Complain, advise, refuse, warn, beg, suggest, agree, exclaim, deny, offer, insist, apologise, threaten, accuse, prefer

1. "You should take more exercise," the doctor said. – The doctor advised me to take more exercise.

2. "This film is so boring," he said to his mother.

3. "Please, please let me go out to play, Mum," she said.

4. "Shall I carry your shopping for you?" he said to her.

5. "Don't get dirty in the garden," she said to Jane.

6. "I'm not going to tidy Helen's bedroom," Tim said.

7. "I didn't eat the cake," he said to her.

8. "What a silly thing to say!" she said.

9. "You really must get your hair cut," she said to him.

10. "You broke my record player," she said to him.

11. "I'm sorry I didn't write to you," she said to him.

12. "Let's go to Jamaica for our holiday," he said to her.

13. "Yes, that is a nice colour," the sales assistant said to her.

14. "I'd rather watch a film than the news," she said to her.

15. "I think you should go on a diet," she said to him.

16. "I'll kill you if you try to escape," the kidnapper said to her.

7. Revision

7.1 Turn from Direct speech into Reported speech:

1. "I've finished all my work," she said.

2. "Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked him.

3. "Don't play with matches," his mother said.

4. "I've forgotten to bring my lunch with me," he said.

5. "Will you be home soon?" she asked her husband.

6. "Go to bed!" Father said to the children.

7. "I'll clean the car tomorrow," Tim said to his father.

8. "Where have you been?" Gary asked his wife.

9. "I've been working for the same company since 1960," he said to me.

10. "Do you know Garfield?" she asked me.

7.2 Change the sentences as shown:

1. I won't tell anybody. (He promised) – He promised not to tell anybody.

2. I'll cook supper. (She offered)

3. Leave early. (He advised me)

4. Please close the door. (She asked me)

5. I'll stop smoking. (She promised)

6. Why don't I do the shopping? (He offered)

7. You ought to tell the police. (She advised me)

8. Wait outside. (I told her)

9. OK, I'll pay half. (He agreed)

10. Park round the corner. (She told me)

7.3 Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs:

1. He said he _________ already _________ to the manager. (speak)

2. She asked me _________ my shoes. (take off)

3. He wanted to know where I _________ for the last few years. (live)

4. I warned her _________ too near the cliff edge. (not go)

5. I asked her if Mrs Brownlow _________ just _________. (leave)

6. I told them _________ they were in the right part of the train. (check)

7. He told me he _________ for several days. (not eat)

8. We agreed that I _________ them a few days later. (see)

9. They asked me if I _________ a cup of tea. (like)

10. He begged her _________ him some money, but she refused. (give)

7.4 Turn the following into Reported speech:

1. “Were you speeding?” – The policeman asked the driver if he had been speeding.

2. “No, I wasn’t speeding.” – The driver ____.

3. “It’s true that I was driving a bit fast.” – Then the driver ____.

4. “You should have been driving more carefully.” – Mr Thompson ____.

5. “Has anyone called an ambulance?” – Mr Brown ____.

6. “The ambulance is coming.” – Mr Jones ____.

7. “My leg hurts.” – Tim ____.

8. “Can you move your leg?” – Mr Smith ____.

9. “Don’t try to stand up.” – Dr Baker ____.

7.5 After taking part in a big bank robbery, Donald Boggs escaped abroad, to places where the British police couldn’t get him. Now he is living in San Bernardo. Ted Slant, a British journalist, has come to interview him. Write reports from the interview as in the example: