1 'Could you get there and back in one day?' I asked. (I asked if he . . .)
2 1 can't open this tin,' said Ann. 'Shall I do it for you?' said Tom.
3 'Could you translate this for me, please?' I asked the official.
4 'Shall we ever meet again?' he wondered.
5 'Will you be here tomorrow?' she asked. 'Yes,' I answered.
6 'Could I lose five kilos in a week?' said the fat woman. 'No,' said the doctor.
7 'Will you have a drink?' he said.
8 'Why don't you install gas central heating?' said the advertisement. (urge)
9 'Will you read this very carefully, please?' he said to me.
10 'Shall I tell him what happened?' she asked me.
11 'Wouldn't you like to look ten years younger?' said the hairdresser.
12 I'm going to Brighton tomorrow,' said Ann.
'So am I,' said Tom. 'Would you like a lift?' (Tom said he was too and...)
13 'Can I have a sweet?' said the small boy.
14 'Can we stay up till the end of the programme?' said the children.
15 'Could I have the weekend off?' he asked his boss.
16 'Could I leave early on Friday?' he said.
17 'Why don't you like pop music?' the teenagers asked him.
18 'Why don't you take up the oboe again?' said my friends, (advise)
19 'Where shall I hang my new picture?' he said. 'Would it look well over the mantelpiece?'
20 'What shall I do if the car won't start?' I said.
21 'Have you got enough money? Shall I lend you some?' said my friend.
22 'Will you be able to guide me or shall I bring a map?' I asked.
23 'You won't forget to shut the door, will you?' she said. (remind)
24 'Would you like to see over the house?' I asked her.
25 'Would you like to peel the potatoes?' said Ann, handing me a knife.
26 I've got two tickets. Would you like to come with me?' he said.
27 'Can you use a word processor?' he asked. 'No,' I said.
28 'Would you mind living by yourself for six months?' they asked.
29 'Would you mind paying cash?' said my landlady when I took out my cheque-book.
30 'Why don't you trust him?' I asked Ann.

 'Could you get there and back in one day?' I asked. (I asked if he . . .)
2 1 can't open this tin,' said Ann. 'Shall I do it for you?' said Tom.
3 'Could you translate this for me, please?' I asked the official.
4 'Shall we ever meet again?' he wondered.
5 'Will you be here tomorrow?' she asked. 'Yes,' I answered.
6 'Could I lose five kilos in a week?' said the fat woman. 'No,' said the doctor.
7 'Will you have a drink?' he said.
8 'Why don't you install gas central heating?' said the advertisement. (urge)
9 'Will you read this very carefully, please?' he said to me.
10 'Shall I tell him what happened?' she asked me.
11 'Wouldn't you like to look ten years younger?' said the hairdresser.
12 I'm going to Brighton tomorrow,' said Ann.
'So am I,' said Tom. 'Would you like a lift?' (Tom said he was too and...)
13 'Can I have a sweet?' said the small boy.
14 'Can we stay up till the end of the programme?' said the children.
15 'Could I have the weekend off?' he asked his boss.
16 'Could I leave early on Friday?' he said.
17 'Why don't you like pop music?' the teenagers asked him.
18 'Why don't you take up the oboe again?' said my friends, (advise)
19 'Where shall I hang my new picture?' he said. 'Would it look well over the mantelpiece?'
20 'What shall I do if the car won't start?' I said.
21 'Have you got enough money? Shall I lend you some?' said my friend.
22 'Will you be able to guide me or shall I bring a map?' I asked.
23 'You won't forget to shut the door, will you?' she said. (remind)
24 'Would you like to see over the house?' I asked her.
25 'Would you like to peel the potatoes?' said Ann, handing me a knife.
26 I've got two tickets. Would you like to come with me?' he said.
27 'Can you use a word processor?' he asked. 'No,' I said.
28 'Would you mind living by yourself for six months?' they asked.
29 'Would you mind paying cash?' said my landlady when I took out my cheque-book.
30 'Why don't you trust him?' I asked Ann

Rewrite the sentences using reported speech
1. "Shall I help you with exercises?" He said
=> He offered
2. "Will you have a drink?" He said
=> He offered
3. "Do you often have breakfast at 6.30am?" he said
=> He asked
4. "Come in and have a drink" he said
=>He invited
5. " Would you like to come to my birthday party next Sunday?" she said
=> She invited
6. " Shall I do the cleaning up for you?" he said
=> He offered
7. "Take your seat", he said. "Thank", I said
=> He told me

EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND

1. “Shall we go for a swim now?” She suggested _______________________________________________________________

2. “I know I’m wrong,” he said. He admitted_________________________________________________________________

3. “I didn’t say that,” He said. He denied__________________________________________________________________

4. “If only I had told him the true!” Jane regrets_________________________________________________________________

5. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”. The boy apologized __________________________________________________________

6. “It’s you who took my bag,” said the man to the boy. The man accused ____________________________________________________________

7. “No, no .I really must sit for the test.” She insisted on ______________________________________________________________

8. “What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said. She dreamt _________________________________________________________________

9. “I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said. His mother prevented _________________________________________________________

10. “It’s really nice of you to visit me,” she said to him. She thanked ________________________________________________________________

11. “I like the car. I’ll buy it.” The woman thought __________________________________________________________

12. “I feel like going to America soon.” She looked forward to ________________________________________________________

13. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists.

The safeguard warned ________________________________________________________

14. “It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister.

My mother accused __________________________________________________________

15. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.

Peter apologized ____________________________________________________________

1. Shall we go __________________ (picnic) today?

     2. We __________________ (meet) him recently.

     3. Susan haven’t sent us any letters since she _______________ (return) to the USA

     4. He said that he __________________(leave) here for London the day after.

5.    We ___________________(go)out if it stops raining.                             

6.    We should practice ______________________(speak) English in class regularly.  

7.    This monument _______________________(build) in the eighteenth century.     

8.    She asked me how I ______________________(use) English in the future.

    9. The party is about to begin, but they ___________________(not/lay) out the food yet.

10. Van said he ________ (take) an English course at a foreign language  center the next week.

11. Water can’t ____________________(find) here.

12. My sister is looking forward to ____________(hear) from you, who is living  abroad.

    13. I wish I (visit) ____________ Ba’s  home village some day.

    14. We can’t speak English fluently if we _______________(not / practice) it frequently.

    15. I asked Mrs. Parker if she ____________ (work) at a grocery store in a nearby town.

    16. My grandmother often spends about half and hour ___________ (feed) pigs and

          chickens every morning.

     17. The car _________________ (advertise) in the newspaper has been sold.    

     18. I wish I _________________ (not live) near the airport. It’s very noisy every day.   

     19. She will be ill if she _________________ (work) continuously without taking a rest.

     20. Their lives ___________________ (improve) since they moved to HCM City.

21. This exercise looks difficult.  _________________ (you/ do) one like this before?.

 22. I _________________ (have) breakfast when Susan rang.

 23. Other students said that they _________ (be) happier if the teacher delayed the exam.

 24. This car _________________ (buy) if it is cheap

25. I am looking forward to ___________________ (hear) from my grandfather.

26. If Mary ___________________ (not, hurry), she might miss the last train.

27. Mrs. Young asked David if he ______ (go) picnicking with his classmates the day after.

28.  My father told me ___________________ (not, get up) late.

1. Shall we go ___ _______________ (picnic) today?

     2. We __ ________________ (meet) him recently.

     3. Susan haven’t sent us any letters since she ___ ____________ (return) to the USA

     4. He said that he ___ leave) here for London the day after.

5.    We __ _________________(go)out if it stops raining.                             

6.    We should practice _ _____________________(speak) English in class regularly.  

7.    This monument __ _____________________(build) in the eighteenth century.     

8.    She asked me how I _ _____________________(use) English in the future.

    9. The party is about to begin, but they _ __________________(not/lay) out the food yet.

10. Van said he _ _______ (take) an English course at a foreign language  center the next week.

11. Water can’t __ __________________(find) here.

12. My sister is looking forward to __ __________(hear) from you, who is living  abroad.

    13. I wish I (visit) _ ___________ Ba’s  home village some day.

    14. We can’t speak English fluently if we _ ______________(not / practice) it frequently.

    15. I asked Mrs. Parker if she ____________ (work) at a grocery store in a nearby town.

    16. My grandmother often spends about half and hour __ _________ (feed) pigs and

          chickens every morning.

     17. The car _ ________________ (advertise) in the newspaper has been sold.    

     18. I wish I _ ________________ (not live) near the airport. It’s very noisy every day.   

     19. She will be ill if she _ ________________ (work) continuously without taking a rest.

     20. Their lives ___________________ (improve) since they moved to HCM City.

21. This exercise looks difficult.  _________________ (you/ do) one like this before?.

 22. I _________________ (have) breakfast when Susan rang.

 23. Other students said that they __ _______ (be) happier if the teacher delayed the exam.

 24. This car _ _______________ (buy) if it is cheap

25. I am looking forward to _ _________________ (hear) from my grandfather.

26. If Mary __ (not, hurry), she might miss the last train.

27. Mrs. Young asked David if he ______ (go) picnicking with his classmates the day after.

28.  My father told me  ___ ______________ (not, get up) late.

Exercises about Reported Speech ( Câu gián tiếp)

1. "The band is gioing to have a comeback next month" The producer said 

→The producer said

2. "I never make mistakes", he said.

→He said 

3. " I often have a big hamburger", Minh says.

→Minh said

4. "Shall I do the cleaning up for you ?" He said.

→He offered

5. "How ugly!" he said 

→He exclaimed

6. "Party will not be served after 12p.m" staff said

→Staff said that

7. I'm very sorry I gave you the wrong schedule", She said to Hope

→She apologized

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. “Youwillhavetofinishalltheseexercisesbeforenextweek”,theteachersaidtohis students. ....................................................................................................................

9. “I came back here early yesterday,” she said. ...............................

10. “I’ve broken the vase,” she said.

11. “I will neversee 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”. ...............................................