a programme about languages.” Reported: The children said ___ a programme about languages.

Direct: “This language disappeared years ago.” Reported: Dad said ___ years ago.

Direct: “I will learn Arabic next year.” Reported: Sara said ___ Arabic the next year.

Direct: “We visited Portugal last summer.” Reported: They said ___ Portugal the summer before.

Direct: “I’m fluent in Japanese.” Reported: Ken said ___ fluent in Japanese.

Direct: “The population is growing.” Reported: The scientist said ___ growing.