Change these sentences into reported speech
do you go to school by bike ?" my teacher said
EXERCISE 1: CHANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH:
1. Long said:" she was told to be at school before 7 o' clock."
2. Thomas said:"My boss will have a meeting next week."
3. She said:"My parents are very proud of my success."
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 tonight."
6. She said:"I may visit my parents in summer."
7. The teacher said:"We can collect old books for the poor students."
8. She said:"I don't buy these books."
1. Long said he was told to be at school before 7 o'clock.
2. Thomas said all the students would have a meeting the following week.
3. She said her parents were very proud of her good marks.
4. The teacher said all the homework had to be done carefully.
5. Her father said to her she could go to the movie with her friend
6. She said she might visit her parents in summer.
7. The teacher said they could collect old book for the poor students
8. She said she didn't buy that book
Exercise (54): Change these sentences into Reported Speech.
1. The manager said, "Come into my office, please".
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2. The teacher said to us, "Don't make so much noise".
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3. Mr. Green said, "Please come to our dinner tonight, Bill”.
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4. Susan said to Tom, "Don't call me again at this late hour".
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5. She said to the boy, "Show me what you have in your hand".
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6. The policeman ordered, "Stay where you are and don't touch anything".
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7. The old lady said, "Will you please water these flowers for me".
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8. She said, "Don't leave your coat on this chair".
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9. She said to him, "Don't speak to me like that and behave yourself".
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10. Peter said, "Would you mind lending me your dictionary till next Monday".
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1. The manager told me to come into her office.
2. The teacher told us not to make so much noise.
3. Mr. Green told Bill to come to their dinner that night.
4. Susan told Tom not to call him again at that late hour.
5. She told the boy to show her what he had in his hand.
6. The policeman ordered me to stay where I was and not to touch anything.
7. The old lady asked/told me to water those flowers for her.
8. She told me to leave my coat on that chair.
9. She told him not to speak to her like that and behave himself.
10. Peter told me to lend him my dictionary till the next Monday.
Change these sentences into reported speech. Do not use contractions.
1.Mary’s teacher said to her, “You will be a good teacher one day.”
2.My dad says, “New York is a big and modern city in the USA.”
3.Henry said, “I should catch a bus instead of fixing my car.”
4.She said, “I met an old friend while I was going home.”
1 Mary's teacher told her she would be a good teacher one day
2 My dad says New York is a big and modern city in the USA
3 Henry said he should catch a bus instead of fixing his car
4 She said she had met and old friend while she was going home
V) Change these following sentences into reported speech 1. “I often go to school before 7 o’clock” Nam said Nam said……………………………………………………………………. 2. “All the students will have a meeting next week”, Thu said Thu said …………………………………………………………………….. 3. “My parents are very proud of my good marks”, Phong said Phong said …………………………………………………………………… 4. “You should stay home and do the homework”, Lan said to Tam Lan …………………………………………………………………………… 5. “You ought to clean your room”, Lien said to her brother. Lien ………………………………………………………………………….. 6. “All the homework must be done at home” the teacher said The teacher said ……………………………………………………………. 7. “I can swim across the river”, Tam said Tam said …………………………………………………………………… 8. “You can go to the movie with your friend”, her father said to her Her father said……………………………………………………………… 9. “I may visit my parents this summer”, Hoa said Hoa said ……………………………………………………………………. 10. “You should finish our homework before going out for lunch”, the students said. The students………………………………………………………………… 11. “Where does your father work?”, the teacher asked me ………………………………………………………………………………… 12. “How far is it from Hanoi to Nghe an?” Hoa asked Lan ………………………………………………………………………………… 13. “How many people are there in your family?”, She asked Mai ………………………………………………………………………………… 14. “How long will you stay in Singapore?”, Tam’s friend asked him ………………………………………………………………………………… 15. “What’s your hobby?”, The teacher asked Lan ………………………………………………………………………………… 16. “Why do you collect the waste paper?”, He asked Huong ………………………………………………………………………………… 17. “When will you visit Hanoi?”, Hoa asked her parents …………………………………………………………………………………
1. “I often go to school before 7 o’clock”
Nam said he often went to school before 7 o'clock
2. “All the students will have a meeting next week”,
Thu said all the students would have a meeting the next week
3. “My parents are very proud of my good marks”,
Phong said his parents were very proud of his good marks
4. “You should stay home and do the homework”,
Lan said to Tam Lan she should stay home and do homework
5. “You ought to clean your room”,
Lien said to her brother he ought to clean his room
6. “All the homework must be done at home”
The teacher said all the homework had to be done at home
7. “I can swim across the river”,
Tam said she could swim across the river
8. “You can go to the movie with your friend”
Her father said she could go to the movie with her friend
9. “I may visit my parents this summer”,
Hoa said she might visit her parents that summer
10. “You should finish our homework before going out for lunch”,
The students said they should finish their homework before going for lunch
11. “Where does your father work?”,
the teacher asked me where my father worked
12. “How far is it from Hanoi to Nghe an?”
Hoa asked Lan how far it was from Hanoi to Nghe an
13. “How many people are there in your family?”,
She asked Mai how many people were there in her family
14. “How long will you stay in Singapore?”,
Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in Singapore
15. “What’s your hobby?”,
The teacher asked Lan what her hobby was
16. “Why do you collect the waste paper?”,
He asked Huong why she collected the waste paper
17. “When will you visit Hanoi?”,
Hoa asked her parents when they would visit Hanoi
Change these sentences to REPORTED SPEECH:
9. The old man said to the boy,"Can you help me carry my bags?"
=>The old man asked the boy
10.Nhat said to Lan,"May you help me with my Englush pronunciation?"
=>Nhat asked Lan
11.Her teacher said:"You should revise your lesson carefully before examination."
=>Her teacher told
12."You shouldn't translate each sentence into Vietnamese."his brother said.
=>His brother told
13."You should pratice speaking English every day."said my teacher.
=>My teacher told
Put these sentences into reported speech
1 the teacher said to Tim "come into my office, please "
2 Mrs Jackson said to Tim"could you give me a hand, please"
1) The teacher told Tim to come into her office.
2) Mrs Jackson told Tim to you give her a hand.
Put these sentences into reported speech
1 the teacher said to Tim "come into my office, please "
=> The teacher told Tim to come into her office
2 Mrs Jackson said to Tim"could you give me a hand, please"
=> Mrs Jackson told Tim to give her a hand
III. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.
Question 16. The teacher said to Nam “Come into my office, please”.
->The teacher told ________________________________________________________
Question 17. “I want to go shopping with you this afternoon”, Nga said to her brother.
-> Nga said to ________________________________________________________
Question 18. “My sister wants to be a singer” said he.
-> He said ________________________________________________________
Question 19. “I will buy a new bike next week”, she said.
->She said ________________________________________________________
Question 20. “I don’t know what Mai is doing now”, she said.
-> She said ________________________________________________________
Question 21. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, Lan said.
-> Lan told ________________________________________________________
Question 22. Mary said “I can go to the movies with you, John”
-> Mary said to ________________________________________________________
Question 23. Linh said to her friend “Turn off the light before going out”
->Linh asked ________________________________________________________
Question 24. I said to him “Stay at home”
->I told ________________________________________________________
Question 25. My mother said to the kids “Stop fighting”
-> My mother told ________________________________________________________
Question 26. The teacher said “Don’t make noise in the class”
-> The teacher asked me ________________________________________________________
Question 27. “I can speak English well” said his mother.
-> His mother said ________________________________________________________
Question 28. The child said to the beggar “Are you very poor?”
-> The child asked ________________________________________________________
Question 29. He said to Lan “I will visit Ha Long Bay”
-> He said to ________________________________________________________
Question 30. The police asked “Where did you stay last night?”
->The police asked
Question 16. The teacher said to Nam “Come into my office, please”.
->The teacher told _____Nam to come to his office___________________________________________________
Question 17. “I want to go shopping with you this afternoon”, Nga said to her brother.
-> Nga said to __her brother she wanted to go shopping with him this afternoon______________________________________________________
Question 18. “My sister wants to be a singer” said he.
-> He said _____his sister wanted to be a singer___________________________________________________
Question 19. “I will buy a new bike next week”, she said.
->She said ____she would buy a new bike the next week ____________________________________________________
Question 20. “I don’t know what Mai is doing now”, she said.
-> She said _____she didn't know what Mai was doing then___________________________________________________
Question 21. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, Lan said.
-> Lan told ____me not to forget to send my parents her regards____________________________________________________
Question 22. Mary said “I can go to the movies with you, John”
-> Mary said to ____John she could go to the movies with him____________________________________________________
Question 23. Linh said to her friend “Turn off the light before going out”
->Linh asked ______her friend to turn off the light before going out__________________________________________________
Question 24. I said to him “Stay at home”
->I told ____him to stay at home____________________________________________________
Question 25. My mother said to the kids “Stop fighting”
-> My mother told _the kids to stop fighting_______________________________________________________
Question 26. The teacher said “Don’t make noise in the class”
-> The teacher asked me ___________not to make noise in the clas_____________________________________________
Question 27. “I can speak English well” said his mother.
-> His mother said _____she could speak English well ___________________________________________________
Question 28. The child said to the beggar “Are you very poor?”
-> The child asked _____the begger if he was very poor___________________________________________________
Question 29. He said to Lan “I will visit Ha Long Bay”
-> He said to __Lan he would visit Ha Long Bay______________________________________________________
Question 30. The police asked “Where did you stay last night?”
->The police asked where I had stayed the night before
change into reported speech
6. They told us "Our friends will get the award for their highest scores"
7. He said "I will go to school by bus tomorrow"
8. Phong said "I need to learn more vocabulary"
10. Mai said "I can not go to the movies with you, Nam"
9. His brother told him "You can use my computer today"
They told us their friends would get the award for their highest scores
he said he would go to school the next day
phong said he needed to learn more vocabulary
Mai told Nam that she couldn't go to the movies with him.
His brother told him that he could use his computer that day
Change these sentences into reported speach with gersund or infinitive 1 "well" come back agian 2,"keep quiet" the teacher said to us 3,you had better not swin too far from the share "he said" 4,"i'll give it him tomorrow" john said 5,"i'd like sam to become a doctor" said
We will definitely come back again
the teacher said we need to keep quiet
he told me you'd better not go too far from the sharing.
john said he will give it tomorrow
i said i want sam to be a doctor