REPORTED SPEECH
I. Change into the reported speech. 
1. He said “I have already read this book”.
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2. Tom said to his sister “I want to buy a gift for our mother”.
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3. Mrs Brown said “they’d rather go out than be at home?"
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4. “I don’t know the girl over there?" Tom said.
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5. Mother said "Nam, You have to clean the room tommorrovv?”
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II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
1. "I'm a big fan of U23.” Derek said. - Derek said he ____ a big fan of U23. 
A. was   B. has been   C. were  D. had been 
2. "We're watching TV," said the twins. - The twins said they ____ TV.
A. watched   B. were watching  C. have been watching  D. had watched 
3. “You've been annoying me all day!" my mum said. - My mum said I ____ her all day. 
A. annoyed  B. was annoying  C. have been annoying D. had been annoying 
4. "The dog ate my homework!” said Ivan. - Ivan said the dog his homework. 
A. was eating   B. has eaten   C.ate  D. had eaten 
5. "At one o'clock, I was having lunch," said Molly. -  Molly said she ____ lunch at one o'clock. 
A. had been having  B. has had  C. is having  D. has been having 
6. "You'll get wet without an umbrella," Dad said. - Dad said I ____ wet without an umbrella. 
A. will be getting   B. got   C. would be getting  D. would get 
7. "He can juggle five balls!" said Angie. - Angie said he ____ five balls. 
A. juggled    B. had juggled   C. would juggle D. could juggle
8. “You must give me your essays," Mrs Vine said. - Mrs Vine said we ____give her our essays.
A. were having to   B. would have to   C. had to   D. must
9. "Here, waste is growing twice as fast as the population," the lecturer said. 
A. The lecturer said that there, waste was growing twice as fast as the population. 
B. The lecturer said that here, waste is growing twice as fast as the population. 
C. The lecturer said that there, waste has been growing twice as fast as the population.
D. The lecturer said that there, waste had been growing twice as fast as the population. 
10. The shop assistant finally agreed ____ a full refund. 
A. giving me  B. to give me   C. give to me   D. to me to give 
11. "I will help you with your CV, Mary," Peter said.
A. Peter advised Mary to write the CV.   B. Peter promised to help Mary.

VI. Change this direct speech into reported speech.
1. “I like English very much”   She said
She said  that______________________________________________________________
2. “We went out last week ”  he said
He said that  ______________________________________________________________
3. “I’m learning English ” Nga said
Nga said that _____________________________________________________________
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She said
She said that _____________________________________________________________
5. “I come from Thanh Hoa city” he said
He said __________________________________________________________________
6. “I didn’t go to the party”  she said
She said __________________________________________________________________
7. “Nam will come later” He said
He said ___________________________________________________________________
8. “I haven’t eaten breakfast” She said
She said __________________________________________________________________
9. “I can help you tomorrow” she said
She said __________________________________________________________________

10. “I am very happy” : She said
She said __________________________________________________________________
11. “I don’t like chocolate” : she said
She said __________________________________________________________________

12. “I won’t see you tomorrow” : He said
He said ___________________________________________________________________
13. “I am living in Paris for a few months” : Long said
Long said _________________________________________________________________
14. “I visited my parents at the weekend” : She said to me
She told me _______________________________________________________________
15. “I have learned English for 12 years” She said
She said __________________________________________________________________

VII. Change these direct questions into reported speech.
1. “What is your name ?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
4. “Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
7. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me______________________________________________________________
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
9. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
10. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________

Change into Reported Speech.​
1. Nam said, “I have lived here with my parents for two years.”
2. Lan said, “My sister is having a wonderful time in London now.”
3. Peter said, “I saw him yesterday.”
4. Tom said to me, “I’m going away for a few days and will phone you when I get back.”
5. The man said to the woman, “These roses are for you.”
6. The director said to his secretary, “I must attend a meeting tomorrow.”
7. He said, “I’ll be here again tomorrow.”
8. We said to them, “Your houses are very nice.”
9. She said to them, “He’s lived here for four years.”
10. “I saw her this morning,” he said.
11. “I don’t like this film,” Betty said to Bill.
12. “I saw John yesterday but he didn’t see me,” Tom said.
13. “I haven’t seen him since I came here,” she said to his mother.
14. Mary said, “I like oranges better than bananas.”
15. He said, “We have finished our work.”
16. The mother said to her sons, “I will answer your phone tonight.”
17. She said, “I must wash my hands before meals.”
18. They said, “We can’t go swimming because it’s raining now.”
19. She said, “I want to bring my children tomorrow.”
20. Mary said to John, “I cannot go to the movie with you tomorrow.”
21. My teacher said to me, “If you make a mistake, I’ll find it at once.”
22. “I’m very grateful to you for helping me with the Vietnamese lesson,” said William.
23. He said, “I can’t get into the house because I don’t have my key.”
24. Harry said to me, “My bike is broken, so I can’t ride it.”
25. I said to her, “I wish I saw it.”
26. Charles said to me. “I have to leave the office before 3p.m.”
27. Jack said, “My wife went with me to the show yesterday.”
28. The boy said to his neighbour, “I am going on holiday tomorrow.”
29. The teacher said to his class, “You will have to finish all these exercises before next week.”
30. He said to me, “I will come and see you.”
31. He said, “The test is difficult.”
32. She said, “My mum will be home tomorrow.”
33. He said, “We are going back to the country.”
34. She said, “I can’t find my umbrella.”
35. They said, “We are learning English now.”

Exercise 1: Change into reported speech:

1.Mai said, “I can solve this problem”.       

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2.They said to us, “we don’t have time to play sports”.

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3.My sister said, “ It is hot”.

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4.He said, “I have to do my homework tomorrow”.

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5.They said to me, “we will help you”.

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Exercise 1: Change into reported speech:

1.Mai said, “I can solve this problem”.       

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2.They said to us, “we don’t have time to play sports”.

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3.My sister said, “ It is hot”.

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4.He said, “I have to do my homework tomorrow”.

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5.They said to me, “we will help you”.

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I. REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS  ( CÂU TRẦN THUẬT)

1. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."-> She said……………………………………………………

 2. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow." ->He said …………………………………………………………

      3. You said, "I will do this for him."  ->You said ……………………………………………………

 4. She said, "I am not hungry now." -> She said …………………………………………………………

 5. They said, "We have never been here before." ->They said …………………………………………………

      6. They said, "We were in London last week."  ->They said ……………………………………………………

      7. He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."  ->He said …………………………………………

8. “I will apply for my visa tomorrow,” She said.-> She said……………………………….............

9. “If I were you, I wouldn’t come here,” Lan said.-> Lan said………………………………......................

10. Mary said “I wish I were a boy “.-> Mary said.......................................................................

11. He said “ I was born in 2000”.-> He said…………………………........................................

12. My teacher said “ the sun rises in the East”.=>My teacher said.................................................................

13. “ You had better not contact to her, “Tom said to me.

Tom said to me.......................................................................................................................