V. Test your grammar. Mind sequence of tenses rules:

1. My parents decided that we _____ my birthday on Saturday.

a) would celebrate

b) shall celebrate

c) celebrated 

2. Mike hope that his friend _____ him with his car.

a) would help

b) will help

c) helped

3. We didn’t know the score, but we were sure their team _____ the game.

a) has lost

b) had lost

c) lost

4. Yesterday Tom heard that his aunt _____ for five days.

a) was ill

b) has been ill

c) had been ill

5. The children were afraid of making any noise — Mom _____.

a) was sleeping

b) slept

c) had been sleeping

6. He gave all his money to me because he _____ me.

a) would trust

b) trusted

c) had trusted

7. We were told that Andrew _____ to enter that college.

a) is going

b) went

c) was going

8. The police found out the woman _____ in London’s suburbs at that time.

a) had been living

b) lives

c) lived

9. I knew that Mercury _____ the closest planet to the sun.

a) was

b) is

c) had been

10. The pupil wasn’t able to do the translation because he _____ some special terms.

a) hadn’t known

b) didn’t know

c) doesn’t know

VI. Complete the sentences:

Example: "I admire you." – She said she admired me.

1. "It is too late." – I said …

2. "I have replied." – He claimed that …

3. "I met you yesterday." – Sam told me …

4. "I cannot come." – Mary explained that …

5. "I could fall down." – He was afraid …

6. "I will pay tomorrow." – He said …

7. "The Himalayas are the highest." – He knew that …

8. "I may lend you some money." – Bill promised …

9. "I have been watching a film." – He replied that …

10. "Claire must rest." – The doctor said …

11. "I have not done it today." – I explained that …

12. "I was with him last week." – Jill admitted that …

13. "You needn't change your shoes in our house." – She reminded me that …

14. "I am calling my mum." – She said …

15. "I will finish this picture tomorrow." – Diana supposed that …

VII. Make reported questions. Start each answer with “She asked me”:

Example: “Do you live in Kharkiv?” – She asked me if (whether) I lived in Kharkiv.

1. "Is John at home?" 2. "Am I late?" 3. "Is it cold outside?" 4. "Are they in Paris?" 5. "Is the bus stop near the shopping centre?" 6. "Is the milk fresh?" 7. "Are you a doctor?" 8. "Are James and Lucy from France?" 9. "Is my brother in the garden?" 10. "Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?" 11. "Does Julie drink tea?" 12. "Do you like chocolate?" 13. "Do they own a flat?" 14. "Did David go to the cinema yesterday?" 15. "Did the children study Chinese in school?" 16. "Do they go on holiday every summer?" 17. "Does your sister live in Stockholm?" 18. "Do I talk too much?" 19. "Does Jennifer want a new job?" 20. "Does it rain a lot in London?"

VIII. Make reported questions. Start your answer with “She asked me”:

Example: “What did you see at the Zoo?” – She asked me what I had seen at the Zoo.

1. "Where is the post office?" 2. "Why is Julie sad?" 3. "What's for dinner?" 4. "Who is the woman in the red dress?" 5. "How is your grandmother?" 6. "When is the party?" 7. "How much is the rent on your flat?" 8. "Where are the glasses?" 9. "How is the weather in Chicago?" 10. "Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?" 11. "Where do you usually go swimming?" 12. "What does Luke do at the weekend?" 13. "Where do your parents live?" 14. "Who do you go running with?" 15. "When does Lucy get up?" 16. "How much TV do you watch?" 17. "How many books do they own?" 18. "Where does John work?" 19. "What do the children study on Fridays?" 20. "Why do you study English?"