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Indirect Speech.Statements

1.Report the following statements using reporting verbs in the past.

My daughter informed me that will be a meeting at school today./ They regretted

that they cant visit them this year./ The police report stated that were many

robberies last week./ They rang me up to tell me that they arent going to the ball

tonight./ The customer declared that he found everything he needed here./ He

protested ,saying that he brought us money back the day before yesterday.W/

Mike promised that hell send me a postcard tomorrow./ Mr Brown remarked that

the milkman last brought us milk three days ago./ He reminded me that hell be

in Paris next month/ Janet told us that she will always remember this day./ The

manager confirmed that he will return next Monday./ She said that she didntexpect to see zou here today/ Father said that they discussed this matter last

week.

2.Report the following statements:

The teacher informed us that were goingto have a test on Friday morning/ The

man repeteated that it isnt possible to leave the office before 5 p.m. / The boys

said that they dont have enough money./ My friend promised me that hell help

me if he can because he understand my situation very well./ Our neighbour

warned my mother that shedbetter not buy it as she may regret it afterwards./

Peter assured me that hell come as soon as he can./ The librarian said that I cant

have more than two books./ Tom shouted to his mother that he must leave.

3.Report the following statements:

My teacher said that he read my essay two days ago./ George said that he isleaving today./ Laura told us that she has sent the letter this morning./ My friend

promised that hell be thinking of me while I am away/ The man informed me that

the bus is going to stop at the corner./The man from the Telephone Company

promised us that a telephone will be in my house tomorrow./ The mayor informed

the visitors that the work on the Canal began two years ago./Mr Scott claimed

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that hell pay the car by next year./The old man regretts that the shop next door

had closed a month ago./I told him that they have been waiting in the rain all

day./ He said that tomorrow is a public holiday.

4.Report the followingusing reporting verbs in the past:

Peter:I was very frightened this morning.I went over to Dans place to borrow his

cassette-recorder.He was out and as i turned to go his dog wouldnt let me out.I

was lucky his mother heard him growling and came to my rescue. In the afternoon

Peters sister Mary tells her friend Ann what happened to her brother in the

morning.Mrs Brown to Mrs Green :There was a fire in my street last night.Its a

wonder my house didnt catch fire.Fortunately the firemen arrived in time and

nobody was injured.

(Mrs Green passes thr information over to Mrs White two days later)Cathy to

George:The Dance Ensemble is leaving for theUSA tomorrow.They will give

performances in several big cities in the States.Im sure theyll be highly succesful.

(George reports Cathys words to his mother an hour later)

Mr Barton to his neighbour:Life in these new blocks of flats is very exciting.My

little boy got lost a few days ago.When coming back from school he twice got into

the wrong flat.

(Mr Bartons neighbour reports Mr Bartons words to his wife the next day).

5.Report the following statements:

The boys said to us:We have been playing football the whole afternoon She

answered:Im reading a novel. I repeated:I live in Paris The young girl said to

her mother:I have often played tennis with Dana . The boy said to his friend :I

shall bring you the book tomorrow. The children repeated:We didnt play in thegarden. He said:Nobody came to see me at the hospital The old man shouted

angrily: I havebeen waiting too long. My cousin said: Our friends will have

been travelling a lot by the end of this month. They said to us:Your friends came

to see us in January.