She said that she might visit his parents that summer.
She said that she might visit his parents that summer.
1) He said : " I visit my parents every week ."
2) She said :"I will visit my grandfather tomorrow ."
Exercise 1: Change into reported speech: normal type.
1. Nam said, “I was at school after 7 o’clock last night.”
2. Thu said, “All the students will have a meeting next week.”
3. Phong said, “My parents are very proud of my good marks”
4. The teacher said, “All the homework must be done carefully”
5. Her brother said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”
6. Hoa said, “I may visit my parents in the summer”
7. The teacher said, “We can collect old books for the poor students”
8. She said, “My mother doesn’t buy this book”
9. The boys said, “We have to try our best to win the match”
10. Her classmate said “Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class”
1. We will visit you this week.” my parents told me (would)
My parents told me that ..........................................................................................
2. She asked herself: “Should I tell the story to my parents tonight?” (to)
She wondered .........................................................................................................
3. My sister is thinking with pleasure about her coming trip to Ha Long. (looking)
My sister is ...........................................................................................................
4. This collection of crafts is much more interesting than the last one. (as)
The last collection of crafts was not........................................................................
5. Chicago is the most liveable city in the world and Porto is the second and the next is New York. (third)
New York is the................................................................................................
EXERCISE I : Put into the reported speech :
1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”
2/ She said : “I spent a summer in this village.”
3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”
4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”
5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”
6/ He said to her : “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room.”
7/ My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”
8/ They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”
9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”
10/ He said : “Your car has been stolen, John.”
11/ They said : “The river is rising early this year.”
12/ He said : “I’ll expect her to come soon.”
13/ Our teacher said : “ World War II broke out in 1939.”
14/ The students said : “ We’ll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.”
15/ He said : “ I’m going to finish this work.”
1.she got up early today
->Nam said ____________
2.my parents are in this room now
->he said_______________
3."I like your bike"she said to me
->_________________________
4."we must do the test now"the boy said
->______________________________
5."our parents drive this car towork"
->the chilren said
EXERCISE 1: Put into the reported speech: (Câu tường thuật)
1. Tom said “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father”
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2. She said “I once spent a summer in this village”
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3. The nurse said “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor”
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4. They said to me “You taught us English last year”
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5. Mr.Brown said “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars” ___________________________________________________________
6. He said to her “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room”
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7. My father said to them “My secretary is going to finish this job”
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8. They said “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow”
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II. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.
1. “We will visit you this week” my parents said
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2. Our teacher asked us: “ What are you most worried about ?”
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3. “ I got very high score in my last test, Mum” She said.
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4. “ Do you sleep at least eight hour a day ?” the doctor asked him
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5. “ Liz can keep calm even when she has lots of pressure.” Tom said.
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6. “ She was very upset but she is fine now.” Nam said.
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7. “ I can’t concentrate! It’s too noisy in here.” The girl said.
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8. “ He’ll take a cooking class before he goes to college” Jenny said.
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"My favorite singer has just released a new album"
=>Noah
"It hasn't rained much this year"
=>She said
"My dog has never swum in the sea"
=>Jane siad
"I have never met your parents before"
=>Brian siad
1) This cinema attrcts lots of youngsters.
⇒Lots of youngsters this cinema.
2)I do not have time to visit my old friend frequently.
⇒I wish to visit my old friends frequetly
3)Lan said,'I take a cooking class every summer'.
⇒Lan said that a cooking class every summer.
4)laura painted a picture. It's being shown in an exhibition
⇒The picture being shown in an exhibition.