E 11 - REPORTED SPEECH WITH TO - INF

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the words given.
“ Keep quiet,” the teacher said to us.
→ The teacher told us _______________________________________________________ .
“ We’ll come back again.”
→ They promised __________________________________________________________ .
“ You’d better not swim too far from the shore,” the lifeguard said to us.
→ The lifeguard advised _____________________________________________________ .
“ Could you close the window?” John siad to Peter.
→ John asked ______________________________________________________________ .
“ You should join the football team, Eric,” said the teacher.
→ The teacher encouraged ____________________________________________________ .
“ I’ll give it to him tomorrow,” John said.
→ John promised ___________________________________________________________ .
“ Remember to lock the door before going to school,” my sister said.
→ My sister reminded _______________________________________________________ .
“ You should go home and rest for a while,” said the boss.
→ His boss advised _________________________________________________________ .
“ I’d like Lan to become a doctor,” my mum said.
→ My mum wanted _________________________________________________________ .
“ Don’t swim out too far,boys,” I said.
→ I warned ________________________________________________________________ .
She said : “ I’ll take you to town”
→ She offered ______________________________________________________________ .
“ Please, tell me how to make a pizza” He said.
→ He asked ________________________________________________________________ .

Write the folowing sentences in reported speech, using the right form of the words given in the brackets.
“ Be careful of strangers and don’t go out at night.” ( WARN)
→ _______________________________________________________________________ .
“ You should not drink too much beer.” ( ADVISE)
→ _______________________________________________________________________ .
“ Come and see me whenever you want.” ( INVITE)
→ _______________________________________________________________________ .
“ Please don’t smoke in my car.” ( ASK)
→ _______________________________________________________________________ .
“ Sue, give me your phone number.” ( TELL)
→ _______________________________________________________________________ .
“ Don’t forget to give the book back to Joe.” ( REMIND)
→ _______________________________________________________________________ .
“ I’ll never do it again.” ( PROMISE)
→ _______________________________________________________________________ .
“ All right. I’ll wait for you.” ( AGREE)
→ _______________________________________________________________________ .
“ Please, lend me some money.” (ASK)
→ _______________________________________________________________________ .

Choose the best answer.
“ Don’t talk in class”, the teacher said.
The teacher told his student do not talk in class.
The teacher told his student did not talk in class.
The teacher told his student not to talk in class.
The teacher told his student not talking in class.
“ Susan, can you remember to buy me some sugar?” said Billy.
Billy advised Susan to buy him some sugar.
Billy reminded Susan to buy me some sugar.
Billy reminded Susan to buy him some sugar.
Billy invited Susan to buy me some sugar.
The secretary said, “ Sorry, I will never work on Sunday.”
The secretary promised not to work on Sunday.
The secretary refused to work on Sunday.
The secretary refused not to work on Sunday.
The secretary reminded her boss to work on Sunday.
“ Don’t stay up late. You should go to bed early.” Peter told me.
Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed early.
Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early.
Peter told me do not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.
Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.
“ _______,” John advised me.
a. You ought to work harder. b. I would rather work harder.
c. It is my duty to work harder. d. It is worth working harder.
6. “ _______,” the mother warned her sons.
a. Boys, don’t go near the lake. b. Boys, you will not go near the lake.
c. Boys, let’s go near the lake d. Boys, would you like to go near the lake?
7. “ I will bring you some food.” He said to me.
a. He invited me to eat some food b. He offered to bring me some food.
c. He told me to bring some food. d. He advised me to bring some food.
8. The customer said, “ I would like to buy a coat”
a. The customer wanted to buy a coat. b. The customer said to buy a coat.
c. The customer told to buy a coat. d. The customer warned her to buy a coat.
9. The police threatened,