Exercise 2. Change these sentences into reported speech 1. Hoa said to Tri, “ I'll see you tonight." 2. The woman said, "I saw Mr. Thang at the bank yesterday." 3. The boys said, "We like going for a swim at weekends." 4. I asked my brother, "Can you fix household appliances?" 5. She asked him, “ Do you love your hometown?" 6. The taxi driver said, " It is really dangerous to drive at night." 7. The guard said, " You mustn't step on the grass, children." 8. His aunt said, "I shall visit Hoi An next week." 9. He asked me, 10. Kim's father said, "I am not going to fish this week." Have you ever read novels before?"
1. Hoa told Tri that she would see him that night
2. The woman said that she had seen Mr. Thang at the bank the day before
3. The boys said that they liked going for a swim at weekends
4. I asked my brother if he could fix household appliances
5. She asked him if he loved his hometown
6. The taxi driver said that it was really dangerous to drive at night
7. The guard told the children not to step on the grass
8. His aunt said that she would visit Hoi An the next week
9. He asked me if I had ever read novels before
10. Kim's father said that he was not going to fish that week
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 ………………
Ex1: change these sentences intro reported speech
1. Nam said " I am told to be at school before 7 o'clock"
2. Hoa said " I may visit my parents in the summer"
3. The teacher said " we can collect old book for the poor students"
4. She said " she doesn't buy this book
5. The boys said " we have to try our best to win the match"
6. Her classmate said " lan is the most intelligent girl in our class"
1. Nam said he was told to be at school before 7 o`clock
2. Hoa said she might visit her parents in the summer
3. The teacher said we could old book for the poor students
4. She said she didn`n buy this bookl
5. The boy said they had to try their best to win this match
6. Her classmate said Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class
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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1. “We will visit you this week” my parents said
…………My parents said they would visit me that week……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Our teacher asked us: “ What are you most worried about ?”
……Our teacher asked us what we were most worried about…………………………………………………………………………………..
3. “ I got very high score in my last test, Mum” She said.
……She told her mum she had got very high score in her last test…………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “ Do you sleep at least eight hour a day ?” the doctor asked him
……The doctor asked him if he slept at least eight hour a day …………………………………………………………………………………….
5. “ Liz can keep calm even when she has lots of pressure.” Tom said.
………Tom said Liz could keep calm even when she had lots of pressure ……………………………………………………………………………………..
6. “ She was very upset but she is fine now.” Nam said.
………Nam said she had been very upset but she was fine then …………………………………………………………………………………..
7. “ I can’t concentrate! It’s too noisy in here.” The girl said.
………………The girl said she couldn't concentrate because it was too noisy in there……………………………………………………………………………
8. “ He’ll take a cooking class before he goes to college” Jenny said.
…Jenny said he would take a cooking class before he went to college” ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Rewrite the sentences into reported speech:
1. Mary asked Tom: " What are you doing? "
2. Huong said: " He doesn't buy this book for his mother. "
3. The teacher said to Lien: " What's your hobby? "
4. " How many students are there in your classroom? " the principal asked Miss Hoa.
Rewrite the sentences into reported speech:
1. Mary asked Tom: " What are you doing? "
=> Mary asked Tom what he was doing
2. Huong said: " He doesn't buy this book for his mother. "
=> Huong said he didn't buy that book for his mother
3. The teacher said to Lien: " What's your hobby? "
=> The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was
4. " How many students are there in your classroom? " the principal asked Miss Hoa.
=> the principal asked Miss Hoa how many students there were in her classroom
1. Mary asked Tom what he was doing
2.
3 The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was
4 The principal asked Miss Hoa how many students there were in her classroom
change the following sentences into reported speech:
1.He said to him, "I saw your parents in the department last year."
2. “I must finish my work the day after tomorrow”
1. He said to him that he had seen his parents in the department the previous year.
2. He said he had to finish his work in two days' time.
