martes, 2 de abril de 2019

REPORTED SPEECH_____KEY

REPORTED SPEECH

1.- CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH
     STATEMENTS
1)  “Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow” Emily said
Emily said that their teacher would go to Leipzig the next day
2)  “I cleaned the black shoes yesterday” Peter said
Peter said that he had cleaned the black shoes the day before
3)  “I’ve written this letter here” Helen said
Helen said that she had written that letter there
4)  “My father flew to Dallas last year” Robert said
Robert said that his father had flown to Dallas the previous year
5)  “My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend” Patricia said
Patricia said that her mother would celebrate her birthday the following weekend
6)  “ Tim is going to the stadium tonight” Lisa said 
Lisa said that Tim was going to the stadium that night
     IMPERATIVES
1)  “Wash your hands” Fred said
Fred told them to wash their hands
2)  “Don’t play in this park, children” Karen said
Karen told the children not to play in that park
3)  “Don’t forget your homework” the teacher said
The teacher told us not to forget our homework
4)  “Write this letter” the boss said
The boss told her to write that letter
5)  “Help my sister, Pam” Andrew said
Andrew told Pam to help his sister
6)  “Don’t shout at me” Mike said
Mike told me not to shout at him
     QUESTIONS
1)  “Where do you park your car?” Ronald said
Ronal asked me where I parked my car
2)  “Who gave you the laptop yesterday?” Jason said
Jason asked me who had given me the laptop the previous day
3)  “Where do you play football today?” Jennifer said
Jennifer asked me where I played football that day
4)  “Have your cousins arrived yet?” Mark said
Mark asked me if my cousins had already arrived
5)  “Will it rain tomorrow?” Daniel said
Daniel asked them if it would rain the next day
6)  “Is Tim leaving on Friday?” Robert said
Robert asked her if Tim was leaving on Friday

 2)   MIXED
1)  “Don’t do it” his father said
His father told him not to do it
2)  “I’m leaving tomorrow” she said
She said that she was leaving the next day
3)  “Please, give me a cup of tea” her aunt said
Her aunt begged her to give her a cup of tea
4)  “She got married last year” they said
They said that she had got married the previous year
5)  “Be quick!” the coacher said
The coacher told them to be quick
6)  “Could you explain number four, please?” the teacher said
The teacher asked them if they could explain number four
7)  “Where do you live?” you said
You asked me where I lived
8)  “We went to the  cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant” they said
They said that they had gone to the cinema and then to a ….
9)  “I’ll come and help you at twelve” he said
He said that he would come and help me at twelve
10)   “What are you doing tomorrow?” I said
I asked me what I was doing the next day
11)   “Don’t go!” she said
She told me not to go
12)   “Do you work in London?” Jim said
Jim asked me if I worked in London
13)   “Could you tell me where the post office is?” he said
He asked me if I could tell him where the post office was
14)   “Come here!” he said
He ordered her to come there
15)   “I’ve never been to Wales” I said
I said that I’d never been to Wales
16)   “Have you ever seen “The Lord of Rings” they said
They asked me I had ever seen “The Lord of Rings”
17)   “I don’t like mushrooms” I said
I said that I didn’t like mushrooms
18)   “Don’t be silly” he said
He told me not to be silly
19)   “Would you mind waiting for a moment, please?” she said
She asked me if I would mind waiting ….
20)   “How often do you play tennis?” the journalist said
The journalist asked him how often he played tennis

3) CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH
1)  “I will paint my room next week” Diane said
Diane said that she would paint her room the following week
2)  “Don’t smoke in my office, please” the boss said
The boss asked/begged me not to smoke in his/her office
3)  “Are you going to the club now?” he’s said
He’s asked me if I am going to the club then
4)  “Whose pencil is this?” the teacher said
The teacher asked us whose pencil that was
5)  “Why don’t we play a game of tennis?” Sheila said
Sheila suggested playing a game of tennis / Sheila suggested that we (should) play …
6)  “Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?” he asked
He asked (us) who had assassinated Abraham Lincoln
7)  “The electricity bill must be paid next week” he advised us
He advised us that the electricity bill had to be paid the following week
8)  “Let’s order hamburgers instead of Indian food” Martin said
Martin suggested ordering/that we (should) order hamburgers instead of Indian food
9)  “Give me your papers!” the policeman said to me
The police told me to give him my papers
10)       “Haven’t you ever worked on a laptop before?” she said
She asked me if I hadn’t ever worked on a laptop before
11)       “Children, don’t quarrel any more, please!” she begged
She begged children not to quarrel any more
12)       “Can we see him this evening or tomorrow evening?” the woman said
The woman asked them if they could see him that evening or the following/next evening
13)        “I had a bad cold last week” the worker’s said
The worker’s said that he had a bad cold the previous week/the week before
14)        “Where will Jane be next Thursday at six o’clock?” Carol asked
Carol asked (me) where Jane would be the following Thursday at six o’clock
15)       “ Don’t forget to phone me” the father said to his son
The father told his son not to forget to phone him
16)        “Let’s not jump to any conclusions” Denise suggested
Denise suggested not jumping to any conclusions
17)       “Who was singing just now?” my mother said
My mother asked who had been singing/was singing just then
18)        “Did anyone try to save life?” the police officer asks
The police officer asks if anyone tried to save life
19)        Our teacher said: “Try and read this text”
Our teacher told her to try and read that text
20)        “We are painting our house today” my friend said
My friend said that they were painting their house that day
21)       “Type this letter for me tonight, please” the manager asked me
The manager asked me to type that letter for him that night
22)        “Did you speak to John last night” she asked
She asked me if I had spoken to John the previous night/the night before
23)       “I forgot to take my briefcase” Jim said
Jim said that he had forgotten to take his briefcase
24)        “Don’t worry about my problem” she said
She told me not to worry about her problem
25)       “Where are you working these days?” he asked
He asked where I was working those days
26)       “Let’s make some spaghetti sauce now” he said
He suggested making some spaghetti sauce then

4.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
     1) “Why didn’t we go to the cinema?” he said.
           He ….. to the cinema                             a) suggested going      
           b) thanked for going      c) promised to go      d) warned against going
     2) “Watch out! The bull looks dangerous” he said
         They ….. the dangerous bull                 a) denied going to
          b) accused us of coming to   c) promised not to come   d) warned us against
     3) “Daddy, I’m going out with John” she said
          She ….. with John                 
          a) denied going out                         b) confessed that she was going  
          c) apologized for going out               d) regretted going out
     4) “What a pity I didn’t see the ceremony” he said
          He ….. not seeing the ceremony             
          a) regretted          b) accused          c) denied          d) advised
     5) “You are right. It was a mistake to get up so early” Chris said
          Chris ….. early was a mistake           a) begged getting up
          b) denied to get up      c) admitted getting up       d) advised getting up
     6) “Thank you very much indeed” he said
          He ….. Susan             
          a) refused          b) thanked          c) promised          d) explained
     7) “Robert, welcome to our city!” the Lord Mayor said
          The Lord Mayor ….. Robert
          a) explained          b) admitted          c) thanked          d) greeted
     8) “Look! He is the thief” the greengrocer said
           The greengrocer ….. him of being a thief
           a) advised          b) greeted           c) accused          d) regretted
     9) “I will help you, Tom, for sure” the teacher said
          The teacher ….. to help Tom
          a) promised          b) denied          c) regretted          d) suggested
    10) “Stay with us until tomorrow, OK?” her uncle said
          Her uncle ….. on our staying with them for the night
          a) admitted          b) explained           c) begged          d) insisted
    11) “How about having a swim?” they said
           They ….. having a swim
           a) accused          b) refused          c) suggested          d) warned
    12) “Mummy, buy me that toy, please, please” the kid said
           The kid ….. her Mum to buy him a toy
           a) advised          b) suggested          c) begged           d) confessed
    13) “It’s a pity we didn’t meet the president” they said
           They ….. not meeting the president
           a) warned          b) promised           c) regretted           d) accused
    14) “Look out! Timber” the foreman said
           The foreman ….. the other workers against the falling tree
           a) promised          b) insisted          c) suggested          d) warned
    15) “You’d better start learning for the exam, Roget” the biology teacher
          said.          
            The biology teacher ….. Roger to start leaning for the exam
            a) promised          b) advised          c) suggested          d) denied


5.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH REPORTED VERBS
1) "I didn't do it," she said.       She ___denied_____________ doing it.
2) "Have lunch with me," she said.     She ___invited_____________ me to have 
     lunch with her.
3) "Why don't we buy one?" said Tom.    Tom ____suggested____________
     buying one
4) "I promise I'll take you to Prague," said Mary.       Mary 
     ____promised____________ to take me to Prague.
5) "I hope Andy phones tonight," said Clare.         Clare ____hoped_________
    Andy would phone that night
6) "Please, please don't tell anyone!" he said.          He ____begged____________ 
     me not to tell anyone.
7) "I won't do it," he said.             He ___refused_____________ to do it
8) "You should have lessons," she said.            She ____advised____________ 
     me  to have lessons.
9) "We really must go with you," they said.        They ___insisted_____________ 
    on going with me.
10) "Don't forget to phone Granny," said Mum.         Mum __reminded__________ 
     me to phone Granny.
11) "If you wear my T-shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," said Maggie.   Maggie 
     ____threatened____________ to pinch me very hard if I wore her T-shirt again.
12) "Don't fly kites near electric overhead cables," said my father.       
     My father ___warned_____________ me not to fly kites near electric overhead 
     cables.
13)   " I won´t help you with your homework", Mark said to María
Mark refused . . . . .  .to help her with her homework

6.- FINISH THE SENTENCES
1.  "This exercise is too difficult", Paul said
Paul complained . . . . . .that exercise was too difficult
2.  "OK, I´ll go with you to the concert", Lola said to Mario
Lola agreed  . . . . . . . about going with him to the concert
3.  Sara said to Tom, "Do you want to go to the cinema?"
Sara invited . . . . . . . him to go to the cinema
4.  "Sara, stay in your house", her mum said
Her mum told . . . . . . . Sara to stay in her house
5.  "I took the money", the thief said
The thief admitted . . . . . . . taking the money

7.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES
1) My friend _____told_____ me that I was lucky.
2) “I like English”.          Michael said that he _____liked_____ English.
3) The policeman _____asked_____ me where I was going.
4) “You must stop eating fried food”.        The doctor explained that I _____had to_____ stop ……
5) He _____ordered/told_____ me not _____to_____ move.
6) “I don’t want to go to school today”.       My brother insisted that he _____didn’t_____ want to go
       to school _____that day_____.
7) “Please, don’t leave”.           He _____begged_____ her not to leave.
8) The teacher asked us _____if_____ we understood him/her.
9) Mike _____suggested_____ going to John’s house.
10) “My sister has lived in Toledo for years”.          The man told us that _____his_____ sister _____had_____ lived in Toledo for years.
11) He told her _____notto_____ speak so loud, because he wasn’t deaf.
12) She asked me _____who/where_____ my favourite actor was
13) “I will be 17 years old next Tuesday”.        Brenda reminded us that she _____would_____ be 17 years old _____the following_____ Tuesday
14) “I have lost my wallet” he said _____to_____ her
15) “I can’t find my new white shirt”.          John complained that he _____couldn’t_____ find _____his______ new white shirt.







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