[12A6] Reported speech 01

Read the sentence. What does the phrase in bold mean?

The shop assistant added up what I'd bought and told me the total.

• to find the total of

• to explode

• to stop working (for a machine, etc)

• to enter illegally

Read the sentence. What does the phrase in bold mean?

Luckily, the bomb didn't blow up.

• to find the total of

• to explode

• to stop working (for a machine, etc)

• to enter illegally

Read the sentence. What does the phrase in bold mean?

Our car broke down on the motorway.

• to find the total of

• to explode

• to stop working (for a machine, etc)

• to enter illegally

Read the sentence. What does the phrase in bold mean?

A house in Brecon Place was broken into last night.

• to find the total of

• to explode

• to stop working (for a machine, etc)

• to enter illegally

Read the sentence. What does the phrase in bold mean?

She brought up 3 sons on her own.

• to take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult

• to increase

• to ring again on the phone

• to cancel

Read the sentence. What does the phrase in bold mean?

These exercises are good for building up leg strength.

• to take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult

• to increase

• to ring again on the phone

• to cancel

Read the sentence. What does the phrase in bold mean?

I'll call you back later when you're not so busy.

• to take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult

• to increase

• to ring again on the phone

• to cancel

Read the sentence. What does the phrase in bold mean?

The concert has been called off because of the weather.

• to take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult

• to increase

• to ring again on the phone

• to cancel

We change the Present Simple tense in the active form into the __________ tense in the reported form.

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

• Past Perfect Simple

• Past Simple

We change the Present Continuous tense in the active form into the __________ tense in the reported form.

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

• Past Perfect Simple

• Past Simple