Reported Speech
"Don't use your phone in class," the teacher told us.
The teacher told us _________________________.
not to use our phones in class
The streets must _________ (clean) every night.
be cleaned
I ___(1) the dishes if you ___(2) the living room.
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wash hoovered
washed hoover
will wash are hoovering
will wash, hoover
Please _________ (move from a high place to a lower place) that tree! It’s not safe!
come down
How do you say "martwa natura" in English?
still life
"We bought a new house last month," they said.
They said that __________________________.
they had bought a new house the previous month
A lot of e-mails __________ (send) a few days ago.
were sent
Computers work faster if you _______ temporary files regularly.
are deleting
deleted
delete
delete
John is going to ________ (take control of) the project.
take over
How do you say "przekopywać" in English?
dig up
"Where did she go yesterday?" they asked.
They asked _________________________.
where she had gone the day before
A short film __________ (watch) now.
is being watched
These pictures ____(1) nice in the living room if they ____(2) frames.
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will look have
would look had
are looking were having
would look, had
The scientists ________ (did and finished a task or activity) an experiment.
carried out
How do you say "szczyt" in English?
summit
"Why didn’t you call me two days ago?" he asked.
He asked ________________________________.
why I hadn’t called him two days before
Amanda will paint a picture for her best friend.
A picture _____________________________.
will be painted for her best friend
Do you think we ______ a better holiday if the kids had come with us?
might have
might
might have had
might have had
Could you ________ (start to talk about) this problem at the meeting, please?
bring up
How do you say "wiosło" in English?
oar
"Lucy had already left when I arrived," he said.
He said that ___________________________.
Lucy had already left when he had arrived
I am building a new house.
A new house ___________.
is being built
How _________ your car if Mike hadn't bought it?
would you sell
will you sell
would you have sold
would you have sold
He reached into the drawer and ________ (took something out of a container) a notebook and pen.
pulled out
How do you say "autobus piętrowy" in English?
double-decker