I. Say or Tell? Choose the correct one.

9. He ______ me to shut up and play.
10. My brother ____ them he was good at playing chess.
11. She _____ that it was a great idea.
12. He _____ that it had snowed the previous week.

II. Underline the best option.
1. She said she was seeing her brother the following day / the previous day.
2. Mike said he had had / would have an accident the day before.
3. She said she didn’t see / hadn’t seen them since the previous week.
4. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London tomorrow / the next day.
5. Erica told me she won’t / wouldn’t be back until the following Thursday.
6. John said he had worked for that company the year before / the year after.
7. Sam told the police he didn’t know / hadn’t known what had happened.
8. Harry told us he is / was catching the first bus to New York the next day.
9. My mother told me that if I ate / had eaten too much, I would feel ill.
10. When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy today / that day.

III. Rewrite these statements as reported speech with tense changes.
2. “The 8.30 flight to Da Nang will be delayed for 2 hours.”
They announced that _________________________________________________

5. “My engineers can assemble 5 car engines a week.”
The director said that_________________________________________________
7. “We plan to make the City a safer place for everyone.”
The local MP said that________________________________________________

IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

4. The atmosphere of Mars is very thin and we can’t breathe it. (TOO)
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5. Most students searching for information try to find the details on the Internet. (LOOK)
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A. Look at the direct and reported statements and answer the questions below

"Your books are here,' Jenny said. → She said (that) my books were there.
'We had been to Oxford before,' said Paul. → He said (that) they had been to Oxford before.
"Your tutor could help you,' Mrs Jones said. → She said (that) my tutor could help me.
'I will not be at school tomorrow,' said Sandy. → She said (that) she would not be at school the next day.
1. What usually happens to the tense in a reported statement?
2. Which tense doesn't change from direct to reported speech?
3. Do all modal verbs change in reported speech?
4. In reported speech, do we often change words that show time and place?
5. In reported speech, do we change pronouns and possessive adjectives?

7. Tom said: “ I have already has breakfast, so I am not hungry.’
A. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he is not hungry.
B. Tom said he has already had breakfast, so he is not hungry.
C. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he was not hungry.
D. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he was not hungry.
8. I said to Nick: “Where are you going?”
A. I asked Nick where was he going. B. I asked Nick where he was going.
A. I asked Nick where is he going. D. I asked Nick where he is going.
9. He said to them: “Who will you see before you leave here?”
A. He asked them who they would see before they left there.
B. He asked them who would they see before they left there.
C. He asked them who they would see before you left there.
D. He asked them who you would see before they left there.
10. She asked me: “Why didn’t you come here yesterday?”
A. She asked me why I hadn’t gone there the day before.
B. She asked me why I didn’t go there the day before.
C. She asked me why didn’t I go there the day before.
D. She asked me why hadn’t I gone there the day before.
11. Mother asked me: “Did you play with your friends yesterday?”
A. Mother asked me if I had played with my friends the day before.
B. Mother asked me if I played with my friends the day before.
C. Mother asked me if I had played with your friends the day before.
D. Mother asked if you had played with my friends the day before.
12. “Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?” He said to me.
A. He invited me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
B. He offered me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
C. He suggested me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
D. He reminded me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
13. “Will you help me, please? She said. “I can’t rich the top shelf.”
A. She asked me help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
B. She asked me to help her as she can’t reach the top shelf.
C. She asked me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
D. She warned me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
14. “This is a horrible room. Why don’t you ask for something better?” he said
A. He said it was a horrible room and reminded me to ask for something better.
B. He said it was a horrible room and advised me to ask for something better.
C. He said it was a horrible room and warned me to ask for something better.
D. He said it was a horrible room and invited me to ask for something better.
15. “Remember to switch off when you have finished”, he said
A. He reminded me to switch off when I’d finished
B. He offered me to switch off when I’d finished
C. He suggested me to switch off when I’d finished
D. He reminded me to switch off when I have finished
16. “Answer this letter for me, will you?” he said. “And remember to keep a copy”.
A. He warned me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
B. He told me to answer that letter and suggested me to keep a copy.
C. He told me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
D. He suggested answering that letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
17. “Why don’t you go by train? It’s much less tiring than driving, “ I said.
A. I advised him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
B. I suggested him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
C. I warned him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
D. I advised him going by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
18. “Will you be here tomorrow?” she asked – “Yes” I answered
A. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I would.
B. She asked if I will be there the next day and I said that I will.
C. She asked if you would be there the next day and I said that you would.
D. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I will.
19. “If I were you I’d try to get a room on the top floor,” he said
A. He advised me to try to get a room on the top floor.
B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor.
C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor.
D. He suggested me to try to get a room on the top floor.

20. Have you found the book? (she asked me…)
A. She asked me if I had found the book.
B. She asked me if I found the book.
C. She asked me whether I had found the book or not.
D. B and C are correct

Put the following into direct speech, using the dialogue form
1. Tom inveted Ann to come from a drive the following day
2. Ann accepted with pleasure and asked where he was thinking of goinge
3. He suggested going to Stratford
4. He added that they might go on the river if is was a fine day
5. Ann said that Stratford was an ideal place to go and that she had not been there for ages
6. He asked Ann if she could be ready by ten
7. Ann said with regret that she couldn't as she has to type a report first
8. Tom expresses with horror at the ideal of working on saturday and advised her to change her job
9. She told him not to be ridiculos and explained that she had volunteerted to type the report in return for a free afternon the following week
10. Tom said he supposed it was all right but warned her not to make a habit of volunteering for weekend work

Put the following into direct speech, using the dialogue form
1. Tom inveted Ann to come from a drive the following day
2. Ann accepted with pleasure and asked where he was thinking of goinge
3. He suggested going to Stratford
4. He added that they might go on the river if is was a fine day
5. Ann said that Stratford was an ideal place to go and that she had not been there for ages
6. He asked Ann if she could be ready by ten
7. Ann said with regret that she couldn't as she has to type a report first
8. Tom expresses with horror at the ideal of working on saturday and advised her to change her job
9. She told him not to be ridiculos and explained that she had volunteerted to type the report in return for a free afternon the following week
10. Tom said he supposed it was all right but warned her not to make a habit of volunteering for weekend work

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 36

Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was looking (33) _____ the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (34) _____ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (35) _____ doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (36) _____ about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (37) _____ to do well in the interview. 

A. worried

B. offended

C. annoyed

D. bored

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 35

Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was looking (33) _____ the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (34) _____ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (35) _____ doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (36) _____ about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (37) _____ to do well in the interview. 

A. in

B. from

C. about

D. of

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 34

Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was looking (33) _____ the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (34) _____ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (35) _____ doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (36) _____ about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (37) _____ to do well in the interview. 

A. posters

B. notices

C. advertisements

D. announcements

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 33

Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was looking (33) _____ the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (34) _____ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (35) _____ doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (36) _____ about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (37) _____ to do well in the interview. 

A. over

B. into

C. round

D. up