NAMA: SHAFIRA ANANDA

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STATEMENTS

1. These people are saying these things. Report them, using saysthat.
a) Paul: “Atlanta is a wonderful city.” Paul says that Atlanta was a wonderful city.
b) Ruth: “I go jogging every morning.” Ruth says that she was jogging every morning.
c) Anna: “Jenny isn’t studying for her exams.” Anna says that Jenny wasn’t studying for her exams.
d) Andrew: “I used to be very fat.” Andrew says that he used to be very fat. e.- Jim: “I can’t swim.”
Jim says that he couldn’t swim.

2. People made these statements. Report them, using said.

a) “Mary works in a bank”, Jane said. She said (that) Mary worked in a bank.
b) “I’m staying with some friends”, Jim said. Jim said (that) he was stayting with some friends.
c) “I’ve never been to Russia”, Mike said. Mike said (that) he had never been to Russia.
d) “Tom can’t use a computer”, Ella said. Ella said (that) Tom couldn’t use a computer.
e) “Everybody must try to do their best”, Jill said. Jill said (that) everybody had to try to their best.
f) “Jane may move to a new flat”, Rachel said. Rachel said (that) Jane might move to a new flat.
g) “I’ll stay at home on Sunday”, Bill said. Bill said (that) he would stay at home on Sunday.

3. Report what the guests said at a wedding last Sunday.

a. Miss Moore: “They’ll make a lovely couple.” Miss Moore said (that) they would make lovely
couple.
b. Mr Smith: “They’re going to live in Brighton.”
c. Mrs Jones: “The bride and the groom are very nice young people.”
d. Mr Roberts: “The bride is wearing a beautiful wedding dress.”
e. Mr Clarke: “The couple’s parents look happy.”
f. Miss Mayall: “The bride’s father has bought them a big flat.”
4. Change the following statements into the reported speech.
a) “I have something to show you”, I said to her. I said to her that I had something to show her.
b) “I’m going away tomorrow”, he said.
c) “I’ve been in London for a month but I haven’t had time to visit the Tower”, said Rupert. Rupert
said that he had been in London for a month but he hadn’t had time to visit the Tower.
d) “I’ll come with you as soon as I’m ready”, she replied. She replied that she would come with me
as soon as she was ready.
e) “We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work”, they said. They said that they had a lift but very
often didn’t work.
f) “I must go to the dentist tomorrow”, he said. He said that he had to go to the dentist the
following day.
g) “I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday and I am going to take it to the museum this
afternoon”, he said. He said that he had found an old Roman coin in the garden the day before
and that he was going to take it to he museum that afternoon.

5. Write these sentences in indirect speech.

a. “I’m very tired”, she said. She said that she was very tired.
b. “I’ll see them soon”, he said. He said that we would see them soon.
c. “I’m going to the cinema”, she said. She said that she was going to the cinema.
d. “I see the children quite often”, he said. He said that he saw the children quite often.
e. “I’m having a bath”, she said. She said that she was having a bath.
f. “I’ve already met their parents”, she said. She said that she had already met their parents.
g. “I stayed in a hotel for a few weeks”, she said. She said that she had stayed in a hotel for three
weeks.
h. “I must go home to make dinner”, he said. He said that he had to go home to make dinner.
i. “I haven’t been waiting long”, she said. She said that she hadn’t been waiting long.
j. “I’m listening to the radio”, he said. He said that she was listening to the radio.
k. “I’ll tell them the news on Saturday”, she said. She said that she would to tell them the news on
Saturday.
l. “I like swimming, dancing and playing tennis”, he said. He said that he like swimming, dancing,
and playing tennis.
 m. “I can drive”, she said. She said her could drive.
n. “I walked home after the party”, he said. He said that he had walked home after the party.
o. “I’m going to be sick”, she said. She said that she was going to be sick.
p. “I must go out to post a letter”, he said. He said that he had to go out to post a letter.
q. “I spoke to Jane last week”, she said. She said that she had spoken to Jane the previous week.
r. “I’m trying to listen to the music”, he said. He said that he was trying to listen to the music.
s. “I’ll phone the office from the airport”, she said. She said that she would phone the office from
the airport.
t. “I can’t speak any foreign languages”, he said. He said that he couldn’t speak any foreign
languanges.

6. Write these sentences in indirect speech, changing words where necessary.

a. “I’ll see you tomorrow”, she said. She said that she would see me the next day.
b. “I saw her today”, he said. He said that he had seen her that day.
c. “I don’t like this film”, she said. She said that she didn’t like that film.
d. She said, “We went swimming today”. She said that they had gone swimming that day.
e. “I met her about three months ago”, he said. He said that he had met her about three month
before.
f. “I’ll see Mary on Sunday”, she said. She said that she had seen Mary on Sunday.
g. “Pete and Sue are getting married tomorrow”, she said. She said that Pete and Sue were
getting married the day after.
h. “Stephen’s bringing some records to the party tomorrow”, she said. She said that Stephen
was bringing some records to the party the day after.
i. “I really like this furniture”, she said. She said she really liked that furniture.
j. “My parents are arriving tomorrow”, she said. She said that her parents were arriving the
following day.
k. “We visited her this morning” they said.They said that they had visited her that morning.
l. “We’ll see her next summer” they said. They said that they would see her the following
summer.
m. “They were here three months ago”, he said. He said that they had been there three months
before.
 n. “I’m meeting them at four o’clock today”, he said. He said that he was meeting them at four
o’clock that day.
o. “I can see you tomorrow”, she said. She said that she could see me the following day.

QUESTIONS

7. Report the police-officer’s questions to the shop owner.

a. What’s your name? He asked her what her name was.
b. Did you see the robbers? He asked her if she had seen the robbers.
c. What were they wearing?
d. How do you think they got in? He asked him how he thought they had got in.
e. What did they take? He asked him what they had taken.
f. Has this ever happened before?

8. Write these sentences as reported questions using the words given.

a. “What’s your name?”, he asked. (wanted to know) he wanted to know what my name
was.
b. “Do you like Marlon Brandon?”, she asked me if I liked Marlon Brando.
c. “How old are you?”, she said. (asked) she asked me how old I was.
d. “When does the train leave?”, I asked them her when the train left.
e. “Are you enjoying yourself?”, he asked me if I was enjoying myself.
f. “How are you?”, he said. (asked) he asked me how I was.
g. “Does your father work here?”, she asked me if my father worked there.
h. “Do you live near your father?”, he asked me if I lived near my father.
i. “Who did you see at the meeting?”, my mother asked me who I had seen at the
meeting.
j. “Why did you take my wallet?”, he asked me why had taken this wallet.
 k. “How did you get to school?”, she asked me how I had got to school.
l. “Are you a foreigner?”, she asked me if I was a foreigner.
m. “Where do you live?”, the boy asked me if I where living.
n. “Have you met Danny before?”, he asked me if I had met Danny before.
o. “Are you hungry?”, he asked me if I was hungry.
p. “Why wasn’t Judy at the party?”, she asked me why Judy hadn’t been at the party.
q. “Why didn’t you telephone?”, my father asked me why I hadn’t telephoned.
r. “Did you borrow my dictionary?”, he asked me if I had borrowed his dictionary.
s. “Why are you so late?”, the teacher asked me why I was so late.
t. “Have you finished your exams?”, she asked me if I had finished my exams.
u. “Did you invite Judy and Mitch?”, he asked me if I had invited Judy and Mitch.
v. “Does your brother live in London?”, she asked me if my brother lived in London.
w. “Why didn’t the police report the crime?”, the judge asked me why I hadn’t reported
the crime.
x. “Do you know who broke the window?”, he asked me if I knew who had broken the
window.
y. “Why you won’t let me in?”, he shouted me why I won’t let me in.

COMMANDS,REQUESTS AND ADVICE

9. Rewrite these sentences in reported speech.

a. “Make some coffee, Bob”, Carol said.(ask)
b. “You must do the homework soon, Jane”, she said.(tell)
c. “Remember to buy a map, Ann” he said.(remind)
d. “You should see a doctor, Mrs Clark”, he said.(advise)
e. “Keep all the windows closed, Bill” they said.(warn)
f. “Go home, Paul”, Francis said.(tell)
g. “Please stay for supper, Bob”, he said.(try to persuade)

10. Report the following sentences.

a. “Don’t try to be funny.”
 b. “Wait here till I come.”
c. “Go to bed and don’t get up till you’re called.”
d. “Be a good girl and sit quietly for five minutes.”
e. “Watch the milk and don’t let it boil over.”
f. “Don’t take your coat off.”
g. “Don’t forget to thank Mrs Jones when you’re saying good bye to her.”
h. “Stop that dog.”

11. Write the sentences in reported speech using the words given.
a. “Sit down, Mary.” (he told)
b. “Would you pass my suitcase?” (he asked)
c. “Don’t go near the sea, children.” (the children’s mother warned)
d. “Don’t be late, Tim.” (Tim’s father told)
e. “Be quiet, children.” (the librarian told)
f. “Have your tickets ready, please.” (the inspector told us)

SAY AND TELL

12. Use the correct form of SAY and TELL in these sentences
a. said
b. told us
c. told
d. said
e. told
f. said me
g. tell
h. tell
i. said
j. said to
k. said that
 l. told that
m. tell
n. telling
o. say
p. say
q. said
r. tell
s. tell
t. telling
u. said
v. say
w. tells
x. tells
y. said
z. tell

OFFERS AND SUGGESTIONS

13. Rewrite the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive and the in reported speech.
a. He promised to bring his CDs to the party
b. She suggested go to the cinema that night
c. He admitted that he was stole the wallet
d. She warned us that the water were boiring
e. My father insisted on that I had to opologise to teacher
f. My friend agreed that we could share the expenses