Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown.

1) He said to me,”You took the money.”

He accused _____________________________________

       2) The teacher said to Jim, “Would you give your book to Mary please?”

             The teacher asked ______________________________

2) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”

The student apologized ____________________________

3) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”

Boddy’s father reminded ___________________________

4) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,” 

Helen saidHelen has always dreamed _______________________

5) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”

The nurse advised _____________________________________

6) “Don’t touch the hot plate,” 

I said to AnnI warned _______________________________________________

7) The fire chief said, “Everyone must leave the building immediate ly.”

The fire chief ordered ________________________________

8) The man said to the hunters, “Everyone stopped hunting and killing animals.”

The man prevented _________________________________

9) The instructor said to the students, “You’ll have exactly one hour to complete the exam.

The instructor warned ______________________________

Exercise 1: Change each of the following sentences into reported speech. 1) John said, “I want to attend a famous university.” à John said that he wanted to ​ 2) “I’m looking for the book you gave me last week,” Mary said to Peter. à Mary told Peter that she was looking for the book that he had given her the week before 3) Alfred said to John, “I did not promise to send you a telegram.” à Alfred ​ 4) "I will get myself a drink," she said. à She said ​ 5) "I cannot drive them home," he said. à He said ​ 6) "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she said. à She ​ 7) "The film began at seven o'clock," he said. à He said ​ 8) The father said, “I was on a business trip the whole day yesterday.” à The father 9) “My brother will get married next month,” James said. à James ​ 10) Henry said to his mother, “Come and spend a week with us.” à Henry told ​

Exercise 1: Change each of the following sentences into reported speech. 1) John said, “I want to attend a famous university.” à John said that he wanted to ​ 2) “I’m looking for the book you gave me last week,” Mary said to Peter. à Mary told Peter that she was looking for the book that he had given her the week before 3) Alfred said to John, “I did not promise to send you a telegram.” à Alfred ​ 4) "I will get myself a drink," she said. à She said ​ 5) "I cannot drive them home," he said. à He said ​ 6) "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she said. à She ​ 7) "The film began at seven o'clock," he said. à He said ​ 8) The father said, “I was on a business trip the whole day yesterday.” à The father 9) “My brother will get married next month,” James said. à James ​ 10) Henry said to his mother, “Come and spend a week with us.” à Henry told ​

E7: (REPORTED SPEECH: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES).

1. “If I had any money I'd buy you a drink,” she said to me.

->She told me _____________________________________

2. “If I catch the plane I'll be home by five,” he said.

->He said if ____________________________________________

3. “You should stay in bed if you feel unwell.” my mother said.

->My mother said that if ___________________________________

4. “What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar, Jane?” Anne asked.

->Anne asked Jane what she __________________________________

5. “If I'd had my mobile yesterday, I could have contacted you,” Matthew said.

->Matthew said if he _______________________________________

6. “If I were you, I'd stop smoking,” she said to her brother.

->She advised ____________________________________________

7. “If the baby is a girl what will they call her?” he wondered.

->He wondered what ________________________________________

8. “If I don't practise my English I won't get any better,” she said.

->She said if she _______________________________________

9. “I'd have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn't helped me,” he said.

->He said he ___________________________________________

10. “If the door is clocked what shall I do?” she asked.

->She asked what she ____________________________________

E8: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE

1. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.

->He promised _____________________________________________

2. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.

->Tom begged _____________________________________________

3. His mother said to him: “Open the window please!”

->His mother told __________________________________________

4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.

-> He told ____________________________________________________

5. The captain said to them: “Wait here still I come back”.

->The captain ordered ________________________________________

6. “Mr. Brown, this is Miss White,” he said.

->He introduced ___________________________________________

7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.

->He asked ________________________________________________

8. My mother said: “Don’t forget to lock the door”.

->My mother told _____________________________________________

9. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said

-> I warned___________________________________________

10. “Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John.

-> Rosy persuaded _________________________________________

11. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.

->She reminded _______________________________________________

12. “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.

->I advised ___________________________________________________

13. “Don’t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.

->The shopkeeper warned _____________________________________

14. Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.

->Laura offered ______________________________________________

15. Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said John to Ann.

->John invited __________________________________________

E9: REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND

1. “Shall we go for a swim now?” ->She suggested………… _____________________________________________

2. “I know I’m wrong,” he said. ->He admitted_________________________________________________

3. “I didn’t say that,” He said. -> He denied…………________________________

4. “If only I had told him the true!” -> Jane regrets_............__________________________________

5. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”. ->The boy apologized………. __________________________________

6. “It’s you who took my bag,” said the man to the boy. ->The man accused ____________________________________________

7. “No, no .I really must sit for the test.” ->She insisted on ………………_____________________________

8. “What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said. ->She dreamt _______________________________________________

9. “I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said. ->His mother prevented _______________________________________

10. “It’s really nice of you to visit me,” she said to him. ->She thanked ________________________________________________

11. “I like the car. I’ll buy it.” ->The woman thought ___________________________________________

12. “I feel like going to America soon.” ->She looked forward to_.......................................

13. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists.

->The safeguard warned ________________________________________

14. “It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister.

-> My mother accused ______________________________________

15. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.

-> Peter apologized …………___________________________________________

II. Change the sentences into reported speech, using the correct tense!

5. He said , "I won't have enough time to finish the job."
He said that ______________________________ enough time to finish the job.

6. She asked me, "Does Linda help you with your luggage?"
She asked me if ____________________________________ with my luggage.

7. She told him, "Don't worry!"
She told him _____________________________________________________.

8. They asked us, "What time did the party start?"
They asked us ____________________________________________________.

9. “You stole my money, Amanda!” said Lily.

Lily accused.......................................................................................

10. “You should exercise more, Mr. Ken,” the doctor said.

The doctor advised................................................................................

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)

1. “You should practice speaking English,” said my teacher. (reported speech)

→ My teacher said ……………………………………………………..

2. “Turn off the radio” He said to me (reported speech)

→He told me ............................................................................................

3.  The boy isn’t strong. He can’t lift this box. (enough)         

→The boy isn’t strong..............................................................................

4. I want to invite my friends to my birthday party. (be going to)

→I’m.......................................................................................................

2. B. Change the reported speech into direct speech. 

(Chuyển câu tường thuật thành câu trực tiếp.)

1. Bình said that he would learn to play basketball.

“____________________________,” Bình said.

2. Nga told me that she loved eating fast food. 

“____________________________,” Nga told me.

3. John complained that his sister watched too much TV.

“____________________________,” John complained.

4. Lan said that she would take the bus home the next afternoon.

“____________________________,” Lan said.

5. David explained that he was doing exercise at that moment.

“____________________________,” David explained.

Put the following sentences into Reported Speech.

 1.“He said to me, “ Do you speak any languages?”

 2 . “Do you like the school?” he said to us

3. “Do you live with your parents?” I said to them

4. “Do you like your job?” he said to me

 5. David asked me, “Do they teach music?”

 6. “Are you going to London next week?” he said to us

7. “Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?” he said to her

 8. “Have you ever been to Paris?” he said to me

9. “What happened to Mr. Brown?” he said to us

10. “Who is going to live in the big house?” he said to her

11. “What will happen to his racehorses?” she said to us

 12. “Who is playing next week?” he asked me

13. “Which team has won?” asked Ann.

 14. “Who went to the party last night?” he said to me

15. “Where do you work?” he said to me