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Reported speech; reporting verbs

1 Complete the reported sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the list.

|bring ever go never drink never pay not eat |

|slice suffer text |

Tony told me that he hadn’t eaten meat for ages.

1 Karen asked us if we ______________________ to an Italian restaurant.

2 Peter said that his dad ______________________ milk in his life.

3 He told us that he ______________________ from food poisoning on holiday last year.

4 The waiter said that he ______________________ us our food as soon as it was ready.

5 She asked me if I ______________________ the vegetables at that moment.

6 They told me that they ______________________ so much money for a meal.

7 We said that we ______________________ them as soon as we arrived.

2 Complete the sentences using reported speech. Pay attention to pronouns and time and place expressions.

‘I can give you the recipe tomorrow,’ he said to me.

He said that he could give me the recipe the following day.

1 ‘We’ll go out for a meal tonight,’ Jason told me.

Jason told me that _____________________________.

2 ‘Haggis is a Scottish dish,’ Seamus told us.

Seamus told us that ____________________________.

3 ‘My mum bought a new cooker last week,’ said Sue.

Sue said that _________________________________

____________________________________________.

4 ‘I’ve never cooked a three-course meal before,’ said Pete.

Pete said that _________________________________

____________________________________________.

5 ‘We’re not going to eat out next week,’ said Helen.

Helen said that _________________________________.

6 ‘He’s worked here for a month,’ Trudy told him.

Trudy told him that ______________________________.

7 ‘We’re eating breakfast now,’ her dad told her.

Her dad told her that _____________________________.

8 ‘He’s been working hard all this week,’ said Sophie.

Sophie said that _______________________________

____________________________________________.

3 Complete the reported questions.

‘Do you know who Jamie Oliver is?’ I asked Mona.

I asked Mona if / whether she knew who Jamie Oliver was.

1 ‘Do you eat healthy food?’ the doctor asked him.

The doctor asked him ______________________________.

2 ‘How many eggs do we need?’ I asked my sister.

I asked my sister __________________________________.

3 ‘Are these tomatoes Spanish?’ the chef asked her.

The chef asked her ________________________________.

4 ‘Where did you go for dinner?’ Tanya asked him.

Tanya asked him __________________________________.

5 ‘Are you keen on Indian food?’ Tom asked June.

Tom asked June __________________________________.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the reporting verbs in the list.

|advise declare explain recommend suggest warn |

The waiter suggested that we try the special of the day.

1 My mum ___________________ that I buy more apples.

2 My dad ___________________ my brother that he was going to burn himself on the stove.

3 The chef ___________________ loudly that he was the best chef in the world.

4 Tony ___________________ that I had to plug in the computer before I could turn it on.

5 Her doctor ___________________ her to cut down on chocolate.

5 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the bold reporting verbs.

‘Don’t waste food!’ she said to her children. (tell)

She told her children not to waste food.

1 ‘I’ll cook the turkey this year,’ said Hans. (offer)

__________________________________________

2 ‘Would you like to go for a pizza?’ Stan asked Jennifer. (invite)

__________________________________________

3 ‘You should try the prawn cocktail,’ said Kate. (recommend)

__________________________________________

4 ‘I’m sorry I broke her bowl,’ said Joey. (apologize for)

__________________________________________

5 ‘You should clean up the kitchen first,’ he told me. (advise)

__________________________________________

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