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TEFL exercises - Intermediate materials - Reported Speech

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Fill the spaces with said, say, told, tell, asked, or ask:

Example     I ______ my friend we would meet her at the cinema.

                  I told my friend we would meet her at the cinema.

said
tell
asked
said
ask
asked
say
told
asked
1 Claire
me if I was going to the party.
2 I
my boss for a promotion.
3 Alice
she would pick us up after the film.
4 Martha
me that she couldn’t swim.
5 He
me what the time was because his watch was broken.
6 They
that they were enjoying their holiday.
7 What did the teacher
you?
8 What did the teacher
? I can’t hear her.
9 Please don’t
anyone. It’s a secret.
Are you sure?
noYes