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rewrite the following sentences into reported speech.

I havent had time to do it. (explain)


1. You didnt buy me anything for my birthday. (complain/I)
2. Yes, we promised to deliver the goods last wee. (admit)
3. Yes, you have the right idea. (agree/I)
4. !lease, please, listen to me. (beg/me)
5. "o not leave the building without my permission. (order/me)
6. #o to the $own %all for information about it. (advise/her)
7. "ont go near the edge of the cliff. (warn/him)
8. &ill I ever see her again' (wonder)
9. Your passport is ready and waiting for collection. (inform/me)
10. (!lease, help me), she said.
11. (!ut it on the table, he said.
12. ("ont worry about it), he said.
13. ("ont let him get away with it, he said.
14. (*e careful), she said.
*.++. ,ewrite the following sentences into reported speech.
15. (Im sorry Im late, she said.
16. (%e doesnt get home from wor until seven ocloc, she told me.
17. (I thin its going to rain, she said.
18. (-re you .nglish', she ased me.
19. (%ave you ever met him', I ased.
20. (&hen the boss comes bac, I will tell him that you rang, she said.
21. (&ould you lie to have dinner with us', we ased them.
22. (&hy didnt you tell me about it', she ased me.
23. (Ive been woring in the same /ob for twenty years, he told me.
24. (&hich one do you want', he ased her.
*.+0. ,ewrite the following sentences into reported speech. 1se these verbs2
refuse, deny, accuse, offer, apologise, suggest, exclaim, promise.
25. (I wont help you, he said.
26. (I didnt steal the money, he said.
27. (You stole the money, I said.
28. (Ill go with you as far as the station, he said.
29. (Im sorry I arrived late, she said.
30. (3ets go out and celebrate, he said.
31. (%ow lovely to see you, he said.
32. (Ill pay you at the end of the month, he said.
*.+4. Imagine what you might have seen or could have done if youd been in the
following places at the right time.
.xample2 If Id been in Belgium in 1815, I might have seen Napoleon
defeated at Waterloo
33. 3ast live *eatles concert in 5an 6rancisco
34. -pollo 7I too off from 8ape 9ennedy for the moon.
35. 6ist commercial 8oncorde flights (!aris:,io and 3ondon:*ahrain)
36. &inter ;lympics in Innsbruc, -ustria.
+<=>:< ,eovolution in Iran.
+<>? */orn *orgs @
th
&imbledon title.
+<>+ !rince 8harless marriage to 3ady "iana 5pencer
+<>0 &orld 8up 6inals in Aadrid.
+<>4 !ope Bohn !auls visit to !oland.
+<>C ;lympic #ames in 3os -ngeles.
*.+C. 8omplete each sentence with your own ideas.
3ucily my braes wored all right, but if ................
3ucily I soon got better, but if ......
3ucily I only got a blac eye, but if .............
3ucily I got the /ob easily enough, but if ................
3ucily the rain stopped after breafast, but if ...............
3ucily I got to the cinema early enough, but if ................
3ucily our pilot managed to land the plane on one engine, but if ..................
*.+@. 5ay the same in other words.
.xample2 &e stayed up all night and thats why were all so tired this morning D
&e wouldnt have been so tired this morning if we hadnt stayed up all night.
37. 5he wasnt able to answer the Euestions and so she failed the exam. D If
she ................
38. I didnt see you there, otherwise Id have said hallo.D If I ...................
39. $he reason why I havent been to -merica is that I cant afford it.
D ......................
40. %e hasnt studied .nglish before and thats why hes in a beginners class.
D ...................
41. $hey didnt go to the seaside because the weather was so bad.
D ............................
42. ;ne of the reasons why I didnt phone you was that I was very busy. D I
might ....................
43. $hey won the match because two of our players were in/ured.
D ............................
4 . 8hoose the correct form of the verbs in bracets.
6I-$
6iat ? was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in
+><<. In +<?4, 6iat, (produced/was produced) +40 cars. 5ome of these
cars(exported/were exported) by the company to the 1nited 5tates and *ritain.
In +<0?, 6iat 4 (started/was started) maing cars at a new factory at 3ingotto,
near $urin. $here was a trac on the roof where the cars C (tested/were tested)
by technicians. In +<4F, 6iat launched the 6iat @??. $his car @ (called/was called)
the $opolino G the Italian name for Aicey Aouse. $he company grew, and in
+<F4 6iat (exported/was exported) more than 4??,??? vehicles. $oday, 6iat is
based in $urin, and its cars = (sold/are sold) all over the world.

C. 8hange the following sentences into passive
a. &e sell ticets for all shows at the *ox ;ffice.
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HHHHHHHH
b. $homas .dison invented the electric light bulb.
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HHHHHHHH
c. 5omeone painted the office last wee.
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HHHHHHH
d. 5everal people saw the accident.
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HHHHHHHH
e. &here do they mae these video recorders'
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HHHHHHH
=. 6orm the Euestion.
a. !aper is made from wood.
Is paper made from wood '
b. $he telephone was invented by Ar *ell.
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c. $his picture was painted by !eter.
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d. $he thieves will be arrested by the police.
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e. 8hampagne is made in 6rance.
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f. $he letters will be sent next wee.
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g. $he animals are fed three times a day.
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h. $his article was written by 5tanley.
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i. 8"s are made of plastic.
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/. $he party was organised by !aul.
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0.: ,ewrite the sentences without changing their meaning using modal verbs.
+ 5moing is forbidden in food shops for health reasons.
6or reasons of health, you cannot smoe in food shops.
0 It is advisable to see a dentist every six months for a chec:up.
You ought to see
4 6or most students it is necessary to study at home to get good mars at school.
$o get good mars
C I$his boo Ive bought is really good once you get into it. &hy dont you borrow
it
when Ive finished it,J said Bohn.
Bohn said I
@ &earing a uniform is obligatory at most private schools.
-t most private schools

4.: #ive advice for these situations.
+ IIve got a terrible hangover)J
You shouldnt drin so much beer.
0 5usan is lonelyK she never goes out.
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4 I cant find anything in my bedroom.
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C Bane is putting on a lot of weight.
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@ I want to be a nuclear physicist.

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