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A Rewrite these sentences into reported speech: 1. “I don’t like doing the housework.” Susan said___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. “Peter didn’t buy the food I asked him.” Mary pointed out_____________________________________________________________________________ 3. The weather will be better next week.” Tom told me ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. “My dad can’t take me to school tomorrow.” Charles remarked____________________________________________________________________________ 5. “I’m going to the park with my sister.” Alice said____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. “The Smiths are going to buy a new house next year.” My father commented ________________________________________________________________________ 7. “The bus is late, Tim, so I’m going to miss my first lesson.” Lucy told Tim________________________________________________________________________________ 8. “I’m going to marry Candy next June.” Terry announced _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. “I have lost my keys this morning.” Grandma said________________________________________________________________________________ 10. “Your appointment for the dentist is tomorrow.” My mother told______________________________________________________________________________ 11. “A new sports centre is going to be opened in 2012.” The mayor said_______________________________________________________________________________ 12. “Sue hasn’t written to me since last summer.” Danny told him______________________________________________________________________________ 13. “I’m really tired of working with you.” Carol remarked______________________________________________________________________________ 14. “I’ll never forget how nice you’ve been to me, Sally.”

Tony told Sally.______________________________________________________________________________ 15. “The international economic crisis will get even worse next year.” The president of the European Central Bank announced___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ B Rewrite the sentences into reported speech. Use the verbs in brackets. 1.“Why don’t we go to Brazil on holiday next summer?! (suggest) Paul________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.“I’m not wearing this dress for the party, definitely!” (refuse) 3.Carol_____________________________________________________________________________________ _ 4.“The new teacher will start teaching next week.” (announce) The headmaster______________________________________________________________________________ 5.“Where are you going so fast, Sally?” (want to know) Dave_______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 6.“Don’t make so much noise, children or the neighbours will phone the police now.” (tell) Dad________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.“Can you make me some coffee please, I’m exhausted.” (ask). Mum_______________________________________________________________________________________ 8.“The Smiths have bought a new car this morning.” (say) Alice_______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 9.“I wouldn’t miss my lessons if I were you, Tom.” (advise) Emily_______________________________________________________________________________________ 10.“We’re so sorry for being late, but we couldn’t park the car as soon as we expected.” (apologize) They_______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 11.“My sister studies at London University this year.” (comment) Tom________________________________________________________________________________________ 12.Where did you put your iPod, Sue?” (be interested in knowing) Lewis_______________________________________________________________________________________ 13.“OK, Tony, I’ll give you a lift to the airport.” (agree) Paul________________________________________________________________________________________ 14.“You can’t enter the library if you haven’t got your card.” (prohibit) The librarian_________________________________________________________________________________

15.“Are you ready to leave now, Andy?” (ask) Mary_______________________________________________________________________________________ 16.“I’m going to buy a present for my mum this evening.” (say) Alice_______________________________________________________________________________________ _

KEY A 1. Susan said (that) she didn’t like doing the housework. 2. Mary pointed out that Peter hadn’t bought the food she had asked him. 3. Tom told me (that) the weather would be the next/following week. 4. Charles remarked that his dad couldn’t take him to school the next/ following day. 5. Alice said (that) she was going to the park with her sister. 6. My father commented that The Smiths were going to buy a new house the next/following year. 7. Lucy told Tim (that) the bus was late, so she was going to miss her first lesson. 8. Terry announced that he was going to marry Candy the next June. 9. Grandma said (that) she had lost her keys that morning. 10. My mother told me (that) my appointment for the dentist was the next/ following day. 11. The mayor said (that) the new sports centre was going to open in 2012. 12. Danny told him (that) Sue hadn’t written to him since the previous/ last summer. 13. Carol remarked that she was really tired of working with me. 14. Tony told Sally (that) she would never forget how nice she had been to him. 15. The president of the European Central Bank announced that the international economic crisis would get even worse the following/ next year. KEY B 1. Paul suggested going to Brazil on holiday the next/ following summer. 2. Carol refused to wear that dress for the party. 3. The headmaster announced that the new teacher would start teaching the next/following week.

4. Dave wanted to know where Sally was going so fast. 5. Dad told the children not to make so much noise or the neighbours would phone the police then. 6. Mum asked me to make her some coffee because she was exhausted/ and added that she was exhausted. 7. Alice said that the Smiths had bought a new car that morning. 8. Emily advised Tom not to miss his lessons. 9. They apologized for being late, but they hadn’t been able to park the car as soon as they had expected. 10. Tom commented that his sister studied at London University that year. 11. Lewis was interested in knowing where Sue had put her iPod. 12. Paul agreed to give Tony a lift to the airport. 13. The librarian prohibited me to enter the library if I didn’t have my card. 14. Mary asked Andy if he was ready to leave then. 15.

Alice said that she was going to buy a present for her mum that evening.