5. “Yes, all right, I’ll share the bill with you, Mai” Kim agreed………………………………………………………
6. “Carol, speaking English,” he said He told……………………………
7. “Fill in the form, sir” the receptionist said to the guest. The receptionist asked………………………………..
8. “Mind your own business,” Ethel told me. Ethel told………………………………………….
9. “Don’t repair the computer yourself” she said to him. She warned…………………………………………..
10. “Don’t give yourself up” he told his girlfriend. He advised …………………………………………..
11. “Don’t go out without me,” Harry told Sally. Harry begged…………………………………………
12. Allen said, “I’d like you to visit my house” Allen wanted…………………………………………
13. “Don’t forget to post the letter for me when you go out” my wife said. My wife reminded………………………………………………………………………
14. “Could you possibly speak more slowly, please?” the student said to the teacher. The student asked………………………………………………………………………
15. “You turn it on first, and then you press this button.” she told me. She instructed……………………………………………………………..
16. “Guard, take him to the prison” said the king. The king ordered………………………………………………………….
17. “Can you trans late this sentence into English for me?” Maria said to Mark.
Maria asked………………………………………………………………….
18. “Don’t forget to send Aunt Kim a birthday card,” Mary said to her son. Mary reminded……………………………………………………………..
19. “Sign on the dotted line” the postman said to me. The postman ordered……………………………….
20. “Please, please, please marry me. I can’t live without you,” Ben talked to Moria. Ben begged………………………………………………………………
21. “Please come to our wedding,” John said to his boss. John invited……………………………………………
22. “I’ll pay for the next round” Bobby said. Bobby told…………………………………
23. “Don’t run around the edge of the swimming pool or you’ll fall in” Susan said to her children. Susan warned……………………………………………………….
24. “I won’t go to bed,” Ron said.
Ron refused……………………………………………….
25. “You should talk to your advisor,” Bill said to me. Bill offered…………………………………………..
26. “Take that chewing gum out of your mouth immediately!” the teacher said to Jo.
The teacher ordered………………………………………………………………..
II. Rewrite the following sentences in Reported Speech, using the right form of the verbs given in brackets.
For example: “I’ll take you to town,” said.( offered) -> She offered to take me to town.
1. “You should take the job, Frank.” Joanna said. (encourage) …………………………………………………………………………
2. “I like to see your identification before I let you into the building” the guard said to me.(want). ………………………………………………………………………………….
3. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us” Jim said to Brenda.( invite) . ………………………………………………………………….
4. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never!” Linda said to David.(refuse) ………………………………………………………
5. “ Ok, I’ll lend you my car,” my cousin told me. (agree) ……………………………………………………..
6. “I really will be at at the airport to meet you,” she told me. (promise) …………………………………………………….
7. “Be careful with that fierce dog,” the old lady said to her (warn) ……………………………………………………………………..
8. “You have to do this for me, David,” said Peter (request) ………………………………………………………….
9. “Get out of your cat!” the police said to me (order). ……………………………………………………….
10. “I’ll shoot you if you don’t give me the money,” the robber said to the bank manager. …………………………………………………………………..
