5.2 Reported Speech Practice

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form.
1 'I'm babysitting for my neighbours.' She said she                 for her neighbours.
2 'I work for my aunt.' He told me he        for his aunt.
3 'Dad's left the office.' Mum said Dad          the office.
4 'The doctor was on duty all night.' They said the doctor          on duty all night.

Put the words in brackets in the correct order to report the questions.
1 Has the company filled the vacancy?
I asked                                    (whether/him/filled/had/the company) the vacancy.
2 Do you have a sense of adventure?
She asked             (me/l/had/if) a sense of adventure.
3 Did you both apply for the same job?
They asked                                (whether/had/applied/us/we/both) for the same job.

Report the comments. Only change the tenses if necessary.

'The company has been attempting to target the youth market since last year.'
She told me the company                     to target the youth market                       .
'Can I interview you here and now?'
He asked                                         .
'I get a real sense of achievement from my job.'
She says                 sense of achievement from my job.
'I might miss the meeting tomorrow.'
He said               the meeting                   .
'Wait here.'
She told me               .
'Don't forget to renew your passport next month.'
She told me                           passport                     .
'How long had you been campaigning for a change in the law?'
The presenter asked                                 for a change in the law.