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Task 1 1) Mary says to Peter she is asking his help. 2) Paul says to Jenny he is asking her help. 3) I say to you I am asking your help. 4) You say to me you are asking my help. 5) Jane says to the boys she is asking their help. 6) They say to us they bought us some books the day before / the previous day. 7) Sarah say to the children they bought them some books the day before / the previous day. 8) Mary says to Peter they bought him some books the day before / the previous day. 9) You say to me you bought me some books the day before / the previous day. 10) I say to you we bought you some books the day before / the previous day. 11) Mary asks Peter if / whether he has seen her glasses there. 12) Paul asks Jenny if / whether she has seen his glasses there. 13) I ask you if / whether you have seen my glasses there. 14) You ask me if / whether I have seen you glasses there. 15) Jane asks the boys if / whether they have seen her glasses there. Task 2 1) She tells him to empty the rubbish. 2) Mother asks Carl if he needs her help. 3) I say to her that soup is delicious. 4) Kim asks where she can park her car. 5) We asks / tells them not to listen to the music so loudly. Task 3 1) I ask Ben to call for a taxi. 2) Kim says she got forty cents change at the market the day before / the previous day. 3) Dave asks me why my eyes were sparkling. 4) Mr Ford asks the agent if / whether s/he will show him round the house. 5) Frank says Julie is crying in her bedroom then. 6) The teacher asks Lily who she takes after. 7) Sally says to Rob his new bicycle has been stolen. 8) Tom's sister tells Tom not to ask her silly questions. 9) My mum says to me I should have painted the walls green. 10) Eve asks Charlie if / whether he would give her a lift. 11) The teacher tells to learn that poem by heart. 12) Greg asks Nora if / whether she has to speak to him. 13) Mrs Taylor asks how he could be the murderer. 14) Jenny says she can't come then. 15) I suggest my friends we should enjoy the party. / I tell my friends to let us enjoy the party.

Task 4 1) Sally told Rob to let her help him. 2) Mrs Gibson asked Dave whose hat he was wearing. 3) The politician said they would win the election the next month. 4) I asked Ben if / whether he had drunk my glass of lemonade. 5) I asked Ben where he had found those cats. 6) Mrs Taylor said to the teacher his/her students were really diligent that day. 7) Mrs Gibson told Dave not to enter her room. 8) Mrs Gibson asked the children if / whether they were hungry. 9) Daisy said she had seen a beautiful painting in the gallery. 10) Maggie asked if / whether they had won on the lottery the previous week. Task 5 1)  The policeman told Jane to fasten the seatbelts.  'Fasten the seatbelts.' 2)  Carl said to you he could learn thirty words a day.  'I can learn thirty words a day.' 3)  Mother asked the children how they ate the sausages.  'How do you eat the sausages?' 4)  Granny asked her grandson whether he wanted to taste her apple pie.  'Do you want to taste my apple pie?' 5)  I said to Tim I had sent him some photos.  'I have sent you some photos.' Task 6 1) Jake said to Mary he hadn't driven since his accident. 2) Dad asked me what I was drawing then. 3) Olivia asked Jason where they had to go that day. 4) Paul said he had bought an apple that day. 5) Mr Johnson told the police somebody broke into his house while he was sleeping. 6) The official told me to show him my passport. 7) The reporter announced the murderer had been caught in his home the previous night. 8) Jason said to me he could write when he was five. 9) Brian said he hadn't slept before that football match the day before. Task 7 1) 'What can I do for you?' 2) 'I am playing in the sands now.' 3) 'Be careful with these dogs.' 4) 'Listen to me carefully, please.' 5) 'I am going to bring you something from Japan.' 6) 'Does she / your daughter/son spend enough time with doing his/her homework?'

Task 3 - Make indirect sentences in the present. Look at the example.

e.g.: 'I am a student.'  Mary says to Peter she is a student.

1) 'Call for a taxi, please.' I to Ben

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2) 'I got forty cents change at the market yesterday.' Kim

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3) 'Why were your eyes sparkling?' Dave to me

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4) 'Will you show me round the house?' Mr Ford to the agent

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5) 'Julie is crying in her bedroom now.' Frank

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6) 'Who do you take after?' The teacher to Lily

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7) 'Your new bicycle has been stolen.' Sally to Rob

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8) 'Don't ask me silly questions, Tom.' Tom's sister

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9) 'You should have painted the walls green.' My mum to me

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10) 'Would you give me a lift?' Eve to Charlie

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11) 'Learn this poem by heart.' The teacher

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12) 'Do you have to speak to him?' Greg to Nora

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13) 'How could he be the murderer?' Mrs Taylor

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14) 'I can't come now.' Jenny

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15) 'Let's enjoy the party.' I to my friends

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Task 6 - Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

1) Jake said to Mary he ____________

____________ since his accident. (not / to drive)

2) Dad asked me what I __________________ then. (to draw)

3) Olivia asked Jason where they ____________________ that day. (have to / to go)

4) Paul said he __________________ an apple that day. (to buy)

5) Mr Johnson told the police somebody _______________ into his house while he ____________________. (to break, to sleep)

6) The official told me _______________ him my passport. (to show)

7) The reporter announced the murderer ______ ________________ in his home the previous night. (to catch - passive)

8) Jason said to me he ____________________ when he ________________ five. (can / to write, to be)

9) Brian said he ____________________ before that football match the day before. (not / to sleep)

Task 7 -Put the sentences into direct speech. Look at the example.

e.g.: He said he had forgotten to post the letter.

 'I have forgotten to post the letter.' or 'I forgot to post the letter.'

1) Jake asked you what he could do for you.

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2) Molly said to Oliver she was playing in the sands then.

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3) Dan told me to be careful with those dogs.

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4) Mr Smith asked her to listen to him carefully.

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5) Charles said to us he was going to bring us something from Japan.

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6) My teacher asked my father whether I spent enough time with doing my homework.

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Task 5 - Put the introductory verb into the past. Then put the sentences into direct speech. Look at the example.

e.g.: He says his uncle has written ten books.

 He said his uncle had written ten books.

 'My uncle has written ten books.'

1) The policeman tells Jane to fasten the seatbelts.

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2) Carl says to you he can learn thirty words a day.

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3) Mother asks the children how they eat the sausages.

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4) Granny asks her grandson whether he wants to taste her apple pie.

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5) I say to Tim I have sent him some photos.

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DON'T FORGET

Change the pronouns: X says to Y

In reported speech you have to change I, me, my, mine, myself, / we, us, our, ours, ourselves if X (speaker) isn't I or we. YOU HAVE TO CONFORM I OR WE TO X.

Let's see two examples:

Mary says to Peter she is a student.

Mary says to Peter they are friends.

In reported speech you have to change you, your, yours, yourself and yourselves if Y (receiver) isn't you. YOU HAVE TO CONFORM YOU TO Y.

Let's see an example:

Mary says to Peter he is a teacher.

When the instruction is in the past you have to go back a tense.

Task 4 - Make indirect sentences in the past. Look at the example.

e.g.: 'I am waiting for you.'  Mary said to Peter she was waiting for him.

1) 'Let me help you.' Sally to Rob

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2) 'Whose hat are you wearing?' Mrs Gibson to Dave

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3) 'We will win the election next month.' The politician

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4) 'Have you drunk my glass of lemonade?' I to Ben

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5) 'Where have you found these cats?' I to Ben

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6) 'Your students are really diligent today.' Mrs Taylor to the teacher

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7) 'Don't enter my room.' Mrs Gibson to Dave

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8) 'Are you hungry, children?' Mrs Gibson

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9) 'I have seen a beautiful painting in the gallery.' Daisy

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10) 'Did we win on the lottery last week?' Maggie

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Task 2 - Tell, say or ask.

e.g.: Mary says to Peter she is happy.

1) She _________ him to empty the rubbish.

2) Mother _________ Carl if he needs her help.

3) I _________ her that soup is delicious.

4) Kim _________ where she can park her car.

5) We _________ them not to listen to the music so loudly.

Task 1 - Make indirect sentences in the present. Look at the example.

e.g.: 'I am waiting for you.'  Mary says to Peter she is waiting for him.

'I am asking your help.'

1) Mary says to Peter _____________________________ _____________________________________________

2) Paul says to Jenny _____________________________ _____________________________________________

3) I say to you __________________________________ _____________________________________________

4) You say to me _______________________________ _____________________________________________

5) Jane says to the boys ___________________________ _____________________________________________

'We bought you some books yesterday.'

6) They say to us ________________________________ _____________________________________________

7) Sarah say to the children ________________________ _____________________________________________

8) Mary says to Peter _____________________________ _____________________________________________

9) You say to me _______________________________ _____________________________________________

10) I say to you _________________________________ _____________________________________________

'Have you seen my glasses here?'

11) Mary asks Peter _____________________________ _____________________________________________

12) Paul asks Jenny _____________________________ _____________________________________________

13) I ask you __________________________________ _____________________________________________

14) You ask me _______________________________ _____________________________________________

15) Jane asks the boys ____________________________ _____________________________________________

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