Exercises 1st term review

Reported speech

1. ‘Which beans are you going to put in the soup?’ ‘Ella asked me ___________________
2. ‘Can I use the computer now?’ Tom asked the librarian ____________________
3. ‘I think we should study before we go out?’ I told my boyfriend that _________________
4. ‘I didn’t read your diary?’ My brother denied _______________________
5. ‘Janet thinks we should book our flights today’. Jane suggested __________________
6. ‘Don’t forget about the game.’ Mum told me ___________________
7. ‘John, be careful’, Jane said. Jane warned________________________
8. ‘I’ll email the photos to you’, said Alan. Alan promised _________________________
9. ‘I think we should go to the gym today’, said Ben. Ben advised__________________
10. ‘Sam, don’t forget the meeting tomorrow’, Jan said. Jan reminded _________________
11. ‘I lost my MP3’, said my sister. My sister admitted________________________
12. ‘ I wouldn’t go there tonight’, said Amy . Amy advised us ______________________
13. ‘I’m not taking the cat to the vet today’, said Steven. Steven announced _____________
14. ‘Are you hungry?’ Tim asked. Tim asked ___________________________
15. ‘I’m sorry, I behaved badly’ Sheila told Mary. Sheila apologized __________________
16. ‘I’ve been looking after my sister’, said Dean. Dean explained ___________________
17. ‘Why didn’t you tell me about last week?’ asked my mother. My mother asked _______

2 Rewrite the statements in reported speech.

1 ‘I don’t mind being here.’
She said ___________________________________________________ .
2 ‘We weren’t doing anything at eight o’clock yesterday evening.’
They said __________________________________________________ .
3 ‘You must get a ticket for next month’s concert.’
She said ___________________________________________________ .
4 ‘You may know Louise from the evening class.’
She said ___________________________________________________ .
5 ‘Lisa is doing a test at the moment.’
He told us __________________________________________________ .
6 ‘Some of the power cables were damaged in last night’s storm.’
He told me __________________________________________________ .
7 ‘I’m going to help you with the cooking tonight.’
He told _____________________________________________________ .
8 ‘We haven’t finished our picnic yet.’
They told me ________________________________________________ .
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3 Rewrite the questions in reported speech.

1 ‘What time was it when you finally got home?’
Joe asked us ________________________________________________ .
2 ‘How many bottles have you found since you started looking?’
Pat asked Sue _______________________________________________ .
3 ‘What were you doing when the fire started last night?’
The police asked me ___________________________________________ .
4 ‘What time will you get back tonight?’
Jill asked me _________________________________________________ .
5 Did you do the washing up earlier today?
Peter asked me _______________________________________________ .
6 When will you do your homework?
Mum asked us ________________________________________________ .
4 Write reported commands, requests and suggestions. Use the prompts in brackets.
1 ‘Switch off your laptop.’ (Ian / Amanda)
2 ‘Let’s go out for lunch!’ (Peter)
3 ‘Don’t forget to be home by seven!’ (Steve / Mark)
4 ‘Why don’t we call Stephanie?’ (Harriet)
5 Rewrite the sentences using the verbs in the box.
apologize refuse admit advise agree warn
1 ‘I never help with the washing up,’ said Simon.
2 ‘Don’t throw stones,’ said Thomas to the children.
3 ‘I’m sorry I forgot to buy some flowers,’ said Louisa.
4 ‘I won’t give you any money,’ said Matt.
5 ‘You ought to apply for that job,’ Jennifer told me.
6 ‘I’ll let you borrow my car,’ said Roberta.
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6 Rewrite using relatives

1. That is the girl. Her brother is in our class.
2. Mrs. Wilson is very kind. Her daughter goes to my school.
3. John is a classmate of mine. He’s been around the world with his family.
4. I like people. They always agree with me.
5. Our new teacher is called Mr Morse. He is very funny
6. My school is called Carmelitas. I learn a lot of things there.
7. MY school is called Carmelitas. It’s located in Vigo.
8. Next year I hope to go to university. Next year I have finished my exams.
7 Join the sentences using a relative clause.

1. That woman is a head teacher. She is wearing grey trousers

2. Pablo went to live in Oxford. His girlfriend was working in England.
3. Sharon will always remember that man. He saved her life.
4. This is the school library. Many students come to study here.
5. Clair and Mark work for a big company. It’s located in New York.
8 Join the sentences with relative pronouns.
1 Tom has a brother. He is a professional footballer.
2 Do you remember the park? We played rugby there.
3 Jessica left the house at a really early hour of the morning. There were no people in the streets
then.
4 I met an accountant. His company works on the accounts of many famous celebrities.
5 In her job, Louise gets lots of tips. She shares them with the other waiters.
9 Join the sentences. Use commas where necessary.
1 A leading company has gone into liquidation. It employs hundreds of people.
2 We visited a wonderful nature reserve. You can see flamingos feeding there.
3 The Alps are a popular place to go skiing. They are located north of Italy.
4 My brother rang me last night. You met him once.
5 Walter Cavendish has just moved in next door. He is a well-known poet.
10 Join the sentences with relative pronouns.
1 One of my oldest friends has just written me an email. He has recently moved to Canada.
2 Exciting summer jobs in exotic countries can be found by looking on the internet. They are
obviously very much in demand.
3 I thought it was a lovely moment. Harry kissed June after the wedding ceremony.
4 I didn’t really want the present. Ian gave it to me.
5 We visited a small village. It was in ruins following the bombing.
6 Do you know the name of the shop? Tim bought the TV there.
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11 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. Then rewrite them as formal
sentences.
1 He isn’t someone I could work _________________ .
2 Who is Fiona getting married _________________ ?
3 It isn’t something I could possibly agree _________________ .
4 The place we had to work _________________ was awful.
5 Amy is the girl I was telling you _________________ .
6 Who are you arguing _________________ ?