Grammar 1 Look at the direct speech and complete the reported speech.
1 ‘I’m watching a film.’ Ben said he .
2 ‘We’re in a café.’ Rick said he and Anne .
3 ‘The train leaves at ten thirty.’ Jessica said the train .
4 ‘I saw the robber outside the bank.’ Paul said he .
5 ‘I’m not coming to lunch.’ Ryan said he .
2 There is one mistake in each reported statement. Circle the mistake and correct it in one word.
1 ‘I’m going to the police station this evening.’
Rachel said she was going to the police station next evening.
2 ‘We don’t want to live here.’
Dean and Ruth said they didn't want to live here.
3 ‘There are lots of vandals outside.’
Mary said there had been lots of vandals outside.
4 ‘My friends saw the film yesterday.’
Kelly said my friends had seen the film the day before.
5 ‘I'm working hard today.’
Matt said he was working hard this day.
3 Complete the sentences using a different form of the words in brackets.
1 There is so much (shoplift) in this area.
2 An (arson) ran from the burning building before the police arrived.
3 Be careful with your money because we’ve had a lot of (thief) in this café.
4 The customs officer stopped two men when they tried to (smuggler) jewellery into the country.
5 A (mug) ran off with my aunt's phone.