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Transform the following sentences into Reported Speech.

1. "Can I borrow your car, John?", asked Brian. Brian asked John if his car. 2. Perhaps he speaks English. He might English. 3. "I will never meet Peter again," said Joan. Joan was sure that she Peter again. 4, "Where do you come from?", asked Mary. Mary asked him from. 5. "Has anyone seen my tennis racket?", I asked. I wanted to know if anyone my tennis racket. 6. "Don't buy me any more flowers!", Mary said to John. Mary told John her any more flowers. 7. I think you should take an aspirin. You had better an aspirin. 8. "May I use your phone?", he asked me. He asked if my phone. 9. They probably stopped to do some shopping. They may to do some shopping. 10. There are no biscuits left. I am sure Tim ate them. Tim must the biscuits.

Transform the following orders into Reported Speech.

1. "Sit down Tom." He told Tom . 2. "Don't go near the sea, children." The children's mother warned them near the sea. 3. "Don't be late, Tim." Tim's father told him . 4. "Be quiet, children." She told the children . 5. "Don't shoot, men!" The office ordered the men . 6. "Have your tickets ready, please." The inspector told us our tickets ready. 7. "Don't use the phone after eleven o'clock." She told us the phone after eleven o’clock. 8. "Leave your keys on the desk, please," The receptionist told us our keys on the desk. 9. "Have your passports ready, please." The customs officer told us our passports ready. 10. "Finish the job tonight, please." My boss told me the job tonight. 11. "Run!" The general ordered the soldiers . 12. "Open the door, please," My mother told me the door. 13. "Don't spend too much money on your holiday." My father told me too much money on our holiday. 14. "Hurry up." He told me up. 15. "Don't be frightened." she told, me She told me .

Transform the following questions into the questions in Reported Speech.

1. "What time does the film start, Peter?" I asked Peter what time the . 2. "Do you watch television every evening, Chris?" The interviewer asked Chris if he every evening. 3. "Why did you apply for this job?" The sales manager asked me why I for that job. 4. "Are you taking much money with you to France?" My bank manager wanted to know if I much money with me. 5. "When will I know the results of the examination?" Maria asked the examiner when she the results of the examination. 6. "Are you enjoying your flight?" The stewardess asked me if I my flight. 7. "How does the photocopier work?" I asked the salesman how the . 8. "Have you ever been to Japan, Paul?" She asked Paul if he to Japan. 9. "Does this car belong to you?" A policeman asked me if that car to me. 10. 'What time did you get home last night?" My parents asked me what time I home the night before.

Transform the following sentences into Reported Speech.

1.My brother is in hospital. Bob said that … 2.I haven’t seen Bob for 5 days. Bob said that … 3.I’ve been playing football a lot recently. Bob said that … 4.I don’ t know what Chris is doing. Bob said that … 5.I hardly ever go to a swimming pool these days. Bob said that … 6.I work 10 hours a day. Bob said that … 7.She has had a baby. Bob said that … 8.I’ll tell Tom I saw you. Bob said that … 9.Bob had an accident last week. Bob said that … 10.Tom and Susan are getting married next month. Bob said that …

Compare the direct and indirect speech and correct mistakes.

1."I am not going to tolerate this any more," said Sarah. Sarah said she was not going to tolerate this any more. Sarah said she was not going to tolerate _____ any more. 2."You have always been my friend," said Joe. Joe said I was always his friend. Joe said I _____ his friend. 3."We never eat meat," claimed Bill. Bill claimed that they had never eaten meat. Bill claimed that they _____ meat. 4."I will talk to Sam soon," she told me on Sunday. She told me on Sunday she will talk to Sam soon. She told me on Sunday she _____ to Sam soon. 5."Mary used to exercise every day," he said. He said Mary had used to exercise every day. He said Mary _____ to exercise every day. 6."I wish I was twenty years younger," said Linda. Linda said she wished she had been twenty years younger. Linda said she _____ twenty years younger. 7."Answer the phone!" he told me. He told me I answered the phone. He told me _____ the phone. 8."Where is Alex?" she asked me. She asked me where was Alex. She asked me where _____ . 9."Don't shout at me anymore," he told me. He told me I didn't shout at him anymore. He told me _____ at him anymore.

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