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.

Put the following sentences into the reported speeches

1/ " She doesn't like eating sticky rice “ said Linh

-> Linh said that she didn't like eating sticky rice

2/ “ Hoa went to the market yesterday “ said Thu

-> Thu said that Hoa had gone to the market the previous day

3/ “ I did my homework last night “ She said

-> She said that she had done her homework the previous night

1/ " She doesn't like eating sticky rice “ said Linh

=> Linh said that she didn't like eating sticky rice

2/ “ Hoa went to the market yesterday “ said Thu

=> Thu said that Hoa had gone to the market the day before

3/ “ I did my homework last night “ She said

=> She said that she had did her homework last night

1) "I live in New York."  →She said .......she lived in New York........................................

2) "Julie doesn't like going out much."  →She said ................Julie didn't like going out much.....................

3) "We're working."  →He told me ......they were working.....................................

4) "I went to the cinema yesterday."  →He told me ...........he had gone to the cinema the day before...........................

5) "He didn't like chocolate as a child."  →He told me ............he hadn't liked chocolate as a child........................

6) "They visited Japan."  →He told me .....they had visited Japan..................................

7) "Richard won't drink coffee."  →She said .......Richard wouldn't drink coffee..............................

8) "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived."  →She said that ..........she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived...................

9) "He could read when he was three."  →She said that...........he could read when he had been three............................

           Exercise III. Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.

1. Nam said "I am told to be at school before 7 o'clock"

___Nam said he was told to be at school before 7o'clock___________________________________________

2. Thomas said "All the students will have a meeting next week"

_____Thomas said all the students would have a meeting the next week_________________________________________

3. She said "My parents are very proud of my good marks"

______She said her parents were very proud of her good marks________________________________________

4. The teacher said "All the homework must be done carefully"

______The teacher said all the homework had to be done carefully________________________________________

5. Her father said to her "You can go to the movie with your friend"

_____Her father told her she could go to the movie with her friend_________________________________________

6. She said "I may visit my parents in summer"

__She said she might visit her parents in summer____________________________________________

7. The teacher said "We can collect old book for the poor students"

_____The teacher said they could collect old books for the poor students_________________________________________

8. She said "I don't buy this book"

______She said she didn't buy that book________________________________________

9. The boys said "We have to try our best to win the match"

____The boy said they had to try their best to win the match__________________________________________

“Let's go to the cinema!”

Jack (1)_____suggested________ going to the cinema.

“You said that you would be careful!”

You (2)_______promised______ to be careful.

“It's a pity I couldn't see the game.”

He (3)_____regretted________ not seeing the game.

“You are right. We shouldn't have spoken to him.”

Joe (4)______admitted_______ speaking to him was a mistake

“Jonathan, we'd like to welcome you to our city.”

The mayor (5)_____greeted________ Jonathan.

“There's the thief over there!”

The shop assistant (6)_____accused________ that man of being a thief .

“I will definitely help you with your homework.”

Dad (7)_____promised________ to help me with my homework.

“Dad, please buy me that toy soldier.”

Jimmy (8)______begged_______ his dad to buy the toy soldier.

“What about going to the park this afternoon?”

She (9)____suggested_________ going to the park this afternoon.

“If you don't let me go, I'll kill myself.”

He (10)____warned_________ the police that he would kill himself.

1/ Mr Hoang teaches English.

=> English teacher is Mr Hoang

2/ We use the computer to learn languages.

- The computer used to learn languages

20/ Farmers grow rice in Viet Nam.

- Rice is grown in Viet Nam

1/ Mr Hoang teaches English.

=> English……………………is taught by Mr Hoang ……………………………………………......................

2/ We use the computer to learn languages.

- The computer ………………………is used to learn languages………………………………………………….

20/ Farmers grow rice in Viet Nam.

- Rice ...........................is grown in Vn by farmers........................................................................

V. DO AS DIRECTED:

1.   Mr. Smith will collect the tickets. (Rewrite, using Passive voice)

→…………The tickets will be collected by Mr.Smith……………………………………………………………………………

2.   “I come from a small town in England.” (Rewrite, beginning with the words given, using Reported speech)

      →Nick said that……he came from a small town in England…………………………………………………………………

3.   We can’t go to Julia’s party. We’re going away that weekend. (Combine sentences, using “because”)

→…We can't go to Julia's party because we are going away that weekend

4.   If / I / you / I / wear / earplugs / when / go / the concert // (Write a conditional sentence type 2, using the given words)

→ If I were you I would wear earplugs when I go to the concert

5.     Rescue teams have saved hundreds of people from floods in Metro Manila. (Rewrite, using passive voice.)

→ Hundreds of people have been saved from floods in Metro Manila by rescue team

6.     “Will we be able to live on Mars in 2050?” (Rewrite, beginning with the words given, using reported speech)

→Debbie asked her father if they would be able to live on Mars in 2050

7.     If/ there/ be/ no more pollution/ the world/ be/ a better place? (Write conditional sentences type 2, using the cues given.)

→…If there were no more pollution, would the world be a better place?

8.     Sue is suffering from skin cancer. She was exposed to radiation when she was young. (Combine the two sentences into one, using “so”)

→ She was exposed to radiation when she was young so she is suffering from skin cancer

9.     My son watches TV a lot, so he is short-sighted now.

     → If....my Son hadn't watch TV a lot, he wouldn't be short-sighted now

     10. I will visit Los Angeles first, and I will move to New York right after that.

     → As soon as.I visit Los Angeles, I will move to New York 

     11. He came to my house at 9 am. I went out for shopping at 8.30 a.m.

     → By the time He came to my house, I had gone out for shopping

     12. Would you mind lending me your new laptop within 2 hours?

     → May I borrow you new laptop within 2 hours?

     13. It is unlikely that Jenny will stop using Facebook.

     → Jenny might. not stop useing Facebook

.    14. “I will be introducing my latest technological invention to public next month”, the famous scientist said.

     → The famous scientist said that he would be introducing his latest techonogical invention to public the month after

     15. It is likely that they will hold a conference call meeting this Friday.

     → They may hold a conference call meeting this Friday

     16. She will organize a workshop on using some useful websites for education.

     → A workshop will be organize by her on using some useful websites for education

Exercise 3: Complete the reported speeches below

Mary: "I will play cards the day after tomorrow".

Mary informed me that (1)___she would play_____________ cards the following day.

Sophie: "I went to bed early last night".

Sophie said that (2)___had gone_________________ to bed early the

night before.

My dad : "This is my first visit to England".

My dad told the immigration officer

(3)_____that was his first visit_______________ to England.

He remarked: "You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."

He told me that I (4)______was______________the most

beautiful girl he (5)___had ever seen_________________

Nick: "I am going to see my parents next month."

Nick said that (6)____he was going________________ to see his parents

the following month.

Gloria: "I am sorry but I can't come to your birthday party because I

am going away for the weekend."

Gloria said that she (6)___was_________________ sorry but she

(7)______couldn't come______________ to my birthday party because she

(8)_____was going_______________ away for the weekend.

Judy: "I have already written this paragraph four times".

Judy complained that (9)___he had already written_________________ that

paragraph four times.

Peter: "I will not stop until this factory is shut down."

Peter promised that (10)__he would not stop __________________ until that

factory (11)_____was_______________ shut down.

Jonathan: "I don't think so".

Jonathan said (12)____he didn't think________________ so.

My friends told me: "We want to leave at once".

My friends told me that (13)__they wanted __________________ to leave

at once.

Exercise 2: Reported Speech

1. Mr. Brown said that he had been watching TV there the previous night.

2. Sandy explained that she had seen the accident at the corner of High Street two weeks before.

3. Bob said that they had had a wonderful time at Peter's party the day before.

4. The farmer said that he hadn't seen her at that time the previous day.

5. Will and Tim said that they had been very happy about the present.

6. Mr. Jones said that as a young boy, he had collected stickers.

7. Peter reported that they had played a lot of tennis there the previous year.

9. The Clarks told us that they had driven right down to Athens the previous summer.

10. Peter said that they had been interested in those countries.

11. She told me that she had worn that skirt many times.

12. John said that she had given me her mobile number.

13. Ba said to me that his father had worked for this company for 12 years.

14. The visitors said to us that they had visited this country three times.

15. Linda said that she hadn't heard about my plan to Italy.

16. The workers said that they had finished those fences before midnight.

17. They said to me that their children had gone to school since early in the morning.

Exercise 3: Reported Speech

1. Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the following week.

2. The teacher said that all the homework must be done carefully.

3. Her father told her that she could go to the movies with her friend.

4. Hoa said that she might not visit her parents in the summer.

5. The teacher said that they could collect old books for the poor students.

6. They told us that their friends would get the award for their highest scores.

7. He said that he would go to school by bus the next day.

8. Phong said that he needed to learn more vocabulary.

9. His brother told him that he could use his computer that day.

10. Mai said that she could not go to the movies with Nam.

Exercise 2: Change the following sentences into reported speech

1. Mr Brown said: “I was watching TV here last night."

Mr Brown said that he had been watching TV there the night before

2. Sandy explained: “I saw the accident at the corner of High Street 2 weeks ago."

Sandy explained that she had seen the accident at the corner of High Street 2 weeks ago

3. Bob said: “We had a wonderful time at Peter's party yesterday."

Bob said thet they had had a wonderful time at Peter's party yesterday

4. The farmer said: “I didn't see her at this time yesterday."

The farmer said that he hadn't seen her at that time the day before

5. Will and Tim said: “We were very happy about the present."

Will and Tim said thet they had been very happy about the present

6. Mr Jones said: As a young boy I collected stickers."

Mr Jones said as a young boy he had collect stickers

7. Peter reported: “We played a lot of tennis here last year."

Peter reported that they had played a lot of tennis there the year before

9. The Clarks told us: “We drove right down to Athens last summer."

The Clarks told us that they had driven right down to Athens the summer before

10. Peter said: “They were interested in these countries." 

Peter said they had been interested in those countries

11.“I’ve worn this skirt for many times” She said to me.

She told me that she had worn that skirt for many times

12.“She has given you her mobile number” John said.

John said that she had given me her mobile number

13.“My father has worked for this company for 12 years”. Ba said to me.

Ba told me that his father had worked for that company for 12 years

14.“We have visited this country for three times” – the visitors said to us.

The visitors told us that they had visited that country for three times

15.“I haven’t heard about your plan to Italy” Linda said 

Linda said that she hadn't heard about my plan to Italy

16.“We’ve finished these fences before midnight” The workers said

The workers said they had finished those fences before midnight

17.“Our children have gone to school since early in the morning” They said to me.

They told me that their children had gone to school since early in the morning

xercise 3: Change the following sentences into reported speech

1. Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week”

Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the next week 

2. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”

The teacher said that all the homework had to be done carefully

3. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”

Her father told her that she could go to the movie with her friend

4. Hoa said “I may not visit my parents in the summer”

Hoa said that she might not visit her parents in the summer

5. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”

The teacher said they they could collect old books for the poor students

6. They told us “Our friends will get the award for their highest scores”

They told us that their friends would get the award for their highest scores

7. He said “I will go to school by bus tomorrow”

He said he would go to school by bus the day after

8. Phong said “I need to learn more vocabulary”

Phong said that he needed to learn more vocabulary

9. His brother told him “You can use my computer today”

His brother told him that he could use his computer that day

10. Mai said “I can not go to the movies with you, Nam”

Maid told Nam that she could not go to the movies with him