Question

REPORTED SPEECH
I. Change into the reported speech. 
1. He said “I have already read this book”.
……………………………………………………………………
2. Tom said to his sister “I want to buy a gift for our mother”.
…………………………………………………………………….
3. Mrs Brown said “they’d rather go out than be at home?"
…………………………………………………………………….
4. “I don’t know the girl over there?" Tom said.
………………………………………………………………………..
5. Mother said "Nam, You have to clean the room tommorrovv?”
………………………………………………………………………..
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
1. "I'm a big fan of U23.” Derek said. - Derek said he ____ a big fan of U23. 
A. was   B. has been   C. were  D. had been 
2. "We're watching TV," said the twins. - The twins said they ____ TV.
A. watched   B. were watching  C. have been watching  D. had watched 
3. “You've been annoying me all day!" my mum said. - My mum said I ____ her all day. 
A. annoyed  B. was annoying  C. have been annoying D. had been annoying 
4. "The dog ate my homework!” said Ivan. - Ivan said the dog his homework. 
A. was eating   B. has eaten   C.ate  D. had eaten 
5. "At one o'clock, I was having lunch," said Molly. -  Molly said she ____ lunch at one o'clock. 
A. had been having  B. has had  C. is having  D. has been having 
6. "You'll get wet without an umbrella," Dad said. - Dad said I ____ wet without an umbrella. 
A. will be getting   B. got   C. would be getting  D. would get 
7. "He can juggle five balls!" said Angie. - Angie said he ____ five balls. 
A. juggled    B. had juggled   C. would juggle D. could juggle
8. “You must give me your essays," Mrs Vine said. - Mrs Vine said we ____give her our essays.
A. were having to   B. would have to   C. had to   D. must
9. "Here, waste is growing twice as fast as the population," the lecturer said. 
A. The lecturer said that there, waste was growing twice as fast as the population. 
B. The lecturer said that here, waste is growing twice as fast as the population. 
C. The lecturer said that there, waste has been growing twice as fast as the population.
D. The lecturer said that there, waste had been growing twice as fast as the population. 
10. The shop assistant finally agreed ____ a full refund. 
A. giving me  B. to give me   C. give to me   D. to me to give 
11. "I will help you with your CV, Mary," Peter said.
A. Peter advised Mary to write the CV.   B. Peter promised to help Mary.

Answer 1

I. Change into the reported speech. 
1. He said “I have already read this book”.
…He said he had already read that book…………………………………………………………………
2. Tom said to his sister “I want to buy a gift for our mother”.
………Tom told his sister that he wanted to buy a gift for his moher…………………………………………………………….
3. Mrs Brown said “they’d rather go out than be at home?"
……………Mrs Brown said they would rather go out than be at home……………………………………………………….
4. “I don’t know the girl over there?" Tom said.
………………Tom said he didn't know the girl over there………………………………………………………..
5. Mother said "Nam, You have to clean the room tommorrovv?”
……………………My mother told Nam that he had to clean the room the following day…………………………………………………..
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
1. "I'm a big fan of U23.” Derek said. - Derek said he ____ a big fan of U23. 
A. was   B. has been   C. were  D. had been 
2. "We're watching TV," said the twins. - The twins said they ____ TV.
A. watched   B. were watching  C. have been watching  D. had watched 
3. “You've been annoying me all day!" my mum said. - My mum said I ____ her all day. 
A. annoyed  B. was annoying  C. have been annoying D. had been annoying 
4. "The dog ate my homework!” said Ivan. - Ivan said the dog his homework. 
A. was eating   B. has eaten   C.ate  D. had eaten 
5. "At one o'clock, I was having lunch," said Molly. -  Molly said she ____ lunch at one o'clock. 
A. had been having  B. has had  C. is having  D. has been having 
6. "You'll get wet without an umbrella," Dad said. - Dad said I ____ wet without an umbrella. 
A. will be getting   B. got   C. would be getting  D. would get 
7. "He can juggle five balls!" said Angie. - Angie said he ____ five balls. 
A. juggled    B. had juggled   C. would juggle D. could juggle
8. “You must give me your essays," Mrs Vine said. - Mrs Vine said we ____give her our essays.
A. were having to   B. would have to   C. had to   D. must
9. "Here, waste is growing twice as fast as the population," the lecturer said. 
A. The lecturer said that there, waste was growing twice as fast as the population. 
B. The lecturer said that here, waste is growing twice as fast as the population. 
C. The lecturer said that there, waste has been growing twice as fast as the population.
D. The lecturer said that there, waste had been growing twice as fast as the population. 
10. The shop assistant finally agreed ____ a full refund. 
A. giving me  B. to give me   C. give to me   D. to me to give 
11. "I will help you with your CV, Mary," Peter said. (thiếu)
A. Peter advised Mary to write the CV.   B. Peter promised to help Mary.

Answer 2

REPORTED SPEECH
I. Change into the reported speech. 
1. He said “I have already read this book”.
……………………………He said that he had already read that book………………………………………
2. Tom said to his sister “I want to buy a gift for our mother”.
………………………………Tom said to his sister that he wanted to buy a gift for their mother…………………………………….
3. Mrs Brown said “they’d rather go out than be at home?"
…………………………………Mrs Brown asked if they’d rather go out than be at home?………………………………….
4. “I don’t know the girl over there?" Tom said.
…………………………………Tom said that he didn't know the girl over there.……………………………………..
5. Mother said "Nam, You have to clean the room tommorrovv?”
………………………………………Mother asked Nam to clean the room the next day………………………………..
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
1. "I'm a big fan of U23.” Derek said. - Derek said he ____ a big fan of U23. 
A. was   B. has been   C. were  D. had been 
2. "We're watching TV," said the twins. - The twins said they ____ TV.
A. watched   B. were watching  C. have been watching  D. had watched 
3. “You've been annoying me all day!" my mum said. - My mum said I ____ her all day. 
A. annoyed  B. was annoying  C. have been annoying D. had been annoying 
4. "The dog ate my homework!” said Ivan. - Ivan said the dog his homework. 
A. was eating   B. has eaten   C.ate  D. had eaten 
5. "At one o'clock, I was having lunch," said Molly. -  Molly said she ____ lunch at one o'clock. 
A. had been having  B. has had  C. is having  D. has been having 
6. "You'll get wet without an umbrella," Dad said. - Dad said I ____ wet without an umbrella. 
A. will be getting   B. got   C. would be getting  D. would get 
7. "He can juggle five balls!" said Angie. - Angie said he ____ five balls. 
A. juggled    B. had juggled   C. would juggle D. could juggle
8. “You must give me your essays," Mrs Vine said. - Mrs Vine said we ____give her our essays.
A. were having to   B. would have to   C. had to   D. must
9. "Here, waste is growing twice as fast as the population," the lecturer said. 
A. The lecturer said that there, waste was growing twice as fast as the population. 
B. The lecturer said that here, waste is growing twice as fast as the population. 
C. The lecturer said that there, waste has been growing twice as fast as the population.
D. The lecturer said that there, waste had been growing twice as fast as the population. 
10. The shop assistant finally agreed ____ a full refund. 
A. giving me  B. to give me   C. give to me   D. to me to give 
11. "I will help you with your CV, Mary," Peter said.
A. Peter advised Mary to write the CV.   B. Peter promised to help Mary.