"I've been spending a lot of more time with my children."
-> He said he had been spending a lot of more time with his children.
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"I've been spending a lot of more time with my children."
-> He said he had been spending a lot of more time with his children.
Turn these sentences into Reported speech.
31. He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.”
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32. Nam said, “my uncle often plants the vegetables in the afternoon.”
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33. “My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said.
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34. “Mr and Mrs Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said.
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35. She said, “I often listen to music at night.”
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Turn these sentences into Reported speech.
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 chidren. →________________________________________
15. Marry said, “My father died a year ago”. →_________________________________________
Exercise 3. Turn into reported speech, using the verbs in brackets.
1. He said to her, “Come to the party. You’ll enjoy it” (persuade)
2. He said to me, “I’ll lend you some money if you like” (offer)
3. He said to us, “Why don’t you have a holiday in my country cottage?” (invite)
4. “All right. I’ll help you,” Tom said to Joe. (agree)
5. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists. (warn)
6. “You must pay for the damage you’ve done,” she said. (make)
7. “I haven’t done anything wrong,” Tom said. (deny)
8. “No, I won’t talk to the lawyer,” Tom said. (refuse)
9. “Yes, I did drive too fast through the town,” she said. (admit)
10. “You damage my sweater, Tom,” said Ben. (accuse)
11. “Stop speeding or you will get a ticket,” said the traffic warden to the driver. (warn)
12. “Please do go to the movies with me tonight,” said Aunt Fancy. (persuade)
13. “Why don’t we work and keep ourselves from starving?” said Mike. (suggest)
14. “Go on holiday when the weather gets warmer,” she told him. (advise)
15. “Keep out of this room at all time,” she said to them. (warn)
16. “Remember to post those letters,” he said to me. (remind)
17. “If you can’t find anyone else,I’ll drive you you to the airport,” he said to me. (volunteer)
18. “If you don’t give me a pay rise, I’ll resign,” he said to me.(threaten)
19. “It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob. (deny)
20. “Shall we go to Paris for the weekend?” Mary said to me. (suggest)
21. “I saw Megan in town,” he said. (mention)
22. “Be careful of malefactors and don’t go out at night alone” (warn)
23. “Nam, you shouldn’t spend so much money on gambling” (advise)
24. “Would you like to have lunch with me today” (invite)
25. “Why don’t you open a bank account” (encourage)
26. “Remember to book a table in advance” (remind)
27. “Fasten your seat belts” (tell)
28. “I’ll offer you some more wine tomorrow” (promise)
29. “Ok, I’ll carry some of these parcels for you” (offer)
30. “Could you possibly give me a lift to the next village” (ask)
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”.
Do as directed
1. Someone will translate this letter into Vietnamese ( turn into passive voice )
2. I heard that he was ill. I was very sorry ( use : adj + to inf " structure )
3. This paper mill recycles a lot of paper ( turn into passive voice )
4. Is it alright if I take a photograph? ( use " would you mind....)
5. " Shut the door but don't lock it", she said to us ( turn into reported speech )
Do as directed
1. Someone will translate this letter into Việt Nam (turn into passive voice )
2. I heard that he was will. I was very sorry. ( use " adj + to inf" structure)
3.This paper mill recycles a lot of used paper ( turn into passive voice )
4. Is it alright if I take a photograph? ( use " Would you mind....)
5. Shut the door but don't lock it" she said to us ( turn into reported speech)
Turn to reported speech:
1. She said: " I can't find my umbrella".
2. They said: " The children rare learning English now".
3. " His friend is coming next week." Tom said.
4. " I'll help my mum with the housework this weekend" He said.
5. " He can overcome this difficulty", they said.
.....Exercise 1: turn the following sentences into reported speech.
1. "I'm going to the town with my father", he said.
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2. "They always meet for lanch on Fridays", she said.
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3. "They move here three years ago", my neighbor said.
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4. "You can't park here." A police officer told me.
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EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE
1. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
He promised __________________________________________________________________
2. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
Tom begged __________________________________________________________________
3. His mother said to him: “Open the window please!”
His mother told _______________________________________________________________
4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.
He told ______________________________________________________________________
5. The captain said to them: “Wait here still I come back”.
The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________
6. “Mr. Brown, this is Miss White,” he said.
He introduced _________________________________________________________________
7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.
He asked ______________________________________________________________________
8. My mother said: “Don’t forget to lock the door”.
My mother told ________________________________________________________________
9. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said
I warned_____________________________________________________________________
10. “Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John.
Rosy persuaded _______________________________________________________________
11. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.
She reminded _________________________________________________________________
12. “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.
I advised _____________________________________________________________________
13. “Don’t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper warned _________________________________________________________
14. Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
Laura offered ________________________________________________________________
15. Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said John to Ann.
John invited _________________________________________________________________