Unit 6 Grammar practice 

Reported speech; 3 Complete the reported questions.

reporting verbs ‘Do you know who Jamie Oliver is?’ I asked Mona.
I asked Mona if / whether she knew who Jamie Oliver was.
1 Complete the reported sentences with the correct form
of the verbs in the list. 1 ‘Do you eat healthy food?’ the doctor asked him.

bring ever go never drink never pay not eat The doctor asked him  .
slice suffer text 2 ‘How many eggs do we need?’ I asked my sister.
I asked my sister .
Tony told me that he hadn’t eaten meat for ages.
3 ‘Are these tomatoes Spanish?’ the chef asked her.
1 Karen asked us if we to
an Italian restaurant. The chef asked her  .

2 Peter said that his dad 4 ‘Where did you go for dinner?’ Tanya asked him.
milk in his life. Tanya asked him  .
3 He told us that he from 5 ‘Are you keen on Indian food?’ Tom asked June.
food poisoning on holiday last year. Tom asked June  .
4 The waiter said that he
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
us our food as soon as it was ready.
reporting verbs in the list.
5 She asked me if I the
advise declare explain recommend suggest
vegetables at that moment.
warn
6 They told me that they
so much money for a meal. The waiter suggested that we try the special of the day.
7 We said that we them as 1 My mum that I buy more apples.
soon as we arrived. 2 My dad my brother that he was
going to burn himself on the stove.
2 Complete the sentences using reported speech. Pay
3 The chef loudly that he was the
attention to pronouns and time and place expressions.
best chef in the world.
‘I can give you the recipe tomorrow,’ he said to me.
4 Tony that I had to plug in the
He said that he could give me the recipe the following day. computer before I could turn it on.
1 ‘We’ll go out for a meal tonight,’ Jason told me. 5 Her doctor her to cut down on
Jason told me that  . chocolate.
2 ‘Haggis is a Scottish dish,’ Seamus told us.
5 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the bold
Seamus told us that  .
reporting verbs.
3 ‘My mum bought a new cooker last week,’ said Sue.
‘Don’t waste food!’ she said to her children. (tell)
Sue said that
She told her children not to waste food.
 .
1 ‘I’ll cook the turkey this year,’ said Hans. (offer)
4 ‘I’ve never cooked a three-course meal before,’ said

Pete.
2 ‘Would you like to go for a pizza?’ Stan asked Jennifer.
Pete said that
(invite)
 .

5 ‘We’re not going to eat out next week,’ said Helen.
3 ‘You should try the prawn cocktail,’ said Kate.
Helen said that  . (recommend)
6 ‘He’s worked here for a month,’ Trudy told him.
Trudy told him that  . 4 ‘I’m sorry I broke her bowl,’ said Joey. (apologize for)
7 ‘We’re eating breakfast now,’ her dad told her.
Her dad told her that  . 5 ‘You should clean up the kitchen first,’ he told me.
8 ‘He’s been working hard all this week,’ said Sophie. (advise)
Sophie said that
 .

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