INDIRECT SPEECH
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.
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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.
Mary thanked ___________________________________________________________
2. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist.” John said to Linda.
John insisted ____________________________________________________________
3. “I’m happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations!” Jim said to you.
Jim congratulated ________________________________________________________
4. “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you.” Miss White said to Peter.
Miss White thanked ______________________________________________________
5. “I’m sory I didn’t phone you earlier.” Margaret said to you.
Margaret apologized______________________________________________________
6. “I have always wanted to be a pilot.” Paul said to you.
Paul has always dreamed of________________________________________________
7. “You didn’t do what I said.” the mother said to her son.
The mother accused _____________________________________________________
8. She said “Children, stay away from the water.”
She warned_____________________________________________________________
INDIRECT SPEECH
25. “Do you know how far the drug store is?” The foreigner asked me.
The foreigner _____asked me if I knew how far the drug store was____
26. “Will you please water the flowers for me tonight, Jim?” said the old woman.
____the old woman asked Jim if he would please water the flowers for her that night________
27. I said to John, “Why aren’t you looking for a job?”
_____I asked John Why he wasn't looking for a job_____
28. Nancy said: “Why didn’t you call me, John?"
Nacy wanted______to know Why he hadn't called her____
29. “Remember to give your parents my regard, Lan.” Nam said.
Nam said___to Lan to Remember to give her parents his regard__
30. “Teacher, give us better marks, please.” the puplis said.
The pupils_said the teacher to give them better marks____
31. Mr Smith said to her: "Where will you go on your vacation?”
Mr Smith asked____her where she would go on her vacation__
32. He said: “I am very proud of my parents, Daisy.”
He told___Daisy that he was very proud of his parents ____
33. “Be modest if you are a good pupil, Lan.” said her mother.
Lan’s mother told her____that if she was a good pupil,she will be modest___
34. “Can I use your phone?” he said to me.
He asked___me if he could use my phone___
35. "Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him.
I wondered___him whose car he had borrowed the night before ____
36. "If I had any money, I'd buy you a drink." she said to me.
__she said to me that If she had any money, she would buy me a drink__
37. "If I were you, I'd stop smoking." she said to her brother.
_she said to her brother that If she were him, she would stop smoking__
38. "Can you lend me ten pounds?" said the boy to me.
The boy asked ____me if I could lend him ten pounds________
39. “Don’t play with the matches!” I said to Jack.
I warned____Jack not to play with the matches___
40. "Don't swim out too far, boys." said the pool guard.
The pool guard warned_____the boys not to swim out too far____
II. Change direct speech into reported speech:
1. “Thanks for helping me.” Mary said.
Mary thanked______me for helping her___________
2. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist.” John said to Linda.
John insisted___insisted Linda on driving her to the airport___
3. “I’m happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations!” Jim said to you.
Jim congratulated ______ me on passing the final exam_______
4. “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you.” Miss White said to Peter.
Miss White thanked _______Peter for inviting her to dinner______
5. “I’m sory I didn’t phone you earlier.” Margaret said to you.
Margaret apologized____to you for not phoning you earlier________
6. “I have always wanted to be a pilot.” Paul said to you.
Paul has always dreamed of______being a pilot_____________
7. “You didn’t do what I said.” the mother said to her son.
The mother accused ___ her son of doing what she had said_______
8. She said “Children, stay away from the water.”
She warned_____the Children to stay away from the water_____
