Reported Speech
Change into reported speech:
“I’m tired,” she said.
She said (that) she was tired.
Complete the sentence:
“I can swim,” he said → He said he ___ swim.
could
Which reporting verb fits best?
admit
Choose the correct option:
a) a wooden small table
b) a small wooden table
a small wooden table
Complete the collocation:
___ advice
Give advice
Change into reported speech:
“I have already finished,” he said.
He said (that) he had already finished.
Change into reported speech:
“You must finish today,” the teacher said.
The teacher said (that) we had to finish that day.
Rewrite using verb + object + infinitive:
“Please sit down,” she said to him
She asked him to sit down.
Put the adjectives in the correct order:
a / Italian / beautiful / old / painting
a beautiful old Italian painting
Complete:
She finally ___ responsibility for the mistake.
Took
Change into reported speech:
“We will meet here tomorrow,” they said.
They said (that) they would meet there the next day
Change into reported speech:
“It may rain later,” she said.
She said (that) it might rain later.
Rewrite using verb + that-clause:
“I’m innocent,” he said.
He claimed that he was innocent.
Correct it :
He bought a red big Italian old sports car.
He bought a big old Italian red sports car.
Rewrite using a give/take expression:
He accepted the challenge.
He took on the challenge.
Correct the mistake:
She said me that she was busy.
She told me (that) she was busy.
Choose the correct option:
“You should apologise,” he said → He said I ___ apologise.
a) must
b) should
c) had to
should
Rewrite using verb + gerund:
“You should take a break,” she said.
She suggested taking a break.
Explain the rule for adjective order
opinion → size → age → shape → colour → origin → material → purpose.
Provide an expression with give or take that means the following:
Decide to do something (without asking permission/advice from anyone else)
Take it upon yourself
Rewrite using reported speech with correct tense, pronouns, and time reference:
“I didn’t sleep well last night,” Anna said yesterday
Anna said yesterday (that) she hadn’t slept well the night before.
Explain why must sometimes becomes had to but sometimes stays must in reported speech.
Because must changes to had to when it expresses obligation from the past, but it stays must when the obligation is still true or relevant at the time of reporting.
Choose the correct structure and rewrite:
“Don’t tell anyone,” she said to me
She warned me not to tell anyone.
Rewrite correctly:
an / round / metal / small / old / box
a small old round metal box
Provide an expression with give or take that means the following:
A situation where a person accepts that someone else wants and gives up some of what he or she wants
give and take