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Exercise 2: Change these sentences into reported speech.. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”B[r]

REPORTED SPEECH A Reported speech: Statements

Exercise 1: Change these sentences into reported speech

1 She said “I watch T.V every day”

……… “I must go now”, Minh said

……… Lan said, “I won’t it tomorrow.”

……… She said, “I will watch T.V.”

……… Tom said, “You must follow the instructions.”

……… “You will have to report this to the teacher, Dave,” she said

……… “I want something to drink,” she said

……… “I’m going to see the doctor,” Jane says

……… “Next year I’m staying in England,” she said

……… 10 Hai said, “I have got a new fridge.”

……… 11 Nam said, “All the students will have a meeting next week.”

……… 12 Phong said, “My parents are very proud of my good marks.”

……… 13 The teacher said, “All the homework must be done carefully.”

……… 14 Her father said to her, “You can go to the movie with your friend.” ……… 15 “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,” he said

……… 16 “I don’t know what to with all my fruits,” said Tom

……… 17 “If you clean the floor, I will make tea,” said Jane

……… 18 “We can’t reach the top until this afternoon,” said the leader

……… 19 Hoa said, “I may visit my parents in the summer.”

……… 21 She said, “She doesn’t buy this book.”

……… 22 The boys said, “We have to try our best to win the match.”

……… 23 Her classmate said, “Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class.”

……… 24 They told us, “Our friends will get the award for their highest scores.” ……… 25 He said, “I will go to school by bus tomorrow.”

……… 26 His brother told him, “You can use my computer today.”

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Exercise 2: Change these sentences into reported speech

1 “He works in a bank”

She said ……… “We went out last night”

She told me ……… “I’m coming!”

She said ……… “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”

She told me ……… “I’d never been there before”

She said……… “I didn’t go to the party”

She told me ……… “Lucy will come later”

She said ……… “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”

She told me ……… “I can help you tomorrow”

She said ……… 10 “You should go to bed early”

She told me……… 11 “I don’t like chocolate”

She told me……… 12 “I won’t see you tomorrow”

She said……… 13 “She’s living in Paris for a few months”

She said ……… 14 “I visited my parents at the weekend”

She told me ……… 15 “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”

She said ……… 17 “They would help if they could”

She said ……… 18 “I’ll the washing-up later”

She told me……… 19 “He could read when he was three”

She said ……… 20 “I was sleeping when Julie called”

She said ………

B Reported speech: Questions

Exercise 1: Change these direct questions into reported speech: Peter: “Did John clean the black shoes?”

……… Christopher: “Do you want to go with me tonight?”

……… Betty: “When did you leave?”

……… Mark: “Has John arrived?”

……… Ronald: “Where does Maria park her car?”

……… Lan: “Did you watch the latest film?”

……… Mandy: “Can I help you?”

……… Andrew: “Will Mandy have lunch with you tomorrow?”

……… Justin: “What are you doing?”

……… 10 Mary: “How much money does Lisa get?”

……… 11 Ann: “Must I the shopping?”

……… 12 Peter: “Did John all the exercises yesterday?”

……… 13 Lucy: “Are the boys reading the book?”

……… 14 Henry: “Will it rain tomorrow?”

……… 15 Mary: “Where you play football today?”

……… 16 Lan: “Why didn’t Minh go to Nha Trang last summer?”

……… 18 Linda: “Did Max fly to London week ago?”

……… 19 Hong: “Are you leaving on Friday?”

……… 20 She asked, “Where is my umbrella?”

……… 21 “How are you?” Martin asked us

……… 22 “Where have you been?” the mother asked her daughter

……… 23 The teacher asked, “Who speaks English?”

……… 24 “How you know that?” she asked me

……… 25 “When will we meet again?” she asked me

……… 26 “Will you be at the party?” he asked me

……… 27 “Can you meet me at the station?” she asked me

……… 28 “Why don’t you help me?” she asked him

……… 29 “Did you see that car?” he asked me

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Exercise 2: Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1 “Where is he?”

She asked me ……… “What are you doing?”

She asked me ……… “Why did you go out last night?”

She asked me ……… “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me……… “How is your mother?”

She asked me ……… “What are you going to at the weekend?”

She asked me ……… “Where will you live after graduation?”

She asked me ……… “What were you doing when I saw you?”

She asked me ……… “How was the journey?”

She asked me ……… 11 “Do you live in London?”

She asked me ……… 12 “Did he arrive on time?”

She asked me ……… 13 “Have you been to Paris?”

She asked me ……… 14 “Can you help me?”

She asked me ……… 15 “Are you working tonight?”

She asked me ……… 16 “Will you come later?”

She asked me ……… 17 “Do you like coffee?”

She asked me ……… 18 “Is this the road to the station?”

She asked me……… 19 “Did you your homework?”

She asked me ……… 20 “Have you studied reported speech before?”

She asked me ………

C Grammar: Reported speech with infinitive

1 “Please help me carry this”

She asked me ……… “Please come early”

She ……… “Please buy some milk”

She ……… “Could you please open the window?”

She ……… “Could you bring the book tonight?”

She ……… “Can you help me with my homework, please?”

She ……… “Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?”

She ……… “Would you mind passing the salt?”

She ……… “Would you mind lending me a pencil?”

She ……… 10 “I was wondering if you could possibly tell me the time?”

She told me ……… 12 “Go to bed!”

She ……… 13 “Don’t be late!”

She ……… 14 “Don’t smoke!”

She ……… 15 “Tidy your room!”

She ……… 16 “Wait here!”

She ……… 17 “Don’t that!”

She ……… 18 “Eat your dinner!”

She ……… 19 “Don’t make a mess!”

She ……… 20 “Do the washing-up!”

EXERCISES ON REPORTED SPEECH

Exercise 1: Change these sentences into reported speech

1 “I am a teacher” he said

……… “I can fix the car” he said

……… “The pipes are broken” he said

……… “New pipes are very expensive” the repairman said

……… “You must pay me now” he said

……… “Is Ha Long in Quang Ninh province?” the tourist asked

……… “Does Phong Nha have the most beautiful cave in Vietnam?” he asked

……… “Are there any wildlife conservation centers here?” he asked

……… “Was the environment destroyed heavily in war?” he asked

……… 10 “Did people build a lot of hotels here?” she asked

……… 11 “Was it admitted one of the world heritages?” he asked

……… 12 “Can you be my guide to Phong Nha this weekend?” he asked me

……… 13 “Is Quang Ninh far from Hanoi?” he asked

……… 14 “Do you want to visit the Great Wall in China, Tam?” I said

……… 15 “Are you from Australia?” I said to the tourists

16 “My uncle is working in a building near the Statue of Liberty.” He said ……… 17 “Will you go to Cairo on your holiday next month?” I asked them

……… 18 “Have you ever been to My Son, Peter?” Nam said

……… 19 “Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris.” I said to Lan

……… 20 “Does your sister have a toy store in London?” Jane asked Peter

……… 21 “Can you show me the way to the Sydney Opera House?” he asked the policeman ……… 22 “Don’t go out at night!” his mother said

……… 23 “Is there any information about the flight to Hanoi?” he asked

……… 24 “The cake is delicious.” he said

……… 25 “Can you use a computer?” he asks

……… 26 “I will be very busy tomorrow.” he says

……… 27 “I’m going away for a few days” he says

……… 28 “How many bedrooms are there?” Nam asked

……… 29 “What sort of heating is there?” Peter asked

……… 30 “What you think of the flat?” Mr Smith asked

……… 31 “How far I it to the school?” he asked

……… 32 “How you go to school?” she asked

……… 34 “How often you go to the cinema?” Mai asked me

……… 35 “When are you going?” Mai asked

……… 36 “This picture is very nice.” he said

……… 37 “Do you speak ant other language?” he said

……… 38 “I will be back next week” he says

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Exercise 2: Change these sentences into reported speech

1 She told him,” Open the window.”

She told him……… Mother advised Bi “Don’t talk in the class.”

Mother advised……… They told Nam, ”Don’t swim in the evening.”

They told ……… He said,” Get out of my way.”

He asked……… 5.”Do what you are told to.” my father said

My father asked me……… “Climb up through the window.” he ordered

He ordered me……… She said,” Don’t touch that switch, Lan.”

She asked……… Her father said to her, “Turn off the computer.”

Her father asked her……… They said to me , ” Don’t that work.”=

They asked me……… 10 Mai said,” I like physics better than maths.”

The girl said……… 12 The policeman said,” What is happening?”

The policeman asked……… 13 She said,” Where were you yesterday, Lam?”

She asked……… 14 He said,” I must go out this evening.”

He said……… 15 They said,” They bought these bags yesterday.”

They said……… 16 He said,” How old are you, My?”

He asked……… 17 Nam said, “My uncle often plants the vegetables in the afternoon.”

Nam said……… … 18 “My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said

She said……… 19 He said to me, “Did your uncle plant the coffee trees in the field last year?”

He asked me……… 20 “Mr and Mrs Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said

Nga said……… 21 “Does your sister take the vegetables to market everyday Minh?” Lan asked

Lan asked……… 22 She said, “I often listen to music at night.”

She said……… 23 “Have they written the answers in the exercise books?” the teacher said to Ss

The teacher said to students……… 24 Lan’s mother said, “My daughter usually brushes her teeth before meals.”

Lan’s mother said……… 25 Nga asked, “Did your father watch Joo Mong film last night, Nam?”

Nga asked……… 26 They said, “We have to the assignments now.”

They said………

27 “Students at secondary school and high school rarely sing English songs” She said She said……… 28 Ngan told Mai, “Don’t feed the chickens.”

Ngan told……… 29 They said, “Our teacher sometimes explains the difficult lesson.”

They said……… 30 Nam said, “I am doing my homework now.”

Nam said……… 32 He said, “Can you meet me after class?”

Our teacher asked……… 34 The policeman said, “Please show me your driving license.”

The policeman asked……… 35 “Don’t touch this button or you’ll get an electric shock”, the man said to me

The man asked me……… 36 “You should stop smoking,” my father said

My father advised……… 37 She asked me “Do you like playing soccer?”

She asked me……… 38 “Will Tom be here tomorrow?” she asked Ba

She asked Ba……… 39 “Is the Big Ben in New York city?” Nam asked Lan

Nam asked ……… 40 She said, “Do I look alright?”

She asked……… 41 My teacher said to us, “Where are you going?”

My teacher asked……… 42 Nga said, “What time does the bank close?”

Nga asked……… 43 She said to me, “What’s your name?”

She asked……… 44 She asked me, “Do you like listening to pop music.”

She asked me……… 45 “Is Phong Nha Cave in Northern Vietnam, Nam?” I asked

I asked ……… 46 Lan asked me, “Is the Mount Everest the highest mountain in the world?”

Lan asked……… 47 “Where is my new jacket?” John asked his mother

John asked……… 48 “Bring the stick here, Lucy” Hoa said

Hoa asked……… 49 “Practice more your English, Hau” his brother advises

Hau’s brother advised him……… 50 “Let’s go for a show” Henry suggested

Henry suggested……… 51 “You had better not spend any more time in the sun, Kate,” Anna said

Anna advised……… 52 “Let’s go abroad for our holiday this summer,” said Mr Ba

Mr Ba suggested……… 53 “Why don’t you take part in the contest tomorrow morning,” he said

He suggested……… 54 “Why don’t you ask your teacher for advice?” he said

He suggested……… 55 “Which subjects you like best?” he said

56 “Please turn down the radio for me,” my father said

My father asked……… 57 “Shall we go to the zoo?” the children asked

The children suggested……… 58 “Would you like to have dinner with me?” Laura said to John

Laura invited John……… 59 “If I were you, I would change my job” she said to Bill

She advised……… 60 “You can go by air” he said to me

He advised me……… 61 “If I were you, I would not give him any money” she said

She advised……… 62 “You damaged my car, Laura” Peter said

Pete accused ………

Exercise 3: Change these sentences into reported speech

1 “It’s the first time I’ve flown.” (said)

……… “I passed my driving test first time!” said Sam (boasted)

……… “I saw him yesterday morning,” she said (said)

……… “The engineer was called three times last week,” she said to them (told)

……… “I bumped into my next – door neighbor when I was in Rome.” (said)

……… “Donations were received from individuals and organizations.” (said)

……… “I left my umbrella here two days ago.” (told)

……… “I saw her when I was crossing the street yesterday,” Tom said to me (told)

……… “We moved here three years ago,” my neighbors said (said)

……… 10 “Where you live?” she said to me

……… 11 “Why you want the job?” she said to him

……… 12 “How did you hear about it?” she said to him

……… 13 “How much you expect to earn?” she said to him

……… 14 “When can you start?” he said to me

……… 16 “How long have you worked for this company?” she asked him

……… 17 “Why has he been working so hard?” she said to me

……… 18 “Why did you it when told you not to?”

……… 19 “Why didn’t you come at ten o’clock?” she said

……… 20 “Can you work on Saturday?” She said to him

……… 21 “May I open the window?” The boy asked

……… 22 “Do you know where my tennis racquet is, Mum?”

……… 23 “Did you read the article about Prince Diana?” Tom asked Paul

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24 “You should take more exercises, Mr Rogers”, the doctor said, “if you want to lose weight.” ………

25 “When was your last class meeting held? ” she asked him

……… 26 Mary: “You can’t borrow my motorbike, Peter”

……… 27 “I bought some books, I’m not going to buy next week,” Nga said

……… 28 “You stole that bicycle,” the police accused him

……… 29 “The house really nice How many rooms has it got?” Bob wanted to know

……… 30 “Let’s go for a walk in the park!” said Andrews

……… 31 “It certainly wasn’t me who took your car”, said Bob

……… 32 “Please lend me your dictionary, Quang” said Hoa

……… 33 “Can you help me with my homework” Minh said to her sister

……… 34 “You should practise speaking EL everyday” the teacher said

……… 35 “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese” my brother told me

……… 36 “Please repeat what you have said, Mr Binh” Tim said

……… 37 “Can you turn down the radio?” Miss Jackson said to Mary

38 “Can you explain this word to me?” Trang asked Hue

……… 39 “Please don’t talk during the test” Mrs Lan said to the students

……… 40 “You should concentrate on your lesson” Mr Van told me

……… 41 “Could you speak more slowly?” I asked the foreigner

……… 42 “Read books regularly, Tim” Miss Johnson told him

……… 43 “Don’t stay up too late”, my sister asked me

……… 44 ‘You should spend more time in the library; he said

……… 45 “You should revise the lessons carefully,” her teacher said

……… 46 “Please close the door after going out” Phuong’s brother said

……… 47 “Don’t ask people about their salary” they told me

……… 48 “You should guess the meaning of the word before looking it up in the dictionary.” I said ……… 49 “You shouldn’t read in bed too long” Mr Davy said

……… 50 “Check your answers carefully before handing in,” my father said

……… 51 “Don’t look out of the window,” Linh’s teacher said

……… 52 “Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father

……… 53 “You shouldn’t lend him any more money,” Mrs Chi said

……… 54 “Please don’t play your music so loudly”, she said to me

……… 55 “Send me a postcard when you arrive in London,” I said to Thang

……… 56 “Don’t go out alone at night,” the household said to me

……… 57 “Please call me at o’clock tomorrow morning,” said Mai

……… 58 “You should enroll in this college,” said my father

……… 61 “Please lower your voice” she said to him

……… 62 “Listen to what I’m saying,” he shouted at her (told)

……… 63 ‘”Please don’t leave,” he said to her (begged)

……… 64 “You should go to the hospital,” my friends said

……… 65 My husband said to me: “Go to the movie”

……… 66 I said to him: “Stay at home”

……… 67 My daughter said to us: “Don’t laugh!”

……… 68 He said to her: “Can you speak up?”

……… 69 The teacher said to the children: “Don’t make noise in class”

……… 70 The doctor said to the patient: “You should stay in bed”

……… 71 “Listen carefully” he said to me

……… 72 “Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, Ann said to him

……… 73 “Eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said to her

The doctor advised 74 “Shut the door but don’t lock it,” she said to it

……… 75 He told me: “Don’t call me a champion”

……… 76 ‘Don’t forget to send your parents my regards’ she said to me

……… 77 ‘Let me help you make the sandwiches’, Judy offered

……… 78 “You should your homework everyday”, my father said

……… 79 “Let’s go for a picnic on Sunday”, she said

She suggested……… 80 “What about taking a shower instead of a bath to save energy”, my mother said My mother 81 “Why don’t we go to school by bike”, my friends said

Exercise 4: Rewrite each sentence as indirect speech, using the verbs given in brackets

1 “You’ll have to send the documents to the embassy, Mr Brown,” said the travel agent (told) ………

2 “I’m taking the 5.30 train tomorrow evening.” She said (said)

……… “The engineer was called three times last week,” she said to them (told) ……… “Are you coming to the party tonight, Mary?” he said (asked)

……… “I got my degree four years ago.’’ Ben said to Lisa (told)

……… “Why didn’t you go to school yesterday, Tom? The teacher said (asked) ……… Sue said “If I were you, I’d go by train.” (advised)

……… “Would you like to have a cup of coffee with me?” Tom said to me (invited) ……… “What kind of experience you have?”the manager said to Claire (asked) ……… 10 “Sue, can you remember to buy some bread?” said Paul (reminded) ……… 11."It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday", said the teacher

……… 12 Johnny said to his mother, "I don't know how to this exercise." ……… 13 “Don’t come back before one o'clock", advised my brother ……… 14 ‘’Be modest if you are a good pupil", said my father.

……… 15 "We are waiting for the school bus at this moment ", said the children ………

16 "Whose bicycle did you borrow last weekend?” his mother asked him ……… 17 Paul said “I must go home now.”

……… 18 My friend said, ‘’Are you going to leave tomorrow?"

……… 19 "Have you done your homework?’’said our mother

……… 20 I asked Mary, "What time did you go to bed last night?"

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Exercise 5: Rewrite sentences without changing its meaning

1 It’s a pity we don’t have today off

I wish………

2 I can’t join in your trip as I promised because I have to finish my report on books If……… They have held a big party on their birthday party

A big……… No one helped him his homework

He……… You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry

Unless……… He is overweight because he eats so much chocolate

If he……… He doesn’t go out every night any more

He used……… I don’t normally eat at restaurants

I’m not used……… I’m sorry I can’t swim

I wish……… 10 I spend half an hour traveling to work by bike everyday

It takes……… 11 I missed the bus this morning so I was late for class

If……… 12 We couldn’t drive fast because the traffic was very heavy

The traffic was so……… 13 I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party

I really wish……… 14 We spent hours getting to London

It took……… 15 If you want to keep fit you must play sports

Unless……… 16 We can’t breathe because it is too cold

It is so……… 17 I can’t cook very well

I’m not……… 18 His family was poor He couldn’t have much schooling

He family was so……… 19 I haven’t eaten that food for years

It’s……… 20 She failed the exam because she didn’t study hard

If………

1 Jane asked Helen what was she doing in the garden then

……… It is dangerous to drive fastly in the city in the rush hour

……… I didn't eat anything for the whole day, but I don't feel hungry ……… In spite of to be rich, he is very mean

……… I suggested turning off the TV to watch the weather forecast ………

Exercise 7: Read the passage and choose the best answers

Although there are many celebrations (1) the year, Tet or Lunar New year holiday is the most important (2) for Vietnamese people Tet is a festival (3) in late January or early February It is a time for families to clean and decorate their (4) , and enjoy special food such as sticky rice cakes Family members (5) apart try to be together (6) Tet

1 A during B over C by D throughout

2 A celebration B celebrate C celebrating D celebrations A happens B which occurs C occurs D occuring

4 A buildings B house C home D homes

5 A that lives B who live C who is living D who lives

6 A on B during C in D at

Exercise 8: Use the words given to write a complete letter

Dear Mary,

Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party I / be / afraid / not be able / come

……… I / many things to / this week

……… I wish / can go / party

……… I / hope / like it

……… I wish you a happy birthday party