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She said that she wanted to go shopping later.
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Narrator
She said that she wanted to go shopping later.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Reporting Speech
She told me she planned to go shopping later.
Summarizing Conversation
The main point of our conversation was her intention to go shopping later.
Adding Detail
She said that she wanted to go shopping later, specifically for new shoes.
Indirect Question
I asked her if she wanted to go shopping later.
Rephrased versions
Formal
She indicated her desire to engage in shopping activities at a later time.
Casual
She said she was gonna go shopping later.
Simpler English
She wanted to shop later.
Phrases to learn
wanted to go shopping
To have a desire to purchase goods.
later
At a time in the future.