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 legal
advice. I
23 Paul said (that) he must (or had to) catch an early
train.
24 Jill said (that) she must (or had to) speak to me/us.
25 Bill said (that) he must (or would have to) leave
tomorrow.
26 Jane said (that) she must (or would have to) work
till 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 indirect
speech
No exercise here.
15.3C Context
1 Dr Grey said (that) she had conducted a number
of tests.
2 She told me (that) she must (or had to/would have
to) 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 six
months.
5 She reminded me (that) I (had) gained 10 kilos last
year/the year before.
6 She told me (that) I would get very fat if I went on
like this/that.
7 She said (that) I should eat very little.
8 I said nervously (that) I would have to Uve on nuts
and water.
9 She said (that) I could live on nuts and water
without the nuts.
15.4 Indirect questions with tense changes
15.4A Indirect Yes/No questions: 'He asked me if I
was ready'
1 if/whether we were hungry.
2 if/whether I was enjoying myself.
3 if/whether I (or we) always went to church on
Sunday.
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 concert
or not.
9 if/whether I liked Italian food.
10 if/whether I liked (or we liked) Italian food.
15.4B Indirect question-word questions: 'He asked
me 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 week
before).
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-questions
1 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 Context
1 was 2 what the problem was 3 was/had been
4 kept/had kept/had been keeping
5 hadn't/hadn't been 6 didn't keep/hadn't kept/hadn't
been keeping 7 was/had been 8 I spent/had spent/
had been spending 9 told 10 went/had gone/had
been going 11 did not have/had not had 12 told
13 was/had been 14 smoked lösmokea
16 took/had taken/had been taking 17 did not have/
hadn't had15.5 Uses of the fo-infinitive in indirect
speech15.5A Reporting the imperative: 'He reminded me
to post the letter'
1 I told him to wait for me.
2 She advised him to go on holiday when the
weather got (or gets) warmer.
3 She warned them to keep out of this (or that) room
at 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.