6. Choose the correct words.

1. Sally told / told me that she had lost the catalogue.

2. This is confidential, please don’t say / tell anything about it.

3. This is confidential, please don’t say / tell anyone about it.

4. Chris said / said me he would have to leave early.

5. He promised me to return earlier. /He promised me that he would return earlier.

6. He suggested to give / that he should give her a call the next day.

7. I said / told them about presentation and they said / told they would come.

8. She said / asked if it was difficult for him.

9. “You see,’ told / said Steve. “ I always told / said you’d get a promotion.”

10. “Look,” I told to / said to her, “ why don’t you tell / say me what you mean?”

7. Match the actual words in sentences 1-12 with the reported statements a) – l)

1. ‘Well done! You’ve done it!’. a) He advised me to do it.

2. ‘Who me? No, I never did it.’ b) He apologized for not doing it.

3. ‘I’m really sorry I didn’t do it-I just forgot.’ c) He congratulated me on doing it.

4. ‘If I were you, I’d do it.’ d) He invited me to do it

5. ‘Would you like to do it?’ e) He denied doing it.

6. ‘Don’t forget to do it!’ f) He mentioned that he’d done it.

7. ‘Oh, I see that you’ve done it.’ g) He didn’t realize I’d done it.

8. ‘Oh, by the way, I’ve done it.’ h) He promised that he’d do it.

9. ‘Oh! I thought you hadn’t done it!’ i) He noticed that I’d done it.

10.‘I really wouldn’t do it. it could be a disaster. j) He refused to do it.

11.’I’ll do it, you can count on me.’ k) He reminded me to do it.

12.’No, I won’t do it .It’s out of the question.’ l) He warned me not to do it

8. Complete the sentences using the words in bold

1. “ You should try to find another job,” he said to me

me He _________________________________to find another job.

2. “ Yes, it was a very dull meeting,” she said.

that She _________________________________a very dull meeting.

3. “ He told the manager he was dissatisfied with the service.”

about He __________________________________the service.

4. “ He reminded me to book air tickets for him.

told He __________________________________air tickets for him.

5. “ What shall I do?” she said.

wondered She _________________________________ do.

6. “I’m sorry I’ve lost the catalogue you lent me,” he said.

losing He __________________________________the book I had lent him.

7. “You must apply for the teaching post,” he said to me.

on He __________________________________the teaching post.

8. “ Let’s try that new Thai restaurant,” she said.

trying She __________________________________new Thai restaurant.

9. “ No, I didn’t steal the company’s money,” the manager said.

stealing The manager ___________________________the company’s money.

10. “ I’d like you to come to London with me,” he said to her.

go He ___________________________________with him.

11. “ I’ll never forget that date again,” he said.

would He ___________________________________that date again.

12. “ No, I won’t tell you where I was last night, “ he said to her.

to He ________________________________where he had been the night before.