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

à He introduced _______________________________________________________________

1.      “Shall I open the window for you?” he said.

à He offered __________________________________________________________________

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

à He promised _________________________________________________________________

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

à I warned ____________________________________________________________________

4. “Read it before you sign it” he said to the girl.

à He advised __________________________________________________________________

5.  “Will you help me, please?” he said, “I can’t reach the top shelf”

à She asked ____________________________________________________________________

6. “Please do as I say”, he said to me. à He begged ____________________________________

Use the words in brackets to change direct sentences into indirect sentences

2. “ Leave this space clear” the notice said( warn)

3. “ Mr. Brown , this is Miss White” he said ( offer)

4. “ Shall I open the door for you?” he said ( introduce)

5. “ I will wait for you, I promise” he said to me ( promise)

6. “ Don’t touch that switch, Peter” I said. ( warn)

7. “ Read it before you sigh it” he said to his client ( advise)

8. “ Will you help me, please?” she said ( ask)

9. “ Please do as me say” he said to me( beg)

10.“ Don’t forget to prune the roes” my aunt said to me ( remind)

9. “Shall I open the window for you?” he said.

->He offered __________________________________________________________________

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

->He promised _________________________________________________________________

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

->I warned ____________________________________________________________________

12. “Read it before you sign it” he said to the girl.

->He advised __________________________________________________________________

13. “Will you help me, please?” he said, “I can’t reach the top shelf”

->She asked ____________________________________________________________________

14. “Please do as I say”, he said to me.

-> He begged ____________________________________

15. “Don’t forget to water the roses” said my aunt.

->My aunt reminded ____________________________________________________________

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

->Laura offered ________________________________________________________________

17. “ I won’t answer any questions” Paul said .

->Paul agreed _________________________________________________________________

18. “Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said Minh to Phong.

->Minh invited ________________________________________________________________

19. “Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning” Lan said.

->Lan reminded ________________________________________________________________

20. “Would you like me to clean the room for you” she said.

->She offered _______________________________________________________________

21. “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom.” said Mike.

->Mike advised __________________________________________________________

I think the whole idea’s ridiculous,” he said.

à He dismissed..................................................................................................

The authorities will prosecute anyone they find trespassing on this land.

à Anyone found.................................................................................................

I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

àI’d rather..........................................................................................................

It would have been a super weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather.

à..................................................................................................................

\(III. Imperative 1. Dont move or Ill shoot, said the bank robber to the clerk. The bank robber threatened .... 2. Dont forget to phone the police, she told him. She reminded ....... 3. Dont swim out too far, boys, said the coach. The coach .... 4. Lets go for a walk in the park, said Andrew. Andrew....... 5. Please dont drive so fast, Ann begged her boyfriend Ann pleaded ....... 6. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary. Mary asked......... 7. Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?, he said. He .... 8. "Be carefully and don't come near the edge, children." He .... 9. "Get on with your work!" the boss said to me. .... 10. "Would you like to come to my party tomorrow?" Ann asked me. .... EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE 1. Ill wait for you. I promise, he said to me. He promised __________________________________________________________________ 2. Please, please turn off the T.V, John, said Tom. Tom begged __________________________________________________________________ 3. His mother said to him: Open the window please! His mother told _______________________________________________________________ 4. He said to me: Shut the door after you. He told ______________________________________________________________________ 5. The captain said to them: Wait here still I come back. The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________ 6. Mr. Brown, this is Miss White, he said. He introduced _________________________________________________________________ 7. He said to me: Dont come back before one oclock. He asked _____________________________________________________________________ 8. My mother said: Dont forget to lock the door. My mother told ________________________________________________________________ 9. Dont touch that switch, Peter. I said I warned_____________________________________________________________________ 10. Come and have dinner with us Rosy said to John. \)

EXERCISE 4: Mix Reported Speech

1. “I saw her on my way to school yesterday,” he said.

à He said________________________________________________________________

2. “How will you travel to work?”

à She asked me __________________________________________________________

3. “Have you ever been to Seoul?” Phong asked Mai.

à Phong asked Mai________________________________________________________

4. “ I won’t tell you my secret,” she said to me.

à She refused ___________________________________________________________

5. “ Why don’t we stay at home for a change?” Peter said.

à Peter suggested ________________________________________________________

7. “I met her about three months ago,” he said.

à He told me ____________________________________________________________

8. “If I see Tom, I will give him a lift,” said Peter.

à Peter said _______________________________________________________________

9. “I could get a job easily if I had a degree,” said Susan.

à Susan said _______________________________________________________________

10. “Ok, I’ll be there on time,” said Mary.

à Mary agreed ______________________________________________________________

11. “I can’t speak any foreign languages,” Nam said.

à Nam said ________________________________________________________________

13. “You’ve dirtied the floor, children” said Mrs. Brown”

à Mrs Brown accused ________________________________________________________

14. “It’s not true. I have never been arrested!” Larry said.

à Larry denied _____________________________________________________________

15. “I will not change the date of the meeting,” Mary said.

à Mary promised ___________________________________________________________

16. “Don’t forget to call me tonight,” Mary said to Tom.

à Mary reminded ___________________________________________________________

17. “ I will bring the sandwiches to the party” said Helen.

à Helen offered ____________________________________________________________

18. “Please let me go to Martin’s house!” said Mark.

à Muriel insisted ___________________________________________________________

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

àMy mother accused ________________________________________________________

20. “Yes, it was me who ate all the cake”

à She admitted _____________________________________________________________

21. “I’m awful sorry, I will never again use your car without permission” she said almost crying.

à She apologized ___________________________________________________________

22. “Don’t cross the river, it’s full of crocodiles”

àThey warned _____________________________________________________________

23. “I’m sorry I’m late” à He apologized ________________________________________

24. “I think you’d better drink the medicine” the doctor said.

àThe doctor advised ________________________________________________________

25. “Let’s eat something and then go for a walk” she said.

à She suggested ____________________________________________________________

26. “ Could you come and pick me up from school today, Dad?”

à Bill asked _______________________________________________________________

27. “ If I were you, I wouldn’t drink so much”.

àHe advised his friend _______________________________________________________

28. “ I won’t help you because you didn’t help me”

à Joan said ________________________________________________________________

à Joan refused _____________________________________________________________

29. “ I’ll bring it back tomorrow”. àHe said _____________________________________

à He promised _________________________________________________________