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Reported speech: reporting verbs Unit 5

A. Circle the correct form of say or tell in these sentences.

1. Our teacher said / told he was pleased with our English
marks.
2. My mother said / told me not to forget to take the pills in the
morning.
3. My boyfriend Tom said / told I was the best dancer in the
academy.
4. Nobody said / told him that the book was out-of-print.
5. He said / told that the author hadn’t signed my book yet.
6. Larson said / told that he was going to study abroad next year.
7. Mr Brown said / told that if that happened again he’d have to
speak with the school principal.
8. Anne said / told Peter she didn’t agree with what he had
written in the email.

B. Write the following sentences into reported speech, using the reported verb
indicated.
1.“There’s a good film at the cinema this week. Why don’t we go and see it next Friday.” Walter
suggested .
2.“We will see you again this holiday in Spain.” They told Anne
.
3.“You should study more! You will have a History exam next week.” My mother advised me
because .
4.“If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that book now. It’s too expensive.” Larry advised me
because .
5.“Where did Valerie buy that beautiful dress?” Deborah asked me
.
6.“From this day on everyone has to start working at 8 o’clock in the morning.” My boss
informed us .
7.“Don’t go outside. It’s too dark!” My parents told me
because .
8. “That science fiction film is not as good as the book.” My teacher told us
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