18. The police asked what were you doing last night , Mr. The police asked Mr. John what he had been doing the night before. The police asked Mr. John what he had been done the night be[r]
(1)INDIRECT SPEECH 1.He said: “I shall expect her”
2.He said: “I can’t find my hat”
3.She said: “I am going to the movies tomorrow”
4.Lan said to me: “You are looking much better”
5.He says: “The river is rising early this year”
6.She said to me: “I will it if necessary I can”
7.He said to his friend: “Did you see the accident yesterday?”
8.John said to me: “How did you come here?”
9.He said: “Have you finished your task, Nam?”
10.He said: “Yesterday evening I met Nam He has bought a new car”
11.She said to me: “Who is this book?”
12.Nam said to his father: “Please let me go to Paris”
13.He said to me: “Do you like to live in Orange Country?
14.My friend asked me: “ Have you a lot of money?”
15.He said: “I can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow”
16.They said: “We did it yesterday”
17 ‘ If I were you, I’d read the exam questions very carefully.’ Teacher said
Teacher advised Minh 18 ‘ You had better not waste your time, Betty.’ Tom said
Tom advised 19 “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, I said to him
I told 20 ‘ I image I’ll see Sue at the party.’ john said
(2)David reminded 22 Before Tim went to bed, his father said, ‘Don’t forget to brush your teeth.’
Before Tim went to bed, his father reminded _ 23." Is this your new calculator, Mai?" Nam asked
Nam 24." Tell me what you saw at the party yesterday?" I said to Tom
I _ 25.“ Do you know how far the drug store is?” The foreigner asked me
The foreigner 26 “ Will you please water the flowers for me tonight, Jim?” said the old woman
27 I said to John, “Why aren’t you looking for a job?”
28 Nancy said: “Why didn’t you call me,John?’
Nacy wanted _ 29 “Remember to give your parents my regard, Lan” Nam said
Nam said 30 “Teacher, give us better marks, please” the puplis said
The pupils _ 31 Mr Smith said to her:”Where will you go on your vacation?”
Mr Smith asked _ 32.He said: “I am very proud of my parents, Daisy”
He told 33 “Be modest if you are a good pupil,Lan” said her mother
Lan’s mother told her _ 34.“Can I use your phone?” he said to me
He asked 35 ” Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him
I wondered _ 36 'If I had any money, I'd buy you a drink,' she said to me
37 'If I were you, I'd stop smoking,' she said to her brother
38 'Can you lend me ten pounds?' said the boy to me
The boy asked _ 39 “Don’t play with the matches!”I said to Jack
I warned 40 'Don't swim out too far, boys.' said the pool guard
The pool guard warned II.Change direct speech into reported speech :
1 “Thanks for helping me.”Mary said
(3)2 “I’ll drive you to the airport I insist,”John said to Linda
John insisted “I’m happy you have passed the final exams Congratulations!”Jim said to you
Jim congratulated “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner Thank you,”Miss White said to Peter Miss White thanked “I’m sory I didn’t phone you earlier,”Margaret said to you
Margaret apologized “I have always wanted to be a pilot,”Paul said to you
Paul has always dreamed of “You didn’t what I said,”the mother said to her son
The mother accused _ She said,“Children, stay away from the water”
She warned _ 10 “You damaged my bicycle, John!”Said Margaret
Margaret accused 11.'If I catch the plane, I'll be home by five,' he said
-12.'You should stay in bed if you feel unwell.' my mother said
-13.'What would you if you were having a problem with grammar, Jane?'
Ann asked 14.'If I'd had my mobile yesterday, I could have contacted you,' Matthew said to Jane -15.'If I don't practice my English, I won't get any better,' she said
-16.'If you press this switch, the computer will come on,' he said to his students
-17.'I'd have been in bad trouble if you hadn't helped me,' he said to his friends
-18 'If the door is clocked, what shall I ?' she said to herself
She wondered 19 'If I were you, I'd read the exam questions very carefully.' said the teacher to us
The teacher advised _ 20 'It’s better to have the theater built next to the town hall.' they said
They offered _ 21 'Okay, I'll collect David from school ', said his father
David’ father promised _ 22 'Please stay for a few more days.' she said to us
She invited _ 23 'We'll fight the ban on smoking in public places.', said the heavy smokers
(4)24 “I imagine I'll see Olivia at the party.' said Tom
Tom hoped 25 'Let me take the children into town.', he said
He volunteered _ 26 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party Thanks very much.' said Mike to Jane Mike thanked _
27 'I must have made a mistake in the calculations.'
Mr Forest admitted 28 'I'll pay for the meal.'
Sarah insisted 29 'Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.'
Neil suggested 30 'I'm sorry I couldn't come to visit you last summer.' said Kate to me
Kate apologized _ 31 'I hear you won the championship Congratulations!' said Dane
Dane congratulated _ 32 'I wish I'd asked for his name and address.' said Mary
Mary regretted 33 'You've dirtied the floor, children.' said Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown accused 34 'You mustn't drink too much caffeine.' Marta said to me
Marta warned _ 35 'It's not true! I have never been arrested!' Larry said
Larry denied III Change the following sentences into the indirect speech, using the verbs in brackets: 1.Nga said that she was sorry she dropped the jug.(apologise)
-2.The policeman said that the thief stole the bicycle.(accuse)
-3.The thief said that he didn’t take the bicycle.(deny)
-4.Tom said that he would drive Kate to the station.(insist)
-5.Ba said that he broke the mobile phone.(admit)
-6.Lan said that they should go for a picnic on Sunday.(suggest)
-7.Daivid said that always wanted to be a rich man.(dream)
-8.The manager told the visitors not ot stay at the hotel near the airport.(warn)
(5) -10.Peter said “Why don’t we go to the cinema this evening?”(suggest )
-11 David told“I ‘ve broken your pen I ‘m sorry, Jack”(apologise)
-12 “No, no, you really must have another drink.”Dick said.(insist)
-13 “It was me who stole the money”said Jim.(admit)
-14 Jane said, “Let’s go to the Zoo, shall we?”(suggest)
-15 “Don’t touch that flower!” the old lady said the boy.(warn)
-16 “Don’t use the telephone after eleven o’clock” (TELL)
-17 “Please, give me money” (BEG)
-18 “Eat your meal, Nam!” (TELL)
-19 “Don’t go away!” (ADVISE)
-20 “Go and buy some meat ! Don’t be long!”(ORDER)
-21 “I’ll take you to town” (OFFER)
-22 “My friend will eat all food in fridge” (AGREE)
-23 “Lan ‘ll go to the cinema with me” (PROMISE)
-24 “Don’t sit on my hat!” (REQUEST)
-25.“John, remember to pay th watch to me.” (REMIND)
-IV Multiple Choice.
1 “ Do you like this book?”
a My father wanted to know if I did like that book b My father asked me if I liked that book
c My father told me if I liked that book d My father said if I liked that book 2 “Let’s go out for a walk, shall we ?”
a She suggested going out for a walk b She suggested to go out for a walk c She suggested not to go out for a walk d She suggested go out for a walk 3 His wife said to him , “ Write to me as soon as you can ”
(6)d His wife told him writing to her as often as he can 4 “May I see Mr.Pike ?” the guest asked.
a.The guest asked to see Mr.Pike b.Mr.Pike wanted to see the guest c.The guest invited Mr.Pike to see d.Mr.Pike wanted the guest to see 5.The lift-girl said to me, “I ‘m sorry I can’t take you up in the lift”
a.The lift-girl invited to take me up in the lift b The lift-girl agreed with me by taking me up in the lift
c.The lift-girl told me to take her up in the lift d.The lift-girl refused to take me up in the lift 6 “I will it for you, Mary”, Peter said.
a.Peter advised Mary not to it b Peter advised Mary to it
c.Peter promised to it for Mary d.Peter wanted Mary to it 7 “Susan, can you remember to buy me some sugar?” said Billy.
a.Billy advised Susan to buy him some sugar b.Billy reminded Susan to buy him some sugar c.Billy reminded Susan to buy me some sugar d.Billy invited Susan to buy me some sugar 8 “Don’t talk in class”, the teacher said.
a.The teacher told his student not talk in class b.The teacher told his student did not talk in class c.The teacher told his student not to talk in class d.The teacher told his student not talking in class
9 “It is you that stolen my purse”,Mr.Pike said to the young man. a.Mr.Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse
b Mr.Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse ( từ chối ,phủ nhận ) c Mr.Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse
d Mr.Pike asked the young man of stealing her purse 10 “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 11 “You cheated in the exam”,the teacher said to his students ( gian laän )
a.The teacher insisted his students on cheating in the exam b The teacher prevented his students from cheating in the exam c The teacher advised his students to cheat in the exam
d The teacher accused his students of cheating in the exam 12 “Please give me some more money, Mum,”Daisy said. a.Daisy protected her mother from giving her some more money b.Daisy insisted her mother on giving her some more money c.Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money d Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money 13 “ Why didn’t you answer my phone last night?”
a.He asked me why he hadn’t answered my phone last night b.He asked me why I didn’t answer his phoned the night before c He asked me why I hadn’t answered his phone the night after d He asked me why I hadn’t answered his phone the night before
14 “What would you if you were a billionaire ?” the man said to the woman a The man asked the woman what would she if she were a billionaire
b The man asked the woman what she would if she were a billionaire c The man asked the woman what you would if you were a billionaire d The man asked the woman what would you if you were a billionaire
15 “ If I were you, I wouldn’t lend her any money” a He advised me if he had been me ,he wouldn’t have lent her any money
b He advised me to lend her any money c.He advised me not to lend her any money d He advised me lend her any money
(7)a.He asked me to leave it here if I didn’t like it b.He told me to leave it there if I not to like it c He asked me to leave it there if I didn’t like it
d He told me to leave it here if I didn’t like it 17 “Tell me what is happening to you”
a He told me to tell him what was happening to me b He asked me to tell him what is happening to me
c He asked me to tell me what was happening to him d He asked me to tell him what was happening to me
18 “ What were you doing last night , Mr John ? “ the police asked a The police asked what were you doing last night , Mr John
b The police asked Mr John what he had been doing the night before c The police asked Mr John what he had been done the night before d The police asked Mr John what had he been doing the night before 19 “ I have seen that film twice”
a Tom said that he had seen this film twice b.Tom told that he had seen that film twice c Tom said to me that he had seen that film twice
d Tom said that he had seen that film twice
20 ”Would you mind opening the window?” I said to him a I said to him if he would mind opening the window
c I told him to mind opening the window b I asked him to open the window d I asked him to mind opening the window
21 'You broke my glasses,' said the woman to me. a.The woman insisted on breaking her glasses
b.The woman advised me to break her glasses c.The woman told me to break her glasses d The woman blamed me for having broken her glasses
22 'Let me pay for the coffee I really want.'
a.Jenny is asked to pay for the coffee b.Jenny suggested paying for the coffee c.Jenny insisted on paying for the coffee d.Jenny told me to pay for the coffee
V Choose the best answer to each question by circling a, b, c, or d :
1 “Would you like to spend the weekend with us?” They -her to spend the weekend with them a.advised b.ordered c.invited d.begged
2 “Could you open the window please?” She -him to open the window a.reminded b.ordered c.asked d.warned
3 “Go to bed immediately!” Mary’s mother -her to go to bed immediately a.advised b.begged c.asked d.ordered
4 “Don’t forget to post the letter!” He - me to post the letter a.reminde b.ordered c.begged d.asked
5 “Park the car behind the Van.” The instructor him to park the car behind the Van a.offered b.told c.asked d.ordered
6 “Please, turn down the radio!”Mark’s sister -him to turn the radio down a.reminded b.ordered c.asked d.begged
7 “Don’t play with the matches They’re very dangerous.”The teacher -the children not to play with the matches a.ordered b.asked c.warned d.begged
8 “I’ll give you a lift to the airport.”Michelle -to give her husbands a lift to the airport a.refused b.offered c.asked d.begged
VI Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings: The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
The doctor advised me Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
(8)Bill denied “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 Mr Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
Mr Gray warned the children not “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
They invited 10 “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”
He asked 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 “Why don’t we sing a few songs?”
He suggested……… 16 She told me, “ I am going to the party with my mother” She told me……… 17 They said, “ We have plenty of time to our work” They said……… 18 He said, “ This is the book you have been looking for” He said……… 19 “When did they tell you that?”
They wanted to know……… 20 “Have you seen the new film?”
They wanted to know……… INDIRECT SPEECH I – MULTIPLE CHOICES
1) He said to her, “Give up smoking!”
A He told her to give up smoking B He told her not to give up smoking C He told her if she gave up smoking D He told her to giving up smoke
(9)A He told them not to tell him such a nonsense B He told them to tell him such a nonsense C He told them not to tell them such a nonsense D He told them to tell them such a nonsense 3) Will and Tim said, “ We were very happy about the present.”
Will and Tim said they very happy about the present
A had been B been C were D were being 4) Sarah said, “ My Mom takes me to school every day.”
A Sarah said her Mom took her to school every day B Sarah said her Mom takes her to school every day C Sarah said my Mom took her to school every day D Sarah said her Mom takes me to school every day 5) Helen said, “ I’m watching the late night show.”
Helen said the late night show
A they were watching B you watched C she was watching D Helen is watching 2 – REWRITE THE SENTENCES
1 She said:” Ican’t find my umbrella.”
2 Tom said:” My friend is coming next week.” We said:” Weshall overcome this difficulty.”
4 The boy said to the neighbor:” I’m going on holiday tomorrow.”
5 The teacher said to his class:” You will have to finish all these exercises before next week.” Peter said:” I enjoy looking at myself in the mirror.”
7 Nam said “I am told to be at school before o’clock.” Lan said “I will be very busy tomorrow.”
9 Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week.” 10 Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks.” 11 My teacher said to me “You should read these books.” 12 Hoa said “I may visit my parents next summer.”
13 Her father said to her “You can go to the movies with your friend.”
14 The coach told the players “You have to train harder for the next match.” 15 He said to me:” Let’s go to the zoo.”
16 She said to the passer-by:” go straight ahead for two blocks and turn left.” 17 She said to her classmate:” Be quiet, please!”
18 The teacher said to his student:” Write these sentences.”
19 She said to me:” behave to your parents as your friend tells you.” 20 He said to us, "Run more quickly."
21 The mother said to her son, “ move here, please.” 22 My sister said to me, “ Open the window.”
23 He said to me:” Don’t make a noise.”
24 She said to the passer-by:” Don’t turn left at the two blocks ahead.” 25 She said to her classmate:” Don’t talk in class.”
(10)29 The mother said to her son, “ Don’t put off your coat, please.” 30 My sister said to me, “Don’t open the window.”
31 “Where are you going?” Lan asked
32 “How far is it from HCM to Vung Tau?” A tourist asked 33 “How many people are there in your family?”
34 “How you go to the airport?” 35 “Where you learn English?”
36 “What aspect of learning English the students find most difficult?” 37 “What time schools begin?”
38 “How long will you stay in England?”
39 “What you think about language learning?” 40 “Why is she crying?”
41 “Do you like sports?” 42 “Does Hoa play soccer?”
43 “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” 44 “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” 45 “Do you need an umbrella to go out?” 46 Bình: "When did you come?"
47 Vy: "Has Quang arrived?"
48 Carol: "Where does Dad save his money?" 49 Tim: "Did you watch the latest film?" 50 Trang: "Can I help you?"
51 Joe: "Will Minh have lunch with Sinh?" 52 Nga: "What are you doing?"
53 Vinh: "How much money does Liênearn?" 54 Mai: "Do I have to the shopping?" 55 Minh: "Are the boys reading the book?" 56 Tom: "Who gave you the laptop?" 57 Nga: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?" 58 Down: "Will it rain tomorrow?" 59 Henry: "Where you play football today?" 60 Mum: "Why didn't you go to Hue last summer?"
INDIRECT SPEECH
I. Statements: tường thuật câu phát biểu ( khẳng định / phủ định )
A Chuyển sang câu tường thuật ( câu gián tiếp )
1 Mary says, “ I go to school by bicycle.”
……… Ann says to John, “ You may see the photos if you like.”
(11)……… “ I’ll be back next Sunday and buy you a new doll.” Daisy’s father said to her
……… Nam said, “ I want to be rich and famous.”
……… The students said, “ We have just finished our lesson.”
……… Tim said, “ the circus is coming again to my town.”
……… “ Our house is large enough for us,” they said
……… They said to me, “ We always try to please you.”
……… 10 He said, “ I’ll be here again tomorrow.”
……… 11 She said to them, “ he’s lived here fore years.”
……… 12 Tom said, “ I’m going away for a few days and will phone you when I get back.”
……… 13 Mary said to John, “ I cannot go to the movie with you tomorrow.”
……… 14 “ I saw her this morning”, he said
……… 15 She said to his mother, “ I haven’t seen him since I came here.”
……… 16 “ I’ll see the teacher.” Alice said
……… 17 Some people say, “ love is the hardest lesson.”
……… 18 Mary said, “ I like oranges better than bananas.”
……… 19 He said, “ we have finished our work.”
……… 20.The boss said, ““ You needn’t these things ”
……… 20 The boy said, “ I can’t this.”
……… 21 Farmer Lum said, “ it may rain.”
……… 22 “ They went to London last year.” Peter told me
……… 23 “ you have to rub down the walls”, the instruction said
……… 24 Lan said, “ I’m coming back next week.”
(12)……… 26 She said, “ I mush wash my hand.”
……… 27 “ We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work.”
……… 28 “ I didn’t like him for this reason”, She said to me
……… 29 “ I met him a month ago”, my sister said
………
B. Chuyển sang câu trực tiếp.
1 Lan says that she doesn’t like that game
……… Nam says that he is a pupil
……… She told me that my hat was on the table
……… Tom said that he had been learning English for years
……… He said that he had seen me in the park the previous night
……… They said they would go to Hanoi the next day
……… Dick told me that he hadn’t done the homework the day before
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II. Tường thuật câu hỏi YES / NO
A. Turn into reported speech.
1 She said to me, “ Are you angry?”
……… “ did you go to the party last night?” Nam said to me
……… “ Will you go to Nha Trang tomorrow?” Lan asked Nam
……… “ Are you wearing your overcoat, Ann ?” He asked
……… He asks me, “ are you tired?”
……… He asked me, “ are you tired?”
……… “ Can you swim?” she said to him
……… “ Do you always go to church on Sunday?” she asked him
……… “ Have you seen Nam recently, Lan?” I asked
……… 10 “ Do you have time for us now?” they said to me
(13)B. Turn into direct speech.
11 She asked me if I had gone to school the day before
……… 12 Nam asked An if she would go to Nha Trang the day after
……… 13 They wanted to know if we could swim
……… 14 She asked her father if he loved her much
……… 15 Mary asked her friend if he had seen the film on TV the night before
……… 16 Dick asked jane if she had finished her homework yet
……… 17 My mother asked me whether I had done my homework the previous night
……… 18 Nam asked me whether I had ever gone abroad
………
III. Tường thuật câu hỏi WH
A Turn into reported speech.
1 He asked her, “ Who is going for a walk?”
……… She said to me, “ What’s your name?”
……… She asked him, “ when you leave this place?”
……… He asked me, “ What time did you go to bed last night?”
……… “ How many classes are there in your school?” my mother asked
……… She said, “How you go to the market?”
……… They asked me, “ What were you doing at o’clock yesterday when I called you?” ……… We asked, “ What time does the plane arrive?”
……… “ Why did they leave without saying a word?” she said to me
……… 10 “ what will you when you grow up, John?” The teacher asked
………
B.Turn into direct speech.
1 He asked me what I wanted
……… She asked Nam how tall he was
……… He asked Lan Where she had gone the day before
(14)4 the teacher asked my why I was so late
……… She asked him when they would go to the zoo
………
IV. Tường thuật câu mệnh lệnh
A. Turn into reported speech.
1 The teacher said to us, “ Close your books, please.”
……… They said to us, “ Come and see us if you have time”
……… The mother said to her son, “ Don’t cry”
……… He ordered them “ don’t put your feet on the desk”
……… Ann said to him, “ Don’t wait for me if I am late.”
……… The customs officers said to us, “ have your passport ready, please.”
……… The librarian said, “ Be quiet, children”
……… “ Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” , she said to me
……… Tom said to us, “ Please help me.”
……… 10 “ Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to me
………
B. Turn into direct speech.
1 The manager asked me to come to his office
……… Mr.Green asked Bill to send him an application form
……… Jane told him to read her exercise and tell her if it was correct
……… Mother told me to be more careful
……… The manager told Mary not to use the office phone for personal calls
………
REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND
(15)4 “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to him
→ The teacher accused ……… “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.”
Mary apologized for _ “I’ll drive you to the station I insist.” Peter insisted on
7 “I hear you passed your exams Congratulations!” Mary congratulated _
8 “I’ve always wanted to be rich.”
She has always dreamed of “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport.”I said to them I warned against _ 10 “Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight.”
His mother prevented _ 11 “I’m sorry I’m late”
Peter apologized for _ 12 “Let me pay for the meal”
Tom insisted on _
13 “ I feel like meeting our children soon”, said Mrs.Smith Mrs Smith looked forward to
14 “ Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house” said the woman to the boy The woman ……… 15 “ I didn’t take your money”, the boy said to her
The boy denied _ 16 You mustn’t leave the shop!
Policeman stopped the customer from _ 17 Ann said, “What about having a party?”
Ann suggested _ 18 The police said, “ Don’t get into the park”
The police prevented _
(16)INDIRECT SPEECH
I- Questions - Exercise 1:Complete the sentences in reported speech Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
1 "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.→ She asked "How are you?" Martin asked us.→ Martin asked us He asked, "Do I have to it?"→ He asked
4 "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.→ The mother asked her daughter "Which dress you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.→ She asked her boyfriend "What are they doing?" she asked.→ She wanted to know
7 "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.→ He wanted to know The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"→ The teacher wanted to know "How you know that?" she asked me.→ She asked me
(17)II- Questions - Exercise 2:Complete the sentences in reported speech Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
1 "What's the time?" he asked.→ He wanted to know
2 "When will we meet again?" she asked me.→ She asked me "Are you crazy?" she asked him.→ She asked him
4 "Where did they live?" he asked.→ He wanted to know "Will you be at the party?" he asked her.→ He asked her
6 "Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.→ She asked me
7 "Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.→ The teacher wanted to know "Why don't you help me?" she asked him.→ She wanted to know
9 "Did you see that car?" he asked me.→ He asked me
10 "Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.→ The mother asked the twins
III- Exercise – Requests (positive): Complete the sentences in reported speech Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.
1 "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.→ The teacher told Joe "Be patient," she said to him.→ She told him
3 "Go to your room," her father said to her.→ Her father told her "Hurry up," she said to us.→ She told us
5 "Give me the key," he told her.→ He asked her "Play it again, Sam," she said.→ She asked Sam "Sit down, Caron" he said.→ He asked Caron
8 "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.→ The receptionist asked the guest "Take off your shoes," she told us.→ She told us
10 "Mind your own business," she told him.→ She told him
IV- Exercise – Requests (negative):Complete the sentences in reported speech Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.
1 "Don't touch it," she said to him.→ She told him "Don't that again," he said to me.→ He told me "Don't talk to me like that," he said.→ He told her
4 "Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him.→ She warned him "Don't let him in," she said.→ She told me
6 "Don't go out without me," he begged her.→ He begged her "Don't forget your bag," she told me.→ She told me
8 "Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said.→ The chemistry teacher told his students "Don't give yourself up," he advised her.→ He advised her
10 "Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.→ She told the boys
V- Exercise – Requests (mixed):Complete the sentences in reported speech Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.
1 She said, "Go upstairs."→ She told me
2 "Close the door behind you," he told me.→ He told me "Don't be late," he advised us.→ He advised us
4 "Stop staring at me," she said.→ She told him "Don't be angry with me," he said.→ He asked her "Leave me alone," she said.→ She told me
7 "Don't drink and drive," she warned us.→ She warned us "John, stop smoking," she said.→ She told John
(18)10 "Meet me at the cinema." he said.→ He asked me
VI- Mixed Exercise 1:Complete the sentences in reported speech Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a question.
1 He said, "I like this song."→ He said
2 "Where is your sister?" she asked me.→ She asked me "I don't speak Italian," she said.→ She said
4 "Say hello to Jim," they said.→ They asked me "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.→ He said
6 "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.→ She told the boys
7 "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.→ She asked him "I never make mistakes," he said.→ He said
9 "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.→ He wanted to know
10 "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.→ The stuntman advised the audience
VII- Mixed Exercise 2:Complete the sentences in reported speech Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a question and whether you have to change the tenses or not.
1."I was very tired," she said.→ She said 2."Be careful, Ben," she said.→ She told Ben 3."I will get myself a drink," she says.→ She says
4."Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.→ He wondered 5."I cannot drive them home," he said.→ He said
6."Peter, you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.→ She asks Peter
7."Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.→ She asked me 8.He said, "Don't go too far."→ He advised her
9."Have you been shopping?" he asked us.→ He wanted to know 10 "Don't make so much noise," he says.→ He asks us
VIII-Put the following direct speech. He told them to open the door He asked her where she was going He asked me which way they had gone I told her to bring it back if it didn’t fit She told us not to try to open it then
6 I asked her whether/ if it was going to be a fine day that day She said that he was not at home
8 The girl wanted to know whether/ if the bus station was far away Tom told Ann not to stay out late
10 He asked her to let him borrow her car
11 Thomas asked Jean whether/if she had seen his gloves 12 I told Mary not to leave the window open
(19)15 She asked us what we were going to the following summer 16 He told Jack that he would phone him the following day 17 Tom asked Jean whether/if he could sit beside her 18 He said that he wanted a camera for his birthday 19 He told us not to keep the door locked
20 I asked him how long he was going to stay
21 She wanted to know whether I was going by train 22 She asked us not to use too much hot water 23 She invited me to come to her party
24 She told them not to it again
25 She asked whether/ if Mr Brown sent the potatoes to me 26 She told the boys not to get their shoes dirty
27 Mary asked what Peter wanted for lunch that day
28 Peter asked Janet whether/ if he could borrow her typewriter
29 The office manager wondered why he hadn’t got a computer before 30 John advised Elizabeth not to lend him any more money
31 John accused Amanda of stealing his best cassette 32 Mary accused John of damaging her bicycle
33 The nurse asked Mrs Bingley when her little boy had been born 34 The doctor advised Mr Robert to take more exercise
35 Tim wondered whether/ if he would find a job
36 Paul apologized to Susan for giving her the wrong number 37 Martha asked Peter when the first day of his holiday was
38 Anna asked her mother whether/ if she could have a new bicycle 39 William’s mother told him not to leave the house until she got back 40 Mrs Rogers told her son not to bite his nails
41 George said to Mary that he had seen the film three times 42 Martin apologized to Angela for having damaged her car 43 The landlady asked us whether/if we had had enough for lunch 44 Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address
(20)47 She reminded me to bring my passport with me the following day 48 The teacher told the boys not to write on the wall
49 The interviewer asked Mr Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000
50 The officer wanted to know why the frightened witness hadn’t reported the incident to the police
51 He advised me not to buy that car 52 Nam offered to carry Lan's suitcase 53 Ann agreed to share the food with Dave 54 Paul reminded Sue to buy some bread
55 The man ordered the children not to touch anything in that room 56 Mary said that she had to go home to make the dinner
57 Tom asked me if/whether I was going to Ho Chi Minh City the next week/the following week
58 Mom asked if I had finished my homework 59 She told me that she couldn't it by herself
60 Lan wanted to know if Nam's brother lived in London 61 His father warned him not to repeat that mistake again 62 The photographer told me to give a smile
63 The librarian told the student not to leave those books on the table 64 He asked me if I had travelled abroad much