Indirect Speech 2.
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1) Complete the sentences with say or tell (in the correct form). Use only one word each time.
1 Ann ... goodbye to me and left.
2 ... us about your holiday. Did you have a nice time?
3 Don't just stand there! ... something!
4 I wonder where Sue is. She ... she would be here at 8 o'clock.
5 Dan ... ...... me that he was bored with his job.
6 The doctor ... that I should rest for at least a week.
7 Don't anybody what I ... . It's a secret just between us.
8 'Did she ... you what happened?’ ‘No, she didn't anything to me.'
9 Cary couldn't help me. He ........... me to ask Chris.
10 Gary couldn't help me. He ... to ask Chris.
2) The following sentences are direct speech:
Don't wait for me if I'm late! Mind your own business! Please slow down! Can you open your bag, please? Don t worry, Sue. Could you get me a paper? Will you marry me? Do you think you could give me a hand, Tom? Hurry up!
Now choose one of these to complete each of the sentences below. Use indirect speech
1 Bill was taking a long time to get ready, so I told him to hurry up
2 Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked .. ........................................................
3 Sue was nervous about the situation. I told ...... ............................................
4 I couldn't move the piano alone, so I ................................................................................
5 The security guard looked at me suspiciously and ...........................................................
6 Tom was going to the shop, so I ..................................................................................
7 The man started asking me personal questions, so I ..... ........................
8 John was in love with Marianne, so he ...............................................
9 I didn't want to delay Helen, so I ..................................................
3. Choose the correct variant.
Paul asked me whether I liked travelling. - “... (Do you like/Did you like) travelling?” asked Paul.
He asked me if I had finished the essay. – “... (Did you finish/Had you finished) the essay?” he asked me.
Helen asked me if she could leave. – “... (Can/Could) I leave?” asked Helen.
Mark asked Liz if she had met anyone the previous Sunday. – “... (Did you meet/Have you met) anyone last Sunday?” asked Mark.
The policeman asked him if the gun belonged to him. – “... (Does/Did) the gun belong to you?” asked the policeman.
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2. Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked her to slow down.
3. Sue was nervous about the situation. I told her not to worry .
4. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom to help me / to give me a hand.
5. The customs officer looked at me suspiciously and asked me to open my bag.
6. Tom was going to the shop, so I asked him to get me a newspaper .
7. The man started asking me personal questions so I told him to mind his own business.
8. John was very much in love with Mary, so he asked her to marry him.
9. I didn’t want to delay Helen, so I told her not to wait for me if I was late.
1)Do you like travelling?
2)Did you finish the essay?
3)Can I leave?
4)Did you meet anyone last Sunday?
5)Does the gun belong to you?
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2. Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked her to slow down.
3. Sue was nervous about the situation. I told her not to worry .
4. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom to help me / to give me a hand.
5. The customs officer looked at me suspiciously and asked me to open my bag.
6. Tom was going to the shop, so I asked him to get me a newspaper .
7. The man started asking me personal questions so I told him to mind his own business.
8. John was very much in love with Mary, so he asked her to marry him.
9. I didn’t want to delay Helen, so I told her not to wait for me if I was late.
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1)Do you like travelling?
2)Did you finish the essay?
3)Can I leave?
4)Did you meet anyone last Sunday?
5)Does the gun belong to you?
1)said
ОтветитьУдалить2)tell
3)say
4)said
5)told
6)said
7)tell,said
8)tell,say
9)told
10)said
2. Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked her to slow down.
3. Sue was nervous about the situation. I told her not to worry .
4. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom to help me / to give me a hand.
5. The customs officer looked at me suspiciously and asked me to open my bag.
6. Tom was going to the shop, so I asked him to get me a newspaper .
7. The man started asking me personal questions so I told him to mind his own business.
8. John was very much in love with Mary, so he asked her to marry him.
9. I didn’t want to delay Helen, so I told her not to wait for me if I was late.
1)Do you like travelling?
2)Did you finish the essay?
3)Can I leave?
4)Did you meet anyone last Sunday?
5)Does the gun belong to you?
1)said
ОтветитьУдалить2)tell
3)say
4)said
5)told
6)said
7)tell,said
8)tell,say
9)told
10)said
2. Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked her to slow down.
3. Sue was nervous about the situation. I told her not to worry .
4. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom to help me / to give me a hand.
5. The customs officer looked at me suspiciously and asked me to open my bag.
6. Tom was going to the shop, so I asked him to get me a newspaper .
7. The man started asking me personal questions so I told him to mind his own business.
8. John was very much in love with Mary, so he asked her to marry him.
9. I didn’t want to delay Helen, so I told her not to wait for me if I was late.
1)Do you like travelling?
2)Did you finish the essay?
3)Can I leave?
4)Did you meet anyone last Sunday?
5)Does the gun belong to you?
Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked her to slow down.
ОтветитьУдалитьSue was nervous about the situation. I told her not to worry .
I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom to help me / to give me a hand.
The customs officer looked at me suspiciously and asked me to open my bag.
Tom was going to the shop, so I asked him to get me a newspaper .
The man started asking me personal questions so I told him to mind his own business.
John was very much in love with Mary, so he asked her to marry him.
I didn’t want to delay Helen, so I told her not to wait for me if I was late.
1)said
2)tell
3)say
4)said
5)told
6)said
7)tell,said
8)tell,say
9)told
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1)Do you like travelling?
2)Did you finish the essay?
3)Can I leave?
4)Did you meet anyone last Sunday?
5)Does the gun belong to you?
2. Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked her to slow down.
ОтветитьУдалить3. Sue was nervous about the situation. I told her not to worry .
4. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom to help me / to give me a hand.
5. The customs officer looked at me suspiciously and asked me to open my bag.
6. Tom was going to the shop, so I asked him to get me a newspaper .
7. The man started asking me personal questions so I told him to mind his own business.
8. John was very much in love with Mary, so he asked her to marry him.
9. I didn’t want to delay Helen, so I told her not to wait for me if I was late.