Reported Speech

REPORTED SPEECH

EX.   Michael: I work in an office. ⇒ Michael said that he worked in an office.

1. John: I have worked in a hospital.
2. David: I can swim in the ocean.
3. My mother: I will cook for you tomorrow.
4. Andy: I saw your mother a week ago.
5. My brother: I am doing my homework.
6. Rose: I had been working all day in the hospital.
7. Mary: I drank a lot of wine yesterday.
8. Jennifer: I will see my boyfriend this evening.

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SOLUTIONS:

1. John said that he had worked in a hospital.
2. David said that he could swim in the ocean.
3. My mother said that she would cook for me the following day.
4. Andy said that he had seen my mother a week before.  
5. My brother said that he was doing his homework.
6. Rose said that she had been working all day in the hospital.
7. Mary said that she had drunk a lot of wine the day before.
8. Jennifer said that she would see her boyfriend that evening.

PHRASAL VERBS

PHRASAL VERBS:

Complete with the following phrasal verbs: put off, get on, put out, make up, find out, give up, take after, take off.

1. I really have to _________ smoking. I have chronic cough.
2. The plane ________ at 17:45.We have to hurry up!
3. We had to ________ the meeting because nobody appeared.
4. We have to _______ the bus or it won't wait for us. 
5. I really like my sister-in-law, we ________ very well.
6. People say that I _______ my father. They say that we resemble in appearance and character.
7. The police _______ where the criminal worked.
8. Mark told me that Susan is living in China, but I think he ____ it ____. He is a liar.
9. The ashtray is beside you. Could you ________ my cigar for me, please?

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Solutions:

1. Give up
2. Take off
3. Put off
4. Get on
5. Get on
6. Take after
7. Found out
8. Made it up
9. Put out