MIXED EXERCISES (Basic Level)

8. MIXEDEXERCISES (Basic Level) 1. Rewrite these statements in reported speech: 1. Ernest said: “My family is coming tomorrow morning.” Ernest said (that) his family was coming the following morning 2. They said to me: “You can’t talk in this area.” They told me (that) I couldn’t talk in that area 3. Judith said to us: “I saw your parents yesterday Judith told us she had seen our parents the day before/the previous day 4. “We won´t be back until tomorrow”, we said to him. We told him we wouldn’t be back until the next/following day 5. Phil said to her: “I’ve met lots of people since last week”. Phil told her he had met lots of people since the previous week 6. Paul said to Sarah: “ I work near hear” Paul told Sarah he works near there/the point they were talking

9. MIXEDEXERCISES (Basic Level) 2. Rewrite these commands in reported speech: 1. Jeremy said to his brother: “Go to your room and close the door.” Jeremy told his brother to go to his room and (to) close the door 2. We said to Jane: “Don’t tell anyone until next week.” We told Jane not to tell anyone until the following week. 3. Kate said to us: “Wait for me, please” Kate told/begged us to wait for her 4. “Be careful and don’t be late”, they told her. They told/warned her to be careful and not to be late 5. George said to his son: “Eat up your lunch”. George told/asked his son to eat up his lunch. 6. The policeman said to her: “Keep off the grass” The policeman ordered her to keep off the grass

10. MIXEDEXERCISES (Basic Level) 3. Rewrite these questions in reported speech: 1. Maggie said to Penny: “What did you buy at the chemist’s yesterday?.” Maggie asked Penny what she had bought at the chemist’s the day before 2. They said to us: “Do you usually spend your holidays abroad?” They asked us if we usually spent our holidays abroad.. 3. He said to me: “How old are you?” He asked me how old I was. 4. “Are you going out tonight?”, they asked her. They asked her if/whether she was oing out that night. 5. Fred said to the policeman: “What time do the shops close today?”. Fred asked the policeman what time the shops closed that day. 6. Angela said to her mother: “Can I watch TV this afternoon?” Angela asked her mother if/whether she could watch TV that afternoon

11. MIXEDEXERCISES (Basic Level) 4. Correct the errors in these sentences: 1. They asked me how old was I I was 2. Mary said me that she was very happy told me/said to me 3. Tom asked Kate that if she had posted the letter that 4. We told her that she stayed with us to stay 5. The policeman asked me to park not the car there not to park I lived 6. She wanted to know where did I live. 5. Translate these sentences into English 1. Lisa nos dijo que se había roto el brazo la semana anterior Lisa told us she had broken her arm the previous week 2. El profesor me preguntó dónde trabajaban mis padres The teacher asked me where my parents worked 3. Simon le pidió a Debbie que comprara el periódico Simon asked Debbie to buy the newspaper 4. Mi hermana me dijo que no abriera la puerta My sister told/advised me not to open the door 5. Phil dijo que tenía mucho sueño. Phil said he was very sleepy

12. MIXEDEXERCISES (Intermediate Level) 6. Write the following sentences in Indirect Speech: 1. “I can’t live on my basic salary”, said Peter, “I’ll have to offer to do overtime” Peter said he couldn’t live on his basic salary and (he added) he’d have to offer to do overtime 2. “Are you going to see him at the airport?”, I asked her. “Yes”, she said I asked her if she was going to see him at the airport and she answered that she was. 3. “Shall I send it round to your hotel, sir?”, The shopassistant asked the tourist The shopassistant asked if he should send it round to his hotel. 4. “Shall we meet at the theatre?”, he said. He suggested meeting at the theatre/he suggested that they should meet at the theatre. 5. I warn you: “Do not ever touch this!”. He forbade me to touch that./ He advised/warned me not to touch that 6. “How disgusting!”, Angela said, “What an awful thing!” Angela said that it was a disgusting, awful thing

13. MIXEDEXERCISES (Intermediate Level) 6. Write the following sentences in Direct Speech: 1. He wanted to know if I was going to the dance and suggested going together. “Are you going to the dance?, Shall we go together?/Let’s go together. 2. I told her to stop making a fuss about nothing “Stop making a fuss about nothing, please!”. 3. He asked what the weather had been like during my holidays and I said that it had been awful. “What was the weather like during your holidays?”, he asked me. “It was awful”, I answered 4. He said that the new carpet would arrive soon “The new carpet will arrive soon”, he said. 5. They offered me some more wine and I accepted. “Shall we offer you some more wine?/Would you like some more wine?”, They offered me and I said “Yes, thanks”.

14. MIXEDEXERCISES (Intermediate Level) 6. Write the following sentences in English: 1. Les pedí que me ayudaran y ellos han estado viniendo a casa cada día. I asked them for help and they have been coming home daily. 2. Nos dijeron que habían estado navegando durante tres días cuando al fin encontraron una isla. They told us they had been sailing for three days whan at last they found an island. 3. Se les ordenó que callaran pero ellos siguieron haciendo ruido toda la mañana. They were told to shut up but they went on making noise all morning. 4. El, nervioso, me dijo: “Si hubieras estado mirando por la ventana, habrías visto como el vecino de al lado mataba a su mujer a cuchilladas.” He nervously/in a nervous way told me:”If you had been looking through the window, you would have seen how the neighbour next door stabbed his wife. 5. Dijo: “¿Tendrás tiempo de hacerlo? Y yo le respondí “No” D.S He asked (me): “Will you have time to do it?”.”No”, I answered He asked me if I would have time to do it and I answered that I wouldn’t I. S