cau 1 : choose a suitable word for each blank to complete the sentences 1 she said she was cooking dinner ............................ ( here / then / now / that day ) 2 he told me he ....................TV at the moment ( am watching / were watching / was watching / watched ) 3 the boy said he usually ................. to school by bus ( goes / go / went / is going ) 4 linda told me she ................. me the following week ( will visit / can visit / visited /would visit ) 5 the boy said he ..................... to quang trung school ( goes / went / is going / were going ) 6 liz told ba vietnamese people ..................... very friendly ( were / was / are / is ) 7 uncle tam said quang ............................. there then ( is not / was not / were / is ) cau 2 :Supply the correct verb form ; 1 she asked me whether I ( buy ) ..................... that car 2 she asked him where he ( be ) ........................... from 3 they said that they ( sell ) ....................... their house 4 i asked them if they ( pass ) ...................... the final exam 5 i asked him if he ( can ) ..................... help me 6 she said to me that she ( sell ) .......................... that car the following day 7 he asked me where i ( go ) ....................... the previous day 8 the teacher asked her why se ( not do ) ....................... the test ? 9 i asked her if she ( pass ) .......................... the final exam 10 they asked him if he ( must ) .................... go then

cau 1 : choose a suitable word for each blank to complete the sentences 1 she said she was cooking dinner ............................ ( here / then / now / that day ) 2 he told me he ....................TV at the moment ( am watching / were watching / was watching / watched ) 3 the boy said he usually ................. to school by bus ( goes / go / went / is going ) 4 linda told me she ................. me the following week ( will visit / can visit / visited /would visit ) 5 the boy said he ..................... to quang trung school ( goes / went / is going / were going ) 6 liz told ba vietnamese people ..................... very friendly ( were / was / are / is ) 7 uncle tam said quang ............................. there then ( is not / was not / were / is ) cau 2 :Supply the correct verb form ; 1 she asked me whether I ( buy ) ..................... that car 2 she asked him where he ( be ) ........................... from 3 they said that they ( sell ) ....................... their house 4 i asked them if they ( pass ) ...................... the final exam 5 i asked him if he ( can ) ..................... help me 6 she said to me that she ( sell ) .......................... that car the following day 7 he asked me where i ( go ) ....................... the previous day 8 the teacher asked her why se ( not do ) ....................... the test ? 9 i asked her if she ( pass ) .......................... the final exam 10 they asked him if he ( must ) .................... go then

1,she said................collect it for me after work

a,would b,did c,must d,had

2,she said i....................an angel

a,am b,was c,were d,have been

3,she said that he....................unreliable

a,is b,were c,was d,would be

4,she asked me where i......................from

a,come b,coming c,to come d,came

5,she....................me whether i liked classical music or not

a,asks b,told c,asked d,b&c

6,i worder why he....................love his family

a,doesn't b,don't c,didn't d,hasn't

7,they asked me how many children..............................

a,if i had b,had i c,i have d,i had

8,the student said that the english test..........................the most difficult

a,is b,was c,will be d,have been

9,he advised......................too far

a,her did not go b,her do not do c,her not to go d,she did not go

10,the guest told the host that.........................

a,i must go now b,he must go now c,he had to go now d,he had to go then

11,my parents asked me.............................about my fault

a,to explain b,explain c,explaining d,explained

12,today is my happinest day of my life

the groom.said .........................the happinest day of his life

a,today was b,that day was c,that day is d,yesterday was

1 she said i ........................ an angel a am b was c were d have been 2 i have ever told you he ................................. unreliable a is b were c had been d would be 3 john asked me .............................. in english a what does this word mean b what that word means c what did this word mean d what that word meant 4 laura said she had worked on the assignment since .............................. a yesterday b two days ago c the day before d the next day 5 john asked me ............................ that film the night before a that i saw b had i seen c if i had seen d if had i seen 6 she asked me........................................... a where was her umbrella b where her umbrella was c where where her umbrella d where her umbrella were 7 nancy asked me why i had not gone to new york the summer.................................. a before b ago c last d previous 8 andrew told me that they ........................... fish two previous days a have not eaten b had not eaten c did not eat d would not eat 9 jason told me that he ............................ his best in the exam the following day a had done b will do c would do d was doing

1 she said i ........................ an angel a am b was c were d have been 2 i have ever told you he ................................. unreliable a is b were c had been d would be 3 john asked me .............................. in english a what does this word mean b what that word means c what did this word mean d what that word meant 4 laura said she had worked on the assignment since .............................. a yesterday b two days ago c the day before d the next day 5 john asked me ............................ that film the night before a that i saw b had i seen c if i had seen d if had i seen 6 she asked me........................................... a where was her umbrella b where her umbrella was c where where her umbrella d where her umbrella were 7 nancy asked me why i had not gone to new york the summer.................................. a before b ago c last d previous 8 andrew told me that they ........................... fish two previous days a have not eaten b had not eaten c did not eat d would not eat 9 jason told me that he ............................ his best in the exam the following day a had done b will do c would do d was doing

Put these sentences into directed speech :
1. I told her to bring it back if it didn't fit.
2. Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address.
3. She told me that he was not at home.
4. She said that she would pay him if she could.
5. The notice said that breakfast would not be served after 9.30.
6. I asked her if it was going to be a fine day that day.
7. He asked her where shw was going.
8. Nina said that they were going to visit her on Sunday.
9. He said that he could understand that problem.
10. He told Jack that he would phone him the following day.
11. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
12. The interviewer asked Mr Simpson how many iobs he had had since 2000.
13. The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch.
14. She told me that she would have a cup of tea with me.

Reported Speech Multiple Choice Created with JBC _AlexSoft(R)

1.Rosa asked Jose, "Have you been studying English very long?"

 A.Rosa asked Jose when do you study English.

 B.Rosa asked Jose if he had studied English.

 C.Rosa asked Jose if he had been studying English very long.

D.Rosa asked Jose if he was studying English very long.

2.Samira asked me, "May I borrow your English dictionary?"

 A.Samira asked me if she may borrow my English dictionary.

 B.Samira asked me if she could borrow my English dictionary.

C.Samira asked me if I could borrow her English dictionary.

D.Samira asked me if I had borrowed her English dictionary.

3.Monica Cheng asked Roeun, "Are you going to visit Cambodia?"

 A.Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he is going to visit Cambodia.

 B.Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he had visited Cambodia.

 C.Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he had gone to Cambodia.

 D.Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he was going to visit Cambodia.

4.The teacher said, "Study chapters 1-4 for the final test!"

 A.The teacher told us to study chapters 1-4 for the final test.

 B.The teacher asked us if we studied chapters 1-4 for the final test.

 C.The teacher said us to study chapters 1-4 for the final test.

 D.The teacher asked to us to study chapters 1-4 for the final test.

5.The teacher said, "Don't come to school on Monday because it is a holiday!"

 A.The teacher asked to us to don't come to school on Monday because it is a holiday.

 B.The teacher asked if we were coming to school on Monday because it is a holiday.

 C.The teacher told to us don't come to school on Monday because it is a holiday.

D.The teacher told us not to come to school on Monday because it is a holiday.

6.The teacher said, "Review exercises two and three for the test!"

 A.The teacher told us to review exercises two and three for the test.

 B.The teacher told to us to review exercises two and three for the test.

 C.The teacher asked if we were going to review exercises two and three for the test.

 D.The teacher said us to review exercises two and three for the test.

7.Anne said, "Don't listen to Mr. Bascomb because he is not an honest person!"

 A.Anne asked to us not to listen to Mr. Bascomb because he is not an honest person.

 B.Anne said that Mr Bascomb is not an honest person.

 C.Anne said not to listen to Mr. Bascomb because he is not an honest person.

 D.Anne told to us to don't listen to Mr. Bascomb because he is not an honest person.

8.Mr. Bascomb said, "Don't vote for Otis because he doesn't want to build fact

A.Mr. Bascomb said not to vote for Otis because he doesn't want to build factories.

B.Mr. Bascomb asked us to don't vote for Otis because he doesn't want to build factories.

C.Mr. Bascomb told to us not to vote for Otis because he is not wanting to build factories.

 D.Mr. Bascomb said to us to don't vote for Otis because he had not wanted to build factories.

9.Olena said to Martha, "You should visit Russia in the summer."

 A.Olena asked Martha if she was visiting Russia in the summer.

 B.Olena told Martha that she should visit Russia in the summer.

 C.Olena told Martha to her if she should visit Russia in the summer.

 D.Olena asked Martha where she should visit in Russia this summer.

10.Harold said, "Don't bring sodas near the computers!

A.Harold told us not to bring sodas near the computers.

 B.Harold asked us if we were bringing sodas near the computers.

C.Harold told to us that we had bringed sodas near the computers

 D.Harold said to bring sodas near the computers.

Ex1:Change these sentences into Reported Speech:

1. Nam said he was told to be at school before 7 o’clock.

2. Thu said all the students would have a meeting the following week.

3. Phong said his parents were very proud of his good marks.

4. The teacher said all the homework had to be done carefully.

5. Her father said to her She could go to the movie with her friend.

6. Hoa said she might visit her parents in the summer.

7. The teacher said we(they) could collect old book for the poor students.

8. She said she didn’t buy that book.

9. The boys said they had to try their best to win the match.

10. Her classmate said Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class.

11. They told us their friends would get the award for their highest scores.

12. He said he would go to school by bus the following day.

13. Phong said he needed to learn more vocabulary.

14. His brother told him he could use his computer that day.

15. Mai said to Nam she could not go to the movies with him.

Ex2:EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)

1. Phong asked Peter if/ whether he enjoyed reading.

2. Hoa asked Lan if/ whether she liked sports.

3. She asked Nam if/ whether his sister and brother went to the same school.

4. She asked her mom if/ whether there were some oranges in the fridge.

5. He asked his friend if/ whether it would rain the following morning.

6. Tam asked Peter if/ whether he had gone to Hue three years before.

7. Tuan asked Lan if/ whether Tan and Hoa were late for class.

8. She asked to me if/ whether I could speak Chinese.

9. Tam asked Thu if/ whether she would be here for five days.

10. She asked Ba if/ whether he had been reading that book at 8 o’clock the Sunday before.

11. Lan asked Hoa if/ whether she might look at her pictures.

12. Phong asked Ba if/ whether those athletes could swim across that river.

13. Lam asked Lan if/ whether their class would take part in that competition.

14. Tuan asked Ba if/ whether he was fond of watching television.

15. Nga asked Hoa if/ whether she might use her dictionary for a moment.

Ex3:EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)

1. The teacher asked me where my father worked.

2. She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.

3. Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England.

4. She asked her mom if/ whether there were some oranges in the fridge.

5. The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.

6. His friend asked him how he went to the airport.

7. Lan asked Lien how much that dress cost.

8. Ba asked Tam how often he washed his clothes.

9. Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA.

10. The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed.

Ex4:Reported speech with to infinitive

1.She told him to give her another glass of wine

2.She told me to bring her a book.

3.Mother told him to open the window

4.He told me to shut the door after me

5.The captain told them to wait there still he come back

6.She told her to take it and come with her

7.He told me not to come back before one o'clock

8.My mother told me not to forget to look at the door

9.He told his brother not to open the window, open the door

10.He told the girl not to sit on his bed, sit on that chair

Ex5:Reported speech with to infinitive and gerund (HSG)

1. The old man accused the boy of having broken 2 of his glasses.

2. The boy admitted having broken 2 of them.

3. He insisted on taking me to the zoo the following Sunday.

4. She offered to water the flowers every morning if I liked.

5. They refused to go with him the following Friday.

6. The teacher accused the pupils of making the wall dirty

7. The children denied making noise the night before

8. The parents threatened to shut the door if their children went on getting out

9. The girl apologized for having made the house untidy

10.The teacher threatened to punish the pupils if they didn’t pay attention to the lesson

11.He offered to look after the house for me

12.She told me to keep quite

13.He ordered me to keep my mouth shut

14.He suggested meeting outside the cinema after eight

15.He offered to repair the car for me.

16.He invited me to have a drink

17.She advised me to hurry

18. He begged me to let him come in

19.He commanded us not to talk anymore

20. He encouraged all of us to try again

21.He warned me not to swim so far

22.She invited me to come and enjoy tea with her family

23. He suggested coming to visit their teacher that day

24. She advised me to do morning exercises

25. She advised me to learn English

Ex6:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.

1. The teacher told Joe to stop talking.

2. She told him to be patient.

3. Her father told her to go to her room.

4. She told us to hurry up.

5. He asked her to give him the key.

6. She asked Sam to play it again.

7. He asked Caron to sit down.

8. The receptionist asked the guest to fill in the form.

9. She told us to take off our shoes.

10.She told him to mind his own business.

11.She told him not to touch it.

12.He told me not to do that again.

13.He told her not to talk to him like that.

14.She warned him not to repair the computer himself.

15.She told me not to let him in.

16.He begged her not to go out without him.

17.She told me not to forget my bag.

18.The chemistry teacher told his students not to eat in the lab.

19.He advised her not to give herself up.

20.She told the boys not to hurt themselves.

Ex7:Change the following sentence into reported speech:

1. The teacher told john to write that exercise carefully.

2. Mrs green told me to sing as our party.

3. The teacher told john to be careful and think before he answered.

4. Tom told John to read his exercise and tell him if it was correct

5. The traveler told the taxi driver to direct to Victoria station as fast as he could.

6.He asked me if the window was open

7. The pupil asked the teacher to give them better marks

8. Ann told her son what a dirty face he had!

9. My brother advise me not to come back before one o'clock

10. She said that she wondered who was coming on the excursion the next day.

11. Mr.Brown suggested going out for a walk.

12. The teacher said that It wasn't so foggy that day as it has been the previous day

13. My father told me to be modest if I was a good pupil

14. She told me not to forget to send her parents her regards

15. Johnny asked asked Alice if he had gotten

16. He told me to listen

17.He asked me if I told you or I would be punished

18. He advised me not to do that because it was very dangerous

19. Mary said to John that she couldn’t go to the movie with him

20. She told us to shut the door but not to lock it

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

1.She asked where her umbrella was.

2. Martin asked us how we were.

3.He asked if he had to do it.

4.The mother asked her daughter where she had been.

5.She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best.

6. She wanted to know what they were doing.

7. He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema.

8.The teacher wanted to know who spoke English.

9.She asked me how I knew that.

10.My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin.

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses. 1. He wanted to know what the time was.

2. She asked me when we would meet again.

3. She asked him if he was crazy.

4. He wanted to know where they had lived.

5. He asked her if she would be at the party.

6. She asked me if I could meet her at the station.

7. The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer.

8. She wanted to know why he didn't help her.

9. He asked me if I had seen that car.

10.The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room.

Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that best rewrite the root one:

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. 17. 18. 19. A 20.

1. she asked me where i(spend)...................my holiday

2. i asked him where he (come)...................from

3. he said that he (sell).........................his car

4. i asked them whether they(do) ......................their homework

5. she asked me if i ( can) ......................help her

6. i asked her where she (buy)....................that television

7. she told me that she (go).........................to da alt the following day

8. the teacher asked him why he( not do)....................the written test

9. i asked her if she(must).............go then

10. we asked them where they(go).......................the written test