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I Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift). Note the change of pronouns,
places and verbs.
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2. "Be patient," she said to him.
→ She told him …………………………………………………………………….
3. "Give me the key," he told her.
→ He asked her …………………………………………………………………….
4. "Play it again, Sam," she said.
→ She asked Sam …………………………………………………………………….
5. "Sit down, Caron" he said.
→ He asked Caron …………………………………………………………………….
6. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
→ The receptionist asked the guest …………………………………………………………………….
7. "Take off your shoes," she told us.
→ She told us …………………………………………………………………….
8. "Mind your own business," she told him.
→ She told him …………………………………………………………………….
1. "Don't touch it," she said to him.
→ She told him ……………………………………………………………………
2. "Don't do that again," he said to me.
→ He told me ……………………………………………………………………
3. "Don't talk to me like that," he said.
→ He told her ……………………………………………………………………
4. "Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him.
→ She warned him ……………………………………………………………………
5. "Don't let him in," she said.
→ She told me ……………………………………………………………………
6. "Don't go out without me," he begged her.
→ He begged her ……………………………………………………………………
7. "Don't give yourself up," he advised her.
→ He advised her ……………………………………………………………………
8. "Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys ……………………………………………………………………
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III Imagine you want to repeat sentences that you heard two weeks ago in another place.
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns and expressions of time and
place where necessary.
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4. "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
→ He wondered …………………………………………………………………………
5. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
→ She asks Peter …………………………………………………………………………
6. "Have you been shopping?" he asked us.
→ He wanted to know …………………………………………………………………………
V Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a
statement or a question.
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13. "I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said …………………………………………………………………………
14. "I was very tired," she said.
→ She said …………………………………………………………………………
15. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised the
audience …………………………………………………………………………