I.       Choose the correct answer.

I recently bought a DVD player from your shop on the High Street. The shop assistant told me that it (22) …... the best model available and that it came with a two-year guarantee. But after a month there was a problem with the sound. I brought it back to the shop and (23) …... the shop assistant what had happened. He said that they (24) …... any problems with the DVD before. He asked me when (25) …... it and if (26) …... the box. I (27) …... that I had the receipt, but I had thrown the box away. The shop assistant (28) …... he couldn’t change the DVD without the box. I asked (29) …... the manager, but he (30) …... that the manager was in a meeting. So I am writing to ask (31) …... the DVD or give me a full refund.

11.  A. is              B. was              C. will be             D. be

12.  A. told           B. said            C. told to               D. asked to

13.  A. never have         B. never had       C. have never had         D. had never had

14.  A. I buy           B. I bought          C. did I buy          D. I had bought

15.  A. do I still have          B. did I still have          C. I still had           D. I still had had

16.  A. said him                B. told him                 C. told                D. asked

17.  A. said me that               B. said that             C. said me               D. tells that

18.  A. to fetch          B. that he fetch           C. him to fetch             D. he fetched

19.  A. told                B. said                     C. asked                       D. told that

20.  A. you to change        B. to change         C. you changed         D. had changed

I.       Turn from direct into reported speech.

0. ‘I’ve finished the housework,’ she said.

She said (that) she had finished the housework.

11.  ‘Why did you do that?’ he asked her.

12.   ‘Please answer the telephone,’ he said to her.

13.  ‘Are you going out on Saturday night?’ Ben asked me.

14.  ‘We’ll go to the circus tomorrow,’ said Mother.

15.  Greg said, ‘Let’s have a party on my birthday.’

I.       Complete the conversations. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A: If I’d known you were ill, I (6) ……………………………………. (phone) you at the weekend. Sorry.

B: That’s OK. I was too ill to talk to people!

A: Are you going to college tomorrow?

B: I don’t know. I (7) ……………………………………. (go) if I feel well enough.

A: I always feel better if I (8) ……………………………………. (do) some exercise. Don’t you?

B: Yes, but I’m hope less at sport, so I don’t do enough. If I (9) ……………………………………. (be) better at sport, I’d do more, I’m sure!

A: I know what you mean. I can’t swim very well. I wish I (10) ……………………………………. (have) swimming lessons when I was younger.  

Complete the sentences with one of the words in the box.

1.    Don’t ……………….. me what happens at the end of the film.

2.    To ……………….. well you need to listen carefully to what people are saying.

3.    You shouldn’t use ……………….. in your English essays.

4.    I ……………….. online with my friends every day.

5.    You should always ……………….. what you think and be honest with people.

6.    I send about twenty ……………….. a day, which my dad thinks is too many.

7.    I wonder if I can ……………….. for her telephone number.

8.    My mum can ……………….. French and Spanish very well.

I.       In a court of law , the secretary has to note the exact words that are spoken. Based on these notes, complete the newspaper extracts making standard changes in the tenses. Use each reporting verb once.

Female Witness 1:         I saw the suspect stealing my car.

Female Judge:                The witness is making a serious accusation. What do you have to say?

Male Suspect 1: That’s not true.

Female Judge 1: Speak a bit louder.

Male Suspect:                It’s not true. I’ve never stolen a car.

The witness claimed that she had seen the suspect stealing (6) …… car. The judge (7) …… that the witness (8) …… a serious accusation and (9) …… the suspect what he (10) …… to say. The suspect (11) …… that it (12) …… true. At this point, the judge (13) …… the suspect (14) …… a bit louder. The suspect went on to (15)…… that he (16)…… ever stolen a car.

I.       In a court of law , the secretary has to note the exact words that are spoken. Based on these notes, complete the newspaper extracts making standard changes in the tenses. Use each reporting verb once.

Female Witness 1:         I saw the suspect stealing my car.

Female Judge:                The witness is making a serious accusation. What do you have to say?

Male Suspect 1: That’s not true.

Female Judge 1: Speak a bit louder.

Male Suspect: It’s not true. I’ve never stolen a car.

The witness claimed that she had seen the suspect stealing (6) ………………… car. The judge (7) ………………… that the witness (8) ………………… a serious accusation and (9) ………………… the suspect what he (10) ………………… to say. The suspect (11) ………………… that it (12) ………………… true. At this point, the judge (13) ………………… the suspect (14) ………………… a bit louder. The suspect went on to (15) ………………… that he (16) ………………… ever stolen a car.

I.       Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1.    A. sky                  B. fly                            C. by                           D. hymn

2.    A. vehicle                B. rehearse          C. helicopter                D. perhapsII.      Find which word does not belong to each group.

3.    A. man              B. driverless                C. pilotless                   D. automatic

4.    A, ship                         B. boat                         C. sailor                       D. train

5.    A. drive                      B. pedal                       C. ride                         D. sail