REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISE 2 I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the words given. 1. “ Keep quiet,” the teacher said to us. → The teacher told us _______________________________________________________ . 2. “ We’ll come back again.” → They promised __________________________________________________________ . 3. “ You’d better not swim too far from the shore,” the lifeguard said to us. → The lifeguard advised _____________________________________________________ . 4. “ Could you close the window?” John siad to Peter. → John asked ______________________________________________________________ . 5. “ You should join the football team, Eric,” said the teacher. → The teacher encouraged ____________________________________________________ . 6. “ I’ll give it to him tomorrow,” John said. → John promised ___________________________________________________________ . 7. “ Remember to lock the door before going to school,” my sister said. → My sister reminded _______________________________________________________ . 8. “ You should go home and rest for a while,” said the boss. → His boss advised _________________________________________________________ . 9. “ I’d like Lan to become a doctor,” my mum said. → My mum wanted _________________________________________________________ . 10. “ Don’t swim out too far, boys,” I said. → I warned ________________________________________________________________ . II. Write the following sentences in reported speech, using the right forms of the words given in the brackets. 1. “ Be careful of strangers and don’t go out at night.” ( WARN) → _______________________________________________________________________ . 2. “ You should not drink too much beer.” ( ADVISE) → _______________________________________________________________________ . 3. “ Come and see me whenever you want.” ( INVITE) → _______________________________________________________________________ . 4. “ Please don’t smoke in my car.” ( ASK) → _______________________________________________________________________ . 5. “ Sue, give me your phone number.” ( TELL) → _______________________________________________________________________ . 6. “ Don’t forget to give the book back to Joe.” ( REMIND) → _______________________________________________________________________ . 7. “ I’ll never do it again.” ( PROMISE) → _______________________________________________________________________ . 8. “ All right. I’ll wait for you.” ( AGREE) → _______________________________________________________________________ . 9. “ Please, lend me some money.” (ASK) → _______________________________________________________________________ . 10. “If I were you, I would give up smoking.” (ADVISE) → _______________________________________________________________________ . III. Change direct speech into reported speech. 1. “ It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you. → Tom thanked ____________ for ________________________________ . 2. “ I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John said to us. → John congratulated __________ on ______________________________ . 3. “ I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said. → Mary apologized for __________________________________________ . 4. “ I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda. → Peter insisted on _____________________________________________ . 5. “ You didn’t pay attention to what I said ,” the teacher said to the boy. → The teacher accused __________ of ______________________________ . 1. “ I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said. → Bob has always dreamed of _____________________________________ . 2. “ Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann. → I warned _________ against ____________________________________ . 3. “ Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane. → Her mother prevented _______ from ______________________________ . 9. “ It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack. → Miss White thanked ________ for ________________________________ . 10. “ I must have made a mistake in the calculations.” Mr. Forest said. → Mr. Forest admitted ___________________________________________ . 11. “ I’ll pay for the meal.” Sarah said. → Sarah insisted on _____________________________________________ . 12. “ It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.” Mike said. → Mike thanked ______ for ______________________________________ . 13. “ I’m sorry I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.” John said. → John apologized for __________________________________________ . 14. “ I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!” Dane said. → Dane congratulated ________ on _______________________________ . 15. “ I can’t let you use the mobile phone.” Her mother said. → Her mother prevented __________ from __________________________ . 16. “ I didn’t steal the car”, the boy said. “ I just borrowed it.” → The boy denied ____________________ but admitted _______________ . 17. Peter said, “ I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.” → Peter regretted ______________________________________________. 18. “ You don’t buy this car” They said. → They warned ________ against _________________________________ . 19. “ The man is a spy.” She said. → She suspected ________ of ____________________________________ . 20. “ I stole it” He said. → He admitted ________________________________________________ . . REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISE 2 I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,. Change direct speech into reported speech. 1. “ It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you. → Tom thanked ____________ for ________________________________ . 2. “ I hear. ________________________________________________________________ . II. Write the following sentences in reported speech, using the right forms of the words given in the brackets. 1. “ Be careful of strangers