III. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1.     “Can I go home now?” he asked.

2.      “You can come in but you’ll have to be quiet,” he said to her.

3.      “What time shall we arrive in Cairo?” he asked.

4.     “She must try harder if she wants to succeed," he said.

5.     “My father will be angry with me if he finds out,” she said.

6.     “You shouldn't drive so fast,” he said to her.

7.     “I can meet you on Friday," he said.

8.     “You’d better ask your parents,” she said to him.

9.     “I may not be able to meet you at the train station," he said to her.

Turn the questions from direct into reported speech.

0. ‘How old are you?’ he asked me.

He asked me how old I was.

‘When will you call me?’ she asked George.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

She asked, ‘Can you play the piano?’

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

He asked, ‘Who’s there?’

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

‘Do you like fish?’ she asked Jonathan.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

‘What have you done today?’ Mother asked.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Jim asked, ‘Did you go to work yesterday?’

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

IV. Write the reported speech sentences, using whether/ question words and the infinitives.

1. “ Should I tell him the truth?” she wondered

…………………………………………………………..

2. “ Where shall I put this bottle ?” he asked

……………………………………………………………..

3. “Shall we leave now or later?” they wondered

……………………………………………………………

4. “What should I do to apply for the job?”she asked me

……………………………………………………………….

5. “ How shall I express my idea more clearly?” he wondered

………………………………………………………………….

6. “ Who should I turn to for help ?” he asked me

…………………………………………………………………….

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

31. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

32. “How long have you been in this job?” She asked him.

A. She asked him how long he has been in that job.

B. She asked him how long has he been in that job.

C. She asked him how long he had been in that job.

D. She asked him how long had he been in that job.

33. "What's your job?", said the doctor to Mr. Thomas.

A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was.

B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is.

C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job.

D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job.

34. “I don’t like football”, she said.

A. She said she didn’t like football. B. She said she don’t like football.

C. She said she doesn’t like football. D. She said I didn’t like football.

35.“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.

A. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.

B. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.

C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.

D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

31. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

32. “How long have you been in this job?” She asked him.

A. She asked him how long he has been in that job.

B. She asked him how long has he been in that job.

C. She asked him how long he had been in that job.

D. She asked him how long had he been in that job.

33. "What's your job?", said the doctor to Mr. Thomas.

A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was.

B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is.

C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job.

D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job.

34. “I don’t like football”, she said.

A. She said she didn’t like football. B. She said she don’t like football.

C. She said she doesn’t like football. D. She said I didn’t like football.

35.“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.

A. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.

B. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.

C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.

D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. Have you seen this film before? He asked me

2. Is your school near here? She said

3. Tom asked his friend, Do you go to school by bus

4. I asked Mary: Can you use a computer?

5. Mr. Ba said: Does your father live here?

6. Have you ever seen a tiger? He asked me

7. Did you study hard for the exam? She asked

8. He asked me, Do you like these trousers?

9. Marry asked me, Will you go to school next week?

10. What's weather like? She asked me

11. How can I solve the problem? I wanted to know

12. What did you think of performance yesterday? She asked me

13. Where is my umbrella? She asked

14. How are you? Martin asked us

15. He asked, Do I have to do it

EXERCISE: Change the following sentences into Indirect Reported Speech or vice-versa

1. The doctor told him that he worked too hard.

“You.

2. “I’m sorry I broke the glass”, said Peter.

Peter apologized.…

3. She asked John how he liked her new dress.

“How

4. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”, he asked.

He suggeste

5. “Keep away from this area”, said the security guard when we approached the fence.

The security guard told…

6. Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert!”.

Isabel………

7. She asked John to repeat what he had said.

Please……………

8. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.

The film star objected…..………

9. “If I were you, I’d look for another job”, said one of my friends.

One of my friends…………

10. She wanted to know if he had studied French.

She asked him, “……………

11. “Bring your umbrella in case it rains”, he said to me.

He told………

12. “Why don’t you ask her yourself?”, I said to my brother.

I

13. “You should take science appreciation courses at school”, she said.

She

14. “If I were you, I would take more exercise”, said his doctor.

His doctor…

15. “Don’t forget to phone me when you get to London”, said my mom.

My mom…

16. “You should have waited for us, Bill”, said the coach.

The coach…....…

17. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.

The film star objected

18. “It’s true that I broke your old vase”, she said in tears.

She admitted..

19. “Don’t move or I’ll shoot”, said the bank robber to the clerk.

The bank robber threatened.…

20. “Don’t forget to phone the police”, she told him.

She reminded

21. “Don’t swim out too far, boys”, said the coach.

The coach

22. “It’s you that have parted my family”, she said angrily to him.

She

23. “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?” asked Mary.

Mary wanted to know

24. “Shall we walk round for a change this evening?” she said.

She suggested.

25. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.

Bill doubted

26. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said George.

George suggested

27. “Why didn’t I get a computer before? , thought the officer manager.

The officer manager wondered

28. “Jack, why don’t we help Old Tom?”, said Jackie.

Jackie suggested.

29. “Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?”, he said.

He

30. She asked me what I had been doing at three the previous afternoon.

“What

31. “I wasn’t there at that time”, he said.

He denied

32. The policeman charged him with stealing that bicycle.

“You

33. “Where has he been?”, she doesn’t know that.

She doesn’t.

34. “Can I have a new bicycle?”, said Anna to her mother.

Anna asked.

35. “Let’s go for a walk in the park”, said Andrew.

Andrew

36. He said, “I wish I knew the answer”.

He said that.

37. “Please don’t drive so fast”, Ann begged her boyfriend.

Ann pleaded.

38. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.

Bill doubted.

39. “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary.

Mary asked

40. “Where is the station car-park?”, Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. wanted

41. His English is not good, and he got a bad mark in his test last week

If……..….....……………………………………………………………………………

42. “I don’t love you any more”, said Eric to his girlfriend.

Eric told

43. “I must see the manager”, she cried.

She insisted

44. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda”, said William.

William

45. “How old is your little boy?”, said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.

The nurse

46. “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?”, said the travel agent.

The travel

47. “You are cheating me”, said Carol to June.

Carol

48. “Where is the nearest tube?”, she asked.

She enquired

49. “It wasn’t me who took your car”, said Bob.

Bob

50. “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack”, he said.

He advised

51. “When it stops snowing, we must start digging ourselves out”, he said.

He said

Exercise 2: Turn the following sentences into reported speech

1. She said to me: “Do you like swimming?”

2. My teacher asked: “Are you ready to play this game right now?”

3. “Don’t you forget me, Tom? Mary asked Tom.

4. “Are they angry at you?” Nhung asked me.

5. She said: “Did the mechanic finish repairing your car?”

6.  I asked my friend: “Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month?”

7. Did you take my book away?

8/ He said to her : “Have you been to town today ?”

9. Tom said : “Has she finished her home work ?”

10/ Paul said : “Can you swim, Mary ?”