“Don’t play the video games all the time!” she said.. He told the boy not to play video games all the time.[r]
(1)Reported speech I change the following sentences into reported speech
1 “come and see us if you have time” he said to us
……… “Don’t forget to send your parents my regard,” she said
……… Mary said, “I have finished studying my lesson”
……… My friend said, “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”
……… “Why are you late yesterday morning?” said the teacher
……… The traveler asked “How long does it take to get to Paris?”
……… Ann said, “I must go home now”
……… Alice says, “I usually get up mush earlier than you John”
……… “Who put salt in my coffee?” said he
……… 10 He said to me “You can keep that one if you like”
……… 11 “If I were you, I’d stop smoking”
……… 12 “Have your passports ready in your hands?” the custom officer said to the passengers ……… 13 “I don’t know them, did you Tom?” She asked
……… 14 “Don’t take more than two of these at once” said the doctor handing me a bottle of pills ……… 15 “It’s a very nice evening Why don’t we go for a walk?” Mary suggested
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II Change the following into indirect speech
1 Mr Green asked us to come to their party that night
……… The manager told John not to use the office phone for personal calls
……… She asked me to ring her boss and tell him she wouldn’t be back the day after ……… He told us not to forget to turn off the light and fans before leaving
……… I asked him to write to me soon and not to forget to give his new address
……… She said she had written to him weeks ago
……… He often asks me how my business is going
……… Mr Smith asked me where I was going on my vacation that year
……… She asked Bill if his father worked there
……… 10 The teacher asked us who was on duty that day
(2)III Choose the correct answer among a, b, c, d.
1 The teacher advised us……… a to be careful when doing these exercises b be careful when doing these exercises c careful when doing these exercises d are careful when doing these exercises She told me………
a shut the door but don’t lock it b shut the door but not lock it c to shut the door but not lock it d shut the door but not to lock it He told me……… a think well before I answered b think well before I answer c to think well before I answered d to think well before I will answer
4 “Don’t play the video games all the time!” she said a He told the boy not to play video games all the time b He said to the boy not play video games all the time c He told to the boy not to play video games all the time d He said the boy not play video games all the time He said, “I bought these books last week”
a He said he bought these books last week b He said he had bought these books last week c He said he had bought those books the week before d He said he bought those books last week
6 “Did they tell you when they left?” she said to me a She asked me if they told me when they left b She asked me if they told me when they had left c She asked me if they had told me when they left d She asked me if they had told me when they had left “Be careful the water is hot” she shouted
a She said to be careful because the water is hot
b She asked me to be careful because the water was hot c She told me to be careful because the water is hot d She shouted to be careful because the water was hot The teacher ordered not to make so much noise a The teacher said us “Not make so much noise” b The teacher told us “Didn’t make so much noise” c The teacher ordered us “Not to make so much noise” d The teacher said to us “Don’t make so much noise” She asked me if it would rain that night
a She asked, “Would it rain that night” b She said, “It would rain that night” c She asked, “Will it rain tonight” d She said to me, “it will rain tonight”