Solutions. Intermediate. Test 8

Complete the email using reported speech and the words in brackets.

Hi Rob,

Lisa phoned earlier, so I thought I’d send you an email. She said                        (I’ve come back) from Manchester. She asked me                                        (are you and Rob going to the concert?), and I said yes. She said                                 (we’ll have a great time) there, and she asked                           (how are you getting there?) So I said                           (my dad is taking us), and I told Lisa                                 (he can stop at your place) on the way. There’s lots of room in Dad’s company minibus, so you don’t mind, do you? Lisa also asked                           (how much do the tickets cost?) I said they weren’t expensive. I also told her that                                      (I can buy the tickets for everyone) on the internet. So don’t get a ticket yourself, Rob − you can all pay me back later.

Bye for now.

Carolyn

Rewrite the sentences and questions. Pay attention to the pronouns and time expressions.

1 We’ll phone you back tomorrow.

The company told me that they                                       .

2 You shouldn’t go out tonight.

Mum told my sister that                                 .

3 How much did you pay for the concert tickets yesterday?

My friend asked me how much             for the concert tickets                .

4 I’m using the computer now.

Jason told us that                                          .

5 You’re going to have a test next Monday.

Mrs Gallagher told the class that                          a test                      .

6 Have you posted anything new on your blog this week?

We asked Stuart                  anything new on                    .

Choose the correct sentences