I.

Change from Direct into Indirect Speech:

1. He added: “We need someone who will realise that celibacy has to be a personal choice”. –
He added that they needed someone who would realise that celibacy had to be a personal
choice.
2. “If I don’t win this game, I will retire,” Kasparov said. - Kasparov said that if he didn’t win
that game, he would retire.
3. The police said: “Youssef planned the World Trade Centre bombing”. - The police said that
Youssef had planned the World Trade Centre bombing
4. She said: “As a woman, my life will change with the new millennium”. - She said that As a
woman, her life would change with the new millennium
5. “I watched a documentary about dolphins on TV yesterday,” said John. John said that he had
watched a documentary about dolphins on TV the day before.
6. “I’m living the adventure of my life,” Banderas said. Banderas said that he was living the
adventure of his life.
7. Al Gore said: “As a teenager, one of the books that I read was Silent Spring.” - Al Gore said
that as a teenager, one of the books that he had read was Silent Spring.
8. “I was taught information technology in this course,” she said. - She said that she had been
taught information technology in this course.
9. My aunt said: “Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer”. - My aunt said
that Single men should drive slowly if they wanted to live longer.
10. He said: “We are here today to reach consensus”. - He said that they were there that day to
reach consensus.
11. Last week Julia said: “We will meet our new instructor tomorrow”. - The previous week Julia
said that they would meet their new instructor the next day.
12. He said to one of them: “Let me see the streets once more before I die. I’ll be back in five
minutes.” - He asked one of them to Let him see the streets once more before he died and that
he would be back in five minutes.
13. “Please, don’t say anything to him”, he said. - He (begged her) pleased not to say anything to
him.
14. “Don’t talk to me like that,” said his mother. - His mother said to her not to talk to her like
that.
15. She said: “Don’t smoke if you want to save money.” - She said to me not to smoke if I wanted
to save money

II. Open the brackets using the proper forms of the verb:
1. The man said that if he _ missed_(to miss) the train and he _would take__(to take) a bus.
2. He looks as if he_knew everybody__(to know everybody).
3. He _won’t open__(not, to open) the door tomorrow unless he _knows__(to know) who it is.
4. If he _had worked__(to work) hard last week, he _could be_(can, to be) free today.
5. The teacher _will be __(to be angry) if the pupil _makes (to make) many mistakes in the
composition next week.
6. He requested that he (Suppositional Mood) should be allowed (to allow) to see the head of the
department.
7. He is a sound sleeper and you_won’t wake__(not to wake) him up even if your voice _is__(to
be) as loud as a train whistle.
8. Your room is untidy. It’s time you _cleaned__ (to clean) it.
9. She could discuss the latest novel as though she _had read__(to read) it.
 10. It’s strange that he (Suppositional mood)_should have skipped lessons__ (to skip lessons) last
year

III. Complete the sentences using either the Infinitive or Gerund:

1. We arranged __to meet___________ under the station clock at half nine. ( to meet )
2. I always try to avoid ___seeing__________ him whenever I can. ( to see )
3. I long __to be___________ in Scotland again. ( to be )
4. My Mum demanded __to see___________ the manager. ( to see )
5. My brother denied ___eating___ my chocolate mousse. Maybe his hamster ate it. ( to eat )
6. I tried _ to understand ___ but I just couldn't. ( to understand )
7. In the end I gave up _trying____________ to persuade her. ( to try )
8. Charlie was pretending __to be___________ a chicken. ( to be )
9. They chose __to stay________ in a cheap hotel but spend more money on meals. ( to stay)
10. We like Galicia so much that we keep __going_____ back there. ( to go )
11. He deserves ___to be__________ severely punished. ( to be )
12. When we visit my aunt, they expect me ___to be__________ on my best behaviour. ( to be )
13. I didn't mean __to hurt (намереваться)_____ her feelings. I'm really sorry. ( to hurt )
14. I always put off ___doing___ my homework until the last possible moment. ( to do )
15. He goes on __telling_ me the same thing over and over again. ( to tell )