Day: April 5, 2020

5A.a Complete with the gerund or infinitive of a verb from the list.

1. I’m exhausted! I don’t fancy going out tonight.
2. If you carry on talking, you’ll have to leave the room.
3. We’d better do some shopping if we went to cook tonight.
4. I am very impatient. I can’t stand waiting in queues.
5. She tends to get angry when people disagree with her.
6. My parents used to make me tidy my room every morning.
7. I’d rather not come tonight. I need to study.
8. I can’t wait to go on holiday!
9. I don’t mind working late tonight if i can leave early tomorrow.
10. Do you happen to know her phone number.

b. Write the correct form.

1. I’ll never forget seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time.
2. He needs to call the helpline. His computer has crashed.
3. Have you tried reading a book to help you sleep.
4. I must have my keys somewhere. I can remember locking the door this morning.
5. We ran home because we had forgotten to turn the oven off.
6. Their house needed painting so they called the painters.
7. Did you remember to send your sister a card? It’s her birthday today.
8. We tried learning to ski last winter but we were hopeless.

5B.a. Write right or wrong? Correct the wrong phrases.

1. Nowadays I am used to going to bed early.
2. When we visited our friends in London we couldn’t get used to drinking tea with breakfast.
3. Right
4. Right
5. Paul used to have a beard when he was younger.
6. It’s not so bad. I am used to it now.
7. Did you use 

b. Complete with used to, be used to or get used to and the verb in brackets.

1. When Nathan started his first job, he couldn’t get used to getting up at 6 a.m.
2. If you want to lose weight, than you will have to be used to eating less.
3. I don’t like having dinner at 10.00 – I am not used to having a meal so late.
4. When we were children we used to spend all day playing football in the park.
5. Jasmine has been a nurse all her life so she is used to working nights.
6. I’ve never worn glasses before, but I’ll have to get used to wearing them.
7. I didn’t recognize you! You used to have long hair, didn’t you?
8. Amelia is an only child. She isn’t used to sharing her things.

5C. a. Complete with the gerund or infinitive of the verb in brackets.

1. Jamie insisted on paying for the meal.
2. Lauren agreed to go out with him at the weekend.
3. I warned Jane not to walk through the park at night.
4. Jacob admitted stealing the woman’s handbag.
5. The doctor advised Lily to give up coffee.
6. Our boss persuaded Megan not to leave the company.
7. Freya accused me of taking her pan.
8. I apologized to Evie for not remembering her birthday.

b. Complete using a reporting verb from the list and the verb in brackets.

1. Ryan suggested going for a walk.
2. My daughter refused to eat the vegetables.
3. Sam’s neighbor threatened to call the police if he had any more parties.
4. The children denied writing on the wall.
5. Simon invited me to have dinner with him on Friday night?
6. Molly reminded Jack to go to the dentist.

1.“He works in a bank”
She said that he worked in a bank.
2. “We went out last night”
She told me that they had gone out the previous night.
3. “I’m coming!”
She said (that) she was coming.

4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She told me that she was  waiting for the bus when he  arrived.
5. “ I’d never been there before”
She said that she had never been there before.
6. “I didn’t go to the party”
She told me that she hadn’t gone to the party.
7. “Lucy’ll come later”
She said that Lucy would come later.
8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
She told me that he had not eaten breakfast.
9. “I can help you tomorrow”
She said that she could help me the next day.
10. “You should go to bed early”
She told me that I should go to bed early.
11. “I don’t like chocolate”
She told me that she didn’t like chocolate.
12. “I won’t see you tomorrow”
She said that she would not see me the following day..
13. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”
She said that she was living in Paris for a few month.
14. “I visited my parents at the weekend”
She told me that she had visited her parents at the weekend.
15. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”
She said that she had not eaten sushi before.
16. “I hadn’t traveled by underground before I came to London”
She said that she had not traveled by underground before she came to  London.
17. “They would help if they could”
She said that they would help if they could.
18. “I’ll do the washing-up later”
She told me that she would do the washing-up later.
19 “He could read when he was there”
She said that he could read when he was there.
20. “I was sleeping when Julie called”
She said that she was sleeping when Julie called.

Reported Speech Questions

1. “Where is he?”
She asked me where he was.
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me what I was doing.
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me why I had gone out the previous night.
4.“Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me who that beautiful woman had been.
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me how my mother was.
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
She asked me what I was going to do at the weekend.
7. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me where I would live after graduation.
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me what I was doing when she saw me.
9. “How was the journey?”
She asked me how the journey had been.
10. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me how often I went to the cinema.
11. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me if I lived in London.
12. “Did he arrive on time?”
She asked me if he had arrived on time.
13. “Have you been to Paris?”
She asked me if I had been to Paris.
14. “Can you help me?”
She asked me if I could help her.or she asked me to help her.
15. “Are you working tonight?”
She asked me if I was working that night.
16. “Will you come later?”
She asked me if I would come later.
17. “Do you like coffee?”
She asked me if I liked coffee.
18. “Is this the road to the station?”
She asked me if that was the road to the station.
19. “Did you do your homework?”
She asked me if I had done my homework.
20. “Have you studied reported speech before?”
She asked me if I had studied reported speech before.