8 Indirect speech 89 Indirect speech and questions Rewrite the sentences using the beginnings given below. 1. “Where are you going?” dad asked. Dad asked me where I was going. 2. “What will you do after you have passed your final exams?” the headmaster asked. 3. “How did you know that I was the last person who called Annie?” the man asked the detective. 4. “Where are you going to spend the Christmas weekend?” my friend Charlaine asked. 5. “When can I see Dr Klein?” David asked the receptionist. 6. “Did you watch the documentary on meteorologists?” mum asked me. 7. “Are you going to visit the cathedral?” the tourist guide asked. 8. “Have you seen my 64GB memory stick?” Neville asked his colleague. 9. “Do you have an appointment with Ms Silver?” the clerk asked. 10. “Why hasn’t Judith phoned yet?” Bernard asked his wife. Indirect speech and commands, requests and suggestions Use the correct verb to rewrite the following commands/requests/suggestions in reported speech in the past. 3 4 advise order remind ask suggest tell offer encourage warn 1. “Have your eyes tested.” (school nurse to Julian) The school nurse advised Julian to have his eyes tested. 2. “Hand over the gun immediately.” (police officer to bank robber) 3. “Could you take care of my dog for a moment, please?” (Mrs Marks to Mr Stern) 4. “Give an award to the best student of the school.” (Mrs Emerson) 5. “I can take the children to the zoo if you want.” (dad to mum) 6. “Come on, boys, let’s try harder. I know you can do it.” (the gym teacher) 7. “Don’t sit on that freshly painted bench.” (park keeper to Ruth) 8. “Don’t forget to post the letter to granddad.” (Andrew to Cilla) 9. “Find a better place to practise the drums.” (elderly man to the children) Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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