REPORTING VERBS EXERCISES (key) I2B

1  b when/would  c if, whether/had  d if, whether/took   e where   f  if, whether/had
2  b What did you do yesterday   c Do you often go sailing.  d How many German books have
       you read  e  Are you going to change schools.   f Who do you sit next to in class.
       g  Will you be here tomorrow.   h Where do you live.
3  b what `procastrinate´ meant.  c  if/whether I had done my homework. d when her birthday  
       was   e  if/whether I had remember to lock the door.  f why I had turned off the TV.
       g if/whether I spoke Italian   h how much he had paid for his bike

4  b what this means.   c how much this costs   d what time the museum opens.
     e if/whether I am in the right seat.  f where Asham Street is.   g if/whether this is Trafalgar
     square   h when this bus leaves.

5  b  Chris invited Jean to the cinema.   c Pasy advised Dave not to eat too much
    d George suggested going for a walk.   e Carol apologized for breaking the window.
    f   Bill offered to do the washing-up.   g Tina´s mother congratulated her on passing her
        driving test.   h  Pat refused to go the dentist´s.

8   b  suggested   c  agreed   d apologized  e reminded f offered   g admitted/confessed
     h   doubted   i advised   j promised   k accused   l insisted   m confessed  n decided
     o  refused
9  b ..if/whether it wil snow tomorrow   c for not phoning me earlier  d Chris to see a doctor
    e   to work on Saturday   f   going out to the pub for lunch   g ever having been arrested
    h  to help Bob do the decorating   i children that he would take them to the park on
        Sunday.   j  to share the bill with Dave

10   1 it  2 to  3 had  4 ok  5 were   6 had   7  me  8 ok   9 them  10 ik  11 were  12 ok
        13  was   14  that   15  ok