Change these sentences into reported speech.

1. “What planet do you want to visit?” my friend asked me.

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2. “I'm now reading a book about future ways of communication,” she told me.

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3. “How will teachers check attendance in the future?” Lan asked Nam.

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4. “We are having a video conference with other clubs next week,” our club president said.

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5. l asked my mum, “When will there be a full moon?”

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I. Say or Tell? Choose the correct one.

9. He ______ me to shut up and play.
10. My brother ____ them he was good at playing chess.
11. She _____ that it was a great idea.
12. He _____ that it had snowed the previous week.

II. Underline the best option.
1. She said she was seeing her brother the following day / the previous day.
2. Mike said he had had / would have an accident the day before.
3. She said she didn’t see / hadn’t seen them since the previous week.
4. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London tomorrow / the next day.
5. Erica told me she won’t / wouldn’t be back until the following Thursday.
6. John said he had worked for that company the year before / the year after.
7. Sam told the police he didn’t know / hadn’t known what had happened.
8. Harry told us he is / was catching the first bus to New York the next day.
9. My mother told me that if I ate / had eaten too much, I would feel ill.
10. When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy today / that day.

III. Rewrite these statements as reported speech with tense changes.
2. “The 8.30 flight to Da Nang will be delayed for 2 hours.”
They announced that _________________________________________________

5. “My engineers can assemble 5 car engines a week.”
The director said that_________________________________________________
7. “We plan to make the City a safer place for everyone.”
The local MP said that________________________________________________

IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

4. The atmosphere of Mars is very thin and we can’t breathe it. (TOO)
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5. Most students searching for information try to find the details on the Internet. (LOOK)
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Exercise 1:Rewrite the following sentences using Reported speech with "to V". 1. "I'll wait for you. I promise," he said to me. He promised to halali wadogkhatalom 2. "Don't interrupt me while I'm talking," said the boss. The boss told me 3. "If I were you, I would sell your old motor bike," said my friend. My friend advised. 4. "I will help you with your work," John told me. John promised ..... "I'll shoot if you move," said the robber. The robber threatened 6. "Don't come too near the cliff edge," said the guide to the tourists. The guide warned. 7. "Would you like to go on a picnic with us this weekend," said Ann. Ann invited ....... 8."Don't forget to turn off the lights before leaving," Sue told me. Sue reminded ...... 9."Go on, take part in the competition," said my father. My father encouraged me 10."Shall I give you a ride to the station, Jane?" said Tom. (offer to do sth: tự nguyên làm điề Tom offered .......

I.Change these statements into reported speech.
 

1.      “Don’t be late, Jim”. (Jim’s father told)

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2.      “Be quiet, children”. (The librarian told)

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3.      “Don’t shoot!” (The officer ordered me)

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4.      “Don’t use the telephone after 7.00”. (The landlady told us)

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5.      “Open the door, please”. (My mother told me)

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6.      “Don’t spend too much money on your holiday”. (My father told me)

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7.      “Hurry up”. (He told me)

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8.      “Leave your keys on the desk, please”. (the receptionist told us)

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9.      “Run!” (My friend told me)
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1.       Lan said: “Please buy me a new book, Mom.” (Rewrite the sentence in reported speech)

         Lan asked ……………………………………………………………………………………

2.       For / not / she / spoken / him / to / years / has / ten // (Arrange these words)

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25. "You should study harder this semester", The teacher said.

 The teacher said ...............................................................................................

 26. I often went swimming when I was a child.   

 I used ........................................................................................................................

I. Reported speech with statements.

1. “He works in a bank”           She said _______________________________________________________

2. “We go to school everyday” She told me ______________________________________________

3. “I’m coming!”               She said ___________________________________________________________

4. “I am waiting for the bus until he arrives”

She told me ____________________________________________________________________________

5. “ I’ve never been here before”        She said _________________________________________________

6. “I don’t go to the party”                    Linda told me ____________________________________________

7. “I’ll come later”                                She said _________________________________________________

8. “I hasn’t eaten breakfast”                  She told me ______________________________________________

9. “I can help you tomorrow”                She said _________________________________________________

10. “You shall go to bed early” Jame told me _____________________________________________

11. “I don’t like chocolate”                   She told me ______________________________________________

12. “I won’t see you tomorrow”            She said to me _____________________________________________

13. “I am living in Paris for a few months”

Quan said ___________________________________________________________

14. “I visit my parents at the weekend”

She told me ________________________________________________________

15. “My dad doesn’t eat sushi”

Ann said ___________________________________________________________

16. “I haven’t travelled by underground”

Peter said ___________________________________________________________

17. “They will help if they can”

She said ___________________________________________________________

18. “I’ll do the washing-up with you”

Khanh told Hoa ________________________________________________________

19. “He can read when he is three”

Julie said ___________________________________________________________

20. “I am sleeping when my mum calls me”

Anna said ___________________________________________________________

21. She said to me: “I am going to town with my brother.”

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22. They said: “We are ready to come with you.”

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23. “If it rains, I’ll stay at home”, Paul said.

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24. He said: “People must obey their country’s law.”

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 25. “I just don’t want to visit them”, she said.

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26. Peter said: “I usually get up at 7 o'clock.”

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27. Linda told Jame: “I like you a lot.”

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28. The Scientist said: “This old car moves very slowly.”
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29. Daniel said to Minh: “I am working as a travel writer in this company now.”

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30. They said: “Thailand is really hot at this time of year.”

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31. Minh said: “I watch black and white films at my cinema club on this Wednesdays.”

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32. Daisy and Jack said: “We don't go out together much at the weekend.”
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33. Ann told Hoa: “I don't think Coldplay is that boring.”

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34. Nam said, “My uncle often plants the vegetables in the afternoon.”

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35. “My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said.

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36.  “Mr and Mrs Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said.

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37. She said, “You shall not listen to music at night.”

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38. Lan’s mother said, “ My daughter usually brushes her teeth before meals.”

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39. They said, “We have to do the assignments now.”

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40. Lan said, “My sister seldom rides a bike to school.”

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41. They said, “Our teacher sometimes explains the difficult lesson.”

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42. Nam said, “I am doing my homework now.”

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43. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”

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44. She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.”

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45. He said, “I had a toothache.”

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46. She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.”

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47. They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.”

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48. He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.”

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49. She said, “I went to the supermarket.”

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50. He said, “I have received the envelope.”

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Exercise 05. Rewrite these statements as reported speech. Make all necessary changes.
1. “I can’t chat because I am working now,” said John.
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2. “My brother wrote this book last year,” David said to me.
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3. Jane said to us, “I’m having dinner with Rachel tomorrow.”
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4. “We’ve worked very hard today and it has paid off,” the students said.
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5. “I’ll see you here next Friday,” Tom said to me.
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6. “We’ll be writing to you later this week,” they said to Maria.
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7. “I don’t know where Bill is living at the moment,” said Nicky.
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8. “My parents left for London at 5p.m yesterday,” Susan said.
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9. “I may see you next week before I leave,” Nick said to Sarah.
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10. “I didn’t attend the meeting two days ago,” said Matt.
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