LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Key 11.11A-11.13E15.3A (continued)18 Don said (that) he couldn't have said that.19 Ned said (that) he needn't have gone there.20 Lyn said (that) she ought to have helped her.21 Lee said (that) (s)he should go to the dentist's.22 Dan said (that) if he were me he would get legaladvice.I23 Paul said (that) he must (or had to) catch an earlytrain.24 Jill said (that) she must (or had to) speak to me/us.25 Bill said (that) he must (or would have to) leavetomorrow.26 Jane said (that) she must (or would have to) worktill late.27 Phil said (that) John must be a fool.28 Jean said (that) she mustn't (or couldn't) eat meat.29 Jeff said (that) they mustn't (or couldn't) give up.15.3B Pronoun and adverb changes in indirectspeechNo exercise here.15.3C Context1 Dr Grey said (that) she had conducted a numberof tests.2 She told me (that) she must (or had to/would haveto) put me on a very strict diet.3 She said (that) I was putting on a lot of weight.4 She added (that) I had gained 5.5 kilos in sixmonths.5 She reminded me (that) I (had) gained 10 kilos lastyear/the year before.6 She told me (that) I would get very fat if I went onlike this/that.7 She said (that) I should eat very little.8 I said nervously (that) I would have to Uve on nutsand water.9 She said (that) I could live on nuts and waterwithout the nuts.15.4 Indirect questions with tense changes15.4A Indirect Yes/No questions: 'He asked me if Iwas ready'1 if/whether we were hungry.2 if/whether I was enjoying myself.3 if/whether I (or we) always went to church onSunday.4 if/whether I had seen John recently.5 if/whether Debbie had been working (t)here long.6 if/whether I (or we) had studied hard for the exam.7 if/whether Ted and Alice would be at the party.8 if/whether I (or we) would be coming to the concertor not.9 if/whether I liked Italian food.10 if/whether I liked (or we liked) Italian food.29215.4B Indirect question-word questions: 'He askedme why I went there'1 what the weather was like.2 what Frank did for a living.3 why Maria was crying.4 what kind of holiday Marco had had.5 how long we had both been living (t)here.6 where they had gone last week (or the weekbefore).7 who I had been looking for.8 when lunch would be ready.9 which countries John would be visiting.10 how I could solve the problem.15.4C Indirect subject-questions1 who was next.2 what made (or makes) a noise like that.3 which of us was waiting to see him next.4 whose composition we hadn't heard yet.5 who left this bag here.6 what caused the accident?7 which newspaper carried the article.8 whose painting will win the competition.9 which firms have won prizes for exports.10 which number could/can be divided by three.15.4D Context1 was 2 what the problem was 3 was/had been4 kept/had kept/had been keeping5 hadn't/hadn't been 6 didn't keep/hadn't kept/hadn'tbeen keeping 7 was/had been 8 I spent/had spent/had been spending 9 told 10 went/had gone/hadbeen going 11 did not have/had not had 12 told13 was/had been 14 smoked lösmokea16 took/had taken/had been taking 17 did not have/hadn't had15.5 Uses of the fo-infinitive in indirectspeech15.5A Reporting the imperative: 'He reminded meto post the letter'1 I told him to wait for me.2 She advised him to go on holiday when theweather got (or gets) warmer.3 She warned them to keep out of this (or that) roomat all times.4 He reminded me to post those letters.5 He asked them not to go into his study.6 I told him not to wait for me.7 She advised him not to go on holiday yet.8 She warned them never to enter this (or that)room.