FCLP Indirect Speech

When some friends of mine decided to get a new flat-screen digital television with a satelite system, I (1) _______ them whether they thought this was really necessary.

"After all", I (2) ________,"you're both very busypeople...

...and I (3) _________ whether you're going to to have mush time yo watch it".

I (4)______ that I thought they could manage just as well with their old set, ...

... and I (5) ______ tham that they used to say that it wasn't worth getting a new television.

They (6)______ that this was how the once felt,...

... but (7)______ me that they had now changed their minds,...

... and (8)_______ that they had thought about the matter very carefully.

"It's true that we usually only watch the news" they (9)_______, ...

.... "but some friends (10)______ us to get a new swt with better pictureand more choice of channels.

They said we (11)___ to enjoy it and...

... and they (12)_______ watching more films and wildlife programmes."

However, my friends then (13)_____ that they were not at home very much, because during the week they got home late from work and went straight to sleep, and at the weekend they usually went to the cinema.

I (14) _______ to buy their television since they weren't using it very much, ...

... but they (15)_____ "Oh, no", they said, "every home needs a television".