Making calls
Verbs
Reported speech
Reported questions
Pig in a poke
100

I need to [enable/top up/put] my phone because I haven’t got much credit left. 

top up

100

[It's clear/I'm pretty] that the bike is badly damaged.

It's clear

100

'I think my battery has run out.’ 

Andy said ... 

Andy said that he thought that his battery had run out

100

‘What are you doing tonight?’
Amy asked Mark ...

Amy asked Mark what he was doing that night.

100

Which TV show features a group of friends living in New York City, revolving around the Central Perk cafe?

Friends

200

Sorry I didn’t [call back/pick up/speak up] the phone, but I was driving.

pick up

200

[Judging by/It looks like] her expression, she is in shock.

Judging by

200

‘We don’t want to go home now.’
We said ...

We said that we didn't want to go home at that moment

200

‘Where did you leave my tablet?’
Kate asked me ...

Kate asked me where I had left her tablet.

200

I’d call him [whether/unless/if] I knew his number. 

if

300

The signal is quite bad here, so we might get [break up/cut off/pick up]

cut off

300

My sister [remembered/reminded] me to call my grandmother because it was her birthday. 

reminded

300

'I can't hear what you’re saying.' 

My brother said ...

My brother said (that) he couldn't hear what I was saying.

300

 ‘Do you have a signal?'
My friend asked ...

My friend asked if I had a signal.

300

I admitted [don't/didn't/not] doing the previous day’s homework. 

not

400

The signal is really poor, you're [breaking up/speaking up/cutting off], could you repeat what you said?

breaking up

400

Dave [accused/blamed] me for breaking his phone, but it wasn’t actually my fault!

blamed

400

 ‘I was angry because you’d forgotten my birthday.’
She told him ...

She told him (that) she had been angry because he'd forgotten her birthday.

400

 ‘Have you switched off your phones?’
The examiner asked us ...

The examiner asked us if we had switched off our phones.

400

I apologised [at/for/with] forgetting his name. 

for

500

I didn’t [pick up/hang up/get through to] until they had answered all my questions.

hang up

500

My friends [insisted/persuaded] me to go to the concert although I didn’t really want to. 

persuaded

500

You [told/said] me we didn't have an exam. 

told

500

Did you have a good time yesterday?’
My mum asked ...

My mum asked if I had had a good time the day before.

500

Who is the creator of the "Star Wars" film franchise?

George Lucas