reported speech:
1.I will have a birthday party at my house toinght.
Lan said .....THAT SHE WOULD HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT HER HOUSE THAT NIGHT.........................................................
EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS)
1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”
2. Thomas said “All the students will have a meeting next week”
3. She said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”
4. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”
5. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”
6. She said “I may visit my parents in summer”
7. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”
8. She said “I don’t buy this book”
9. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”
10. Her classmate said “Ha is the most intelligent girl in our class”
EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)
1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Mike asked Peter
2. “Do you like sports?” Hang asked Nam
3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam
4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
5. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend
6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter
7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan
8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”
9. “Will you be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu
10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba
Rewrite the sentences using reported speech
1. "Shall I help you with exercises?" He said
=> He offered
2. "Will you have a drink?" He said
=> He offered
3. "Do you often have breakfast at 6.30am?" he said
=> He asked
4. "Come in and have a drink" he said
=>He invited
5. " Would you like to come to my birthday party next Sunday?" she said
=> She invited
6. " Shall I do the cleaning up for you?" he said
=> He offered
7. "Take your seat", he said. "Thank", I said
=> He told me
Reported statements: Rewrite the following statements into teported speech
1 lena said,"I will invite you to my birthday party"
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2 The doctor said, " your aunt doesn't need an operation"
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3 Helen said,"I can speak Spanish fluenly"
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4 Selena said,"I'm watching the late-night show"
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5 Mr Cooper said, "I take my medicine ragularly"
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6 John said, "I am going to work for a new company next month"
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7 Mary said, " I have just come back from Europe"
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8 "I am waiting at the bus stop number ten" he told me
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9 " I will resign tody" the minister announced this morning
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10 " Jane may move to a new flat", Rachel said
Rewrite, using reported speech
1. Tom said: ¨My friend is coming next week¨
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2. We said: ¨We shall overcome this difficulty¨
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3. The boy said to the neighbor: ¨I´m going on holiday tomorrow¨
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4. The teacher said: ¨You´ll have to finish all these exercises before next week¨
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5. Peter said : ¨ I enjoy looking at myself in th mirror¨
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6. Nam said ¨I am told to be at school before 7 o´clock¨
=>Nam said
7. Lan said ¨ I will be very busy tomorrow¨
=>Lan said
8. Thu said ¨All the students will have a meeting next week¨
=> Thu said
9. Phong said ¨My parents are very proud of my good marks¨
=> Phong said
I. change these statements into reported speech
1. " I want my room to look nice at the festival " Hoa said
->
2. " I'm cleaning our house." Loan to said Lan
->
3. " I will clean all the class windows tomorrow" said Trung.
->
4. " I'm having a good time here" said Lan
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5. " We can play the guitar" Mary said
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6. "We are going to the rice-cooking contest " said Mr Robinson
->
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Exercise 3. Turn into reported speech, using the verbs in brackets.
1. He said to her, “Come to the party. You’ll enjoy it” (persuade)
2. He said to me, “I’ll lend you some money if you like” (offer)
3. He said to us, “Why don’t you have a holiday in my country cottage?” (invite)
4. “All right. I’ll help you,” Tom said to Joe. (agree)
5. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists. (warn)
6. “You must pay for the damage you’ve done,” she said. (make)
7. “I haven’t done anything wrong,” Tom said. (deny)
8. “No, I won’t talk to the lawyer,” Tom said. (refuse)
9. “Yes, I did drive too fast through the town,” she said. (admit)
10. “You damage my sweater, Tom,” said Ben. (accuse)
11. “Stop speeding or you will get a ticket,” said the traffic warden to the driver. (warn)
12. “Please do go to the movies with me tonight,” said Aunt Fancy. (persuade)
13. “Why don’t we work and keep ourselves from starving?” said Mike. (suggest)
14. “Go on holiday when the weather gets warmer,” she told him. (advise)
15. “Keep out of this room at all time,” she said to them. (warn)
16. “Remember to post those letters,” he said to me. (remind)
17. “If you can’t find anyone else,I’ll drive you you to the airport,” he said to me. (volunteer)
18. “If you don’t give me a pay rise, I’ll resign,” he said to me.(threaten)
19. “It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob. (deny)
20. “Shall we go to Paris for the weekend?” Mary said to me. (suggest)
21. “I saw Megan in town,” he said. (mention)
22. “Be careful of malefactors and don’t go out at night alone” (warn)
23. “Nam, you shouldn’t spend so much money on gambling” (advise)
24. “Would you like to have lunch with me today” (invite)
25. “Why don’t you open a bank account” (encourage)
26. “Remember to book a table in advance” (remind)
27. “Fasten your seat belts” (tell)
28. “I’ll offer you some more wine tomorrow” (promise)
29. “Ok, I’ll carry some of these parcels for you” (offer)
30. “Could you possibly give me a lift to the next village” (ask)
Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1.“I’ll pay back the money,” he said. (promise)
2.I’ll phone the police,” she said to us. (threaten)
3.“Hurry up” he said to me.
4.“Can I do the washing up?” said Lan. (offer)
5.“You should stop smoking,” the doctor told me. (advise)
6.“Could you change the light bulb for me?” she said.
7.“Don’t be stupid,” said my father.
8.“Would you like to come to my party?” Lan said to me. (invite)
9.“Don’t leave the door unlocked,” my mother told me.
10.“Can you speak English?” said the foreigner.
11.“Where did you buy this book, Nam?” said his friend.
12.“We are going to visit Lan this afternoon,” said Nga
13.“I must stay at home to look after my little sister,” Mai told us.
14.“Did you watch the film on TV last night?” my classmate said.
15.“ How long have you learnt English, Nga?” said Mrs Hang.
1. " Where does your father work? The teacher asked me ( change into reported speech)
2/ The students have discussed the pollution problems since last week( change into passive)
3. Lan/always/forget/homework ( write a full sentence)
4. " How many people are there in your family? She asked me ( change into reported speech)
5. Minh/always/talk/phone ( write a full sentence)
6. They haven't collected the trash
-? The trash........
7. People have just built a new chrch near my house
-> A new church.........
8. We've seen that film several times
-> That film.............
9. He said to me " where do you live ?"
10. Mother said to me " what are you doing there?"
11. " How many children do you heve?" my new neighbor said
12. " when is your birthday?" my new neighbor said
13. " how long have you been living here?" my new neighbor said
14. " how often do you take out the trash? " my new neighbor said
15. " where are you from?" my new neighbor said
Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech
1. " My son may come on Monday" MrB said
2. " I want to join in the activities in the festival" said Nam
3. " I will clean all the doors and windows before Tet" Tan said to me
4. " You have to take it least two bottles of water for the trip" Nam's father said
5. Lan's mother said " You must go to bed erly, Lan"
6. Mai said " My mother is in the garden now"
7. Trang said " I will answer the phone"
8. " My brother doesn't like eating sticky rice cake" Hoa said to me
9, " My sister is good at English" the mother said
10. " They are waiting for you here, Loan" said Loan's friend
