التالي
الحل
B- Change the quoted speech to reported speech.
1- Mrs. Jackson said, " I have taught at this school for 15 years. "
* Mrs. Jackson sasid (that) she had taught at this school for 15 years.
2- He said, " My cell phone isn't working. "
* He said (that) his cell phone wasn't working.
3- The teacher asked John, " Why are you late? "
* The teacher asked John why he was late.
4- My brother said, " I think i'm going to grow a beard. "
* My brother said (that) he thought he was going to grow a beard.
5- They said, " We don't want to go out tonight. "
* They said (that) they didn't want to go out tonight.
6- My sister pronised, " i'll tell you my secret later. "
* My sister promised (that) she would tell you her secret later.
7- Peter said, " There's a brilliant lecturer speaking tonight. "
* Peter said (that) there is a brilliant lecturer speaking tonight.
8- We said, " We'll help them move into their new apartment. "
* We said (that) we would/will help them move into their new apartment.
9- The waiter said, " There will be a 20-minute wait for a table. "
* The waiter said (that) there would/will be a 20-minute wait for a table.
10- Pedro said, " I was watching TV when the earthquake began.
* Pedro said (that) he was watching TV when the earthquake began.
C- Circle the correct verb to complete each sentence. If both verbs are possible, circle both.
1- They said that they ( might/might have ) join us later.
2- She says that she ( likes/liked ) her classes.
3- The weatherman said that there ( will/would ) be a storm tonight.
4- He said that criticism ( is/was ) hurtful.
5- My aunt said said that i( should/should have ) call her this week.
6- The teacher said that a full moon ( appears/appeared ) once a month.
7- He said that he ( has been / had been ) to both London and Paris.
8- He asked his friends not ( call/ to call ) him at work.
9- He said that he ( will/would ) try to come to the meeting.
10- Her friend warned that she ( will/would ) get in trouble.
D- Change each sentence to reported speech with if or whether.
1- They asked him, " is the rumor true? "
* We asked him if/whether the rumor was true.
2- My sister asked me, " Are you going to tell me your secret? "
* My sister asked me if/whether i was going to tell her my secret.
3- The waiter asked the customer, " Do you want milk for your coffee? "
* The waiter asked the customer if/whether he wanted milk for his coffee.
4- I asked him, " Did you vote in the last election? "
* I asked him if/whether he voted in the last election.
5- They asked us, " Do you need direction? "
* They asked us if/whether we needed directions.
6- She asked her sister, " Can you get some groceries from the supermarket? "
* She asked her sister if/whether she could get some groceries from the supermarket.
