3   ‘Have you been working here since university?’

     She asked him __________________________________.

4   ‘Where are you thinking of going on holiday?’

     We wanted to find out __________________________________.

5   ‘Would you tell me your computer password?’

     He asked me if __________________________________.

6   ‘Is your brother married to that TV presenter?’

2   Complete the conversations with the words in brackets.

1   A Steve is a bank manager.

     B But he told me he _was a millionaire_. (millionaire)

2   A He’s got three children.

     B But he said he ____________. (any children).

3   A He’s married to Lucy.

     B But he told me he ____________. (not married / yet)

     A You shouldn’t believe everything he tells you, Karen.

4   A You left your computer on last night.

     B Really? I thought ____________. (remember / switch off)

5   A Rob’s gone shopping.

     B Has he? I thought you said ____________. (not feeling well)

6   A It’s the 30th of December. I’m 40 today.

     B Congratulations. I didn’t realize ____________. (birthday / December).

3   Decide which reporting verb from the box matches the sentences below.

1   ‘Complete the project by next week,’ the Managing Director said to him. tell

2   ‘Remember to buy some flowers for your mum,’ Zack said to his wife.      

3   ‘Come with me to the opera,’ Vicky said to them. 

4   ‘Could you open the window?’ the old lady said to me.     

5   ‘Put your hands up and step back!’ the policeman said to us.         

6   ‘Please, oh, please tell me your name! Please!’ George said to the beautiful girl.    

7   ‘The button on the side is for printing,’ the IT consultant told me.  

8   ‘I will phone you on Sunday,’ Jill said to Stewart. 

9   ‘I’ll help you with your homework,’ I said to Jenny.         

10 ‘No, I’m not going to buy you the pink car,’ Rachel said to her son.           

11 ‘If I were you, I’d tell John the truth,’ Lisa said to Alison. 

4   Complete rewriting the sentences from exercise 3 in reported speech.

1   The Managing Director told him to complete the project by the following week.

2   Zack ________________ buy some flowers for her mum.

3   Vicky ________________ go with her to the opera.

4   The old lady ________________ to open the window.

5   The policeman ________________ and step back.

6   George ________________ the beautiful girl to tell him her name. 

7   The IT consultant ________________ that the button on the side was for printing.

8   Jill ________________ to phone Stewart on Sunday.

9   I ________________ Jenny with her homework.

10 Rachel ________________ the pink car.

11 Lisa ________________ John the truth.

5   Correct the mistakes in the reported speech. Type Correct on the three correct sentences.

1   ‘I’m going to buy a Porsche,’ she said.

     She said she is going to buy a Porsche.      _was going to buy_

2   ‘Are you married?’ the blonde girl asked me.

     The blonde girl asked me if I am married. ________

3   ‘Were you having dinner when the burglar came in?’ the policeman asked.

     The policeman asked if we was having dinner when the burglar had come in.          ________

4   ‘Where did you put my sunglasses?’ James asked his girlfriend.

     James asked his girlfriend where you had put my sunglasses.         ________

5   ‘Will you still be here next week?’ Carl asked Gail.

     Carl asked Gail if she will still be here the following week.            ________

6   ‘Will you marry him?’ I asked Ruth.

     I asked Ruth to marry me. ________

7   ‘I won’t marry you,’ Ruth said to Colin.

     Ruth promised to marry Colin.     ________

8   ‘Have you got a daughter?’ I asked him.

     I asked him if he had a daughter.  ________

9   ‘Stop talking and kiss me,’ his wife said to him.

     His wife told him he stopped talking and kissed her.          ________

10 ‘I think you’d better tell your mum about failing the exam,’ Michelle told Liz.

     Michelle advised Liz to tell her mum about failing the exam.

11 ‘I won’t lie to you about my ex-boyfriends again,’ Jessica told me.

     Jessica promised me not to lie about her ex-boyfriends again.         ________

6   Read the reported speech and complete the direct speech.

1   I asked Mike why he was late again.

     ‘Mike, why are you late again?

2   Mike said he had missed the train that morning.

     ‘I ________________ morning.’

3   I asked him if he had got up too late.

     ‘________________ too late?’

4   He admitted he had.

     ‘Yes, I ________________.’

5   I asked if he had been feeling tired recently.

6   He explained that he had actually worked until midnight the previous day.

     ‘Actually, I ________________.’

7   I advised him to take the afternoon off to get some rest.

     ‘Maybe you ________________.’

8   He offered to stay in the office and rest at the weekend.

     ‘________________ and rest at the weekend.’

9   I persuaded him to reconsider his decision.

     ‘I think you ________________. 

10 He said he was going to take the following day off instead if I didn’t mind.

     ‘I ________________.’

11 I reminded him to tell me if he was feeling exhausted.

     ‘Don’t ________________.’

a   say you do not agree with or approve of something

b   say that something is not true

c   talk informally about somebody else’s private life

d   speak in front of a large audience

e   argue loudly with somebody

f   speak very quietly so others cannot hear

g   ask for something in a very firm way

h   say that somebody has done something wrong

i    say what is bad or wrong about something

j    talk to somebody in an informal way

k   advise about a plan or an idea you would like to discuss

l    cry out in a loud voice

1   chat        j

3   accuse    

4   demand  

5   quarrel   

6   scream   

7   protest    

8   criticize  

9   whisper  

10 deny      

11 suggest   

8   Complete the sentences with a suitable verb from exercise 7.

1   The boss just started screaming. People heard him from downstairs.

2   Thousands against the war yesterday outside Parliament.

3   Stop me all the time! You’re never happy.

4   Don’t say it out loud, just it! We don’t want others to hear.

5   Workers to know why conditions are not improving.

6   Patrick with his wife a lot. They disagree about everything.

7   Brian enjoys . He told me that Tom’s cheated on Jill.

8   I love to my friends about all sorts of things.

9   He stealing the necklace. He says he’s innocent.

10 Are you we should go out for a pizza tonight?

11 I shouldn’t have her of taking my car.

9   Translate the sentences into your language.

1   Many happy returns!

2   I don’t mind which one. I’m easy.

3   You win some, you lose some.

4   It’s all right for some.

5   Well I never!

6   You live and learn.

7   Better safe than sorry.

8   Rather you than me.

9   ‘I hate tests!’ ‘You can say that again.’

10 All’s well that ends well.