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INDERECT SPEECH Exercise: Rewrite these following sentences in
indirect speech and use words given:
1 Steve said to Mike, “Don’t touch the electric wires.”
(warned)
2 “Please don’t tell anyone the news,” Janet said to her
sister (asked)
3 “Don’t drive so fast!” Mary said to her husband (told)
4 “Please remove your shoes before entering,” said the
officer (asked)
5 “Mary, don’t interrupt me when I’m talking,” Pete said
(told)
6 “Sergeant, take the man to the cells,” said the general
(ordered)
7 “Don’t forget to bring umbrella tomorrow.” Mrs
Thompson said to her son (reminded)
8 Peter said to Nick, “Would you like to stay for lunch?”
(invited)
9 Tim said to Martin, “If I were you, I would see a doctor.”
(advised)
10 “Could you put the plates in the dishwasher, please?”
Ms Robinson asked Justin (asked)
11 “You’ll have to send the documents to the embassy,
Mrs Brown,” they said (told)
12 “Would you like to have a cup of coffee with me?” Tom
said to me (invited)
13 The teacher said, “You should study harder for the exam.” (advised)
14 “I’m going to cinema with my father tonight,” he said (said)
15 “If you’re late tomorrow, I’m going to sack you.” (warned)
16 “I didn’t break the vase,” the boy said (protested)
17 “I’m going to change the wheel on my car myself,” said Julia (insisted)
18 “I’m taking the 5:30 train tomorrow evening” (said)
19 “I like this hotel so much.” (told)
20 “I saw him yesterday morning,” she said (said)
21 “Have you worked before?” she asked him (asked)
22 “Can you work on Saturday?” she said to him (asked)
23 “May I open the window?” the boy asked (asked)
24 “Would it be all right if I had a day off?” Laura said to her boss
25 “Are you going to the party tonight, Joanna?” (wonder)
26 “Was Ronald at work yesterday?” Miss Payne asked her secretary (asked)
27 “Where do you live?” she asked him (want to know)
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28.” How much do you expect to earn?” she said to him
(wonder)
29.” What time is it, Francis?” Mary asked (asked)
30.” Why do you want me to here tomorrow?” she said to Peter (want to know)
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1 Direct: The doctor said to them, “You will recover in a
few days”
Indirect: The doctor said to them that …………
recover in a few days
A they/will B you/will C they/would D you/would
2 Direct: The teacher says: “Lots of students have not
realized the difference between”farther” and “further””
Indirect: The teacher says that lots of students ……… the
difference between”farther” and “further””
A had not realized B have not realized
C would not realize C realized
3 Direct: He said, “We know nothing about video ten years
ago.”
Indirect: He said that they ……… nothing about video ten
years ……
A had known/then C had known/before
C had known/from now D had known/after then
4 Indirect: The professor explained that Uncle Ho had
devoted all his life to the salvation of Vietnam,
Direct: The professor explained, “Uncle Ho ……… all his life
to the salvation of Vietnam.”
A has devoted B devotes C was devoted
D devoting
5 Direct: They asked me, “Can we study English?”
Indirect: They asked me ……… they ……… study English
whether/could
C how/can D how/could
6 Direct: She wondered, “Is listening linked with reading?” Indirect: She wonder if ………… with reading
A was listening linked B has listening linked
C listening was linked D listening has been linked
7 Direct: He announced, “We might publish this book.” Indirect: He announced that they … that book
A might be published B would have published
C might be publishing D might publish
8 Indirect: The student asked whether computers had developed before 1900’s
Direct: The student asked, “………… before 1900’s?”
A Have computers developed B had computers developed
C computers developed D computers have developed
9 Direct: He asked her, “Will you enroll in the Faculty of Letters next year?”
Indirect: He asked her if she would enroll in the Faculty of Letter ……
A next year B the previous year
C the year before D the following year
10 Direct: They asked the teacher, “Have you printed your English course?”
Indirect: They asked the teacher whether he ……… his English sourse
A has printed B have printed C printed
D had printed
11 Direct: He said to the engineers, “Open a shopping center in this area.”
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Indirect: He told the engineers ……… a shopping center in
this area
A to open B open C opening D opened
12 Indirect: The director ordered them ……… that
movement
Direct: The director said: “Don’t launch this movement”
A don’t launch B not to launch
C not launch D launch not
13 Indirect: The physicist told his assistant to carry out his
task right away
Direct: The physicist said his assistant, “……… your task
right away.”
A To carry out B Carry out C Carrying out
D Carries out
14 Indirect: He asked the technician to start the engine at
once
Direct: he …… the technician, “start the engine at once.”
A says B tell C said D asked
15 He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?”
He asked why ………… the final exam
A she had taken B did she take
C she hadn’t taken D she didn’t take
16 They said, “Hurrah! We have won the contest.”
A They said “Hurrah” that they had won the contest
B They said that they had won the contest
C They exclaimed with joy that they had won the contest
D They said with joy that they have won the contest
17 Miss White said to him, “Why are you so late? Did your
car have a flat tire?”
A Miss White told him why was he so late and did his car
have a flat tire
B Miss White asked him why was he so late and did his
car have a flat tire
C Miss White asked him why he was so late and if his car
has a flat tire
D Miss White asked him why he was so late and if his car had a flat tire
18 His friend said to Peter, “I’m sad Let me alone.”
A His friend said that I am said and let me alone
B His friend said that I was said and let me alone
C His friend said that he was sad and told Peter let him alone
D His friend said that he was sad and if Peter let him alone
19 “What does she like?” he asked me
A He asked me what she likes
B He asked me what she liked
C He asked me what do I like
D He asked me what did I like
20 She said, “Don’t tease me, John.”
A She said not to tease me to John
B She said John not to tease me
C She told John not to tease her
D She told John do not tease her
21 He asked me what ………
A time was it B time is it C time it was
D none is correct
22 He told me that …………
A his father has sold the house
B his father had sold the house yesterday
C his father will sell the house
D his father doesn’t sell the house
23 He told me to rest for a while “…… for a while”, he said
A To rest B Rest C Do you rest D Resting
24 My father said to me, “Why are you so late? Did you miss the train?”
A My father told me why was I late and did I miss the train
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B My father asked me why was I late and did I miss the train
C My father asked me why you were so late and if you missed the train
C My father asked me why I was so late and whether I missed the train
25 I said to him, “I’m very angry with you Go away.”
A I said that I am very angry with you and go away
B I said that I was very angry with you and went away
C I said that I was very angry with him and told him to go away
D I said that I was very angry with me and told me to go away