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)

REPORTED SPEECH

Rewrie the following sentences , using the words in bracket

1. "Why don't you have a holiday in my country cottage ?" he said to us (invited)

2."Come to the party .You'll really enjoy it" he said to her (persuaded)

3."If I were you , I would accept the job " he said his son (advised)

4"I'll lend you some money if you like " he said to me (offered)

5."You pay for the damage you've done " she said . So I paid (made)

6."Keep an eye on your luggage " he said "This place is full of thieves "(warned)

7."I'll pay back the money " she said (promised)

8."I'll phone the police " He said (threatened)

9."Don't be stupid " Lan said (told)

10."Would you like to come to my party" she said (invited)

VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences. Using the words given. (2 points)

1.If you did not agree with him, I would not suggest it .=> Unless

2.“If it rains this afternoon , it will be too wet to play the match tomorrow .” He said.=> He said to me that

3.They stopped the boy going out .=> They prevented

4."Would you like to come to my birthday party?" the girl said to us.=> The girl invited

5.“Okay, I'll collect David from school.”=> He agreed .................................

Turn into reported speech , using the verbs in brackets 

1.He said to her ,"Come to the party . You I'II ẹnjoy it" (persuade )

2.He said to me ,"I'II lend you some money ì you like"(often)

3.He said to us ,"Why don't you have a holiday in my country cottage ?"(invite)

4,"No ,I won't talk the lawyer " Tom said (refuse)

5."Please do go to the moviess with me tonight  " said aunt fancy (persuade)

6."Keep out of this room at all time " she said to them (warn)

7."If you can't find anyone else , I'II drive you you o the airport " He said to me (threaten)

8."Be careful of malefactors and don't go out at night alone" (warn)

9."Nam , you shouldn't spend so much money on gambling" (advise)

10."Fasten your seat belts" (tell)

1. "Don't go there alone, Julia" Meg told her (WARN)

2 "You'd better take a short holiday, June," said Pauline. (ADVISE)

3. "Don't argue with me." the teacher said to the boy. (ORDER)

4. Do you want to go out for dinner with me, Kate?" Felix said (INVITE)

5. "I'll follow you wherever you go," Meg told Peter (PROMISE)

6. He said to her, "Come to the party. You'll enjoy it." (PERSUADE)

7. He said to me, "I'll lend you some money if you like." (OFFER)

8. He said to us,"Why don't you have a holiday in my country cottage?" (INVITE)

9. "All right. I'll help you," Tom said to Joe. (AGREE)

10. "I'll tell you the truth," Tom said to Joe. (PROMISE)

11. "Whatever you do, don't walk on the grass," the safeguard said to the tourists. (WARN)

12. "You must pay for the damage you've done," she said. So I paid (MADE)

13. "I haven't done anything wrong," Tom said (DENY).

14. "No, I won't talk to a lawyer," Tom said (REFUSE) . .

15. YES, I did drive loo fast through the town," she said (ADMIT)

16. "I'll kill your son if you call the police," the kidnapper told them (THREATEN)

17. "If I were you, I wouldn't accept his invitation," Kim said to Lynn. (ADVISE)

18. "Remember to put your dirty clothes in this basket, boy," said the mother (REMIND)

19. "Follow that ear" the detective said to the taxi-driver. (ORDER)

20. "Go on, send your short story to the magazine," Pamela said to Paul (ENCOURAGE)

1. “I’ll take you to town” (offer)

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2. “My friend will eat all food in fridge” (agree)

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3. “Lan ‘ll go to the cinema with me” (promise)

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4. “Don’t sit on my hat!” (request)

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5. “John, remember to pay th watch to me.” (remind)

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IV. Multiple Choice.

1. “ Do you like this book?”

a. My father wanted to know if I did like that book

b. My father asked me if I liked that book

c. My father told me if I liked that book

d. My father said if I liked that book

2. “Let’s go out for a walk, shall we ?”

a. She suggested going out for a walk

b. She suggested to go out for a walk

c. She suggested not to go out for a walk

d. She suggested go out for a walk

3. His wife said to him , “ Write to me as soon as you can .”

a. His wife told him to write to her as often as he can .

b. His wife told him to write to her as often as he could .

c. His wife told him writing to her as often as he could .

d. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can

4. “May I see Mr.Pike ?” the guest asked.

a.The guest asked to see Mr.Pike.

b.Mr.Pike wanted to see the guest.

c.The guest invited Mr.Pike to see.

d.Mr.Pike wanted the guest to see.

5.The lift-girl said to me, “I ‘m sorry. I can’t take you up in the lift”

a.The lift-girl invited to take me up in the lift.

b. The lift-girl agreed with me by taking me up in the lift.

c.The lift-girl told me to take her up in the lift.

d.The lift-girl refused to take me up in the lift.

6. “I will do it for you, Mary”, Peter said.

a.Peter advised Mary not to do it.

b. Peter advised Mary to do it.

c.Peter promised to do it for Mary.

d.Peter wanted Mary to do it.

7. “Susan, can you remember to buy me some sugar?” said Billy.

a.Billy advised Susan to buy him some sugar.

b.Billy reminded Susan to buy him some sugar.

c.Billy reminded Susan to buy me some sugar.

d.Billy invited Susan to buy me some sugar.

8. “Don’t talk in class”, the teacher said.

a.The teacher told his student do not talk in class.

b.The teacher told his student did not talk in class.

c.The teacher told his student not to talk in class.

d.The teacher told his student not talking in class.

9. “It is you that stolen my purse”,Mr.Pike said to the young man.

a.Mr.Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse.

b. Mr.Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse.

c. Mr.Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse.

d. Mr.Pike asked the young man of stealing her purse

10. “Thank you very much for your help, John,”said Daisy.

a.Daisy thanked John for helping her.

b.Daisy told John to help her.

c.Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks.

d.Daisy would like John to help her.

11. “You cheated in the exam”,the teacher said to his students. ( gian lận )

a.The teacher insisted his students on cheating in the exam.

b. The teacher prevented his students from cheating in the exam.

c. The teacher advised his students to cheat in the exam.

d. The teacher accused his students of cheating in the exam.

12. “Please give me some more money, Mum,”Daisy said.

a.Daisy protected her mother from giving her some more money

b.Daisy insisted her mother on giving her some more money.

c.Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money

d. Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money.

13. “ Why didn’t you answer my phone last night?”

a.He asked me why he hadn’t answered my phone last night

b.He asked me why I didn’t answer his phoned the night before

c..He asked me why I hadn’t answered his phone the night after

d..He asked me why I hadn’t answered his phone the night before

14. “What would you do if you were a billionaire ?” the man said to the woman

a. The man asked the woman what would she do if she were a billionaire.

b. The man asked the woman what she would do if she were a billionaire.

c. The man asked the woman what you would do if you were a billionaire.

d. The man asked the woman what would you do if you were a billionaire.

15. “ If I were you, I wouldn’t lend her any money”

a. He advised me if he had been me ,he wouldn’t have lent her any money

b. He advised me to lend her any money

c.He advised me not to lend her any money

d. He advised me lend her any money

16. “Leave it there if you don’t like it”

a.He asked me to leave it here if I didn’t like it

b.He told me to leave it there if I not to like it

c. He asked me to leave it there if I didn’t like it

d. He told me to leave it here if I didn’t like it.

17. “Tell me what is happening to you”

a. He told me to tell him what was happening to me

b. He asked me to tell him what is happening to me

c. He asked me to tell me what was happening to him

d. He asked me to tell him what was happening to me

18. “ What were you doing last night , Mr. John ? “ the police asked .

a. The police asked what were you doing last night , Mr. John .

b. The police asked Mr. John what he had been doing the night before .

c. The police asked Mr. John what he had been done the night before .

d. The police asked Mr. John what had he been doing the night before .

19. “ I have seen that film twice”

a. Tom said that he had seen this film twice

b.Tom told that he had seen that film twice

c. Tom said to me that he had seen that film twice

d. Tom said that he had seen that film twice

20 .”Would you mind opening the window?” I said to him

a. I said to him if he would mind opening the window

c. I told him to mind opening the window

b. I asked him to open the window

d. I asked him to mind opening the window

Turn into reported speech, using the verbs in brackets.

1. He said to her, “Come to the party. You’ll enjoy it” (persuade)

->................................................................................

2. “Stop speeding or you will get a ticket,” said the traffic warden to the driver. (warn)

->................................................................................

3. “If you can’t find anyone else,I’ll drive you you to the airport,” he said to me. (volunteer)

->................................................................................

4. " It certainly wasn't me who took your car!" said Bob. (deny)

->................................................................................

5. " I saw Megan in town," he said. (mention)

->................................................................................

6. " Be careful of malefactors and don't go out at night alone" (warn)

->................................................................................

7. " Nam, you shouldn't spend so much money on gambling" (advise)

->................................................................................

8. " Why don't you open a bank account" (encourage)

->................................................................................

9. " Fasten your seat belts" (tell)

->................................................................................

10. " Could you possibly give me a lift to the next village" (ask)

->................................................................................

Rewrite the following sentences using given words or phrases :
1. " Don't forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow. " - She reminded me ...............
2. " Would you like me to help to go camping with us next weekend?" said Minh to Phong. - Minh inviteed ....................
3. " Would you like me to clean the room for you ?" she said. - She offered ...............
4. Why didn't you help your mother when she was ill ? - You should ...............
5. "Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom ?" Laura said. - Laura offered ....................
6. " Don't forget to prune the roses" said my aunt. - My aunt reminded ..................
7. " Why don't you go and see "The Sound of Silence" again, Brian ?", I said. - I suggested ................
8. " Don't forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning " Lan said. - Lan reminded ....................
9. " Helen, ,would you like to come to lunch on Sunday?", said Mary. - Mary invited ..................
10. " Don't forget to buy some milk, Andy" said Clare. - Clare reminded .............
11. She said "It's good if you make your own decision." (advised)
12. " Why don't you read that book, Peter ?" she said. - She suggested ..............
13. "Try again, all of you" he said. (encourage)
14. " I am sorry. I've made the house untidy" said the girl. (apologize)
15. "Would you like me to lool after the house for you?" he said. (offer)
16. "Shall we meet outside the cinema after eight " he said. (suggest)
17. "Will you have a drink?" he said. (invite)
18. " You had better hurry" she said. (advise)
19. " Do come and enjoy tea with my family " she said. (invite)
20. "Why don't we come to visit our teacher today?" he said. (suggest)
21. " My advise to you is to do morning exercises " she said. (advise)
22. " In your place, I would learn English " she said to me. (advise)

Change the following conditional sentences into reported speech.

1. “I will come to see her if I have time” the man said to Mary.

=> The man said ..................................................................................

2. “What would you say if someone stepped on your feet?” he asked her.

=> He asked ...........................................................................................

3. “If it doesn’t rain, we will go out with you” they said to me.

=> They said to me .......................................................................................

4. “If you asked me, I would lend you my motorbike” the man said to me.

=> The man ....................................................................................................

5. “They would be very disappointed if you did not come” the man said to his daughter. => The man said to his daughter .......................................................................