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Reported Speech

The document contains a grammar exercise on reported speech. It includes: 1. Multiple choice questions to identify the correct verb tense when reporting statements made in the past. 2. Direct speech statements to be changed into indirect speech. 3. Second sentences to be rewritten in indirect speech to have the same meaning as the first sentence. The exercise focuses on changing direct speech into the appropriate verb forms for indirect speech, including backshifts in tense when reporting statements made in the past.

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Reported Speech

The document contains a grammar exercise on reported speech. It includes: 1. Multiple choice questions to identify the correct verb tense when reporting statements made in the past. 2. Direct speech statements to be changed into indirect speech. 3. Second sentences to be rewritten in indirect speech to have the same meaning as the first sentence. The exercise focuses on changing direct speech into the appropriate verb forms for indirect speech, including backshifts in tense when reporting statements made in the past.

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UNIT 19.

REPORTED SPEECH
I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. She said that she _________ him the previous day
a. had visited

b. has visited

c. will visit

d. would visit

2. He said that he _________ me there at 4.30 that afternoon.


a. would meet

b. met

c. will meet

d. meets

3. The salesman was telling me that he _________ ten cars the previous week.
a. sold

b. had sold

c. would sell

d. has sold

4. Did Bob say that he _________ from Princeton in 1951?


a. would graduate

b. graduates

c. has graduated

d. graduated

c. told me

d. told to me

5. Some _________ the tickets are free


a. said me

b. said me that

6. Ill do it tomorrow. He said hed do it _________


a. the following day

b. tomorrow

c. today

d. the previous day

c. not making

d. not to make

c. to you

d. you

7. The librarian asked us _________


a. dont make

b. not make

8. What did the man say _________ ?


a. at you

b. for you

9. I wonder _________ the tickets are on sale yet


a. what

b. when

c. where

d. whether

10. When I rang Tessa sometime, she said she was busy _________ day
a. that

b. the

c. then

d. this

11. When he was at Olivers flat yesterday, Martin asked if he _________ use the phone
a. can

b. could

c. may

d. must

c. said about

d. told me about

12. She _________ her holiday in Finland


a. said me about

b. told about

II. Put the following sentences into indirect speech:


1.The pupils said to their teacher Please give us better marks
The pupils asked_______________________________________________________________________
2. Dont come back before one oclock advised my brother
My brother advised_____________________________________________________________________
3. Cook it in butter Mrs. Brown said to her daughter
Mrs. Brown told _______________________________________________________________________
4. Dont forget to send your parents my regards She said to me
She told me___________________________________________________________________________
5. John said I have finished studying my lesson
John said_____________________________________________________________________________
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6. Johnny said to his mother: I dont know how to do this exercise


Johnny said___________________________________________________________________________
7. Mary said I can not go to the movies with you, John
Mary said ____________________________________________________________________________
8. We are waiting for the school bus said the children
The children said ______________________________________________________________________
9. My friend said Are you going to leave tomorrow?
My friend asked_______________________________________________________________________
10. Did you phone me yesterday? Tom asked Mary
Tom asked ___________________________________________________________________________
11. I asked the policeman Do you know how far it is to the station?
I asked ______________________________________________________________________________
12. I asked Bill What time did you go to bed last night?
I asked ______________________________________________________________________________
13. The traveller asked How long does it take to get to London?
The traveller asked _____________________________________________________________________
14. He asked me Why didnt you come to class yesterday?
He asked _____________________________________________________________________________
15. The teacher asked Which book are you taking, John?
The teacher asked ______________________________________________________________________
III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. Can I have a new bicycle? said Ann to her mother
Ann asked____________________________________________________________________________
2. Where has he been? She doesnt know that
She doesnt know______________________________________________________________________
3. Im sorry that I broke the glass, said Peter
Peter apologised_______________________________________________________________________
4. The doctor told him that he worked too hard
You________________________________________________________________________________
5. Keep away from the sea, said the security guard, when we approached the fence
The security guard told__________________________________________________________________
6. She wanted to know if he had studied French
She asked him:________________________________________________________________________
7. Bring your swimming things in case its sunny
He told_______________________________________________________________________________
8. You should take science appreciation courses at school
The lady researcher advised us__________________________________________________________
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9. How many students are there in your class?


The man asked me_____________________________________________________________________
10. You should take more exercise, Mr Rogerts, the doctor said, if you want to lose weight
The doctor advised_____________________________________________________________________
11. She asked John how he liked her new dress
How _______________________________________________________________________________
12. How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?
He wanted to know ____________________________________________________________________
13. Why didnt I get a computer before?, thought the officer manager
The officer manager wondered ___________________________________________________________
14. Please dont drive so fast Ann begged her boyfriend
Ann pleaded__________________________________________________________________________
15. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary
Mary asked ___________________________________________________________________________
16. Where is the station car-park? Mrs. Smith asked
Mrs. Smith asked______________________________________________________________________
17. How old is your little boy? said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley
The nurse asked________________________________________________________________________
18. I think you should go by train He told us
He advised us_________________________________________________________________________
19. How many stars are there in the sky?
No one knows_________________________________________________________________________
20. The boy said to his sister Have you ever read a book on space flights?
The boy asked ________________________________________________________________________
21. Do you want to insure your luggage or not?
The travel agent asked__________________________________________________________________
22. Please turn up the volume, Nga said her grandmother
Ngas grandmother asked ________________________________________________________________
23. What are you doing? She asked me
She asked ____________________________________________________________________________
24. Can you speak English? Mr. Brown asked
Mr. Brown asked_______________________________________________________________________
25. What do you usually do in your free time? the examiner asked
The examiner asked____________________________________________________________________

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