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<b>I. Put the following sentences into indirect speech:</b>

1. “I have something to show you,” I said to her

2. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,” she said
3. “I am going away tomorrow, mother,” he said

4. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,” I remarked
5. “We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work,” they said
6. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready,” she replied

7. “I have a German lesson this afternoon and I haven’t done my homework yet,” said the boy
8. “If you let the iron get too hot you will scorch your clothes,” I warned her

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<b> I. Put the following sentences into indirect speech:</b>
1. “What happened to Mr Budd?” said one of the men
2. “Which team won the match?” said Bill

3. “How can I get from the station to the airport?” said Peter
4. “How long have you been here?” Ann asked me

5. “Why does the price go up so often?” she wondered
6. “What did you see last night, Peter?” I asked

7. “What do you think of canteen coffee, Micheal ?” asked Jane
8. “What platform does the train leave from?” asked John
<b>III. Put the following sentences into indirect speech:</b>

1. “Can I bring my dog into the room with me ?” she asked the host
2. “Have you reserved a seat ?” I asked him

3. “Are you interested in acting, Jack ?” asked Helen
4. “Do puppies travel free ?” he asked the conductor

5. “Did you play for your school team ?” Bill asked his girl friend
<b>IV. Put the following sentences into indirect speech:</b>

1. “Lend me your pen for a moment,” I said to her
2. “Don’t watch late-night horror films,” I warned them
3. “Please fill up this form,” the secretary said to me
4. “Don’t touch that switch, Marry,” I said

5. “Don’t believe anything you hear,” he warned me

<b>I. Choose the best verb underlined in the direct speech sentence:</b>
1. Helen asked me if I liked visiting old buildings

“Do you like / Did you like visiting old buildings ?” asked Helen
2. Bill asked Marry if she had done anything the previous weekend
“Have you ever done / Did you do anything last weekend?”
3. The policeman asked me if the car belonged to me

“Does this car belong / Did this car belong to you?” asked the policeman
4. Fiona asked me if I had seen her umbrella anywhere

“Did you see / Have you seen my umbrella anywhere?” asked Fiona
5. Joe asked Tim when he would get back

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“Who did you go / had you been to the cinema with?” asked Eddie
7. My parents asked me what time I had got home the night before

“What time did you get / have you got home home last night?” my parents asked
8. David asked a passer-by if it was the right road for Hastings

“Is this / was this the right road for Hastings?” asked David
<b>II. Rewrite each sentence as direct speech</b>

1. Graham told Ian he would see him the following day

2. Pauline told the children their swimming things were not there
3. David told me my letter had arrived the day before

4. Shirley told Larry she would see him that evening
5. Bill told Stephan he hadn’t been at home that evening
6. Margaret told John to phone her on the following day
7. Tim told Ron he was leaving that afternoon

8. Christine told Micheal she had lost her lighter the night before
<b>III. Rerwite each sentence as indirect speech, beginning as shown:</b>
1. “You can’t park here.”

The police officer told Jack that...
2. “I will see you in the morning, Helen”
Peter told Helen...
3. “I am taking the 5.30 train tomorrow evening”
Janet said...
4. “The trousers have to be ready this afternoon”
Paul told the dry-cleaners...
5. “I left my umbrella here two days ago”
Susan told them...

6. “The parcel ought to be here by the end of next week”
Brian said...
7. “I like this hotel very much”

Diana told me...
8. “I think it is going to rain tonight”

William said...

<b>IV. Rerwite each sentence as indirect speech, beginning as shown:</b>
1. “What time does the film start, Peter?”

I asked ...
2. “Do you watch TV every night, Christ?”
The interviewer asked...

3. “Why did you apply for this job?” asked the sales manager
The sales manager asked me...
4. “Are you taking much money with you to France?”
My bank manager wanted to know...
5. “When will I know the results of the examination?”
Maria asked the examiner...
6. “Are you enjoying your flight?”

The stewardess asked me...
7. “How does the photocopier work?”

I asked the salesman...
8. “Have you ever been to Japan, Paul?”

Sue asked Paul...

V. Rerwite each sentence, beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same:
1. What time does the next boat leave?

Do you think you could tell me...?
2. Where can I change some money?

Could you tell me...?
3. Where is the toilet?

Could you possibly tell me...?
4. How much does this pullover cost?

I’d like to know...?
5. How do I get to Victoria Station?

Can you explain...?
6. Does this train go to Gatwick Airport?

Could you tell me...?
7. Where do you come from?

Would you mind telling me...?
8. What do you think of London?

Do you think you could tell me...?
<b>VI. Put a form of SAY, TELL or ASK in each space:</b>

1. I...you that you had to be on time. Why are you late?

2. When you ...her if she’d work late, what did she...?
3. I think Alan ...a lie about his qualifications

4. When I...him what he he was doing there, he... me it was none of my business
5. I...I would help you, so here am I

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8. There, you see! I...you the bus would be on time

<b>VII</b>. <b>Each line in the following paragraph contains an error, find and correct it:</b>
When my parents decided to get a new satellite television, I asked to them why
did they think this was a good idea. I doubted whether it was really necessary,
and told with them that I thought they spent too much time watching
television. They agreed that they didn’t go out very much, but insisted on that
they have thought about the matter very carefully. “We enjoy television,” they
said to me, “and when we asked you, you said to you agreed with us”. I
replied that I don’t remember being asked, and that I would have tried to stop
them. Then they admitted to have asked me while I was watching my favourite
programme. I asked them what had I been watching, and they said it was a
football match. “You told us keeping quiet, so we thought that you agreed!”

VIII. Put a form of one of the verbs listed into the space in each sentence:

accuse/agree/decide/insist/refuse/admit/apologise/deny/offer/remind/advise/confess/doub

t/promise/suggest

1. “No, it isn’t true. I didn’t steal the money!”
Jean...stealing the money
2. “Why don’t we go to the cinema this evening?”
Peter...going to the cinema
3. “Yes, of course, I will give you a lift, Helen”

Liz...to give Helen a lift
4. “I have broken your pen. I am awfully sorry, Jack”
David...for breaking Jack’s pen
5. “Don’t forget to post my letter, will you?”
Diana...to post her letter
6. “Let me carry your suitcase, John”

Harry...to carry John’s suitcase
7. “All right, it is true, I was nervous”

The leading actor...to being nervous
8. “I don’t think Liverpool will win”

Venesa...whether Liverpool would win

9. “If I were you, I would buy a mountain bike”
Stephan...Bill to buy a mountain bike
10.“Don’t worry, Martin, I will bring your book back”
Leslie...to bring Martin’s book back”
11. “You murdered Digby, didn’t you, Colin?”
The inspector...Colin of murdering Digby
12. “No, no, you really must have another drink!”
Dick...on my having another drink
13. “It was me who stole the money,” said Jim
Jim...to stealing the money
14. “Right, I will take the brown pair”

Andrew...to take the brown pair
15. “No, sorry, I don’t want to lend you my camera”
Alex...to lend me his camera

<b>IV. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:</b>
1. “Sue, can you remember to buy some bread”

Paul reminded...
2. “I don’t really think it will snow tomorrow”
I doubted...
3. “I am sorry I didn’t phone you earlier”

Jill apologised...
4. “I really think you should see a doctor, Christ”
William advised...

5. “No, I am sorry, I won’t work on Saturday. Definitely not!”
Catherine refused...
6. “Let’s go out to the pub for lunch, shall we?

Wendy suggested...
7. “It is not true! I have never been arrested”

Larry denied...
8. “ I will definitely take you to the park on Sunday, children”
Tom promised the...
9. “If you like, I will help you do the decorating, Bob”
Ann offered...
10. “Yes, all right, I’ll share the bill with you, Dave”
Brenda...

<b>X. From the four underlined words or phrases A,B,C or D, choose the one that isn t correct:</b>’
1. The mailman told me that my letter arrived the day before, and advised me to go home

A B C D
2. She told her boyfriend that she could see him that night because she is going to leave
A B C D
3. My close friend, Nam told me that he was paying a visit to my house this evening
A B C D
4. Do you think you could tell me what time your father got up every day?
A B C D

5. She said with me that he would go on holiday in Scotland for a change
A B C D

6. Could you mind telling me where is the post office? I need to send my letter
A B C D

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A B C D
8. The man admitted that he have taken part in the robberry of the local bank
A B C D
9. I asked the old man what was his recipe for long life, but he only laughed
A B C D

10. The receptionist apologised for not remember to set the security alarm in our room
A B C D

<b>VI. Choose the best answer for each sentence:</b>
1. She ...having broken my camera

A. warned B. denied C. refused D. told

2. Larry ...on changing the meeting for another time

A. boasted B. wanted C. suggested D. insisted

3. One of the men in the group was ... of breaking into the local bank

A. let B. doubted C. accused D. reminded

4. She ... to bring an umbrella

A. advised B. admitted C. suggested D. reminded

5. The man ... to having stolen the car

A. refused B. admitted C. decided D. apologised

6. She ...whether it was raining that night

A. decided B. refused C. knew D. doubted

7. Sue ... Peter on his passing the final test

A. told B. congratulated C. decided D. apologised

8. My friend ... me to bring my book back

A. said B. suggested C. promised D. confessed

9. Some people ...to receive the prize

A. refused B. reminded C. warned D. denied

10.She ...to me that she had not done her home work the night before

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