Answers 4th ESO . 17 TH March

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH.

1. “We don't worry if people spend too much money”, the director said.

THE DIRECTOR SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T WORRY IF PEOPLE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY.

2.  “I am very sorry for what I have done”, he said. 

HE SAID THAT HE WAS VERY SORRY FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE.

3.        The doctor said to the old lady: “I will not operate on you.” __________________________

T         THE DOCTOR SAID TO/ TOLD THE OLD LADY THAT HE WOULD NOT OPERATE ON HER.

4.        He said: “We are here today to reach consensus.” __________________________________

5.       HE SAID THAT THEY/WE WERE THERE THAT DAY TO REACH CONSENSUS.

6.       5. BBC news reported: “The government will release all the UFO files that have been secret

over the past 50 years.” 

BBC NEWS REPORTER SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD RELEASE ALL THE UFO FILES THAT HAD BEEN SECRET OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS. 

7.        6. My aunt said: “Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer.” _____________

MY AUNT SAID THAT SINGLE MEN SHOULD DRIVE SLOWLY IF THEY WANTED TO LIVE LONGER.

8.       7. She said: “We'll go and get some food.” _________________________________________

SHE SAID THAT THEY / WE WOULD GO AND GET SOME FOOD.

9.        8.  “There is a way we can be at the seaside”, Granny said. _____________________________

GRANNY SAID THAT THERE WAS A WAY WE COULD BE AT THE SEA SIDE.

1        9. “All my life I've had a temper and I got into fights at school and university,” Mary said.

MARY SAID ( THAT) ALL HER LIFE SHE HAD HAD A TEMPER AND SHE HAD GOT INTO FIGHTS AT SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY.

1      10. “I'll pay for the operation,” he said. _____________________________________________

HE SAID THAT HE WOULD PAY FOR THE OPERATION.

1       11.  “You must buy these shoes because they fit you perfectly”, she  told me. ____________

SHE TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO BUY THOSE SHOES BECAUSE THEY FIT/ FITTED ME PERFECTLY.

1       12. In 2001 the councillor said: “The city will launch this radical traffic plan next month.”

THE COUNCILLOR SAID THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LAUNCH THAT RADICAL TRAFFIC PLAN THE FOLLOWING  MONTH/ THE MONTH AFTER.

1        13. She told me: “I will lend you my doll next week.” _________________________________

SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD LEND ME HER DOOL THE FOLLOWING WEEK / THE WEEK AFTER

1       14. Last week Julia said: “We are meeting our new instructor tomorrow.” ____________________

LAST WEEK JULIA SAID THAT THEY  WERE MEETING THEIR NEW INSTRUCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY / THE DAY AFTER.