This document contains an English language student book chapter about reported speech. It provides examples of how to change direct speech into reported speech by making the tenses more past. Exercises are included to practice changing direct speech into reported speech. Modal verbs and other constructions like used to are also discussed in the context of reported speech.

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Student Book
LEVEL B1
Chapter 1: Present and Past perfect
Exercise 1. Past Participle

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Exercise 2. Forms of the present perfect
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Meanings of the Present perfect

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Exercise 3. Present Perfect
1 - 4. Simple past VS Present perfect

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Exercise 4. Simple VS Present perfect

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Exercise 5. Simple past VS Present perfect

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Exercise 6. Irregular verbs

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Exercise 7. Irregular verbs
1 - 5. Using Since and For

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Exercise 8. Since VS. For
Exercise 9. Sentences with since - clauses

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1 - 6. Present Perfect Progressive

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Exercise 10. Present Progressive VS. Present perfect progressive

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1 - 7. Present perfect progressive VS. Present perfect

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Exercise 11. Present Progressive VS. Present perfect progressive

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1 - 8. Using ALREADY, YET, STILL, and Anymore

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Exercise 12. Already, still, and anymore

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Exercise 13. Already, still, and anymore
Exercise 14. Review of the verb tenses

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Exercise 15. Error analysis

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Exercise 16. Verb tense review

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Exercise 17. Writing: verb tense review

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1 - 9. Past perfect

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Exercise 18. Past perfect

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Exercise 19. Present perfect VS. Past perfect

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Exercise 20. Looking at grammar

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Student book
Level B1
Chapter 2: Modal verbs
2 - 1. The form of the modal verbs

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2 - 2. Expressing ability: can and could
Exercise 1. Expressing past ability: could and could not
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Expressing possibility: May and Might
Expressing permission: May and Can
Exercise 2. Ability, possibility and and permission: can, may and might

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2 - 4. Using could to express possibility
Exercise
3. Could
may and
probably

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2 - 5. Polite questions : May I, could I and can I
2 - 6. Polite questions : would you, could you, will you and can you
Exercise 4. Polite questions: would , could , will, can you

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2 - 7. Expressing advise: should and ought to

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2 - 8. Expressing advice: Had better
Exercise 5. Expressing advise: should , ought to and had better

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2 - 9. Expressing necessity: have to, have got to, must

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2 - 10. Expressing lack of necessity: do not have to
Expressing prohibition: must not

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2 - 11. Making logical conclusions: must
Exercise 6. Making logical conclusions: must and must not

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2 - 12. Giving instructions: Imperative sentences

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Exercise 7. Imperative sentences

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2 - 13. Making suggestions: Lets and why do not
Exercise 8. Making suggestions with lets and why do not we

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2 - 14. Stating preferences: Prefer, like, ... Better , would rather
Exercise 9. Expressing references

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Exercise 10.

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Exercise 11. Review auxiliary verbs

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Student Book

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LEVEL B1
Chapter 3. Phrasal verbs

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Exercise 1. Identifying phrasal verbs

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Exercise 2. Phrasal verbs: Separable VS. Non-separable

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Exercise 3. Phrasal verbs

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Exercise 4. Phrasal verbs

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Exercise 5. Phrasal verbs

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Exercise 6. Phrasal verbs

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Exercise 7. Phrasal verbs

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Phrasal verbs: intransitive

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Exercise 8. Phrasal verbs

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Exercise 9. Phrasal verbs

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Phrasal verbs list

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Student Book
LEVEL B1
Chapter 4. Count and non - count noun, articles

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4 - 1. A vs An
Exercise 1. A vs An

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Exercise 2. A vs An
4 - 2. Count and non - count nouns
Exercise 3. Count and non - count nouns

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4 - 3. Non count nouns

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Exercise 4. Count and non count nouns

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4 - 4. More non count nouns
Exercise 5. Count and non count nouns

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4 - 5. Using several, a lot of, many or much, and few or little

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Exercise 6. Using several, a lot of, many or much
Exercise

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7. How many and How much

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Exercise 8. A few VS. A little

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4 -6. Nouns that can be count or non count
Exercise 9. Nouns that can be count or non count

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4 - 7. Using units of measure with non count nouns
Exercise 10. Units of measure with non count nouns

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4 - 8.
Guidelines for
article usage

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Exercise 11. The VS. A or an

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Exercise 12. Using the for specific statement

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Exercise 13. Summary: a VS. An 0 VS. the

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Using The or 0 with names

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Exercise 14. Using The or 0 with nouns
4 - 8. Capitalization

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Exercise 15. Capitalization

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Exercise 16. Error analysis

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Student Book

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LEVEL B1
Chapter 5. Preposition combinations
5 - 1. Preposition combinations

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Exercise 1. Preposition

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Exercise 2.

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Exercise 3.

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Exercise 4.

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Exercise 5.

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Exercise 6.
Reference list

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Student Book
LEVEL B1

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Chapter 6. The Passive
6 - 1. Form of the passive

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Exercise 1. Active and Passive
Exercise 2. Form of passive

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Exercise 3. Active VS. Passive

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6 - 2. Using the By phrasal

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Exercise 4. The By phrase

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Exercise 5. Active VS. Passive

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6 - 3. The passive forms of the present and past progressive
Exercise 6. Passive forms

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6 - 4. Passive modal auxiliaries
Exercise 7. Passive modals

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Exercise 8. Active or Passive

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6 - 3. Using past participles as adjective (stative passive)

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Exercise 9. Stative passive

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Exercise 10. Passive

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6 - 4. Participle Adjectives
Exercise 11. Participle adjectives

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Exercise 12. Participles adjectives

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6 - 5. Get + adjective, Get + past participle

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Exercise 13. Get + adjective / past participle

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6 - 6. Used to VS. Be used to
Exercise 14. Used to VS. Be used to

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Exercise 15. Used to VS. Be used to

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6 - 7. Using be supposed to
Exercise 16. Be supposed to
Exercise 17. Be supposed to

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Student Book

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LEVEL B1
Chapter 7. Reported speech
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When we tell people what someone has said in the past, we generally make the tense
'more in the past'.
• You look very nice. = I told him he looked very nice.
• He's working in Siberia now. = She told me he was working in Siberia now.

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• Polly has bought a new car. = She said Polly had bought a new car.
• Jo can't come for the weekend. = She said Jo couldn't come for the weekend.
• Paul called and left a message. = He told me Paul had called and had left me a message.
• I'll give you a hand. = He said he would give me a hand.
Direct speech Reported speech
He said, "I live in Paris." He said he lived in Paris.
He said, "I am cooking dinner." He said he was cooking dinner.
He said, "I have visited London twice." He said he had visited London twice.
He said, "I went to New York last week." He said he had gone to New York the week before.
He said, "I had already eaten." He said he had already eaten.
He said, "I am going to find a new job." He said he was going to find a new job.
He said, "I will give Jack a call." He said he would give Jack a call.
Exercise 1.
1. John said, "I love this town."
John said
2. "Do you like soccer ?" He asked me.
He asked me
3. "I can't drive a lorry," he said.
He said
4. "Be nice to your brother," he said.
He asked me
5. "Don't be nasty," he said.
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6. "Don't waste your money" she said.
She told the boys
7. "What have you decided to do?" she asked him.
She asked him
8. "I always wake up early," he said.
He said
9. "You should revise your lessons," he said.
He advised the students
10. "Where have you been?" he asked me.
He wanted to know
"It is too late." - I said .
"I have replied." - He claimed that .
"I met you yesterday." - Sam told me .
"I cannot come." - Mary explained that .
"I could fall down." - He was afraid .
"I will pay tomorrow." - He said .

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"The Himalayas are the highest." - He knew that .
"I may lend you some money." - Bill promised .
"I have been watching a film." - He replied that .
"Claire must rest." - The doctor said .
"I have not done it today." - I explained that .
"If I was younger, I would accept it." - He thought that .
"I was with him last week." - Jill admitted that .
"You needn't change your shoes in our house." - She reminded me that .
"I am calling my mum." - She said .

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"I will finish this picture tomorrow." - Diana supposed that .
"I would buy it." - She said .
"Greg used to be my friend." - He told us .