Exercise 3: Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

1. Would you mind giving me a hand?” Tom said to Nga.

-->Tom _____________________________

2. “Would you like to spend the weekend with us?”

--> They ___________ _____________________________

3. “It’s a good idea to send her some flowers,” said Nam. -->Nam ___________ ____________________________

4. “Please, please, turn off the TV!”

--> Tom’s sister _____________________________

5. “I didn’t take your shoes,” said the boy

-->The boy ________ ____________________________

    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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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

Change these questions into indirect speech.

3. Sally asked me, “Did you phone me yesterday?”

- Sally asked me if............

4. Her mother asked her, “Do you like the dress I made for you?”

- Her mother asked her whether........................

5. Rosie asked me, “Can you hear someone singing in that room?”

- Rosie asked me if.........................

8. Helen asked William, “Do you want to become a firefighter when you grow up?”

- Helen asked William whether....................................

Put the following sentences into indirect speech.

1. He said to her, “You are my friend.”

2. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”

3. “Don’t come back before one o’clock”, advised my brother.

4. “Cook it in butter”, Mrs Brown said to her daughter.

5. The pupils said to their teacher, “Please give us better marks.”

6. “Pull as hard as you can”, she said to me.

7. “Who put salt in my coffee?”, he asked.

8. My friend said, “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”

9. “Have you done your homework?”, said my mother.

10. I asked Bill, “What time did you go to bed last night?”

11. Paul said “I must go home now.”

12. “There’s been an accident and the road is blocked”, said the policeman.

13. “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the children.

14. Mary said, “My father died a year ago.”

15. “Must you go now?”, said Mr. Brown.

16. “Whose bicycle did you borrow yesterday?”, his mother asked him.

17. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday”, said the teacher.

18. “Be modest if you are a good pupil”, said my father.

19. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us.

20. Tom said, “New York is bigger than London.”

21. “Please help US,” they said to us.

22. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, she said to me.

23. The traveller asked, “How long does it take to get to London?”

24. John said, “I have finished studying my lesson.”

25. Mary said, “I cannot go to the movies with you, John.”

26. He asked me, “Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”

27. “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary.

28. “Do you like it?” - “Yes”.

29. “I didn’t know them. Did you, Tom?” she asked.

30. “Avoid the Marble Arch” said the policeman “There’s going to be a big demonstration here.”

31. “Don’t take more than two of these at once”, said the doctor, handing me a bottle of pills.

32. They said to me, “Let’s go to the zoo.”

33. “I shouldn’t do that if I were you. Isn’t it very dangerous?” He said.

34. “When we’ve finished this game we’ll have supper.” They said to me.

35. “Have you got any shampoo, Alice. I must wash my hair.” Johny asked.

36. He said to me “Listen! Can you hear someone coming?”

37. “Do as I tell you or you’ll be punished. I’ll teach you who is master in this house”, he said.

38. “When you have cleaned the sitting room, will you please light the fire there? It’s rather chilly today”, my mother said to me.

39. “I shall expect to see you next Wednesday.” Mary said to her friend.

40. The teacher asked “Which book are you taking, John?”

41. I asked the policeman “Do you know how far it is to the station?”

42. “What a dirty face you have!” Ann said to her son.

43. “Don’t you know how to behave? There must be no talking in lessons”. The teacher told his pupils.

44. “I wonder who is coming on the excursion tomorrow. I do hope it won’t rain.” She said.

45. “Do as you are told. You are a naughty boy.” Mrs Brown said.

46. “It’s a very nice evening. Why don’t we go for a walk?” Jim suggested.

47. “You must decide what you want to do”, she said to her daughter.

48. Mary asked me “Can you tell me why you are so sad?”

49. Jane said to John “Who will come to the movies with me?”

50. “Will you please find out when he last wrote to me?” Jane said to her friend

Ai giúp mình với 

I. Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1. “Close the door, John”, said Joe
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2. “Can you translate this sentence for me , Suzy?”, asked Jinyoung
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3. “Would you mind passing me the sugar?”, asked Helen
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4. “Please give this book to Tom”, said Mia
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5. “ Don’t call me at midnight”, said Jackson
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