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Reporting VerbsSet 29

1"Why don't we take the bus to the city?" he said to her.He ..... taking the bus to the city.
2Einstein / believe / do / badly at school
3It is ..... that the company is losing money.
4Identify the reporting verb in the sentence: 'She told me she was leaving.'
5Which word is often used (but optional) in Indirect Speech?
6David ....., 'Could you tell me where the bathrooom is?'
7GABRIEL TOLD MARY THAT ......
8A: I think people nowadays prefer instant messaging and social networking to emails. B: ..... A. I don't like emails. B. That's true! C. I'd prefer text messaging. D. That's OK!
9Please ask Derek ..... we can do to help.
10"If I were you. Bill, I'd buy the house, " Stephen said.
11"You mustn't tell lies", Dad .....
12C. Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if any: "Why don't we go to the cinema?" (suggested)
13Why don't you get up early to do morning exercises?" Peter asked me. A. Peter advised me to get up early to do morning exercises.B. Peter recommended me not to get up early to do morning exercises. C. Peter told me the reason why I did not get up early to do morning exercises. D. Peter suggested that he should get up early to do morning exercises.
14Indirect speech: Say and tell-tense changesChoose the correct verb.No one (said / told) us what had happened.
15Which verb is used when reporting someone's exact words?
16Change the verb form: I think, 'I need a break.' (to indirect speech)
17Lucy ..... Julie that she was leaving on Wednesday
18The most common reporting verb for questions is ask, but we can also use verbs like .....?
19"I didn't give John the money," said Mary.
20Do ..... those men at the door?-They ..... at us very strangely.
21People say that the train leaves at 12 am. => It .....
22Ellie asked Stan ..... to look at the new catalogue.
23John ..... a respectful and obedient student.
24He ..... me, "Can you help me?"
25My friends ..... me that they won't be able to make it tomorrow.
26HOTEL CLERK: It's $ 75 per night ..... And the single room is $ 65 per night.YOU: I'm looking for a room that would be nice for a romantic weekend. Which of the two .....?
27They ..... they would pay for their daughter's studies but they didn't.
28"It's one hundred notes," ..... Rosalinda.