I.Reported speech with infinitive and gerund
1. "shut the door,Tom" she said (told)
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2. "Don't believe everything you hear" he said to me (advise)
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3."lend me your pen for a moment" I said to Mary (ask)
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4."wonld you like to have lunch with me on sunday?" (invite)
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5.''Will you help me,please?" she said(ask)
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6."you had better apologize for being late" said my mother (advise)
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7."We will come back again"they said(promise)
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8."Keep quiet"the teacher said to us(told)
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9."You'd better not swim too far from the shore,"the lifeguard said to us (advise)
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10."could you close the window"John said to Peter ( encourage )
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11."I.ll give it to him tomorrow"John said (promise)
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12."you should join the the football team,Eric" said the teacher (encourage)
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13."I'd like Lan to become a doctor" my mum said (want )
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14."Remember to lock the door before going to shool" my sister said (remind)
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15."you should go home and take a rest"the boss said (advise)
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16."you should not drink too much beer" his wife said(advise)
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17."Come and see me when you want"he said to us (invite)
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18."Please don't smoke in my room" she said to them (ask)
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19."Don't forget to give the book back to Joe"her sister said to her (remind)
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20."I'll never do it again"she said(promise)
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21."All right ,I'll wait for you"his friend said(agree)
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22."Let's have a party this weekend"he said(suggest)
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23."I am sorry,I didn't phone you earlier"Marry said(apologize)
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24."It's nice of you to help me,thank you"Bob said(thank)
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25."I'm sorry ,I'm late"Peter said(apologize)
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26."Yes,ok.I'll lend you my car"Peter said to Ann(argree)
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27."I'll finish the work early" said the students(promise)
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28."I won;t help you with your homework"Jane said to me(suggest)
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29."What about meeting on Sunday ?" Mark said to Jane
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30."Why don't you help her"the teacher said to her student(suggest)
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31."I can't go to your birthday party next Saturday eveningk,sorry John''said Mary(apologize)
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32."you should lose you weight"the doctor sai to me(advise)
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Change the folowing sentences into reported speech:

8. “I’d like Lan to become a doctor,” my mom said

My mom wanted………………………………………….

9. “Come and see me whenever you want”

She invited ……………………………………………….

10. “Please don’t smoke in my car”

John asked ……………………………………………….

11. “Sue ,give me your phone number”

He told …………………………………………………..

12. “You should not drink too much beer .”

He advised ……………………………………………

13. “Be careful of strangers and not to go out at night”

He warned …………………………………………….

14. “Don’t forget to give the book back to Joe”

He remind ……………………………………………..

15. “All right ,I’ll wait for you.”

They agreed ………………………………………………

16. “Please ,lend me some money .”

John asked………………………………………………

17. “I’ll never do it again”

He promised……………………………………………..

18. “Keep quite ,”The teacher said to us

The teacher told …………………………  

Rewrite these sentences, using reported speech with inf / gerunds:

1. " you should Join the football team, Eric", she sai.(encourage)

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2. ''we'll come back again", my friend said.(promise)

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3. ''you'd better not swim too far from the shore'', my mom said to me.(advise)

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4. ''i feel like meeting our children soon'', Mrs Bike said (looked forward to)

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5. ''could you close the window ? ", my teacher told me (ask)

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6. "you should go home and rest for a while ", the doctor to the patient said (advise)

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7. "you should not drink beer " My wife said (advise)

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8. "come and see me when ever you want '' Bob said (invite)

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9. "please don't smoke in my car " he says (order)

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10. "Sue, give me your phone number ", Mrs Lanna said to me (tell)

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11. ''i'll never do it again ", the child told his mom (promise)

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12. "all right. I'll wait for you ", his father said to him (agree)

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13. stay here! you musn't leave the shop (stop)

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14. "the house is very nice! we'll certainly buy it " his wife said (were thinking of)

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15. why don't we stay at home for a change ?

I suggested................................................

16. shall we invite our friends on Sunday ?

do you consider........................................

17. are you going to the seaside this summer ?

have you planned on..................................

. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given. (2pts)

1. She dislikes going swimming on Sunday. (hate)

à She ………………………………………………………….

2. The doctor said to him, “You should stay in bed for a few days”. (said)

    à The doctor…………………………………………….........

3. The teacher said to him, “Come into my office, please.” (asked)

à The teacher ………………………………………………...

4. My grandmother lived in the countryside when she was young. ( used)

à My grandmother ……………………………………………

Rewrite the following sentences using given words or phrases :
1. " Don't forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow. " - She reminded me ...............
2. " Would you like me to help to go camping with us next weekend?" said Minh to Phong. - Minh inviteed ....................
3. " Would you like me to clean the room for you ?" she said. - She offered ...............
4. Why didn't you help your mother when she was ill ? - You should ...............
5. "Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom ?" Laura said. - Laura offered ....................
6. " Don't forget to prune the roses" said my aunt. - My aunt reminded ..................
7. " Why don't you go and see "The Sound of Silence" again, Brian ?", I said. - I suggested ................
8. " Don't forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning " Lan said. - Lan reminded ....................
9. " Helen, ,would you like to come to lunch on Sunday?", said Mary. - Mary invited ..................
10. " Don't forget to buy some milk, Andy" said Clare. - Clare reminded .............
11. She said "It's good if you make your own decision." (advised)
12. " Why don't you read that book, Peter ?" she said. - She suggested ..............
13. "Try again, all of you" he said. (encourage)
14. " I am sorry. I've made the house untidy" said the girl. (apologize)
15. "Would you like me to lool after the house for you?" he said. (offer)
16. "Shall we meet outside the cinema after eight " he said. (suggest)
17. "Will you have a drink?" he said. (invite)
18. " You had better hurry" she said. (advise)
19. " Do come and enjoy tea with my family " she said. (invite)
20. "Why don't we come to visit our teacher today?" he said. (suggest)
21. " My advise to you is to do morning exercises " she said. (advise)
22. " In your place, I would learn English " she said to me. (advise)

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1. " you should go home and take a test " the boss said { advise }

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2. " come and see me when you want " he said to us { invite }

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3. " please don't smoke in my room " he said to them { ask }

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4. " let's have a party this weekend " he said { suggest }

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5. ' I'm sorry ,I didn't phone you earlier " mary said to me { apologize }

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6. " it is nice of you to help me , thank you mike " Bob said { thank }

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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”
41. I asked Nam “ Are you free tonight ?”
42. The visitors said “ Can we take photos ?”
43. She said “ Do you know the way to the station ?”
44. “ Will I finish my exercise at home ?”
45. She said “ Can you speak Chinese, Minh ?”
46. “ how old is your grandpanrent ?” the girl said.

47.They said “Who are you going with tomorrow ?”
48. “ Do you want to visit Great Wall in China, Tam ?”
49. “ Are you from Canada?” I said to the tourist.
50. “ Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris” I said to Lan.
51. “ Why is she crying ?” Thu asked Hoa.
52. “ When do your children go wsimming ?” Mrs Ly said.

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”