Reported Speech 2º Bachillerato

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REPORTED SPEECH 2º BACHILLERATO.

TURN THE SENTENCES INTO DIRECT SPEECH.

1. Joanna pointed out that her cousins had often visited Paris.

2. He asked who had stolen his suitcase.

3. He said the boys had been saving for a guitar.

4. I advised my neighbor that I wouldn’t have bought that laptop if I had been him.

5. He asked me how much I thought it would cost.

6. He told her not to speak until she was spoken to.

7. She asked him if he had seen tom the day before.

8. The manager told me to type the letter soon.

9. I said that they hadn’t arrived because they had forgotten the address.

10. He told her that she had to go to the dentist’s.

11. He asked what time his friends had left the previous night.

12. Charlie said that he didn’t know what Fred was doing.

13. She said to me that she would tell Jim she had seen me.

14. The driving instructor warned me not to drive too close to the car in front.

15. She said that I could go and stay with her if I was in London.

16. He asked us how long we had lived in Liverpool.

17. My mother asked who had been singing just then.

18. She asked me if I would like to have lunch with her.

19. I told her that they would clean my shoes.


20. His mother told him not to put sticky things in his pockets.

TURN THE SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH

1.- “How far is the station from our hotel?”, the girl wanted to know.

2.- “You will not touch the wire”, his father told him.

3.- Her mother told her, “You have to hurry”.

4.- The doctor told her, “You have to take some exercise if you cannot sleep well”.

5.- "Don't lean your bikes against my windows", he told the boys.

6.- He asked me, “Do you speak Portuguese?

7.- She told her husband, “I will buy a dress tomorrow”

8.- “Dad, don’t forget to send the e-mail, please”, Jodi said.

9.- His mother told the teacher, “they don’t bring the homework today”

10.- " I broke that window", she told him

11.- I asked Tom, “Did you enjoy the film last week?”

12.- " I am too busy at this moment", I told them

13.- "She doesn't want you to go to the pool with me?", he told me

14.- I wanted to know, “Will the test be difficult?”

15.- "I can help you with that math problem if you want", he said

16.- "I want to see the manager of this company immediately!", he told me

17.- “Let’s go down to the harbour and see if we can hire a boat”, he said.

18.- “Hey Bill. Don’t forget to mail this letter today!", I said to him

19.- "They are drinking too much this morning", he said


20.- I asked Linda, “Where did you go on holiday last summer?”

VERB TENSES.
Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form.
1 I………………………………. (switch off ) the computer because it ……………………………………(make) a
strange noise.
2 My dad………………………………. (listen) to classical music when I ……………………… (arrive) home
from school.
3 We ……………………………………(play) video games when my mum ,…………………………….(say) ‘Turn
the volume down!’
4 My cousin ………………………………….(meet) his wife, Bianca, while he ……………………….(live) in
Italy.
5 My little sister ………………………………. (draw) a picture while I……………………………… (study) for
my French exam.
6 While they………………………………. (try) to fix the computer, all the lights …………………………(go
out).
7 When we ………………………………….. (leave) school yesterday, it…………………………… (pour) with
rain.
8 When you ……………………………… (see) Paul, he ……………………………………. (wear) a black jacket?
9 I …………………………………. (try) to log on when the WiFi …………………………………….. (stop)
working.
10 While Dad ……………………………………. (print) an article, the printer………………………… (run out)
of paper.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple
or the Present Perfect Simple.
1. John ........................... (not call) me recently.
2. They ........................... (buy) a new car last month.
3. The teacher ........................... (not return) the tests yet.
4. How long ........................... she ........................... (know) about this problem?
5. ........................... you ever ........................... (hear) such an unbelievable story?
6. When I was a child, I ........................... (live) in England for two years.
7. He ........................... (buy) me a beautiful gift for my birthday.
8. I am so excited to have a dog. I ......................................... (always / want) one.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple,
Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.
1. They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.
2. She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.
3. I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.
4. What .................................... she .................................... (say) when he asked her to marry
him?
5. When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.
6. Why .................................... she still .................................... (work) at one o’clock in the
morning?
7. I was happy to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.
8. By the time we got to the shop, a long queue ....................................
already .................................... (form) outside.

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