PRACTICE MODULE 6 - PART 1.

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Task 1. Write sentences in indirect speech.

1. "I haven’t done my homework." she says

…… she says she haven’t done her homework

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2. ‘We’ve never been to Berlin.’ they say

…… they say they’ve been to Berlin

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3. "My name is Jill." he said

…he said his name was Jill

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4. "I’ll phone the office from the airport." she said

She said she would phone the office from the airport ……………………

5. "I walked home after the party." he said

…… he said he had walked home after the party

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6. "I met her about three months ago"’ he said

…… he said he had met her about three months before

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7. She said, "We went swimming today."

…… she said she had gone swimming the next day

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8. "I’ll see you tomorrow." she said

…… she said she would see me the next day

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9. "How do you get to school?" she said (asked)

……… she asked me how I got to school

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10. "Sit down Mary." (he told)

…… he told Mary to sit sown

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11. ‘Don’t be late, Tim.’ (Tim’s father told)

…… Tim’s father told him not to be late

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12. "Does your mother work here?" she asked

… she asked if my mother worked there

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Task 2. Complete the sentences, using the correct form
of say, tell or talk.

1. Jack __said______ me that he was enjoying his new class.

2. Tom ___ said _____ it was a nice restaurant, but I didn’t like it very
much.
3. The doctor ___told_____ that I would have to rest for at least one
week.
4. My aunt____ said ____ us that she wouldn’t be able to come the next
weekend.
5. At the meeting the teacher ___talked_____ about the problems our
school had.