Answer — Exercise 47.2
Unit 47 - Reported speech 1·English Grammar in Use
Question
Somebody says something to you which is not what you expected. Use your own ideas to complete your answers.
Answer
- it was only five minutes’ walk
- she wasn't coming I she was going somewhere else I she couldn't come
- they didn't like each other I they didn't get on with each other I they couldn't stand each other
- he didn't know anyone
- she would be away I she was going away
- you were staying at home
- he couldn’t speak / he didn’t speak any other languages
- he'd seen you / he saw you last weekend
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