Reported speech - communicative task

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Reported speech and indirect question tasks

 Change the direct speech into reported speech. 

1.     "Don't do it!" 

2.     "I'm leaving tomorrow"

     3.     "Please get me a cup of tea" 

4.     "She got married last year"

5.     "Be quick!"

6.     "Could you explain number four, please?"

7.     "Where do you live?"

8.     "How often do you play sport?"

9.     "I'll come and help you at twelve"

10.  "What are you doing tomorrow?"

11.  "Don't go!"

12.  "Do you work in London?" 

13. "Come here!" 

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1.     She told me not to do it.  

2.     She said (that) she was leaving tomorrow (the next day).

3.     She asked me to get her a cup of tea.

4.     She said (that) she got married last year.

5.     She told me to be quick.

6.     She asked me to explain number four.

7.     She asked me where I lived.

8.  She asked me how often I played sport.

9.  She said (that) she would come and help me at twelve.

10.  She asked me what I was doing the day after.

11.  She told me not to go.

12.  She asked me if I worked in London.

13.  She told me to come here (there).

 

 

Gerund or infinitive

1. She enjoys __________ in the park every morning. (walk)

2. I’m planning __________ to France next summer. (travel)

3. He decided __________ a new car. (buy)

4. They suggested __________ a break before continuing the project. (take)

5. She can’t stand __________ rude people. (deal)

6. We agreed __________ for the meeting at 10 a.m. (meet)

7. He avoids __________ too much sugar in his diet. (eat)

8. I forgot __________ the email yesterday. (send)

9. They offered __________ us to the airport. (drive)

10. I don’t mind __________ late as long as I get the job done. (work)

11. She refused __________ his help. (accept)

12. They are thinking about __________ a new house. (buy)

13. He hopes __________ a promotion soon. (get)

Passive voice gap filling

1. The books **___ (deliver)** to the store every Monday.

2. Letters **___ (send)** by the post office daily.

3. This product **___ (make)** from recycled materials.

4. The documents must **___ (check)** before printing.

5. The homework **___ (send)** by all students at the end of the class.

6. The project **___ (complete)** by the end of the year.

7. A new bridge **___ (build)** across the river next year.

8. The results **___ (announce)** during the meeting tomorrow.

9. The contract **___ (sign)** by the manager next week.

10. The invitations **___ (send)** out by Friday.

11. The report **___ (write)** by the team last week.

12. The house **___ (paint)** by the workers yesterday.

13. The package **___ (deliver)** to the wrong address last month.

Mixed conditionals

1 If they_______________ , they'll miss the bus. (not hurry)

2 If we had the money, we _______________ a beautiful house in the country. (buy)

3 Lisa will have a lot of fun when she _______________ to Germany to study next year. (go)

4 Unless they _______________ the price, they'll never sell their house. (reduce)

5 If I were you, I _______________ the dress back to the shop. It just doesn't suit you. (take)

6 Annabel will look for a job as soon as she _______________ her diploma. (get)

7 If it _______________ so windy, we could go for a walk on the beach. (not be)

8 If you _______________ some extra money in your bank account, would you spend it? (have)

9 You _______________ your homework if you keep chatting with your friends on Facebook. (never finish)

10 Sarah _______________ really upset if she doesn't find her necklace. We must help her look for it. (be)

Future and passive sentences

1. The train __________ (leave) at 6:30 PM, so we need to get to the station on time.

2. We __________ (meet) our friends for dinner tomorrow night. We’ve already made reservations.

3. Look at those dark clouds! It __________ (rain) soon.

4. I __________ (finish) the report by tomorrow morning. Don’t worry about it.

5. The new shopping mall __________ (open) next week by the mayor.

6. The movie __________ (release) in 2025. Fans are eagerly looking forward to it.

7. Our car __________ (repair) yesterday, so we can use it again today.

8. She __________ (not go) to the party tonight because she’s not feeling well.

9. This project __________ (complete) by the end of this year if everything goes as planned.

10. I’m afraid the meeting __________ (cancel) yesterday.

11. The letters __________ (deliver) tomorrow morning by the postman.

12. Every year, a new bridge __________ (build) to reduce traffic jams.

13. By 2030, most cars __________ (drive) autonomously using advanced AI technology. 

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 The way we met

All narrative tenses - gap filling task

This ______________ (happen) about five years ago. I ______________  (come) back home from Turkey where I ______________ (be) on holiday with some friends who ______________ (rent) a bungalow in the mountains not for from Ankara, the capital.

Anyway, we______________ (sit) in the plane and______________ (just / take) off when there______________ (be) a loud bang from the right hand side of the plane and I could see a lot of smoke coming from one of the engines. Of course, everyone______________ (start) looking around but the plane  ______________  (carry on) flying normally. And then a few minutes later the pilot ______________ (come) on to the PA and said there was a problem with one of the engines and we’d have to return to the airport.

I felt pretty nervous, I can tell you, but I______________ (try) to concentrate on my book, and about ten minutes later we______________ (land) without any problems. We  ______________ (have) to wait for about an hour and then we got back on the plane. Actually, it was a different plane and I was

pretty relieved that it was.

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1. By the time we arrived, the movie ______________ (already/start), and we missed the beginning.

2. I ______________ (work) on my project when the power went out last night.

3. She ______________ (never/see) a more beautiful sunset until that day.

4. They ______________ (play) tennis for an hour before it started raining.

5. When I got to the airport, I realized I ______________ (leave) my passport at home.

6. He ______________ (cook) dinner when the phone rang.

7. We ______________ (just/finish) cleaning the house when the guests arrived.

8. By the time the teacher came in, the students ______________ (wait) for 15 minutes.

9. I ______________ (not/know) that she had already told everyone the news.

10. While they ______________ (drive) to the beach, they saw an accident.

11. The kids ______________ (play) in the garden when their mother called them inside.

12. She ______________ (already/go) to bed by the time I finished my work.

13. I ______________ (read) the book for an hour when I finally understood the plot.

All present tenses - gap filling task

1. Sarah usually ____ to the gym every morning. (go)

2. Right now, the children ____ in the park. (play)

3. I ____ my homework already, so I can go out now. (finish)

4. He ____ this book for hours, but he still has many pages left. (read)

5. They ____ each other for ten years. (know)

6. We ____ the house at the moment, so it’s a bit messy. (clean)

7. The sun ____ in the east. (rise)

8. I ____ to call you all morning, but your phone is off. (try)

9. She ____ French, but she’s learning quickly. (not speak)

10. My friends ____ to visit us this weekend. (come)

11. He ____ on this project for the last two weeks. (work)

12. The dog ____ in the garden right now. (run)

13. They ____ the report yet, so we’ll have to wait a bit longer. (not send)

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1. My brother ____ his room every Saturday. (clean)

2. We ____ dinner right now. Can I call you back later? (have)

3. They ____ that movie three times already. (see)

4. She ____ in this company for five years. (work)

5. I ____ in the living room because the bedroom is too hot. (sleep)

6. He ____ to fix his car for hours, but it still won’t start. (try)

7. The train always ____ at 8:00 AM. (leave)

8. I ____ for you at the station for half an hour! Where were you? (wait)

9. The neighbors ____ very friendly, but they keep to themselves. (be)

10. It ____ heavily outside, so we can’t go out now. (rain)

11. She ____ for a promotion since last year. (hope)

12. They ____ in the backyard. Do you want to join them? (play)

13. We ____ this restaurant before, but I’ve heard it’s good. (not visit)