3. Choose the correct item.
1 Heather said/told/asked me what I wanted for
my birthday.
2 Mum told you not/not to/to not bother me when
I’m studying!
3 James said that he would leave tomorrow/the
previous day/the next day.
4 He asked/said/told he had no idea whether his
plane would arrive on time.
5 My friend asked/said/told me if I was ready to go
to the party.
6 My sister told us that she wanted to make the
cake myself/herself/himself.
7 We asked Tony to come with us last Saturday, but
he said he was working this/that/then day.
8 Did anybody say/ask/tell you how pretty you
looked in your new dress?
5. Turn the following into reported speech, as in the
example.
I Never run near the pool.
II Keep your head above the water.
III Breathe through your mouth.
IIII Don’t panic.
IIIII Don’t forget to kick your feet.
1 The instructor told me never to run near the pool.
2 ..........................................................................
3 ..........................................................................
4 ..........................................................................
5 ..........................................................................
6. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.
1 “When is half-term break?” she asked.
She asked when half-term break was.
2 “I want to visit my parents in Leeds,” he said.
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3 “I don’t understand how to do this Maths
problem,” she said to me. ...................................
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4 “Don’t say anything to Oliver about the party
because it is a surprise,” he said to her.
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5 “The headmaster called me, Jack,” his mother said.
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6 “What happened at school?” Tony’s dad asked him.
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7 “Turn down that music!” she said to him.
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8 “I can’t do my homework,” Bob said to his mum.
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9 “Why is the train delayed, please?” he asked. .....
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10 “Do you work on Saturdays?” James asked me.
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11 “Don’t slam the door!” Kate told her brother.
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12 “If I wasn’t so busy, I’d start a language course,”
Jane told me.
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zad.3
a) told
b) not to
c) next day
d) said
e) asked
f) herself
g) that
h) tell
zad.5
The instruction tolde me to keep head above the water.
The instruction tolde me to breathe through mouth.
The instruction tolde me to don't panic
The instruction tolde me to do not forget to kick the feet.