6. Complete the sentences using reported speech.

1. ‘Don’t walk on the grass!’ The man told us ________walk on the grass.

2. ‘We may not have it in stock.’ The shop assistant said they ________ have it in stock.

3. ‘I’ll give you a lift.’ He said he ________ give me a lift.

4. ‘What are your names?’ They asked us what our names ________.

5. ‘I must be back at 3 p.m.’ He said he ________ be back at 3 p.m.

6. ‘Are you listening?’ The teacher asked ________ we were listening.

7. ‘I’ve left my homework at home.’ She said she ________ her homework at home.

8. ‘Are you listening?’ The teacher asked ________ we were listening.

9. ‘I must be back at 7.30 p.m.’ She said she ________be back at 7.30 p.m.

10. ‘I’ve left my homework at home.’ He said he________ his homework at home.

11. ‘I’ll give you a lift.’ He said he ________ give me a lift.

12. ‘We may not have it in stock.’ The shop assistant said they ________ have it in stock.

13. ‘Don’t walk on the grass!’ The man told us ________ walk on the grass.

7. Circle the correct answer.

Jane said that she will / would come shopping with me.

1. He said me / told me that he was at the shopping centre.

2. We asked the shop assistant how much it was / was it.

3. He told me that he haven’t bought / hadn’t bought anything.

4. I asked the manager whether / that the shoes were in the sale.

5. She said that she had to go / must go to the market.

6. They asked me where I worked / did work.

7. I told / tell them that I may / might be late.

8. My boss asked me if I can / if I could work last night.

8. Change the direct speech into reported sentences and questions.

1 Billy – “I haven’t bought any clothes for ages.” 2 Sally – “I don’t like shopping in the sales!” 3 Tim - “How much did you pay for your bag?’ 4 Manny–“We’ll buy our plane tickets on the Internet.” 5 The shop assistant – “Do you have the receipt?” 6 Walt – “Where are the toilets?”

1. Billy said that___________________________________________

2. Sally told her friend ______________________________________

3. Tim asked me ___________________________________________

4. Manny said _____________________________________________

5. The shop assistant asked me ________________________________

6. Walt asked a man _________________________________________

9. * The tennis star Robbie Monroe has announced that he is giving up the game. Later today he is holding a press conference to answer reporters’ questions. Debbie Newton, a reporter with the Daily Sport will be at the press conference. She has written down some questions that she would like to ask. Say what questions Debbie is going to ask. (The reporting verbs are in the present, so there is no tense change)

Debbie is going to ask why Robbie is retiring.

1. She wants to know…..

2. She’d like to ask……

3. She is going to ask…..

Why are you retiring? 1 Are you tired of tennis? 2 Does your wife agree with your decision? 3 Where are you going to live? 4 How do you plan to spend your time? 5 Do you intend to train young players? 6 What do you think about the sport of tennis today? 7 Would you like your own children to become tennis players? 8 What has been your greatest achievement?

10. * Tina has left school but she hasn’t got a job jet. Yesterday she had an interview for a job at a pet shop. A man and a woman interviewed her. The next day Tina told her friends what they had asked her. Give Tina’s words.

They asked me how old I was.