REPORTED SPEECH:

1. John said, "I love this town."
John said ______

2. "Do you like soccer?" He asked me.
He asked me ______

3. "I can't drive a lorry," he said.
He said ______

4."Be nice to your brother," he said.
He asked me ______

5. "Don't be nasty," he said.
He urged me ______

6. "Don't waste your money" she said.
She told the boys ______

7. "What have you decided to do?" she asked him.
She asked him ______

8. "I always wake up early," he said.
He said ______

9. "You should revise your lessons," he said.
He advised the students ______

10. "Where have you been?" he asked me.
He wanted to know ______

Yesterday you ran into a friend of yours, Helen. She told you a lot of things.Here are some of the things she said to you:
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5.
6.
7. / I'm thinking of going to live in France.
My father is in the hospital.
Sue and Jim are getting married next month.
I haven't seen Bill for a while.
I've been playing tennis a lot lately.
Barbara has had a baby.
I don't know what Fred is doing. / 8.
9.
10.
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12.
13. / I hardly ever go out these days.
I work 14 hours a day.
I'll tell Jim I saw you.
You can come and stay with me if you are ever in Toronto.
Tom had an accident last week, but he wasn't injured.
I saw Jack at a party a few months ago, and he seemed fine.
Someone says something to you that is the opposite of what they said before. You have to answer I thought you said
Examples: "That restaurant is expensive." "I thought you said it wasn't expensive."
1. / "Ann is coming to the party." "I thought you said that she______."
2. / "Bill passed his exam." "I thought you said______."
3. / "Ann likes Bill." "I thought______."
4. / "I've got many friends." "I thought you said you______."
5. / "Jack and Karen are going to be married."
"______."
6. / "Tom works very hard."
"______."
7. / "I want to be rich and famous."
"______."
8. / "I'll be here next week."
"______."
9. / "I can afford a vacation this year."
______

Say or Tell?

We say something, but we tell someone something. The meaning is the same, and the word "that" is not necessary.

She said that she was tired.

She told him that she was tired.

There are lots of verbs we can use instead of "say" and "tell".

She / said, mentioned, explained, pointed out, agreed, promised, threatened, pretended, claimed, recommended, suggested, admitted, denied, boasted, complained, insisted, proposed, replied / that ...
She / told, promised, advised, warned, reminded / him that ...

With some verbs, you can use other structures. If someone says "I'll help you", normal reported speech is:

She promised that she would help me.

But you can also use the verb promise with to + infinitive.

She promised to help me.

Here are some common patterns for reporting verbs.

verb / to + verb
She / offered
agreed
refused
promised
threatened
pretended / to do
the shopping.
verb / who? / to + verb
She / told
ordered
asked
begged
advised
reminded
persuaded
encouraged
invited / him / to do the
shopping
verb / verb-ing
I / Admitted
confessed
denied
suggested
recommended / eating all the cake

Finally, there are a lot of reporting verbs which use prepositions. Again, you have to remember all these patterns.

I blamed him for
I accused him of
I congratulated him on
I confessed to
I apologised for
I insisted on / doing it

Complete the sentences so each pair has the same meaning.

Principio del formulario

1.  She told me that she wouldn't give me any money.
She refused ______me any money.

2.  He told me that he had stolen the car.
He confessed ______the car.

3.  He threatened that he would kill me.
He threatened ______me.

4.  She pretended that she was a doctor, and I believed her.
She pretended ______a doctor, and I believed her.

5.  She said that I should study chemistry at university.
She encouraged ______chemistry at university.

6.  He said it was my fault that the computer was broken.
He blamed ______the computer.

7.  He told me not to forget to bring my swimming costume.
He reminded ______my swimming costume.

8.  He asked me again and again if I would go out with him.
He insisted ______out with him.

9.  He agreed that he would do the washing up.
He agreed ______the washing up.

10.  I asked him if he wanted to come to my party.
I invited ______to my party.

11.  I told them I was sorry burning the dinner.
I apologised to them ______the dinner.

12.  He said it would be nice if we went skiing.
He suggested ______skiing.

13.  He told me that I had to tidy my bedroom.
He ordered ______my bedroom.

14.  He asked me if I could open the window.
He asked ______the window.

15.  She said I shouldn't get angry.
She advised me ______angry.

Final del formulario