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Trang 1REPORTED SPEECH
EXERCISE 2
I Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the words given.
1 “ Keep quiet,” the teacher said to us
→ The teacher told us _
2 “ We’ll come back again.”
→ They promised
3 “ You’d better not swim too far from the shore,” the lifeguard said to us
→ The lifeguard advised _
4 “ Could you close the window?” John siad to Peter
→ John asked
5 “ You should join the football team, Eric,” said the teacher
→ The teacher encouraged
6 “ I’ll give it to him tomorrow,” John said
→ John promised _
7 “ Remember to lock the door before going to school,” my sister said
→ My sister reminded _
8 “ You should go home and rest for a while,” said the boss
→ His boss advised _
9 “ I’d like Lan to become a doctor,” my mum said
→ My mum wanted _
10 “ Don’t swim out too far, boys,” I said
→ I warned
II Write the following sentences in reported speech, using the right forms of the words given in the brackets.
1 “ Be careful of strangers and don’t go out at night.” ( WARN)
→ _
2 “ You should not drink too much beer.” ( ADVISE)
→ _
3 “ Come and see me whenever you want.” ( INVITE)
→ _
4 “ Please don’t smoke in my car.” ( ASK)
→ _
5 “ Sue, give me your phone number.” ( TELL)
→ _
6 “ Don’t forget to give the book back to Joe.” ( REMIND)
→ _
7 “ I’ll never do it again.” ( PROMISE)
→ _
8 “ All right I’ll wait for you.” ( AGREE)
→ _
9 “ Please, lend me some money.” (ASK)
→ _
10 “If I were you, I would give up smoking.” (ADVISE)
→ _
III Change direct speech into reported speech
Trang 21 “ It was nice of you to help me Thank you very much,” Tom said to you.
→ Tom thanked for
2 “ I hear you passed your exams Congratulations!” John said to us
→ John congratulated on
3 “ I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said
→ Mary apologized for
4 “ I’ll drive you to the station I insist,” Peter said to Linda.
→ Peter insisted on _
5 “ You didn’t pay attention to what I said ,” the teacher said to the boy
→ The teacher accused of
1 “ I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said
→ Bob has always dreamed of _
2 “ Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann
→ I warned _ against
3 “ Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane
→ Her mother prevented _ from
9 “ It was nice of you to visit me Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack
→ Miss White thanked for
10 “ I must have made a mistake in the calculations.” Mr Forest said
→ Mr Forest admitted _
11 “ I’ll pay for the meal.” Sarah said
→ Sarah insisted on _
12 “ It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party Thanks very much.” Mike said
→ Mike thanked for
13 “ I’m sorry I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.” John said
→ John apologized for
14 “ I hear you won the championship Congratulations!” Dane said
→ Dane congratulated on _
15 “ I can’t let you use the mobile phone.” Her mother said
→ Her mother prevented from
16 “ I didn’t steal the car”, the boy said “ I just borrowed it.”
→ The boy denied but admitted _
17 Peter said, “ I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.”
→ Peter regretted
18 “ You don’t buy this car” They said
→ They warned against _
19 “ The man is a spy.” She said
→ She suspected of
20 “ I stole it” He said
→ He admitted