I.    Write these sentences in reported speech, using the words given

1.   “I haven’t got any money”. (He’ll tell you)

2.   “I’ve seen the film before”. (She says)

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3.   “I want to go home”. (She’s already told you)

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4.   “I haven’t seen my mother for years”. (He says)

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5.   “We can’t come on Tuesday”. (They’ve told me)

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        “We haven’t had anything to eat”. (The children say)

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6.   “I can’t stand classical music”. (She tells me)

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7.   “I’ll come again”. (I’ve told them)

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8.   “I need money to visit my parents”. (He’ll say)

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9.   “I don’t know how much it costs”. (She says)

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10. “I don’t like going to parties”. (She’s told me)

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11. “I’m not feeling very well”. (Simon says)

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12. “We’ve never been to Paris”. (They say)

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13. “The plane will land in half an hour” (The pilot has just announced that)

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Reported statements with no change of tense

1/ I've seen the film before (she says)

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2/ I want to go home ( he's already told you)

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3/ I haven't seen my mother for years ( he says)

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4/ I don't know how much it costs ( she says)

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5/ I don't like going to parties ( she's told me)

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6/ We've never been to Berlin ( they say)

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7/ I need the money to visit my parents ( he'll say)

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8/ We can't come on Tuesday ( they've told me)

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Write these sentences in reported speech using the words given

1. " I haven't got any money " ( he'll tell you)

2. " I've seen the film before ' (she says)

3. "I want to go home" (he's already told you)

4. " I haven't seen my mother for year." (he says)

5. "We can't come on Tuesday." (they've told me)

6. "We haven't had anything to eat" (the children say)

7. "I can't study classical music"(she tells me)

8. "I'll come again." (I've told them)

9. "I need money to visit my parents." (he'll say)

10."I don't know how much it costs." ( she says)

11."I don't like going to parties " (she's told me)

12. "I'm not feeling very well" (Simon says)

13."We've never been to Paris" (they say)

14."The plane will land in half an hour" (the pilot has just announced that)

Write these sentences in reported speech using the words given

1. " I haven't got any money " ( he'll tell you)

2. " I've seen the film before ' (she says)

3. "I want to go home" (he's already told you)

4. " I haven't seen my mother for year." (he says)

5. "We can't come on Tuesday." (they've told me)

6. "We haven't had anything to eat" (the children say)

7. "I can't study classical music"(she tells me)

8. "I'll come again." (I've told them)

9. "I need money to visit my parents." (he'll say)

10."I don't know how much it costs." ( she says)

11."I don't like going to parties " (she's told me)

12. "I'm not feeling very well" (Simon says)

13."We've never been to Paris" (they say)

14."The plane will land in half an hour" (the pilot has just announced that)

Giúp mình nha đang cần gấp

1.      “I haven’t got any money”. She said

2.      “I’ve seen the film before”. He said

3.      “I want to go home”.  She said to me

4.      “I haven’t seen my mother for years”. She said

5.      “We can’t come on Tuesday”  they said

6.      “We haven’t had anything to eat”.  She said

7.      “I can’t stand classical music”. She said

8.      “I’ll come again”.  He said

9.      “I need money to visit my parents”. He said

10.   “I don’t know how much it costs”. He said

11.   “I don’t like going to parties”.  He said

12.   “I’m not feeling very well”. He said

13.   “We’ve never been to Paris”. She said

14.   “The plane will land in half an hour”  he said

       MỌI NGƯỜI GIÚP MÌNH VỚI Ạ!!

Turn into reported speech

1. She said :"I spent my summer in this village last year".

=>She

2. "He works in a bank"

=>He said

3."I don't like going out at night"she says to me.

=>She

4."John left here an hour ago"

=>She told me

5."I will meet you at the airport", he said to me.

=>He

6.He said "I bought a new motorbike for myself yesterday".

=>He

7.He says:"I am very hungry".

=>He

8.Minh said to me,"I have seen you at this place".

=>Minh

9."I saw her in the park two days ago"said he.

=>He

10.He says,"I am going to Hanoi next week".

=>He

Turn the following sentences into indirect speech :

30. “ You are my best friends” he said too us.
31. “ I`m living in Hue now”Mai says.
32. “ I want to become a doctor one day” said he.
33. “ I’ll come and see you as soon as I can”
34. “ You should practice speaking Enghlish everyday” said my teacher.
35. She said to her son “ Go straight upstairs and get into bed”
36. The lifeguard said “ Don`t swim out too far, boys”
37. He said to Huong “ Could you give me a hand, please ?”
38. The traffic police said “ Show me your driving licience, please”
39. Nien asked Hoa “ Do you have many new friends ?”
40. They said to us “ You must go now”

Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage 

  Tom and I are close friends. We (1.study).........at seconddary school together, then his family (2.move)........... to Ha Noi. Thêy (3.live)...........there since 2000 and we (4.not meet).............each other for 4 years. The last time I (5.see)......... him was when I (6.enter)........ the university but we (7.write)....... to each other since then. In his latest letter, he says that he (8.come)..........to my home this weekend before he (9.go) .............to Thailand for his overseas study next week. He (10.study) ...........computer science there for about 2 years.

    Indirect speech: Exercise 1

Put the following sentences into indirect speech

“I have nothing to show you,” I said to her.

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He said, “My wife has just been made a judge.” 

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“We like working on Sunday because we get double pay,” explained the builders.

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“ I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key, so I had to break a window,” he said.

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“if Tom wants seats, he’d better apply early,” she said.

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“I don’t think you father likes me,” she said to her husband.

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“Bill should do very well at the univesity, Mrs Smith,” said the headmaster. “He’s done very well here.”

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“I wish you had seen it,” I said to her.

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“It’s high time you passed your test; I am tired of driving round with an L-plate on the front of the car,” said my sister.

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“They didn’t buy the house because it was too expensive,” said she.

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 “Are you working as well as studying?” asked Peter.

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“Have you got a work permit?” he asked me.

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“Do you want to buy any second-hand books?” she asked Tom.

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“Will you have time to play tennis with me?” I asked John.

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“Is he a scientist or an arts graduate?” She asked me.

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“Can the children get dinner at school?” asked she.

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“Do you see what I see, Mary?” said the young man.

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“Are you sorry for what you did?” his mother asked.

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“Do you like the headmaster?” I asked him.

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 “Are you going to take part in the competition?” she asked her friend.

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