change these sentence into reported speech
1. "Must you go now?", said Mr. Brown
2. He asked me:" Why did't you come to class yesterday?"
3." Remember to buy some sugar", my mother said
- My mother asked.........................................
Change these statements into reported speech
1) Marry said,''I can't go to the movies with you , John''.
2) ''Lift up your head , Lan'' said her mother
3) He told me,''Don't call me a champion''.
4) He asked me,''Why didn't you come to class yesterday?''
Change these statements into reported speech
1) Marry said,''I can't go to the movies with you , John''.
=> Marry said to John that she couldn't go to the movies with him
2) ''Lift up your head , Lan'' said her mother
=> Lan's mother told her to lift up her head
3) He told me,''Don't call me a champion''.
=> He told me not to call his a champion
4) He asked me,''Why didn't you come to class yesterday?''
=> He asked me why I hadn't came to class the day before
Change these statements into reported speech
1) Marry said,''I can't go to the movies with you , John''.
=> Marry said to John that she couldn't go to the movies with him
2) ''Lift up your head , Lan'' said her mother
=> Lan's mother told her to lift up her head
3) He told me,''Don't call me a champion''.
=> He told me not to call his a champion
4) He asked me,''Why didn't you come to class yesterday?''
=> He asked me why I hadn't came to class the day before
REPORT SPEECH
BÀI TẬP 1
1. “Do you want to see the Cathedral?”
2. “Do you mean working on the night shifts?” She asked.
3. “Can you play any musical instrument?” The musician asked the girl.
4. “Have you ever seen an UFO?” He asked me.
5. “Did you go anywhere the day before yesterday?” The policeman asked the man.
6. “Will it be alright if I come in a little late tonight?” the aupair girl asked me.
7. “Did any of you actually see the accident happen?” The policeman asked.
8. “Are you going anywhere tomorrow night?” He asked her.
1. “who did you give the money to?” Jane asked.
2. “what did you miss most when you were in prison?” Mary asked the ex. convict
3. “How offen do you go shopping?” the woman asked the girl.
4. “Why are you so late?” said the teacher “the lesson started half an hour ago”.
5. “where are you going for yoủ holiday this summer?” He asked me.
6. “who has been using my typewriter?” said my mother.
I. Change these sentences into reported speech.
1. Mary said : “My father died a year ago”.
2. “Must you go now?”, said Mr. Brown.
3. John said : “I have finished studying my lesson”.
4. He asked me : “Why didn‟t you come to class yesterday?”
5. “Remember to buy some sugar”, my mother said.
My mother asked
6. He said : “If I were you, I would tell her about that”
He advised........................................................................
7. “Don‟t take more than two of these at once”, said the doctor.
The doctor asked..............................................................................
8. The traveler asked : “How long does it take you to get to London?”
9. “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary.
10. “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight,” Mike said.
Mike invited...........................................................................................
11. “ Why don‟t you organize an English competition for our students?” said Ms Lien.
Ms Lien suggested....................................................................................
12. “ You won the scholarship. Congratulations!” Mary told me.
Mary congratulated ...................................................................................
13. “ You were cheating” said David to Henry.
David accused ............................................................................................
14. “ It was kind of you to help me with my homework” Lan said to Hoa.
Lan thanked ...............................................................................................
15. “ I‟m sorry I‟m late, said Mr Thanh.
Mr Thanh apologized...................................................................................
1. Mary said : “My father died a year ago”.
mary said her father had died a year before
2. “Must you go now?”, said Mr. Brown.
mr brown asked if i had to go then
3. John said : “I have finished studying my lesson”.
john said he had finished studying his lesson
4. He asked me : “Why didn‟t you come to class yesterday?”
he asked me why i hadn't come to class the day before
5. “Remember to buy some sugar”, my mother said.
My mother asked me to remember to buy some sugar
6. He said : “If I were you, I would tell her about that”
He advised............to tell her about that ............................................................
7. “Don‟t take more than two of these at once”, said the doctor.
The doctor asked...........me not to take more than two of these at once...................................................................
8. The traveler asked : “How long does it take you to get to London?”
the traveler asked how long it took me to get to London
9. “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary.
tom asked mary if she had phoned him the day before
10. “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight,” Mike said.
Mike invited.............us to have dinner with them that night.......................................................................
Mà bỏ đi ngại làm quá, mấy bạn khác giúp giùm bạn ấy nhé
III. Change into "Reported speech"
1. Mr. Brown told Ann, 'Please give me some food!' --> Mr. brown asked...
2. I said to her, 'Don't make noise in class!' --> I told ...
3. Peter said ' you should help me, Juan" --> Peter asked juan ...
4. She told him "Don't swim the in sea!" --> She ...
5. The tiger said to the farmer "Show me your wisdom!" --> The tiger asked...
6. They said to me "If I were you, I would not drive too fast" --> They ...
1. Mr. Brown told Ann, 'Please give me some food!'
--> Mr. brown asked...Ann to give him some food
2. I said to her, 'Don't make noise in class!'
--> I told ...her not to make noise in class
3. Peter said ' you should help me, Juan"
--> Peter asked juan ...to help him
4. She told him "Don't swim the in sea!"
--> She ...told him not to swim in the sea
5. The tiger said to the farmer "Show me your wisdom!"
--> The tiger asked...the farmer to show him his wisdom
6. They said to me "If I were you, I would not drive too fast"
--> They ...advised me not to drive too fast
Change into reported speech
36.''Why are you looking at me like that'' said the girl to the boy
37. Mr Pike asked his daughter, ''How are you feeling now''
38. He said, '' I'm hungry now''
39.''What do you want me to help you now'' she said to her son
40.''You have to explain all these things, son,'' said Miss Brown
41.The teacher said to the school girl, ''What subject do you like best''
42.The girl said to me, '' My brother and I will come to see you tomorrow evening''
43.She said, ''I want to know how you can study new words quickly, Peter''
44.''Most of us have difficult in learning English,'' said the children
45.My father said to me, ''What happened to your computer''
46.''My father has just come back from my uncle's farm,'' said the boy
47.''Why were you so late for the party lastnight'' he said to his friend
48.The girl said, '' I must go home now because my parents have been waiting for me at home''
49.''Shall we go to the English speaking club''
Andrew suggested ...
50.''Why don't we spend money on reseach into solar energy''
Anner suggested...
51.''Why don't you sit down for a moment''
He suggested...
52.''When will the course begin''
I asked her...
53.''How much are the course fees''
I asked her...
54.''How long does the course take''
I asked her...
55.''How did you hear about the course''
She asked me...
36.''Why are you looking at me that'' said the girl to the boy
The girl asked the boy why he was looking at her that
37. Mr Pike asked his daughter, ''How are you feeling now''
Mr Pike asked his daughter how she was feeling then
38. He said, '' I'm hungry now''
He said he was hungry then
39.''What do you want me to help you now'' she said to her son
She asked her son what he wanted her to help him then
40.''You have to explain all these things, son,'' said Miss Brown
Miss Brown told her son he had to explain all those things
41.The teacher said to the schoolgirl, ''What subject do you best''
The teacher asked the schoolgirl what subject she d best
42.The girl said to me, '' My brother and I will come to see you tomorrow evening''
The girl said to me her brother and she would come to see me tomorrow evening
43.She said, ''I want to know how you can study new words quickly, Peter''
She said to Peter she wanted to know how he could study new words quickly
44.''Most of us have difficult in learning English,'' said the children
The children said most of them had difficult in learning English
45.My father said to me, ''What happened to your computer''
My father asked me what happened to my computer
46.''My father has just come back from my uncle's farm,'' said the boy
The boy said his father had just come back from his uncle's farm
47.''Why were you so late for the party lastnight'' he said to his friend
He asked his friend why he was so late for the party lastnight
48.The girl said, '' I must go home now because my parents have been waiting for me at home''
The girl said she had to go home then because her parents had been waiting for her at home
49.''Shall we go to the English speaking club''
Andrew suggested going to the English speaking club
50.''Why don't we spend money on reseach into solar energy''
Anner suggested spending money on research into solar energy
51.''Why don't you sit down for a moment''
He suggested sitting down for a moment
52.''When will the course begin''
I asked her when the course would begin
53.''How much are the course fees''
I asked her how much the course fees were
54.''How long does the course take''
I asked her how long the course took
55.''How did you hear about the course''
She asked me how I had heard about the course
II,Change into reported speech :
1.I will go to my village next week. She said ……………………………………………………
2.I haven’t seen Diane for ages. He said ………………………
3.” We have to go there now”.We say …………………………………………………
4.“Can you drive ?” I asked him ………………………………………………………………
5. “ Do you like dog ?” They asked me ……………………………………………………
6. “ How many children do you have ?” I asked her …………………
7.“ Where are you living ?” . She asked me ………………………………………….
8.“ what’s your name ?”. She asked me ………………………………………
9.“ Are you a student ?”. She asked me …………………………………………………
10.“ How will you travel to work?”. She asked me ………………………
11.“ can you work on Saturday ?” She asked me ……………………………………
12.“ I’m going to work in Spain next year.” ->She said …………………………………
13. “ You must do your homework everyday” ->He said ………………………………………
14.“ Where do people speak English ?” She asked me ………………………………………
15.” Do you go to school in the morning ?” She asked me ………………
1.I will go to my village next week. She said …………………she would go to her village the following week…………
2.I haven’t seen Diane for ages. He said ……he hadn't seen Diane for ages……
3.” We have to go there now”.We say ……we had to go there then………………
4.“Can you drive ?” I asked him ………………if he could drive…………………
5. “ Do you like dogs?” They asked me ……if I liked dogs…(dog có s sẽ đúng ngữ pháp hơn!)…………
6. “ How many children do you have ?” I asked her …how many children she had……
7.“ Where are you living ?” . She asked me ……where I was living………….
8.“ what’s your name ?”. She asked me ………what my name was……………………
9.“ Are you a student ?”. She asked me …………if I was a student………………
10.“ How will you travel to work?”. She asked me ……how I would travel to work………
11.“ can you work on Saturday ?” She asked me ……if I could work on Saturday………
12.“ I’m going to work in Spain next year.” ->She said …………she was going to work in Spain the following year……
13. “ You must do your homework everyday” ->He said ……I must do my hw everyday……………
14.“ Where do people speak English ?” She asked me …………where people spoke English………
15.” Do you go to school in the morning ?” She asked me ……if I went to school in the morning…
II,Change into reported speech :
1.I will go to my village next week. She said ……………………………………………………
2.I haven’t seen Diane for ages. He said ………………………
3.” We have to go there now”.We say …………………………………………………
4.“Can you drive ?” I asked him ………………………………………………………………
5. “ Do you like dog ?” They asked me ……………………………………………………
6. “ How many children do you have ?” I asked her …………………
7.“ Where are you living ?” . She asked me ………………………………………….
8.“ what’s your name ?”. She asked me ………………………………………
9.“ Are you a student ?”. She asked me …………………………………………………
10.“ How will you travel to work?”. She asked me ………………………
11.“ can you work on Saturday ?” She asked me ……………………………………
12.“ I’m going to work in Spain next year.” ->She said …………………………………
13. “ You must do your homework everyday” ->He said ………………………………………
14.“ Where do people speak English ?” She asked me ………………………………………
15.” Do you go to school in the morning ?” She asked me ………………
II,Change into reported speech :
1.I will go to my village next week. She said ……………………………………………………
2.I haven’t seen Diane for ages. He said ………………………
3.” We have to go there now”.We say …………………………………………………
4.“Can you drive ?” I asked him ………………………………………………………………
5. “ Do you like dog ?” They asked me ……………………………………………………
6. “ How many children do you have ?” I asked her …………………
7.“ Where are you living ?” . She asked me ………………………………………….
8.“ what’s your name ?”. She asked me ………………………………………
9.“ Are you a student ?”. She asked me …………………………………………………
10.“ How will you travel to work?”. She asked me ………………………
11.“ can you work on Saturday ?” She asked me ……………………………………
12.“ I’m going to work in Spain next year.” ->She said …………………………………
13. “ You must do your homework everyday” ->He said ………………………………………
14.“ Where do people speak English ?” She asked me ………………………………………
15.” Do you go to school in the morning ?” She asked me ………………
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)
EX1:Change into reported speech.
1.He said"I have already read this book"
=>He said.................................................
2.Join said to his sister "I want to buy a gift for our mother"
=>Join told his sister..............................................................
3.Mrs Brown said "Where are they living?"
=>Mrs Brown asked me.........................................................
4."Do you know the girl over there?" Tom said
=>Tom asked me.....................................................................
5.Mother said "Nam,why don't you go to bed?"
=>Mother asked..........................................................................
6."May I use your telephone? said my neighbor.
=>My neighbor asked me..........................................................
7.The manager said "Come into my office,plase."
=>The manager told his secretary...............................................
8."Do not get off the bus while it's going" said the driver
=>The driver asked the passengers......................................................
9.She asked to the "Take a look at yourself in the mirror!"
=>She told the little boy.........................................................
10."Don't put your elbow on the table!" he said
=>He ordered me................................................................
HELP ME!!!
EX1:Change into reported speech.
1.He said"I have already read this book"
=>He said he had already read that book.
2.Join said to his sister "I want to buy a gift for our mother"
=>Join told his sister he wanted to buy a gift for their mother.
3.Mrs Brown said "Where are they living?"
=>Mrs Brown asked me where they were living.
4."Do you know the girl over there?" Tom said
=>Tom asked me if I knew the girl over there.
5.Mother said "Nam,why don't you go to bed?"
=>Mother asked Nam why he didn't go to bed.
6."May I use your telephone? said my neighbor.
=>My neighbor asked me if they might use my telephone.
7.The manager said "Come into my office,plase."
=>The manager told his secretary to come into his office.
8."Do not get off the bus while it's going" said the driver
=>The driver asked the passengers not to get off the bus while it was going.
9.She asked to the "Take a look at yourself in the mirror!"
=>She told the little boy to take a look at himself in the mirror.
10."Don't put your elbow on the table!" he said
=>He ordered me not to put my elbow on the table.