Question

1 Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets. Example: She left without saying (say) goodbye. 1 I asked Fran to go to the newsagent’s ________ (get) a paper. 2 My boss refuses ________ (give) me a pay rise. I’m going to resign. 3 I really love ________ (not / have) to go to meetings any more. 4 Do you feel like ________ (go) out for an Indian meal? 5 We’ve given up ________ (try) to make Barry smile – he’s totally miserable! 6 Don’t tell me you forgot ________ (post) that letter! 7 I remember ________ (meet) Christina many years ago. 8 Would you mind ________ (turn) the TV down? I can’t sleep. 9 Martha doesn’t seem ________ (enjoy) opera at all. 10 I’m not very good at ________ (write) formal letters. 10 2 Complete the sentences using reported speech. Example: ‘Do you want to go or not?’ He asked me if / whether I wanted to go. 1 ‘Have you been to Beijing?’ He asked me if I ________ to Beijing. 2 ‘We’ve bought some ice cream.’ They told me that they________ some ice cream. 3 ‘I’ll give you a ride to the station.’ She said she ________ give me a ride to the station. 4 ‘What are their names?’ She asked me what their names ________. 5 ‘We interviewed ten people this morning.’ They said they ________ ten people that morning. 6 ‘We’re having a huge sale next month.’ They told us they ________ a huge sale the following month. 7 ‘Are you watching the tennis?’ My neighbour asked us ________ we were watching the tennis. 8 ‘Don’t waste your money on that rubbish!’ The man told me ________ waste my money on that rubbish. 9 ‘We may not have that in stock at the moment.’ The shop assistant said they ________ have it in stock at the moment. 10 ‘I must be back by 9 p.m.’ She said she ________ be back by 9 p.m. 3 Write the nouns for the verbs. Example: demonstrate demonstration 1 retire ________ 2 sell ________ 3 pay ________ 4 agree ________ 5 respond ________ 6 qualify ________ 7 lose ________ 8 choose ________

Answer 1

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1. I asked Fran to go to the newsagent’s to get a paper. 2 My boss refuses to give me a pay rise. I’m going to resign. 3 I really love not having to go to meetings any more. 4 Do you feel like going out for an Indian meal? 5 We’ve given up trying to make Barry smile – he’s totally miserable! 6 Don’t tell me you forgot to post that letter! 7 I remember meeting Christina many years ago. 8 Would you mind turning the TV down? I can’t sleep. 9 Martha doesn’t seem to enjoy opera at all. 10 I’m not very good at writing formal letters.

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1 ‘Have you been to Beijing?’ He asked me if I had been to Beijing. 2 ‘We’ve bought some ice cream.’ They told me that they had bought some ice cream. 3 ‘I’ll give you a ride to the station.’ She said she would give me a ride to the station. 4 ‘What are their names?’ She asked me what their names were. 5 ‘We interviewed ten people this morning.’ They said they had interviewed ten people that morning. 6 ‘We’re having a huge sale next month.’ They told us they were having a huge sale the following month. 7 ‘Are you watching the tennis?’ My neighbour asked us if we were watching the tennis. 8 ‘Don’t waste your money on that rubbish!’ The man told me not to waste my money on that rubbish. 9 ‘We may not have that in stock at the moment.’ The shop assistant said they might not have it in stock at the moment. 10 ‘I must be back by 9 p.m.’ She said she had to be back by 9 p.m.

3

1 retire - retirement

2 sell - seller

3 pay - payment, payer

4 agree  - agreement

5 respond - response

6 qualify - qualification

7 lose - loss

8 choose - choice

Answer 2

Sure, I'd be happy to help you complete these sentences and tasks:

Exercise 1:

1. I asked Fran to go to the newsagent’s to get a paper.
2. My boss refuses to give me a pay rise. I’m going to resign.
3. I really love not having to go to meetings anymore.
4. Do you feel like going out for an Indian meal?
5. We’ve given up trying to make Barry smile – he’s totally miserable!
6. Don’t tell me you forgot to post that letter!
7. I remember meeting Christina many years ago.
8. Would you mind turning the TV down? I can’t sleep.
9. Martha doesn’t seem to enjoy opera at all.
10. I’m not very good at writing formal letters.

Exercise 2: Reported Speech:

1. He asked me if I had been to Beijing.
2. They told me that they had bought some ice cream.
3. She said she would give me a ride to the station.
4. She asked me what their names were.
5. They said they had interviewed ten people that morning.
6. They told us they were having a huge sale the following month.
7. My neighbour asked us if we were watching the tennis.
8. The man told me not to waste my money on that rubbish.
9. The shop assistant said they might not have it in stock at the moment.
10. She said she had to be back by 9 p.m.

Exercise 3: Nouns for Verbs:

1. retire - retirement
2. sell - sale
3. pay - payment
4. agree - agreement
5. respond - response
6. qualify - qualification
7. lose - loss
8. choose - choice