MBaggio – WEEK II: Correction – Reported speech

Exercise 1

1 I was watching a film. I fell asleep.

I had fallen asleep before the film finished     ---> I had fallen asleep by the timethe film finished

5 I watched the programme. Then it got boring and I stopped watching.  

I watched it by the time it got boring      ---> I watched it untilit got boring

6 Jack washed up. At the same time, I put things away.
When Jack washed up, I put things away ---> WhileJack washed up, I put things away

Exercise 6

3 I need the bread. Can you pass me it?... (V) ---> I need the bread. Can you pass it to me?

Exercise 7

3 A I can't make it to the meal on Friday, sorry.

B Don't worry, neither I can make it. ---> B Don’t worry, Neither can I.

Exercise 2

3 ‘Ivy was happy,’ he said.

He said that Ivy was happy. ---> He said that Ivy had been happy.

Exercise 5

Exercise 6
1 'This student had three chances to pass his maths exam,' the teacher said.
The teacher said he has three chances to pass his maths exam. ---> The teacher said he had three chances to pass his maths exam.

2 ‘I'll phore him tomorrow,' the director said
The director said he will phone him tomorrow ---> The director said he would phone him tomorrow

3 'What did they say to you?' Anna asked him.
Anna asked him what they said to him. ---> Anna asked him what they had said to him.

5 "She won't have any problems getting into medical school, they said.
They said she won’t have any problems getting into medical school. ---> They said she wouldn’t have any problems getting into medical school.

6 "Why don't we set up our own business?' Marcia suggested
Marcia suggested to set up our own business. ---> Marcia suggested to they set up their own business

7 "Tell the police what you saw today,' she told me.
She told me to tell the police what I saw today. ---> She told me to tell the police what I had seen today.

Exercise 8

3 I’m desperate for a nice cup of tea.

What I’m desperate for is a nice cup of tea. --->I’m desperate for is a nice cup of tea

4 The restaurant was made special by the atmosphere rather than the food.

It was made special, rather than the food, by the atmosphere.--->Was the atmosphere rather than the food which made the restaurant special.

Exercise 9

3 Why don’t you come to my house later? ~ I can’t go to your house later, I’m afraid.

Why don’t you come to my house later? ~ I can’t go there, I’m afraid. ---> Why don’t you come to my house later? ~ I can’t.

5 We didn’t finish the work, but we should have finished the work.

We didn’t finish the work, but we should. ---> We didn’t finish the work, but we should have.

6 You don’t have to come with me if you don’t want to come with me.

You don’t have to come with me if you don’t want it --->You don’t have to come with me if you don’t want to.

7 No, you didn’t get hit but you might have got hit.

No, you didn’t get hit but you might. ---> No, you didn’t get hit but you might have.