Messages 4

Student’s Book
Unit 12 Grammar practice

1 Reported speech
Complete the sentences with say and tell.
1 Fran said it was a great concert.
3 Reported speech
Rewrite the sentences. Use the correct
form of the verbs.
2 He he hadn’t been on a plane 1 ‘I’ll see you on Monday!’
before. She said she would see me on Monday.
3 Jane me she liked travelling. 2 ‘I haven’t been abroad.’
4 Sally and Tabbie they were going He said he abroad.
camping. 3 ‘I saw you at the barbecue.’
5 I the teacher I wasn’t feeling very He told me he me
well. at the barbecue.
6 Phil us he wouldn’t be able to go to 4 ‘We’re making a cake.’
the party. They said they
7 Anna and Tymek Tim they were a cake.
going to the cinema. 5 ‘I’m not going camping this year.’
8 Ruth she liked meeting new people. She told us she
camping this year.

2 Reported speech
Put the words in the correct order and
make sentences.
6 ‘I’m very disappointed with you!’
He said he
disappointed with me.
very

1 were / me / you / in / you / going / Ireland 7 ‘I’ve eaten all the chocolates.’
/ told / the / to / summer He said he all the

UNIT 12 RESOURCES
You told me you were going to Ireland chocolates.
in the summer . 8 ‘Billie can help you with the shopping.’
2 wanted / he / said / he / to / an / buy / He told me Billie
MP3 player me with the shopping.
He .
3 said / tennis/ she / like / she / playing /
didn’t
She .
4 Reported speech: pronouns
Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1 She said she would take they to the station.
4 us / she / moving / Dana / told / Paris / them
was / to 2 She told we she didn’t have any money.
GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Dana .
5 couldn’t / said / we / Mum / go / party / 3 He told me he name was Luke.
the / to
Mum . 4 Jake told she he was tired.
6 seen / told / Cassie / she / had / ghost /
William / a 5 We told the manager we didn’t like we rooms.
Cassie .
7 had / me / she / told / Paula / forgotten / 6 They said they had lost they passports.
homework / her
Paula . 7 Kylie told Jason she would see he tomorrow.
8 film / said / the / was / Julie / terrible
Julie . 8 Fahed said he had finished he project.

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