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_________________________ Unit 2
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DATE _________________________ REVISION
Direct and reported speech Reported questions
1 Complete with the correct verbs. 4 Complete the reported questions using
if / whether or a question word.
0 ‘I didn’t run, I walked He told me he hadn’t run ,
to school.’ he ’d walked to school. 0 ‘How many people live in this building?’
1 ‘We started at three They said they ........................ He wanted to know how many people lived
o’clock.’ .................................................. . in that building.
1 ‘Is this your bag?’
2 ‘They didn’t really He said that ............................
She asked me ...................... that was my bag.
want to come.’ .................................................. .
2 ‘Where are the books for the students?’
3 ‘My mother ................... She told me that her
The teacher wanted to know ......................
never ........................... .’ mother had never smoked.
the books for the students were.
4 ‘It was snowing all The children said ...................
3 ‘Will you help me prepare the party?’
night.’ ................................................. .
Umberta asked me ...................... I would help
5 ‘I wasn’t feeling great.’ He told me that ...................... her prepare the party.
.................................................. . 4 ‘What have you done with my phone?’
Jill asked me ................. I had done with her phone.
2 Rewrite the statements in reported speech. 5 ‘Who has seen the news?’
Make all necessary changes. The headteacher asked us ...................... had seen
0 ‘We can’t afford a new car,’ said Joe. the news.
Joe said that they couldn’t afford a new
5 Rewrite the questions using indirect speech.
car.
1 ‘I don’t like detective stories,’ George said. 0 ‘When did you arrive?’
2 ‘I’m writing an article about local writers,’ Paula She asked me when I had arrived .
said. 1 ‘How much did you pay for the tickets?’
3 ‘E-cigarettes are not at all good for you,’ she told Maria asked her friends ............................................. .
Anna. 2 ‘Where did you learn your English?’
4 ‘I spend a lot of my time writing adverts,’ I said. He wanted to know .................................................... .
5 ‘We’re going to take part in a literary festival next 3 ‘How often do you read the small adverts?’
summer,’ they said. John asked me ........................................................... .
6 ‘You really should invite him to next week’s 4 ‘Who gave you that information?’
party,’ Jo told me. They asked us ............................................................. .
5 ‘Why aren’t you listening to the teacher?’
3 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. He asked Jamie .......................................................... .
Use that and the words in brackets. 6 ‘How do you know what to do?’
0 ‘I don’t believe in online shopping. (she / said / Mum asked me ........................................................... .
she)
6 Write direct questions.
She said that she didn’t believe in online
shopping. 0 He asked me if I had bought a newspaper last
1 ‘You should read her new novel.’ (he / said / we) weekend.
‘Did you buy a newspaper last weekend?’
2 ‘We never do anything exciting at the weekend.’
(she / said / they) 1 Susan wanted to know if I could go to the airport
3 ‘I’ll read you a bedtime story tomorrow.’ (he / told with her.
his daughter / her) 2 His wife wanted to know if he was going to stay
4 ‘I’m taking your mother to the theatre tonight.’ in a four-star hotel.
(he / said / my) 3 She asked whether I was going to visit my friends.
5 ‘I haven’t read anything about passive smoking.’ 4 The teacher asked if I’d counted the books yet.
(she / told me / she) 5 Her friend asked her if she would lend him
her book.

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