Relier Pairs Reported SatementsVersion en ligne Match the quoted speech with the reported speech. par Jennifer Thorson 1 He said, "It was raining earlier." 2 He said, "I'm a teacher." 3 They said, "The play had started when we arrived." 4 She said, "I've been to France three times." 5 She said, "All tickets must be bought in advance." 6 He said, "I bought a new car." 7 She said, "I'll come and see you soon." 8 He said, "I'm having lunch with my parents." She said that all tickets had to be bought in advance. He said he was having lunch with his parents. He said he was a teacher. He said he had bought a new car. They said the play had started when they arrived. She said she would come and see me soon. She said she had been to France three times. He said it had been raining earlier.