Insert the missing verbs observing the rules of changing
direct into indirect speech.
1. Those men will come back. They said that ... (will/would). 2. Kathleen said
she
find me a maid (do/does/will/would). 3. And so he agreed to stay: Rose said
she ... ... Julie and explain it all (ring up/rings up/will ring up/would ring up). 4. But
listen, he said he ... ... back, honestly, he did. (go/goes/is going/was going/were
going). 5. Are you sure my husband said he very soon (come/comes/will
come/would come). 6. Oh, how extraordinarily nice workman ...", she thought
is/are/was/were). 7. He always said that we ... ... free after a battle, but we never
were (is/are/will be/shall be/should be). 8. I told Franklin. He said he
to tell
you (will not forget/would not forget). 9. Well, he told me he ... ... to Cheltenham.
I'm sure he did (is going/was going/were going). 10. Clayton said he ... no time, but
he ... ... and ... a note (have/has/had; will come in/would come in and write).
I know this proverb: "If every person swept their own doorstep, the city would soon by clean". I agree with it. I thik that if a man plant one tree in his garden, this world would be better.
Complete the sentences using the infinitive form of the verbs in the box.
to do to have to hold to speak to dress up to raise to go to see
1 I've decided to dress up for the occasion.
2 I'd like to go to Tony's party this weekend. Do you want to come?
3 This year, I want to do something different for my birthday, like going ice-swimming.
4 I hoped to see some fireworks on New Year's Eve, but there weren't any.
5 It's difficult to have a good time at a party it you don't know anyone.
6 It was easy to raise money for our morp party, we washed people's cars for £5 each!
7 The organisers want to hold a contest to find the best costume.
8 It was scary to speak in front of all the people at the wedding,