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Trang 1Types of reported speech:
1 Statements:
o Said to s.b
o Told s.b
2 Imperatives:
a Affirmative:
b Negative:
Ex: “Don’t play in the class”, the teacher said
The teacher asked us not to play in the class
3 Questions:
a Wh- Questions:
Ex: My parents asked me, “Where do you go?”
My parents asked me where I went
b Yes / No questions:
Ex: Peter asked, “Do you like playing football, Jack?” Peter asked Jack if he liked playing football
4 Reported speech with To- infinitive:
a To report orders, requests, warnings, advice and invitation:
Ex1: “You should go”, she said
She advised me to go
Ex2: “Would you like to have dinner with us?”, they said They invited me to have dinner with them
b To report offers, promises, threats, refusal and agreement:
Ex1: “Can I help you?”
She offered to help me
S + said / told + (that) + S + V
S + asked / told / ordered + O + To- inf
S + asked / told / ordered + O + not To-inf
S + asked (O)
wondered + Wh- words + S + V
S + asked (O)
wondered + if / whether + S + V
S + V + O + (not) to-infinitive
* V: asked, told, ordered, advised,
warned, invited
S + V + to-infinitive
* V: offered, promised, refused,
agreed, threatened
Trang 2Ex2: “Ok, I’ll give you a lift”, he said.
He agreed to give me a lift
Ex3: “I’ll surely be home by 9”, she said
She promised to be home by 9
Ex4: “I can’t help you do the exercises”, he said
He refused to help me do the exercises
Ex5: “I will hit you.”
She threatened to hit me
5 Reported speech with gerund:
a
V: admitted, denied, suggested
Ex: “Let’s go to Vung Tau beach”, said Peter
Peter suggested going to Vtau beach
b
V: apologized for, complained about, insisted on, objected to, confessed to, dreamed of, thought
of.
Ex: “I’m sorry, I’m late”, said Mary
Marry apologized for being late
c
V: accused…of, warned… against/about, congratulated…on, prevented…from, blamed…for,
criticized…for, praised…for, thanked…for.
Ex: “It was nice of you to help me Thank you very much”, Tom said to me
EXERCISES OF REPORTED SPEECH
I Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings:
1 The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
The doctor advised me
2 Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
Mary suggested
3 “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said
Bill denied
4 “You told a lie, Tom”, she said
She accused Tom
5 “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary
Mary apologized for
6 “I won’t help you with your homework Never ! ” Jane said to me
Jane refused
7 Joe said, “Please come to my party.”
Joe invited
8 Mr Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
Mr Gray warned the children not
9 “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
They invited
10 “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”
S + V + Gerund
S + V + Preposition + Gerund
S + V + O+ Preposition + Gerund
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11 “If you don’t give me a pay rise I’ll resign.”
She threatened
12 “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.”
John promised
13 “You ought to take a break, Andrew.”
She advised
14 “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.”
They reminded
15 “Stay away from me.”
Tom warned
16 “Why don’t we sing a few songs?”
He suggested
17 “You can stay in my house when I am on holiday.”
Jim told us
18 “I’ve been spending a lot more time with my children.”
He said
19 “John left here an hour ago.”
She told me
20 “Oh, I’m too hot.”
He said
21 “Are you enjoying yourself?”
He wanted to know
22 “What’s the weather like?”
She asked me
23 “Will Ted and Alice be at the party?”
She asked us
24 “Does Ann always go to church on Sundays?”
He wondered
25 “How can I solve the problem?”
I wanted to know
26 “Did you study hard for the exam?”
She asked
27 “You can’t run out of the garden,” Ms Kelly said to the children
Ms Kelly prevented the children
28 “Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulations!” said Billy Bill congratulated
29 “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said
Daisy insisted her mother
30 “What did you think of the performance yesterday?”
She asked me
II Choose the best answer:
1 “Thank you very much for your help, John,” said Daisy
a Daisy thanked John for helping her
b Daisy told John to help her
c Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks
d Daisy would like John to help her
2 “It is you that stole my purse,” Mrs Pike said to the young man
a Mrs Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse
b Mrs Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse
c Mrs Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse
d Mrs Pike asked the young man to steal her purse
3 “You mustn’t get into the area,” the policeman said
Trang 4a The policeman stopped them from getting into the area.
b The policeman denied from getting into the area
c The policeman wanted them to get into the area
d The policeman suggested getting into the area
4 “Whose composition haven’t we heard yet?”
The teacher asked us to tell her
a whose composition we haven’t heard yet
b whose composition we hadn’t heard yet
c whose composition hadn’t we heard yet
d whose composition we hadn’t heard yet?
5 “You look beautiful in this dress.”
Last night she told me
a you look beautiful in that dress
b you looked beautiful in that dress
c I’ll look beautiful in this dress
d I looked beautiful in that dress
6 “Hi, Bob Did you take the job?”
Bob’s friend asked him
a did he take the job b whether you took the job
c if he had taken the job d had he taken the job
7 “How many people are there in your family?”
The interview asked me
a how many people there were in your family
b how many people were there in your family
c how many people were there in my family
d how many people there were in my family
8 “Don’t stay up late You should go to bed early,” Peter told me
a Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed early
b Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early
c Peter told me do not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early
d Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early
9 “I will bring you some food.” He said to me
a He invited me to eat some food b he offered to bring me some food
c He told me to bring some food d he advise me to bring some food
10 “Go on, Susan! Apply for the job,” the father said
a The father invited Susan to apply for the job
b The father denied applying for the job
c The father encouraged Susan to apply for the job
d The father wanted Susan not to apply for the job
Finish the sentences using Reported speech Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.
Example: Peter: "Clean the black shoes!"
Peter told me _
Answer: Peter told me to clean the black shoes.
1) Andrew: "Clean the blue bike!"
Andrew told me
2) Jessica: "Write a text message!"
Jessica told me
3) Nelly: "Help Peter's sister!"
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4) Fred: "Wash your hands!"
Fred told me
5) Anna: "Open the window!"
Anna told me
6) Tom: "Come at 8!"
Tom told me
7) Teacher: "Do your homework!"
The teacher told me
8) Doris: "Dance with me!"
Doris told me
9) Sabine: "Meet Sandy at the station!"
Sabine told me
10) Victoria: "Check your e-mails!"
Victoria told me
Example: Peter: "Don't clean the black shoes!"
Peter told me
Answer: Peter told me not to clean the black shoes.
1) Karen: "Don't play football in the garden!"
Karen told me
2) Teacher: "Don't forget your homework!"
The teacher reminded me
3) Mike: "Don't shout at Peter!"
Mike told me
4) Yvonne: "Don't talk to your neighbor!"
Yvonne told me
5) Denise: "Don't open the door!"
Denise told me
6) Marcel: "Don't sing that song!"
Marcel reminded me
7) Jane: "Don't watch the new film!"
Jane advised me
8) Walter: "Don't ring Roomy on Sunday!"
Walter told me
9) Lisa: "Don't fly via Paris!"
Lisa advised me
10) Jamie: "Don't eat so much junk food!"
Jamie reminded me
Example: Peter: "I clean the black shoes."
Peter told me that
Answer: Peter told me that he cleaned the black shoes.
1) John: "Mandy is at home."
John said that
2) Max: "Frank often reads a book."
Max told me that
3) Susan: "I'm watching TV."
Susan said to me that
4) Simon: "David was ill."
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5) Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."
Peggy told me that
6) Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."
Richard said to me that
7) Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."
Stephen and Claire told me that
8) Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
Charles remarked that
9) Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."
Mrs Jones told me that
10) Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said that
Example: Peter: "I cleaned the black shoes yesterday."
Peter told me that
Answer: Peter told me that he had cleaned the black shoes the day before.
1) Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that
2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that
3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that
4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said that
5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said that
6) Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me that
7) Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow." Jason and Victoria told me that
8) Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew remarked that
9) Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
Alice complained that
10) David: "John had already gone at six."
David said that
Example: Peter: "Did John clean the black shoes?"
Peter asked me
Answer: Peter asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes.
1) Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"
Christopher asked me
2) Betty: "When did you come?"
Betty wanted to know
3) Mark: "Has John arrived?"
Mark asked me
4) Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"
Ronald asked me
Trang 75) Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"
Elisabeth asked me
6) Mandy: "Can I help you?"
Mandy wanted to know
7) Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"
Andrew asked me
8) Justin: "What are you doing?"
Justin asked me
9) Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?"
Frank wanted to know
10) Anne: "Must I do the shopping?"
Anne asked
II Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings
2) Jason: "Who gave you the laptop?"
Yesterday Jason wanted to know
3) Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
Yesterday Robert asked me
4) Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?"
Yesterday Daniel asked me
5) Jennifer: "Where do you play football today?"
Yesterday Jennifer wanted to know
6) Nancy: "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
Yesterday Nancy wanted to know
7) Barbara: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"
Yesterday Barbara asked me
8) Linda: "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"
Yesterday Linda wanted to know
9) Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"
Yesterday Grandmother asked me
10) A man: "When does the train to Liverpool leave?"
Yesterday a man asked me
Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift) Note the change of pronouns and verbs
Helen: I want to tell you something about my holiday in London
Gareth: What does she say?
You: She says that………
Helen: I went to London in July
Gareth: What does she say?
You: She says that………
Trang 8 Helen: My parents went with me.
Gareth: What does she say?
You: She says that………
Helen: We spent three days in London
Gareth: What does she say?
You: She says that…………
Helen: London is a multicultural place
Gareth: What does she say?
You: She says that…………
Helen: I saw people of all colors
Gareth: What does she say?
You: She says that………
Helen: I and my parents visited the Tower
Gareth: What does she say?
You: She says that………
Helen: One evening we went to see a musical
Gareth: What does she say?
You: She says that………
Helen: I love London
Gareth: What does she say?
You: She says that…………
Helen: The people are so nice there
Gareth: What does she say?
You: She says that………
Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift) Note the change of pronouns, places and verbs.
Tom: I'm fine
Sue: What does he say?
You: He says that………
Tom: The weather here is great
Sue: What does he say?
You: He says that………
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Sue: What does he say?
You: He says that………
Tom: I have my own room
Sue: What does he say?
You: He says that………
Tom: We have a national park here
Sue: What does he say?
You: He says that………
Tom: We went there yesterday
Sue: What does he say?
You: He says that………
Tom: It was great
Sue: What does he say?
You: He says that………
Tom: I'd love to go there again
Sue: What does he say?
You: He says that………
Tom: The teachers at my school are very nice
Sue: What does he say?
You: He says that………
Tom: My English has improved
Sue: What does he say?
You: He says that………
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech Change pronouns and time expressions where necessary.
1 She said, "I am reading."
→ She said that………
2 They said, "We are busy."
→ They said that………
3 He said, "I know a better restaurant."
→ He said that………
Trang 104 She said, "I woke up early."
→ She said that………
5 He said, "I will ring her."
→ He said that………
6 They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that………
7 He said, "I will clean the car."
→ He said that………
8 She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that………
9 She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that………
10 He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that………
Imagine you want to repeat sentences that you heard two weeks ago in another place Rewrite the sentences in reported speech Change pronouns and expressions of time and place where necessary.
1 They said, "This is our book."
→ They said………
2 She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
→ She said………
3 He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
→ He said………
4 You said, "I will do this for him."
→ You said…………
5 She said, "I am not hungry now."
→ She said………
6 They said, "We have never been here before."
→ They said…………
7 They said, "We were in London last week."
→ They said………
8 He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
→ He said…………
9 He said, "They won't sleep."
→ He said………
10 She said, "It is very quiet here."
→ She said………
Complete the sentences in reported speech Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
1 "Where is my umbrella?" she asked
→ She asked………