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INDIRECT SPEECH
85. Indirect speech: statements.
Put the following into indirect speech
‘I have something to show you,’ I said to her.
‘Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,’ she said.
‘I’m going away tomorrow, mother,’ he said.
‘I have been in London for a month but so far I haven’t had time to visit the Tower,’ said Rupert. 
‘It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,’ I remarked.
‘The new underpass is being officially opened the day after tomorrow,’ said the BBC announcer.
‘We have moved into our new flat. We don’t like it nearly as much as our last one,’ said my aunt.
‘We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work,’ they said.
‘From one of the windows of my flat I can see the Eiffel Tower,’ he said.
‘I’ve no idea what the time is but I’ll dial 8081 and find out,’ said this daughter.
‘I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready,’ she replied.
He said, ’My wife has just been made a judge’.
‘I have a German lesson this afternoon and I haven’t done my home work yet,’ said the small boy.
‘If you let the iron get too hot you will scorch your clothes,’ I warned her.
‘You haven’t given me quite enough. The bill is for 14 dollar and you have paid me only 13 dollar,’ he pointed out.
Anna said,’ Englishmen make good husband because they are nearly away willing to help in the house.’
Mary answered, ‘I like men to be useful but I don’t like them to be too domesticated. I prefer them to keep out of the kitchen.’
Motoring report: ‘The new Roll Royce runs so quietly that all you can hear the ticking of the clock.’ 
Managing director of the Rolls Royce Company: In that case we’ll have to do 
something about the clock. 
‘I don’t know what to do with my plums. I suppose I’ll have to make jam. The trouble is that one of us eats jam,’ she said.
‘We like working on Sunday because we got double pay,’ explained the builders.
He said, ‘I’m quite a good cook and I do all my own washing and mending too’.
 ‘You can keep that one if you like, Joan.’ he said. ‘I’ve got plenty of others’.
‘I’m going fishing with mother this afternoon,’ said the small boy, ‘and we are going into the garden now to dig for worms’.
‘I know exactly what they said,’ the private detective explained to his client, ‘because I bugged their phone’.
‘You’ve got my umbrella,’ I said crossly. ‘Yours is in your bedroom.’
‘I’ll sit up till she comes in, but I hope she won’t be late.’ He said.
‘If you give me some wire, I’ll hang that picture for you,’ said my cousin.
‘I have a Turkish bath occasionally, but it doesn’t seem to make any difference to my weight,’ she said.
‘This is quite a good model, madam. I use one of these myself,’ said the salesman.
‘My new house is supposed to be haunted, but so far I haven’t seen any ghosts,’ she said.
The advertisement said, ‘If you answer the question correctly you may win 100 $.’
‘If I press my ear against the wall, I can hear what the people in the next flat are saying,’ he said. 
86. Indirect speed: statements
Put the following into indirect speech, being careful to avoid ambiguity:
‘I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key, so I had to break the window,’ he said.
‘The mirror is there so that you can see yourself when you are dancing,’ the instructress told him.
‘I wrote to him the day before yesterday. I wonder why he hasn’t rung up,’ she said.
‘If the ground is dry on the day of the race, my horse might win,’ said the own.
‘You’d better slow down. There’s a speed limit here,’ she said to me. (use advise )
‘If Tom wants seats, he’d better apply early,’ she said.
‘We walked 50 miles last night to see the Minister and protest about our rents being raised. He was very polite and promise to do what he could for us,’ said one of the tenants.
‘They should put traffic light here, otherwise there’ll be more accidents,’ she said.
‘It’s time we began training for our next match,’ the coach said to them.
‘If you leave home at six, you should be here at nine,’ he said to me.
‘If it rains this afternoon it will be too wet to play the match tomorrow,’ the captain said.
‘I meant to plug in the electric blanket but I plugged in the electric kettle by mistake. I’m always doing silly things like that,’ she told her guest.
‘I was intending to do it tomorrow,’ he said,’ but now I don’t think I’ll able to.’
‘Bill should do very well at the university, Mrs. Smith,’ said the headmaster. ‘He’s done very well here.’
‘I don’t think your father like me,’ said the young wife. ‘You mustn’t think that,’ she said her husband; ‘it is just that he is old and finds it hard get used to new people.’ ( leave mustn’t unchanged )
‘The steak is overdone again. I’m not complaining; I’m just pointing it out,’ said her husband. 
 ‘I wish you’d stop pointing things out,’ said his wife. 
‘They couldn’t open the safe on the spot so they carried it away with them,’ the night watchman reported.
‘If you saw my father, you’d recognize him at one. He is the most extraordinary-looking man,’ she said to me.
‘I found an Roman coin in the garden yesterday,’ he said,’ and I’m going to take it to the museum this afternoon.’
He said,’ I’m got out of my boat, leaving the engine running, but while I was standing on the quay the gears suddenly engaged themselves.’
The Macbeth enters and says, ‘I have done the deed.’
‘Would you like me to go with you?’ I said.
I’d rather go alone,’ he answered.
My brother said, ‘You may take my car if you like. I shan’t be needing it tomorrow or the day after.’ 
‘Yesterday Tom and I went to look at a house that he was thinking of buying. It was rather a nice house and had a lovely garden but Tom decided against it because it was opposite a cemetery,’ said Celia.
He said, ‘My wife wants to take a job but I’d rather she concentrated on our home.’
‘It’s high time you passage your test; I’m tired of driving round with a L-plate on the front of the car,’ my sister said.
‘I don’t know what your father will say when he sees what the mess your puppies have make of this five-pound note,’ said mother.
‘I wish you’d seen it,’ I said to her.
87. Indirect speed: question
Put the following into indirect speech. The first ten questions require no change of other.
‘What happened to Mr. Budd?’ said one of the men.
‘Which of his sons inherited his estate?’ asked another.
‘Who is going to live in the big house?’ enquired a third.
‘What will happen to his racehorses?’ asked someone else.
‘Which team has won?’ asked Ann.
‘Which team won the previous match?’ said Bill.
‘Who is playing next week?’ he asked.
‘Who will be umpiring that match?’ asked Tom.
‘Who wants to lift home?’ said Ann.
‘Who has just dropped a 10 dollar note?’ I asked.
‘Where is the ticket office?’ asked Mrs. Jones.
‘What shall I do with my heavy luggage?’ she said. ( use should )
‘What platform does the train leave from?’ asked Bill.
When does it arrive in York?’ he asked.
‘When was the timetable changed?’ I asked.
‘Why has the 2.30 train been cancelled?’ said Ann.
‘How much does the day return to Bath cost?’ Mrs. Jones asked.
‘Why does the raised up so often?’ she wondered.
‘How can I get from the station to the airport?’ said Bill.
‘When are you coming back?’ I asked them.
‘Is the return ticket cheaper than two singles?’ said my aunt.
‘Do puppies travel free?’ asked a dog owner.
‘Can I bring my dog into the compartment with me?’ she asked.
‘Does this train stop at York?’ asked Bill.
‘Can you telephone from inter-city train?’ said the businessmen.
‘Can you get coffee on the train?’ I ask my aunt.
‘Does the 2.40 have a restaurant car?’ he enquired.
‘Do they bring it round on trolley?’ she said.
‘Are there smoking compartments?’ said the man with the pipe.
‘Have you reserved a seat?’ I asked him.
88. Indirect speed: questions.
A new student, Paul, has come to the college and the other students are asking him questions. Image that he reports these questions later to an English friend:
‘What country do you come from?’ said Bill.
‘How long have you been here?’ said Ann.
‘Are you working as well as studying?’ asked Peter.
‘Have you got a work permit?’ Bill wanted to know.
‘What are you going to study?’ asked Ann.
‘Have you enrolled for more than one class,’ said Peter.
‘Do you want to buy any second-hand books?’ said Bill.
‘Have you seen the library?’ asked Ann.
‘Do you play rugby?’ said Peter.
‘Will you have time to play regularly?’ he went on.
‘Did you play for your school team?’ said Bill.
‘Are you interesting in acting?’ asked Ann.
‘Would you like to join our Drama Group?’ she said.
‘What do you think of the canteen coffee?’ asked Peter.
‘How long has it been a mixed school?’
‘Do you like the headmaster?’
‘Is he a scientist or an arts graduate?’
‘How many children are there in the school?’
‘How big are the glasses?’
‘Are the glasses streamed?’
‘What is the academic standard like?’
‘Can parents visit the school at any time?’
‘Is there a good arts department?’
‘Do they teach music?’
‘What instruments can the children learn?’
 Is there a school orchestra?’
‘Do they act plays?’
‘What sort of plays have they done?’
‘What games do they play?’
‘Are the playing fields near the school?’
‘Are they taught to swim?’
‘Can the children get dinner at school?’
‘Is the good food?’
‘Is there a Parent-Teacher Association?’
‘How often does it meet?’
‘Were your own boys happy at the school?’
89. Indirect speed: questions.
Put the following into indirect speech.
‘Why are you looking through the keyhole?’ I said.
‘Who put salt in my coffee?’ he asked.
‘Which of you knows how to make Irish stew?’ said the chief cook.
‘Why did you travel first class?’ I asked him.
‘How can I run in high-heeled shoes?’ she enquired.
‘What is your new house like?’ I asked them.
He said, ’Where I am supposed to go now?’ ( omit now )
‘Whose car did you borrow last night?’ I said to him.
‘What was she wearing when I saw her last?’ the police asked me.
‘Who own this revolver?’ said the detective.
‘Where were you last night, Mrs. Jones?’ he said.
‘What else did you see?’ I asked the boy.
‘Have you done this sort of work before?’ said his new employer.
‘Can you read the last line on the chart?’ the oculist asked her.
‘Did they understand what you said to them?’ he asked me.
‘Are you being attended to, sir?’ said the shop assistant.
‘Will you go on strike when the others do?’ the shop steward asked him.
‘Do you see what I see, Mary?’ said the young man.
‘Who left the banana skin on the front doorstep?’ said my mother.
‘Have you gone completely mad?’ I asked. ‘Do you want to blow us all up?’
‘Why is your house so full of antiques?’ she asked. ‘Was your father a collector?’
‘Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning?’ said his secretary.
 ‘How far is it?’ I said, ‘and how long will it take me to get there?’
‘Could I speak to Mrs Pitt?’ said the caller.
‘I’m afraid of she’s out,’ said the au pair girl. ‘Could I take a message?’
‘Are you sorry for what ... said Mary. ‘Buttons sewn on by Ann usually come off the next day.’
‘If you will kindly sit down the fortune-teller will be with you in a moment,’ the girl said.
94. Indirect speech: questions, requests, invitations, offers, advice.
‘Could you get there and back in one day?’ I asked. (I asked if he)
‘I can’t open this tin,’ said Ann. ‘Shall I do it for you?’ said Tom.
‘Could you translate this for me, please?’ I asked the official.
‘Shall we ever meet again?’ he wondered.
‘Will you be here tomorrow?’ she asked. ‘Yes,’ I answered.
‘Could I lose five kilos in a week?’ said the fat woman. ‘No,’ said the doctor.
‘Will you have a drink?’ he said.
‘Why don’t you install gas central heating?’ said the advertisement.
‘Will you read this carefully, please?’ he said to me.
‘Shall I tell him what happened?’ she asked me.
‘Wouldn’t you like to look ten years younger?’ said the hairdresser.
‘I’m going to Brighton tomorrow,’ said Ann.
‘So am I,’ said Tom. ‘Would you like a lift?’ (Tom said he was too and)
‘Can I have a sweet?’ said the small boy.
‘Can we stay up till the end of the programme?’ said the children.
‘Could I have a weekend off?’ he asked his boss.
‘Could I leave early on Friday?’ he said.
‘Why don’t you like pop music?’ the teenagers asked him.
‘Why don’t you take up the oboe again?’ said my friend. (advise)
‘Where shall I hang my new picture?’ he said. ‘Would it look well over the mantelpiece?’
‘What shall I do if the car won’t start?’ I said.
‘Have you got enough money? Shall I lend you some?’ said my friend.
‘Will you be able to guide me shall I bring a map?’ I asked.
‘You won’t forget to shut the door, will you?’ she said. (remind)
‘Would you like to see over the house?’ I asked her.
‘Would you like to peel the potatoes?’ said Ann, handing me a knife.
‘I’ve got two tickets. Would you like to come with me?’ he said.
‘Can you use a word processor?’ he asked. ‘No,’ I said.
‘Would you mind living by yourself for six month?’ they asked.
‘Would you mind paying cash?’ said my landlady when I took out my cheque-book.
‘Why don’t we trust him?’ I asked Ann.
‘I never trust left-handed men,’ she answered.
95. Indirect speech: Commands and questions with if clauses and time clauses
He said, ‘When you are at the butcher’s remember to get a bone for the dog.’
She said, ‘If you feel fain sit down and put your head between your knees.’
‘If I find you purse what shall I do with it?’ he said.
‘Keep it till you see me again,’ I replied.
She said, ‘If he arrives before I get back give him something to drink.’
‘If anyone rings up,’ she said, ‘say that I will be back shortly.’
‘When you are driving always look in your driving mirror before turning right,’ said my instructor.
‘Leave the key under the mat if you go out,’ she said.
‘If you think the room is cool shut the windows,’ said my aunt.
‘If you feel lonely anytime ring me up,’ he said.
‘If she doesn’t eat meat, offer her an omelette,’ he said.
‘Get the car off the road on to the verge if you have a puncture. Don’t leave it on the road,’ said my father.
‘If I am not back by this time tomorrow take this letter to the police,’ he said.
‘When you see Mrs Pitt don’t forget to thank her,’ she said to her husband.
‘When the bell rings take the meat out of the oven,’ my sister said.
‘If you are taken prisoner,’ said the officer, ‘give your name, rank and number but refuse to answer any other questions.’
When you hear a fire alarm, shut all windows and go down stairs as quickly as possible,’ said the schoolmaster.
‘If the lift should stop between two floors press the emergency button,’ he said.
‘Before you allow anyone to use the Turkish bath remember to ask him if he was a weak heart,’ said the senior attendant.
‘If the police stop me, what shall I say?’ she asked.
‘What shall I do if he refused to let me in?’ she said.
‘Write a note and push in under the door,’ I said.
What will happen if the strike continues?’ he said.
‘If it goes on snowing, how will we have food?’ wondered the housewives.
‘When the rain stops, can we go out?’ said the children.
‘When you complete one section, go on to the next,’ the teacher said.
‘If you don’t like the programme, switch to another channel,’ I said to her.
‘If I lose my traveler’s cheques, will the bank repay me?’ I asked.
‘If the noise gets worse, you’d better complain to the police,’ he said to me.
‘As soon as you find a hotel, ring me and give me address,’ he said.
96. Indirect speech: suggestions.
Part 1: Write the following in indirect speech, in ordinary narrative form.
Ann: What about having a party on Saturday?
Mary: Yes, let’s. Who shall we invite?
Ann: Let’s not make a list. Let’s just invite everybody.
Mary: we don’t want to do too much cooking, so what about making it a wine and cheese party?
Ann: Suppose we ask everybody to bring a bottle?
Mary: Shall we hire glasses from our local wine shop? We haven’t many left.
Ann: If it’s warm, how about having the party in the garden?
Mary: Why not have a barbecue?
Ann: Why not? We could ask Paul to do the cooking.
Mary: Last time we have a barbecue the neighbours complained about the noise. Shall we ask everyone to speak in whispers?
Ann: Suppose we go round to the neighbours and apologize in advance this time?
Mary: Why not invite the neighbours? Then the noise won’t matter.
Ann: What a clever idea! Shall we start ringing everyone up tonight? 
Mary: What about working out how much it will cost first?
Part 2: Put the following into indirect speech. 
What about a round-the-world cruise?’ suggested Mr Smith.
‘What about renting a caravan? It’s all we can afford,’ said her husband.
‘Suppose you complain, Ann?’ I said. ‘The boss is more likely to listen to you than to any of us.’
‘You used to be a good tennis player,’ she reminded him. ‘Why don’t you take it up again?’
‘Shall we talk there? It not far,’ he said. ‘Yes, let’s,’ I said.
‘What about joining a weaving class? Ann said to me. ‘There one starting soon.’
‘Let’s organize a sponsored cycle race,’ said the children.
‘What about a sponsored silence?’ Said the teacher with a grin.
‘Where shall we meet?’ I said. ‘What about the hotel?’ said Bill.
‘Suppose you ring him, Ann, and ask him what he thinks of the ideas?’ I said.
‘I’m doing most of the work,’ I pointed out. ‘What about giving me a hand?’
‘Let’s live the washing-up till tomorrow,’ he suggested. ‘I hate washing-up last thing at night.’
‘Suppose the children go on an adventure holiday this summer?’ suggested the father.
‘Why don’t you ask them what they’d like to do?’ I said.
‘Shall we begin training for the next London Marathon?’ said Bill.
I’ve no intention of running in marathons,’ I said. ‘Why don’t you ask Paul?’
‘Why don’t you put an advertisement in a local paper?’ they suggested to me.
97. Indirect speech: mixed types
He said, ‘don’t walk on the ice; it isn’t safe.’
‘Miss Brown, this is Miss White. Miss White, Miss Brown,’ he said.
‘Here are the car keys. You’d better wait in the car,’ he said to her.
‘Please, please, don’t tell anyone,’ she said. ‘I won’t, I promise,’ I said.
‘Would you like my torch?’ I said, holding it out. ‘No, thanks,’ he said. ‘I have one of my own.’ (omit thanks)
Tom: I’ll pay.
Ann: Oh no, you mustn’t!
Tom: I insist on paying.
‘Come in and look round. There is no obligation to buy,’ said the shopkeeper.
‘If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill the boy,’ said the kidnappers.
‘I won’t answer any questions,’ said the arrested main.
‘He expects a lot of work for very little money,’ complained one of the typists.
‘Yes he does,’ agree other.
‘I wish it would rain,’ she said.
You pressed the wrong button,’ said the mechanic. ‘Don’t do it again. You might have a nasty accident.’
‘Your weight’s gone up a lot!’ he exclaimed.
‘I’m afraid it has,’ she said sadly.
‘I hope you will have a good journey,’ he said. ‘Don’t forget to send a card when you arrive.’
‘Hurrah! I’ve passed the first exam!’ he exclaimed.
‘Congratulation!’ I said, ‘and good luck with the second.’
‘All right. I wait a week,’ she said. (Omit all right)
‘Many happy returns of your birthday!’ we said. ‘Thanks,’ the boy said.
‘Your door is shabbiest in the street,’ said the neighbour. ‘Yes, it is,’ I said.
‘Cigarette?’ ‘Thanks,’ I said.
‘I sell the TV set if you keep quarrelling about the programme,’ said their mother.
‘No, don’t do that! We won’t quarrel any more,’ said the children.
‘I’ve give you 500$ to keep your mouth shut,’ he said to me.
‘I’ll wait for you, I promised,’ he said.
‘I’m sorry I’m late,’ she said. ‘The bus broke down.’
‘You’ve been leaking information to the Press!’ said his colleagues.
‘No, I haven’t,’ he said. ‘Liar,’ said Tom.
‘I’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder,’ said the captain.
‘If the boys do anything clever, you call them your sons,’ complained his wife. ‘But if they do anything stupid, you call them mine.’
‘Let’s have a rest,’ said Tom.
‘Yes, let’s,’ said Ann.
‘Ugh! There’s a slug in my lettuce. Waiter!’ he cried.
98. Indirect to direct speech
Put the following into direct speech, using dialogue form
Trip to Strafford.
Tom invited Ann to come for a drive the following day.
Ann accepted with pleasure and asked where he was thinking of going.
He said he leave it to her.
She suggested Strafford
Adding that she hadn’t been there for ages.
Tom agreed and said that they might go on the river if it was a fine day.
Ann wondered what was on at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Tom said they’d find out when they got there
Adding that it was usually possible to get seats on the day of the play.
He asked Ann if she could be ready by ten.
Ann said with regret that she couldn’t as she had to type a report first.
Tom expressed horror at the idea of working on Saturday.
And advised her to change her job.
She told him not to be ridiculous and explained that
She had volunteered to type the report in a free afternoon the following week.
She pointed out that she hadn’t known that he was going to ask her out.
Tom said he supposed it was all right but
Warned her not to make a habit volunteering for weekend work.
Ann promised not to.
Tom said gloomily that he supposed she’d be busy all morning.
Ann assured him that she’d be finished by 11.00 and
Offered to meet him at the bus stop at Hyde Park Corner.
Tom said that it wasn’t a very good meeting place and that he’d call for her.
Ann said that it was very kind of him and that she’d be waiting in the hall.
Tom suggested climbing to the top, adding the view from there was marvelous
But Ann said that they’d been climbing for three hours and that she was too tired to go further.
She suggested that Tom should go on up while she went down and waited there.
Tom agreed and handed her the car keys, advising her to wait in the car.
He promised to be as quick as he could.
Ann said that if he was too long there’d be no lunch left, for she’d have eaten it all.