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Rewrite the sentences in the indirect speech.
1. Hamid said, "I work in the garden."
Hamid said (that) he worked in the garden
2. "I worked in the garden yesterday," said Rachid.
Rachid said that he had worked in the garden.
3. Iman said, "I have seen this film."
Iman told me that she had seen that film
4. "I had lived in Meknes before I moved to Khemisset in 1981," Houda said.
Houda said that she had lived in Meknes before she had moved to Khemisset in 1981
5. Youness said, "I will travel tomorrow."
Youness told me that he would travel the following day.
6. "I can use a computer," said Salim.
Salim said that he could use a computer.
7. "I would leave early," said Hassan.
Hassan told me that he would leave early
8. Reda said, "I'm doing my homework."
Reda said he was doing his homework
9. "I must have a computer to teach English online"Bill said.
Bill told us that he had to have a computer to teach English online
10. "You wrote an excellent essay, Tarik", the teacher said.
The teacher told Tarik that he had written an excellent essay.
11 Jennifer asked, "Do you play football?"
Jennifer asked me whether (if) I played football.
12. Ben asked, "Are you good at football?"
Ben Asked me whether I was/were good at football.
13 "Did you go abroad last year?" asked Ray.
Ray wanted to know if we had gone abroad the year before.
14. "Have you eaten the orange?" Ted asked.
Ted asked Ana if she had eaten the orange.
15. “Can you speak Spanish, Sarah?” Leila asked
Leila asked Sarah whether she could speak Spanish.
16. “Do the students in your class work hard?” Hamza asked Aya.
Hamza asked Aya if the students in her class worked hard.
17. “Is your Dad at home now, Omar?” Nam asked.
Nam asked Omar if his Dad was/were at home then.
18. Chris asked, "When do you play football?"
Chris asked me when I played football.
19. Latifa asked, "Where does Maria park her car?"
Latifa wanted to know where Maria parked her car.
20. "What are you doing here?" Asked Anas
Anas wondered what I was doing there.
21. "How much pocket money does Lisa get?" Rose asked.
Rose wanted to know how much pocket money Lisa got
22. “Who gave you the cellphone?" Aya asked her friend.
Aya asked her friend who had given her the cellphone
23. "Why did you choose to live in Khemisset?" Hani asked.
Hani asked me why I had chosen to live in Khemisset.
24. “When is the baby due?” grandma asked her granddaughter.
Grandma wanted to know when the baby was due.
25. "Take off your shoes," Aicha told us.
Aicha told us to take off our shoes.
26. "Give me your ID, please," the receptionist told me.
The receptionist told me to give him my ID.
27. "Don't touch this CD," Amine said to Kirby.
Amine told Kirby not to touch that CD.
28. "Leave us alone," the kids said.
The kids asked me to leave them alone
29. "Read the novel at home," the teacher said.
The teacher asked us to read the novel at home.
30. "Don't smoke here; it's forbidden," the watchman said.
The watchman told the man not to smoke there because it was forbidden.
31. "Don't go out without me, please, Bob."
Jack begged Bob not to go out without him
32. A clerk to a man: “Fill in this form!”
A clerk asked the man to fill in that form.
33. The doctor to a patient: “Open your mouth!”
The doctor asked the patient to open his mouth.
34. "It was you who ate my chocolate, Eddy"
Cathy accused Eddy of eating her chocolate.
Cathy accused Eddy of eating her chocolate.
35. "OK, it was me. I ate your chocolate"
Eddy admitted that she had eaten the chocolate.
Eddy admitted that she had eaten the chocolate.
36. "I'm sorry I didn't go to the meeting."
Fatima apologized for not going to the meeting.
Fatima apologized for not going to the meeting.
37. "Yes, honest, I'll be there on time. I won't be late."
Fouad promised to be there on time.
Fouad promised to be there on time.
38. "Well, I'm not washing up. I did it last time."
Rime refused to do the washing up.
Rime refused to do the washing up.
39. "Don't drive too quickly, Sami. The streets are very icy."
Mohammed warned Sami not to drive quickly because the streets were very icy.
Mohammed warned Sami not to drive quickly because the streets were very icy.
40. "If you're late again, Jimmy, we'll sack you."
The boss threatened to sack Jimmy if he was/were late again.
The boss threatened to sack Jimmy if he was/were late again.
41. Son to parents: “I’ll be back before 21:00”
The son promised to be back before 21:00.
Fill in the blanks with the right introductory verb from the list: advise, offer, exclaim, accuse, suggest, inform, thank, admit
1. “Let me help me with this math problem.”
Xavier offered to help me with that math problem.
2. “Shall we meet at Starbucks café?”
Bill suggested that we (should) meet at Starbucks café.
3. “How marvellous!”
Hamid exclaimed that it was marvellous.
4. “You should see a doctor if your foot hurts, Mouna.”
Rime advised Mouna to see a doctor.
5. “You broke my ruler, Iman.”
Karim accused Iman of breaking his ruler.
6. “Yes, it was me who broke your ruler.”
Iman admitted (to) breaking the ruler.
7. “Thank you so much for the visit.”
Abdessalam thanked me for the visit.
8. “The meeting will be held on 25th July.”
The secretary informed us that the meeting would be held on 25th July.
9. “We’ll kill the girl if you tell the police.”
The kidnappers threatened to kill the girl if we told the police.
10. “Please, Mom, please, buy me an ipod”
Bilal begged his mother to buy him an ipod.
