Write a second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in the brackets.

VD : There were lights on the spacecraft. (had)

The spacecraft had lights on it.

1. I had my old coat on. (wearing)

2. I was on holiday, and you were on holiday, too. (we)

3. It isn't true that I made a mistake.

4. The boys were in the middle of a game of cards. (playng)

5. No one told me about the change of plan. (know)

6. My friend was the winter of the competition. (won)

7. Is it a fact that the Romans built this wall ? (did) 

III. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets.
1. No one told me about the change of the plan. (know)

2. When I was a child, we lived in Bristol. (used)

3. My friend was the winner of the competition. (won)

4. Is it a fact that the Romans built this wall? (did)

5. She’s sorry she can’t play the piano. (wishes)

6. Our trip to Africa was in October. (We)

7. It was breakfast-time when Susan rang. (I)

8. There were lights on the spacecraft. (had)

9. I had my old coat on. (wearing)

10. It isn’t true that I made a mistake. (didn’t)

8. My little sister and I have always had our _________ I think the funniest time was when I made her ride a cow. We lived in a house _________ a field of cows on one side and I told my sister that they were horses. I went into the field _________ stood behind the cows making horse noises. When the cows were right next to our garden_________, I said she could ride one of the horses... just like a cowboy! I still can’t_________ she listened to me! She just jumped off the fence onto a cow’s back! The cow was very_________ It ran away with my sister holding onto its back. I couldn’t stop laughing. In the end, my sister _________. Her clothes were really dirty and she was crying. Then, I felt _________ and helped her back home. When we got _________, I told my mum my sister had tried to ride a cow and I _________ her. She believed me... I still feel guilty.

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Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was (1) ...................................... of her favorite sayings. She lived (2) ...................................... herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) ...................................... antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) ...................................... an art gallery. I remember my father (5) ...................................... that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) ...................................... idea what he meant. I (7) ...................................... out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) ...................................... her. My sister Alice, (9) ...................................... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) ...................................... saw him again!

Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was (1) ...................................... of her favorite sayings. She lived (2) ...................................... herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) ...................................... antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) ...................................... an art gallery. I remember my father (5) ...................................... that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) ...................................... idea what he meant. I (7) ...................................... out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) ...................................... her. My sister Alice, (9) ...................................... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) ...................................... saw him again

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)
......................................................................................................................
5. Most students searching for information try to find the details on the Internet. (LOOK)
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