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Unit 6 Grammar practice

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 Karenaskedusifwe 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 suggestwarn

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’twastefood!’shesaidtoherchildren.(tell)

She told her children not to waste food.1 ‘I’llcooktheturkeythisyear,’saidHans.(offer)

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

3 ‘Youshouldtrytheprawncocktail,’saidKate.(recommend)

4 ‘I’msorryIbrokeherbowl,’saidJoey.(apologize for)

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

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