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B2 Reported speech (different activities)

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Passive to active: I asked her if she was going to buy some new jeans.

Are you going to buy some new jeans?

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Passive to active: Mark said that he couldn’t come to the cinema with us.

I can’t come to the cinema with you.

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Passive to active: I told her not to leave her clothes on the stairs.

Don’t leave the clothes on the stairs.

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Passive to active: Anna said she wanted to go into town the following week.

I want to go into town next week.

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Rewrite this sentence using the word given: “I’ll come and pick you up later, Maria”, he said (TOLD) // He _________________ and pick her up later.

He told Maria he would come and pick her up later.

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Rewrite this sentence using the word given: “I’ll come and pick you up later, Maria”, he said (TOLD) // He _________________ and pick her up later.

He told Maria he would come and pick her up later.

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Rewrite this sentence using the word given: “Please, hurry up!” she said to him. (ASKED) // He _____________ up.

He asked him to hurry up.

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Choose the correct option: My father warned me against driving / to drive too fast.

Against driving.

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Choose the correct option: The police officer advised them to lock / locking their front door.

To lock.

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Choose the correct option: We apologised to make / for making so much noise

For making.

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Choose the correct option: They promised to reply / replying within fourteen days.

To reply.

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Choose the correct option: He denied copying / to copy my work.

Copying.

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Choose the correct option: Hanna reminded bringing me / me to bring my notebook to the meeting.

Me to bring.

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Choose the correct option: Hanna reminded bringing me / me to bring my notebook to the meeting.

Me to bring.

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Choose the correct option: We insisted that they should pay / for them paying us for our work.

That they should pay.

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Rewrite this sentence using the word given: “Yes, it was my fault” He said. (THAT) He admitted _________________ fault.

He admitted that it had been his fault

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