5. Put the following into Reported Speech using ask, advise, invite, offer, remind, tell, warn.

1. “Would you like to join our club?” he said to me.

2. “Would you like a cappuccino?” said a friend of mine.

3. “Would you mind not smoking at my presence?” said their hostess.

4. “Take these letters to the post, will you?” said the manager.

5. “Will you help me, please?” she said. “I can’t find the documents.”

6. “This is a horrible house. Why don’t you find something better?” he said.

7. “If I were you I’d try this dress on,” she said.

8. “I’ll wait for you if you like,” he said.

9. “Remember to switch off the light when you leave,” he said.

10. “You’d better apologize for being so rude,” said my mother.

11. “Why don’t you travel on foot? It’s much more exciting,” I said.

12. “You must see this movie! It’s worth it,” said all my friends.

13. “Don’t leave your room till I let you do it,” he said.

14. “I’d be very grateful if you’d forward my letters while I’m away,” she said.

15. “Would you mind moving your car?” he said. “It’s blocking my door.”

16. “Would you like to wait outside?” said the receptionist.

17. “Don’t say anything to make him angry,” she said.

18. “Write to me as often as you can,” said his girlfriend.

19. “Don’t go near the water,” mother said to her children.

20. “Don’t forget to feed the dog in time,” he said.

6. Report the following using the simple past of the verbs in brackets.

1. “Don’t wait for him. He won’t come,” I said to her. (tell)

2. “Go on holiday when the weather gets a little bit warmer,” she told him. (advise)

3. “Keep out of this house at all times,” she said to them. (warn)

4. “Remember to water the flowers once a week,” she said to me. (remind)

5. “Don’t enter my study while I’m working,” he said to them. (ask)

6. “Please, please don’t tell him about it,” she said. (beg)

7. “Let’s have a walk in the park,” he said to her. (invite)

8. “Leave the child alone,” she said to him. (order)

9. “You should go to bed and have some rest,” she said. (advise)

10. “You’d better slow down. There’s a speed limit here,” she said. (suggest)

11. “Follow that bus,” the policeman said to the taxi-driver. (ask)

12. “You must come with us. You won’t regret it,” he said. (insist)

13. “Do make the coffee a bit stronger,” he asked her. (beg)

14. “Don’t forget your sandwiches,” she said to him. (remind)

15. “Put down that gun. It’s loaded,” he said. (warn)

7. Report the dialogue.

J: Oh, hello, Bill, how are you?

B: Fine, Jim. Listen, could you lend me your food processor for a couple of hours? Mine has stopped working.

J: Sure. Do you know how to work this one? Is yours the same make?

B: Let’s see. No, it isn’t. Could you give me a demonstration?

J: Sure, just sit down. I’ll make some breadcrumbs, I need them for tonight. Or why don’t you make them?

B: OK, what do I do first?

J:Put the bowl on and turn it until it clicks. Yeah, then put the blade in and push it down.

B: Does it matter which way I put it in?

J: No, just put it in any way. But don’t forget to push it down until it clicks.

B: Now what?

J: Cut the bread into squares – about six squares per slice, and put them in. OK, now put the top on with the tube to the left of the front, and then turn it to the right to start it.

B: Well, it’s easy enough. Mine is much more complicated.

J: Yeah, well, I don’t think you’ll have any problems. Do you think you could bring it back when you’ve finished with it?

B: Sure, don’t worry. I’ll have it back by eight, if that’s OK.

J: Fine, see you then. Bye, Bill.

B: Bye, Jim, and thanks a lot.