I said Lan : "Are you keen on learning English?"
=> I asked Lan if she was keen on learning English?
I said Lan : "Are you keen on learning English?"
=> I asked Lan if she was keen on learning English?
Turn the sentences into indirect speech :
11. " She leans English well " said his mother.
12. The child said to the beggar " Are you very poor? "
13. He said to Lan " I will visit Ha Long Bay tomorrow "
14. She said "Do you often do your homework after school?"
15. He said " I went to the library yesterday "
16. The police asked " Where did you stay last night ?"
17. The girl said " I am going on holiday tomorrow "
18. They said " We are going learning English now "
19. " I'm going away for a few days. I'll phone you when I get back ".
20. He said " My brother is a doctor here "
Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1.“I’ll pay back the money,” he said. (promise)
2.I’ll phone the police,” she said to us. (threaten)
3.“Hurry up” he said to me.
4.“Can I do the washing up?” said Lan. (offer)
5.“You should stop smoking,” the doctor told me. (advise)
6.“Could you change the light bulb for me?” she said.
7.“Don’t be stupid,” said my father.
8.“Would you like to come to my party?” Lan said to me. (invite)
9.“Don’t leave the door unlocked,” my mother told me.
10.“Can you speak English?” said the foreigner.
11.“Where did you buy this book, Nam?” said his friend.
12.“We are going to visit Lan this afternoon,” said Nga
13.“I must stay at home to look after my little sister,” Mai told us.
14.“Did you watch the film on TV last night?” my classmate said.
15.“ How long have you learnt English, Nga?” said Mrs Hang.
Turn to reported speech:
1. The doctor said to me:" you can leave the hospital today"
2. The students said:" we will take the exam next week"
3. He said to her:" I'll come here to see you again tomorrow"
4. "I must do these exercises now", the student said
5. He said:"We are learning english now."
6. We said:" We shall overcome thú difficulty."
Exercise 2: Turn these sentences into reported speech. ( Giải thích kĩ đáp án)
1. She said, “I can’t find my umbrella”.
2. They said, “We are learning English now”.
3. “My friend is coming next week”, Tom said.
4. “I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend” he said.
5. “We shall overcome this difficulty”, they said.
6. “My father is a doctor here”, my friend said.
7. “I am going on holiday tomorrow”, the boy said to his neighbor.
8. “You will have to finish all these exercises before next week”, the teacher said to his students.
9. “I came back here early yesterday,” she said.
10. “I’ve broken the vase,” she said.
11. “I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl.
12. He said to her, “You are my friend.”
13. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”
14. “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the children.
15. Mary said, “My father died a year ago”.
4.“ You will start your frencf course tomorrow ?” Ha said to Liz.
5.“I am enjoying the party at my friend’s house now, ” Megan said.
6.“ I must pass this entrance exam to college or my parents will be very sad” Nam said.
7.“Mary may leave for HCM City today so that she can be with her friends next Monday,” Mrs Nga said.
8.” If you want to learn English, I can help you,” John said.
III. Put the following questions into indirect speech
1.“What country do you come from?” said Bill.
2.“What are you going to study?” asked Ann.
9.“How long do you stay here?” said Ann.
10 “How will you use English in the future?” said Bill.
6.” What does your son want to learn ?” the man said to Mrs Nga.
7.“Why do you want to stay in Vietnam ?” The interviewer asked Mr Parker.
.8“How often do you attend your evening class? “ Ba asked Van.
9. “Who is knocking at the door ?” Uncle Hung asked.
10.“How many books can you borrow form this library ?” Mary saked Lan.
11.“Why are you laughing ?” Van asked her friends.
IV. Put the following questions into indirect speech
3.“Do you want to buy any second-hand books?” said Bill.
4.“Do you play any musical instruments?” said Bill.
5.“Will you have time to play regularly?” said Bill.
6.“Do you play for your school team?” said Bill.
7. “Can you speak any other languages?” said Bill.
8.“Are you interested in learning English?” said Ann.
9.” Are you interested in this Language Center ?” asked Lan.
V Put the following questions into indirect speech
1. "If I were you, I’d read the exam questions very carefully." Teacher said.
Teacher advised Minh ____________________________________________________
2. "You had better not waste your time, Betty." Tom said.
Tom advised____________________________________________________________
3. “Shut the door but don’t lock it.” I said to him.
I told __________________________________________________________________
4. "Don’t forget to give the book to Jane." David said.
David reminded__________________________________________________________
5."Tell me what you saw at the party yesterday" I said to Tom.
I _____________________________________________________________________
6. “Be modest if you are a good pupil, Lan.” said her mother.
_________________________________________________________
7. “Don’t play with the matches!” I said to Jack.
I warned________________________________________________________________
8. "Don't swim out too far, boys." said the pool guard.
The pool guard warned__________________________________________________
Exercise 2: Read the sentences and change them into Reported speech.
1. "Please stop making noise", said Mrs.Lan. ( --> Mrs.Lan told the children.....)
2. "Could you take these pictures to my room, Tam?" asked Nga. (--> Nga told Tan..............)
3. "You should concentrate on your study at school," said the teacher. (--> The teacher said............)
4. "Please post this letter for me," said Mom. (--> Mom told me ...............)
5. "Please give your parents your report card," said the teacher. (--> The teacher told .....................)
6. "You should spend more time doing your homework, Lam," said Mr.Nam. (Mr.Nam told ....................)
7. "Could you help me with my English speaking, Ba?" asked Minh. (--> Minh told....................)
8. "You should use this dictionary to find out how to pronounce English words," said Lan. (--> Lan said ........................)
9. "Don't worry, Sue". John said ( --> John told.................)
10. "Can you open your bag, please?" The clerk said (--> The clerk asked ........................)
11. "I don't have any brother or sisters." She said (that).................)
12. "Could you repeat what you said, please? Nam said to Lan (--> Nam asked Lan...)
13. "You can't park here." said the police officer to Jack. (--> The police officer told Jack .......................)
14. "The trousers have to be ready this afternoon." said Paul to the tailor. (--> Paul told the ..................)
15. "Don't wait for me if I'm late." Bill said. (--->Bill told us..........)
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Exercise 2: Read the sentences and change them into Reported speech.
1. "Please stop making noise", said Mrs.Lan. ( --> Mrs.Lan told the children.....)
2. "Could you take these pictures to my room, Tam?" asked Nga. (--> Nga told Tan..............)
3. "You should concentrate on your study at school," said the teacher. (--> The teacher said............)
4. "Please post this letter for me," said Mom. (--> Mom told me ...............)
5. "Please give your parents your report card," said the teacher. (--> The teacher told .....................)
6. "You should spend more time doing your homework, Lam," said Mr.Nam. (Mr.Nam told ....................)
7. "Could you help me with my English speaking, Ba?" asked Minh. (--> Minh told....................)
8. "You should use this dictionary to find out how to pronounce English words," said Lan. (--> Lan said ........................)
9. "Don't worry, Sue". John said ( --> John told.................)
10. "Can you open your bag, please?" The clerk said (--> The clerk asked ........................)
11. "I don't have any brother or sisters." She said (that).................)
12. "Could you repeat what you said, please? Nam said to Lan (--> Nam asked Lan...)
13. "You can't park here." said the police officer to Jack. (--> The police officer told Jack .......................)
14. "The trousers have to be ready this afternoon." said Paul to the tailor. (--> Paul told the ..................)
15. "Don't wait for me if I'm late." Bill said. (--->Bill told us..........)
Exercise 2: Read the sentences and change them into Reported speech.
1. "Please stop making noise", said Mrs.Lan. ( --> Mrs.Lan told the children.....)
2. "Could you take these pictures to my room, Tam?" asked Nga. (--> Nga told Tan..............)
3. "You should concentrate on your study at school," said the teacher. (--> The teacher said............)
4. "Please post this letter for me," said Mom. (--> Mom told me ...............)
5. "Please give your parents your report card," said the teacher. (--> The teacher told .....................)
6. "You should spend more time doing your homework, Lam," said Mr.Nam. (Mr.Nam told ....................)
7. "Could you help me with my English speaking, Ba?" asked Minh. (--> Minh told....................)
8. "You should use this dictionary to find out how to pronounce English words," said Lan. (--> Lan said ........................)
9. "Don't worry, Sue". John said ( --> John told.................)
10. "Can you open your bag, please?" The clerk said (--> The clerk asked ........................)
11. "I don't have any brother or sisters." She said (that).................)
12. "Could you repeat what you said, please? Nam said to Lan (--> Nam asked Lan...)
13. "You can't park here." said the police officer to Jack. (--> The police officer told Jack .......................)
14. "The trousers have to be ready this afternoon." said Paul to the tailor. (--> Paul told the ..................)
15. "Don't wait for me if I'm late." Bill said. (--->Bill told us..........)
Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech
1. " My son may come on Monday" MrB said
2. " I want to join in the activities in the festival" said Nam
3. " I will clean all the doors and windows before Tet" Tan said to me
4. " You have to take it least two bottles of water for the trip" Nam's father said
5. Lan's mother said " You must go to bed erly, Lan"
6. Mai said " My mother is in the garden now"
7. Trang said " I will answer the phone"
8. " My brother doesn't like eating sticky rice cake" Hoa said to me
9, " My sister is good at English" the mother said
10. " They are waiting for you here, Loan" said Loan's friend