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Direct Question

He asked her ” How old are you?”

Reported Question

He asked her how old she was.

Direct Question

She asked him ” Do you live alone?”

Reported Question

She asked him if / whether he lived alone.

EXERCISE

1. “Where does your brother work?” she asked me.

2. “Do you want to watch a DVD?” Tracy asked William

3. “How long has Alex been playing for Fenerbahçe?” Daum asked Lugano.

4. “Can you check the prices of the goods?” The manager asked the employee.

5. “When did you come back?” Sharon asked Douglas.

6. “Who left the windows open?” My father asked me.

7. “Will you give me a hand writing my thesis?” My sister asked me.

8. “Why do you want to go to Spain?” The officer asked Sawyer.

9. “Is Jane still sleeping?” He asked his wife.

10. “Have you ever seen a snake in your house?” Tom asked Liz.

KEY

1. She asked me where my brother worked.

2. Tracy asked William if / whether he wanted to watch a DVD.

3. Daum asked Lugano how long Alex had been playing for Fenerbahçe.

4. The manager asked the employee if / whether he could check the prices of the goods.

5. Sharon asked Douglas when he had come back.

6. My father asked me who had left the windows open.

7. My sister asked me if / whether I would give her a hand writing her thesis.

8. The officer asked Sawyer why he wanted to go to Spain.

9. He asked his wife if / whether Jane was still sleeping.

10. Tome asked Liz  if / whether she had ever seen a snake in her house.

EXERCISE 1. Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech

1) “I’ve never been to Turkey” said Carlos.

______________________________________________.

2) “I’m taking my final exams next week” Cenk said.

______________________________________________.

3) “My sister doesn’t speak German” said Carla.

______________________________________________.

4) “I saw a terrible car accident last night” said Jack.

______________________________________________.

5) “My husband doesn’t really like playing golf” said Melis.

______________________________________________.

6) “I won’t be home late” said Mary.

______________________________________________.

7) “We will transfer two new players to the team” said the chairman of Fenerbahçe.

______________________________________________.

8) “I’ve read twenty emails this morning” said Murat.

______________________________________________.

9) ” I met Tina while I was working in İstanbul” said Alex.

_____________________________________________.

10) “My grandfather had three restaurants in İzmir.” said Clare

_____________________________________________.

KEY

1. Carlos said (that) he had never been to Turkey before.

2. Cenk said (that) he would take his final exams the following week.

3. Carla (said) that her sister didn’t speak German.

4. Jack (said) that he had seen a terrible car accident the previous night.

5. Melis (said) that her husband didn’t really like playing golf.

6. Mary (said) that she wouldn’t be late home.

7. The chairman of Fenerbahçe said that they would transfer two new players to the team.

8. Murat (said) that he had read twenty emails that morning.

9. Alex (said) that he had met Tina while he had been working in İstanbul.

10. Clare (said) that her grandfather had had three restaurants in İzmir.

1) Alex: I think I _______________(1) ( lose ) my watch. I ________________ (2) (look) for it for nearly an hour, but I can’t find it. And it ____________ (3) (be) very expensive.

Roberto: I_____________(4) (lose) three watches so far and I ____________(5) (learn) my lesson. I only buy cheap watches now… Maybe you ______________(6)  (leave)  it at Tim’s office this morning.

Alex: No, I _____________ (7) (already, ask) him.

2) Sarp: This is the most exciting movie I ___________(8) (ever, watch)

Bora: Where ___________you___________(9) (get) that DVD film? I ___________(10 (try) to find it since last summer.

Sarp: My girlfriend ____________(11) (give) it to me for my birthday. I think she ___________(12) (order) it from shophere.com

3) Anelka: I’m afraid Deivid isn’t here. He _____________(13) (be) in a meeting since 8.30, but he should be here soon.

Selin: He__________(14) (leave) six messages on my voice mail but I’m not at home, so please tell him to call me at my summer house. I ___________(15) (stay) in my summer house for the past three weeks, but I ___________(16) (forget) to tell Deivid when I last __________(17) (see) him.

4) Kemal: Hey, Murat. Can you come here for a moment?

Murat: What’s the matter?

Kemal: Who ______________(18) (play) with Playstation?

Murat: I have no idea. Why?

Kemal: Well, someone ___________(19) (scratch) two of my blue-ray discs. I can’t play any games. Where’s Alex?

Murat: I don’t know. I ____________(20) (not see) him this morning but he’ll be here for lunch. You can ask him then.

KEY: 1. ‘ve lose  2. ‘ve been looking for  3. was  4. ‘ve lost  5. ‘ve learnt  6. left 7. ‘ve already asked  8. ‘ve ever watched  9. did / get 10. ‘ve been trying 11. gave  12. ordered  13. has been 14. has left  15. ‘ve been staying 16. forgot  17. saw  18. has played  19. has scratched 20. haven’t seen

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present-perfect

Examples

I have lived in Karşıyaka since 1994.

She has worked for IBM since last October.

We’ve been playing tennis since two’clock.

Alex hasn’t seen his parents since he moved to İzmir.

I haven’t been to England since I finished the university.

We use “FOR” for a period of time.

Examples:

Ozan has been married for two years.

They haven’t been to their summer house for 6 months.

I have been listening to the radio for an hour.

She has been a teacher for 35 years.

Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition

1. On rainy days she usually goes __________ a walk with her boyfriend.

2. Listen _________ me very carefully. This is really important.

3. Scolari hardly ever goes _________ bed before midnight at the weekends.

4. This is not my own computer. I share it _________ my sister.

5. It was too late when I got __________ the office. The meeting had already started.

6. Look _________ this photo in the newspaper? Isn’t this your father’s friend?

7. A policeman gave us some information __________ the robbery.

8. Everyday Alex studies Turkish __________ two hours.

9. Are there any eggs __________ the kitchen?

10. Angelina and her friends often go __________ a drink __________ work _________  Friday evenings.

11. Is there a football match __________TV this evening?

12. He mostly spends his money __________ technology.

13. Is Roberto Carlos __________ Brazil.

14. What time does she usually get ___________ at the weekends?

15. Colombus discovered America __________ the 15th century.

16. T-Bag was very good _________ math __________ high school.

17. Sara works __________ a multinational company.

18. Their French classes are __________ 6 p.m __________ 9.pm.

19. Lincoln was __________ Germany last week.

20. They have got a beautiful house __________ the lake.

21. In Turkey most banks open __________ about 9 a.m.

22. Ronaldinho often watches TV or play Playstation __________ the evenings.

23. My daughter always walks to school because we live __________ her school.

24. The restaurants are very expensive here so people hardly ever eat __________ around here.

25. A: What shall we eat __________ dinner today?   B: How __________ pizza?

26. Are these flowers __________me? Thank you very much.

27. Kate’s always very busy __________ the week so she has lunch in her office.

KEY

1. for  2. to  3. to  4. with  5. to  6. at  7. about  8. for  9. in  10. for / after / on  11. on  12. on  13. from  14. up  15. in  16. at / in  17. for  18. from / to  19. in  20. by  21. at  22. in  23. near 24. out  25. for / about  26. for  27. in

Dear Mr and Mrs. Witmore

I (1) __________ (write) to thank you for coming to our wedding last month. I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Sheila and I (2)__________ (just / return) from our honeymoon in

Kenya and (3)__________ (now / look forward to) starting our new life together. We (4)__________ (just / move) into our new house and since our honeymoon we

(5)__________ (spend) all our free time decorating. The house (6)__________ (actually / begin) to feel like home now and we (7)_________ (gradually / settle) in a routine. We

(8)__________ (have) breakfast together in the morning, but then we (9)__________ (not / see) each other until late in the evening when we (10)__________ (get) home from

work. I hope both of you (11)__________ (be) well since we last saw you.

Love.

1. The Coca Cola Company advertises its products well, so people prefer drinking them.

If _____________________________________________________________________________.

2.  It is necessary for him  to renew his  passport before leaving the country.

I______________________________________________________________________________.

3. Is it prohibited for students to park here?

Are students___________________________________________________________________ ?

4. “How long have they been in Porto when you arrived there?”

Can you tell me __________________________________________________________________?

5. Ceyda is much more romantic than her sister, Lale.

Lale  is_________________________________________________________________________.

6. Aragones is older than Fatih Terim. (not as….as)

Fatih Terim ___________________________________________________________________.

7. Alex had already left the library when I got there. (by)

Aylin had already left the library_____________________________there.

8. There were more accidents last year than this year. (as)

This year, there were not ______________________________________ last year.

Complete the sentences using the given clues.

1. It’s a pity I can’t go to the stadium tonight.

I wish____________________________________________________.

2. I want to see Sara more often but I can’t.

I wish____________________________________________________.

3. I live in Malta and I don’t like this.

I wish_____________________________________________________.

4. It’s a pity Mary is not here.

I wish____________________________________________________.

5. My sister doesn’t know how to dance.

I wish____________________________________________________.

6. My best friend isn’t here.

I wish ___________________________________________________.

7. Why can’t you come to my birthday party?

I wish___________________________________________________.

8.  I’m not watching the news.

I wish__________________________________________________.

9. She has got a lot of problems with her husband.

She wishes _________________________________________________.

10. Alex can’t speak English fluently.

He wishes________________________________________________.

KEY:

1. I wish I could go to the stadium tonight.

2. I wish I saw Sara more often.

3. I wish I didn’t live in Malta.

4. I wish Mary was here.

5. I wish she knew how to dance.

6. I wish my best friend was here.

7. I wish you came to my party.

8. I wish I was watching the news.

9. She wishes she didn’t have problems with her husband.

10. He wishes he could speak English fluently.

A) __________(1) you want to be successful in your job, you should work harder than everyone in your field.

You should be practical ___________(2) there is a problem. You shouldn’t speak carelessly __________(3) you

cause misunderstanding. ___________(4) you look determined, everybody will respect you, but __________(5)

you are obstinate, nobody will. _________(6) you are broad-minded you can’t improve yourself or get a

promotion in your job. You should be sociable, trustworthy, friendly, easy-going, honest and humorous

__________(7) you want your colleagues to like you. ___________(8) you are ill mannered, unreliable, rude,

quarrelsome, or dishonest nobody wants to work with you. You should always be clean, well-dressed and

elegant __________(9) your boss wants to see you or there is an unexpected formal meeting. __________(10)

you want to leave a good impression on everybody in your carrer, you should take this advice into

consideration.

KEY: 1.If  2. when  3. in case  4. if  5. if  6. If  7. if  8. If 8. in case  9. If

Example:  All the flights are temporarily cancelled. The weather is foggy.

Because of: All the flights are temporarily cancelled because of the foggy weather.

Because: All the flights are temporarily cancelled because the weather is foggy.

As a result: The weather is foggy. As a result, all the flights are temporarily cancelled.

Since: Since the weather is foggy, all the flights are temporarily cancelled.

1. Miguel was very busy yesterday. He helped me.

Despite the fact that:________________________________________________.

Although:__________________________________________________________.

However:__________________________________________________________.

2. Sinem exercises vigorously. She can’t lose weight.

Although:  _________________________________________________________.

Despite the fact that: ________________________________________________.

However: __________________________________________________________.

3. Visitors are not allowed to park here. It is a private parking area.

Since: _____________________________________________________________.

Because of: ________________________________________________________.

Due to: ___________________________________________________________.

4. Jack can’t lift the box. He is very strong.

In spite of:___________________________________________________________.

However: ____________________________________________________________.

But: _________________________________________________________________.

5. Gabriel is rich. Simone is poor.

Whereas: ______________________________________________________________.

In contrast to: _________________________________________________________.

Unlike: _______________________________________________________________.