INDIRECT SPEECH
1.He said: “I shall expect her”
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2.He said: “I can’t find my hat”
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3.She said: “I am going to the movies tomorrow”
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4.Lan said to me: “You are looking much better”
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5.He says: “The river is rising early this year”
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6.She said to me: “I will do it if necessary I can”
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7.He said to his friend: “Did you see the accident yesterday?”
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8.John said to me: “How did you come here?”
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9.He said: “Have you finished your task, Nam?”
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10.He said: “Yesterday evening I met Nam. He has bought a new car”
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11.She said to me: “Who is this book?”
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12.Nam said to his father: “Please let me go to Paris”
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13.He said to me: “Do you like to live in Orange Country?
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14.My friend asked me: “ Have you a lot of money?”
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15.He said: “I can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow”
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16.They said: “We did it yesterday”
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17. ‘ If I were you, I’d read the exam questions very carefully.’ Teacher said
àTeacher advised Minh ____________________________________________________
18. ‘ You had better not waste your time, Betty.’ Tom said.
àTom advised____________________________________________________________
19. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, I said to him.
àI told __________________________________________________________________
20. ‘ I image I’ll see Sue at the party.’ john said
àJohn hoped______________________________________________________________
21. ‘ Don’t forget to give the book to Jane’ David said
àDavid reminded__________________________________________________________
22. Before Tim went to bed, his father said, ‘Don’t forget to brush your teeth.’
àBefore Tim went to bed, his father reminded___________________________________
23." Is this your new calculator, Mai?" Nam asked.
à Nam __________________________________________________________________
24." Tell me what you saw at the party yesterday?" I said to Tom .
à I _____________________________________________________________________
25.“ Do you know how far the drug store is?” The foreigner asked me .
à The foreigner __________________________________________________________
26. “ Will you please water the flowers for me tonight, Jim?” said the old woman
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27. I said to John, “Why aren’t you looking for a job?”
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28. Nancy said: “Why didn’t you call me,John?’
àNacy wanted___________________________________________________________
29. “Remember to give your parents my regard, Lan” Nam said.
àNam said______________________________________________________________
30. “Teacher, give us better marks, please” the puplis said.
àThe pupils_____________________________________________________________
31. Mr Smith said to her:”Where will you go on your vacation?”
àMr Smith asked_________________________________________________________
32.He said: “I am very proud of my parents, Daisy”
àHe told________________________________________________________________
33. “Be modest if you are a good pupil,Lan” said her mother.
àLan’s mother told her_____________________________________________________
34.“Can I use your phone?” he said to me.
à He asked______________________________________________________________
35. ” Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him
àI wondered_____________________________________________________________
36. 'If I had any money, I'd buy you a drink,' she said to me.
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37. 'If I were you, I'd stop smoking,' she said to her brother.
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38. 'Can you lend me ten pounds?' said the boy to me
Ò The boy asked _________________________________________________________
39. “Don’t play with the matches!”I said to Jack.
àI warned________________________________________________________________
40. 'Don't swim out too far, boys.' said the pool guard.
Ò The pool guard warned__________________________________________________
II.Change direct speech into reported speech :
1. “Thanks for helping me.”Mary said.
àMary thanked ___________________________________________________________
2. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist,”John said to Linda.
àJohn insisted ____________________________________________________________
3. “I’m happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations!”Jim said to you.
àJim congratulated ________________________________________________________
4. “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you,”Miss White said to Peter.
àMiss White thanked ______________________________________________________
6. “I’m sory I didn’t phone you earlier,”Margaret said to you.
àMargaret apologized______________________________________________________
7. “I have always wanted to be a pilot,”Paul said to you.
àPaul has always dreamed of________________________________________________
8. “You didn’t do what I said,”the mother said to her son.
à The mother accused _____________________________________________________
9. She said,“Children, stay away from the water”
àShe warned_____________________________________________________________
10. “You damaged my bicycle, John!”Said Margaret
àMargaret accused ________________________________________________________
11.'If I catch the plane, I'll be home by five,' he said.
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12.'You should stay in bed if you feel unwell.' my mother said.
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13.'What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar, Jane?'
Ò Ann asked______________________________________________________________
14.'If I'd had my mobile yesterday, I could have contacted you,' Matthew said to Jane.
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15.'If I don't practice my English, I won't get any better,' she said.
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16.'If you press this switch, the computer will come on,' he said to his students.
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17.'I'd have been in bad trouble if you hadn't helped me,' he said to his friends.
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18. 'If the door is clocked, what shall I do ?' she said to herself.
Ò She wondered __________________________________________________________
19. 'If I were you, I'd read the exam questions very carefully.' said the teacher to us
Ò The teacher advised _____________________________________________________
20. 'It’s better to have the theater built next to the town hall.' they said
Ò They offered___________________________________________________________
21. 'Okay, I'll collect David from school ', said his father.
Ò David’ father promised ___________________________________________________
22. 'Please stay for a few more days.' she said to us.
Ò She invited ___________________________________________________________
23. 'We'll fight the ban on smoking in public places.', said the heavy smokers.
Ò The heavy smokers threatened _____________________________________________
24. “I imagine I'll see Olivia at the party.' said Tom
Ò Tom hoped ____________________________________________________________
25. 'Let me take the children into town.', he said
Ò He volunteered _________________________________________________________
26. 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.' said Mike to Jane.
Ò Mike thanked___________________________________________________________
27. 'I must have made a mistake in the calculations.'
Ò Mr. Forest admitted ____________________________________________________
28. 'I'll pay for the meal.'
Ò Sarah insisted__________________________________________________________
29. 'Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.'
Ò Neil suggested ________________________________________________________
30. 'I'm sorry I couldn't come to visit you last summer.' said Kate to me
Ò Kate apologized_______________________________________________________
31. 'I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!' said Dane
Ò Dane congratulated _____________________________________________________
32. 'I wish I'd asked for his name and address.' said Mary
Ò Mary regretted ________________________________________________________
33. 'You've dirtied the floor, children.' said Mrs. Brown
Ò Mrs. Brown accused____________________________________________________
34. 'You mustn't drink too much caffeine.' Marta said to me
Ò Marta warned _________________________________________________________
35. 'It's not true! I have never been arrested!' Larry said.
Ò 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)
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2.The policeman said that the thief stole the bicycle.(accuse)
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3.The thief said that he didn’t take the bicycle.(deny)
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