Ex. 3. Report the bank manager's questions.
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| A | First he asked Mrs Smith _________________________________ |
| B | Then he wanted to know _________________________________ |
| C | He needed to know _____________________________________ |
| D | She had to tell him ______________________________________ |
| E | Then he asked __________________________________________ |
| F | For some reason, he wanted to know ________________________ |
| G | He asked her ___________________________________________ |
| H | Finally he wondered ____________________________________ |
Ex. 4. She advised me to …
Choose the most appropriate verb from the box to report each of the sentences. Remember they all follow the pattern verb + infinitive.
| Persuade | order | ask | advise | tell |
| Encourage | invite | beg | remind |
Example: «If I were you, I'd go to the doctor's», he said to me.
He advised me to go to the doctor's.
| a | «Could you possibly do me a favour?» she asked Tom. __________________________________________________________ |
| b | «Hand in your essays next week», the teacher told the class. __________________________________________________________ |
| c | «Don't forget to post the letter», my wife said to me. __________________________________________________________ |
| d | «Come and have dinner with us», Rosie said to John. __________________________________________________________ |
| e | «You must pay a fine of one hundred pounds», the judge said to Edward Fox.______________________________________________________ |
| f | «Buy the red dress, not the green one», Betty said to Jane. «It's much, much nicer». «Mmm … I'm not sure. Ok, I'll buy the red one. You're right!» said Jane.____________________________________________ |
| g | «You really should paint professionally», said Gill to Henry. «You're really good at it». __________________________________________________________ |
| h | «Please, please, don't tell my father», she said to me. __________________________________________________________ |
| i | «I think you should sell your shares», his accountant said to Bill. __________________________________________________________ |
| Remember that ask can be used to report questions and commands, and tell can be used to report statements and commands, but the form is different. Questions: She asked me where I lived. She asked me if I wanted a lift. Statements: He told me he was very unhappy. He told his wife that he loved her. Commands: He asked me to turn the music down. She told him to go away. Notice the negative command. hey asked me not to tell anyone. She told her son not to worry. |
Ex. 5. Statements, questions and commands.
Report the sentences using ask or tell.
| a | «Leave me alone!» she said to him. _____________________________________________________________ |
| b | «Please don't go!» he asked her. _____________________________________________________________ |
| c | «I'm going to bed now», he said to Anne. _____________________________________________________________ |
| d | «How much do you earn, Dad?» asked Jeremy. _____________________________________________________________ |
| e | «Shut up!» said the teacher to the class. _____________________________________________________________ |
| f | «Can you phone back later, Mr Brown?» asked the secretary. _____________________________________________________________ |
| g | «You did very well in the test», said the teacher to everyone. _____________________________________________________________ |
| h | «Don't walk on the grass!» the park keeper told the children. _____________________________________________________________ |
| i | «Are you ready to go?» Sally asked Bill. _____________________________________________________________ |
| j | «It's time to get up!» said John to his daughters. _____________________________________________________________ |
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| Ex. 2. Complete the direct questions. | | | Report the sentences using one of the verbs in the boxes. |