Practice 2 SVIP

Put the following reporting verbs into groups.

Choose the correct preposition to complete each reported speech.

1. My sister apologised

2. Mark accused me

3. She boasted

4. My sister reminded me

Match the direct speech with the reported speech.

Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. She to her friends about her low wage.

2. My mother me not to talk to strangers.

3. She to take me to court for not paying the bill on time.

4. Her family me to stay with them for a few weeks.

5. The chairman to answer any more questions.

Choose the correct answer.

'I didn't play loud music last night,' the boy said.

➝ The boy ________ loud music the previous night.

Choose the correct answer.

'I will be on time for the interview,' the applicant said.

➝ The applicant ________ on time for the interview.

Choose the correct answer.

'If you like, I'll pick you up at the airport tomorrow,' Tommy said.

➝ Tommy ________ me up at the airport the following day.

Choose the correct answer.

'OK, we'll give you a full refund,' the shop assistant said to me.

➝ The shop assistant ________ me a full refund.

Choose the correct answer.

'You should stay in bed for a few days,' the doctor told me.

➝ The doctor ________ in bed for a few days.

Choose the correct answer.

'You will be sacked if you don't meet the deadline,' the manager told me.

➝ The manager ________ me if I didn't meet the deadline.

Identify the mistake in each reported speech, then correct it.

1. 'I didn't steal the chococate biscuits last week,' Ann said.

➝ Ann denied that she stealing the chocolate biscuits the previous week.

2. 'I'm not going to the cinema with you because I've already seen this film,' she told us.

➝ She refused going to the cinema with us because she had already seen that film.

Identify the mistake in each reported speech, then correct it.

3. 'Don't forget to tailor your CV to match the job descriptions,' my teacher said.

➝ My teacher reminded me of tailor my CV to match the job descriptions.

4. 'The service we recieved at your restaurant was terrible,' the woman said to the manager.

➝ The woman complained to the manager with the poor service they had received at the restaurant.

Choose the sentence that best rewrites the given one.

'Don't tell anyone what happened,' my friend said to me.

Choose the sentence that best rewrites the given one.

'Show me your driving license, please,' the police said to me.

Choose the sentence that best rewrites the given one.

'Would you like to have lunch with us?' my new colleagues said to me.

Choose the sentence that best rewrites the given one.

'Remember to photocopy these documents,' the manager said.

Choose the sentence that best rewrites the given one.

'Why don't we go for a walk around the lake tonight?' my sister said.