Question

III. Report each sentence using said. Change the verbs to a past form.

1. He says, “I’ve just seen the report for the first time and I don’t agree with the conclusions”.
2. He says, “I can see that we are spending too much money on this project”.
3. He says, “I will be back in the office around 11”.
4. He says, “I’m going to process the order today”.
5. He says, “I want to check the figures again”.
6. He says, “I received your order yesterday”.
7. He says, “I have been working all day”.
8. He says, “I’m meeting Mr. Smith tomorrow”.
9. He says, “I don’t think it can be prepared, but I’ll do my best”.
10. He says, “Here in Japan this area of technology is very advanced”.

Answer 1

1. He said he had just seen the report for the first time and he didn’t agree with the conclusions.
2. He said could see that we were spending too much money on that project.
3. He said would be back in the office at around 11.
4. He said was going to process the order on that day.
5. He said he wanted to check the figures again.
6. He said he had received our order the day before.
7. He said he had been working all day.
8. He said he was meeting Mr. Smith the next day.
9. He said he didn’t think it could be prepared and that he would do his best.
10. He said that there in Japan that area of technology was/is very advanced.