vvvvvvvvvPASSIVE VOICE AND REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE A- Turn these sentences into the PASSIVE:

1. Sheila is drinking a cup of tea. 2. My father was washing the car. 3. Farmer Joe has already milked the cows. 4. She took a picture of the landscape. 5. I ll write a poem. 6. We didnt play soccer. 7. He should wear a tie for the interview. 8. Is she preparing the party? 9. Did they talk about the meeting? 10. Has she watered the flowers yet?

B-This is just a little exercise to practise the tenses when the reporting verb (the main verb of the sentences, e.g., said, remarked, told...), is in the past tense. Please complete the following sentences by using REPORTED SPEECH. 1. Thomas said, "I speak English." Thomas said (that) 2. Thomas said, "I am speaking English." Thomas said (that) 3. Thomas said, "I have spoken English." Thomas said (that)

4. Thomas said, "I spoke English." Thomas said (that) 5. Thomas said, "I will speak English." Thomas said (that) 6. Thomas said, "I am going to speak English." Thomas said (that) 7. Thomas said, "I can speak English." Thomas said (that) 8. Thomas said, "I should speak English." Thomas said (that) 9. Thomas said, "I must speak English." Thomas said (that) C- Choose only one option. Reported speech in questions and orders:

Q1.

"Where do you live?" Mike asked me where do I live. Mike asked me where I lived. Mike asked me where did I live.

Q2.

"What is the time?" Can you tell me what is the time? Can you tell me what the time is?

Q3.

"Why did he say that?" I would like to know why he said that. I would like to know why did he say that.

Q4.

"Do we have a test tomorrow?" Ive forgotten do we have a test tomorrow?

Ive forgotten if we have a test tomorrow. Ive forgotten have we a test tomorrow?

Q5.

"Dont talk!" The teacher told us not to talk. The teacher told us to not talk.

Q6.

"Have you finished with the computer?" She asked if had I finished with the computer. She asked if I had finished with the computer.

Q7.

"Ill give you your money back tomorrow." She promised me to give the money back the next day. She promised to give me back the money the next day.

Q8.

"Can I use your phone?" I asked her could I use her phone. I asked her if I could use her phone.

Q9.

"When are you going back to Japan?" He asked when I was going back to Japan. He asked when was I going back to Japan.

Q10.

"Why did you have to wait so long?" She wanted to know why we had to wait so long. She wanted to know why did we have to wait so long.

Q11.

"Be quiet!" I told her be quiet. I told her to be quiet.

Q12.

"Dont play in this room" He asked dont I play in that room. He asked if I did play in that room. He asked me not to play in that room. He asked me I not to play in that roomm.

Q13.

"Where are my keys?" He wanted to know where were his keys. He wanted to know where his keys were.

Q14.

"Why dont you start again?" He suggested me to start again. He suggested that I started again. He suggested why didnt I start again.

Q15.

"Ill drive you to the airport." She offered that she would drive us to the airport. She offered to drive us to the airport.

Q16.

"Can you help me, please?" John wanted me to help him. John wanted that I helped him. John wanted that I help him.

Q17.

"Whats she doing?" I wondered what was she doing. I wondered what she was doing.

Q18.

Do not tell her what I said.

He begged me to not tell her what he had said. He begged that I didnt tell her what he had said. He begged me not to tell her what he had said.

Q19.

"Never use my computer without my permission!" He shouted that I should never use his computer without his permission. He shouted to never use his computer without his permission.

Q20.

"How did you get on in this quiz?" How did I get on in this quiz is my business, not yours! How I got on in this quiz is my business, not yours!

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