Put the following sentences into reported speech 

1) Charles said,"I'm living in London now".

=> Charles said he was living in Lodon then.

2) He said to us, "you are my best friends".

=> He said that we were his best freinds.

3) Johnny said to me,"I don't know   what Fred is doing" 

=> John said to me that he didn't know what fred was doing.

4) She said," I will answer the phone" 

=> She said she would answer the phone.

5) He said to his friends," I must go home now". 

=> He said to his freinds that he had to go home then.

6) Hoa said,"I can't go out after 8 mp". 

=> Hoa said that she couldn't go after 8 p.m.

7) She said to me," I will come and see you as soon as I can." 

She said to me that she would come and see me as soon as she could.

8) Susan said," My sister is coming to see me next week." 

=> Susan said that her sister was coming to see her the week after.

9) Judy said," John wants to come here but he isn't to very well

=> Judy said that John wanted to come there but he wasn't very well.

10) Judy said to me," I'm going away for a few days.I'll phone you when i get back."

=> Judy said to me that she was going away for a few days and she would phone me when she got back. 

Exercise 2. Reported Statements:

 1. “He works in a bank” She said __he worked in a bank____________________________

2. “We went out last night” She told me ____they had gone out the night before______________________

 3. “I’m coming!” She said ___she was coming______________________

4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me ___she had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived _________________

5. “ I’d never been there before” She said ___she had never been there before____________________

 6. “I didn’t go to the party” She told me _she hadn't gone to the party___________________________

7. “Lucy’ll come later” She said ____Lucy would come later_____________________

8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast” She told me ___he hadn't eaten breakfast_____________________

9. “I can help you tomorrow” She said ____she could help me the day after__________________

10. “You should go to bed early” She told me _____to go to bed early________________________

Exercise3.Reported Requests and Orders :

 1. “Please help me carry this” She asked me _____to help her carry that____________________

2. “Please come early”

She __told me to come early____________________________

1. "I'm living in London now, " Charles said.

-> Chales said that he was living in London then.

2. "You are my best friends," Jane said to us.

-> Jane told us we were her best friends.

" I don't know what Fred is doing," Johnny said to me.

-> Jonny told me he didn't know what Fred was doing.

4. " We are decorating our Christmas tree," Hoa said

-> Hoa said that they were decorating their Chrismas tree.

5. " I must go home now," he said to his friends.

-> He told his friends he must go home then.

6. " I can't go out after 8 p.m," Hoa said.

-> Hoa said that she couldn't go out after 8 p.m.

7. " I will come and see you as soon as I can," she said to me .

-> She told me she would come and saw me as soon as she could.

8. " John wants to come here but he isn't very well," July said.

-> July said that John wanted to come there but he wasn't very well.

9. " I have to wear uniform when I am at school," Susan said.

-> Susan said that she had to wear uniform when she was at school.

10. " I'm going away for a few days. I'll phone you when I get back." July said to me.

-> July told me she was going away for a few days and she would phone me when she got back.

11. " Run faster," Ba said to his teamate.

-> Ba told his teammate to run faster.

12. " Could you collect my new ao dai at the tailor round the corner?" Lan's mother said to her.

-> Lan's mother asked her if she could collect her new Ao Dai at the tailor round the corner.

1. "I'm living in London now, " Charles said.

Charles said he was living in London then.

2. "You are my best friends," Jane sai to us.

Jane said that we were her best friends.

3. " I don't know what Fred is doing," Johnny said to me.

Johnny said that he didn't know what Fred was doing.

4. " We are decorating our Christmas tree," Hoa said

Hoa said that they were decorating their Christmas tree.

5. " I must go home now," he said to his friends.

He said to his friends that he had to go home then.

6. " I can't go out after 8 p.m," Hoa said.

Hoa said that she couldn't go out after 8 p.m

7. " I will come and see you as soon as I can," she said to me .

She said to me that she would come and see me as soon as she could.

8. " John wants to come here but he isn't very well," July said.

July said that John wanted to come there but he wasn't very well.

9. " I have to wear uniform when I am at school," Susan said.

Susan said she had to wear uniform when she was at school.

10. " I'm going away for a few days. I'll phone you when I get back." July said to me .

July said to me that she was going away for a few days and she would phone me when she got back.

11. " Run faster," Ba said to his teamate.

Ba told his teamate to run faster.

12. " Could you collect my new ao dai at the tailor round the corner?" Lan's mother said to her.

Lan's mother asked Lan if she could collect her new ao dai at the tailor round the corner.

1. He said that he would go with her.
2. She said that she couldn't find the bathroom.
3. He said that he was going to the movies that night.
4. He said to me that he would get married if his mother agreed.
5. He says to me that he will get married if his mother agrees.
6. I said to him that his motorcycle had been stolen.
7. He says that the river is rising early that year.
8. The girl said to me that she was going to quit school.
9. She says to me that she'll come as soon as possible.
10. He said that he was leaving for the United States the following day.

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

CHANGE THIS DIRECT SPEECH INTO REPORTED SPEECH:

1.they said, "we are busy."

➞ they said that they were busy

2. he said, "I know a better restaurant."

➞ he said that he knew a better restaurant

3. he said, "I will ring her."

➞ he said that he would ring her

4. he said, "I will clean the car."

➞ he said that he would clean the car

5. she said, " I don't knoe where my shoes are."

➞ she said that she didn't know where her shoes were

6.he said, "I won't tell anylone"

➞ he said that he wouldn't tell anyone

7. they said, "this is our book."

➞ they said that was their book

8. he said,"I am writing a test tomorrow"

➞ he said he was writing a test the day after

9. you said, "I will do this for him."

➞ you said you would do that for him

10.she said,"I am not hungry now."

➞ she said she wasn't hungry then

11. he said,"they won't sleep."

➞ he said they wouldn't sleep

12. she said,"It is very quiet here."

➞ she said it was very quiet there

13. " he work in a bank"

➞ she said he worked in a bank

14. "I'm coming!"

➞ she said she was coming

15. "lucky'll come later"

➞ she said that lucky would come later

16. "I can help you tomorrow"

➞ she said she could help me the next day

17. "I won't see you tomorrow "

➞ she said she wouldn't see me the next day

18. " she's living in Paris for a few months'

➞ she said she was living in Paris for a few months

19. I asked him, " will you take part in the program with us?"

➞ I asked him if / whether he would take part in the program with me

20. he asked me, " are you free this sunday?"

➞ he asked me if / whether I was free that Sunday

21. she asked me, " do you like playing games on the internet?"

➞ she asked me if / whether I liked playing games on the internet

22. the tourist asked me, "Is there a post office near here?"

➞ the tourist asked me if / whether there was a post office near there

23. "will you be here for next sunday, Scott?' said Alan

➞ Alan asked Scott if / whether he would be there for the following Sunday

24. " does your mother go to work by bus?", Tim asked Lily

➞ Tim asked Lily if / whether her mother went to work by bus

25. "what language can you speak?" Mr. Robinson asked Hoa

➞ Mr.Robinson asked Hoa what language she could speak

26. my teacher said to me,"how long will you stay in england?"

➞ my teacher asked me how long I would stay in England

27. she asked me, "where does your father work?"

➞ She asked me where my father worked

28. she asked her brother,"what's your hobby?"

➞ She asked her brother what his hobby was

29. the examiner asked Hoa,"how often do you go fishing?"

➞ The examiner asked Hoa how often she went fishing

30. Tuan asked Ba, "how many people are there in your famly?"

➞ Tuan asked Ba how many people there were in his family

31. "how do your children enjoy the trip?" sge asked Mrs.Lam

➞ She asked Mrs.Lam how her children enjoyed the trip

32."where are you going, Liz?,asked Tom

➞ Tom asked Liz where she was going

33. "do you like this place, Minh?" asked Hoa

➞ Hoa asked Minh if / whether he liked that place

CHANGE THIS DIRECT SPEECH INTO REPORTED SPEECH:

1.they said, "we are busy."

➞ they said that they were busy.

2. he said, "I know a better restaurant."

➞ he said that he knew a better restaurant.

3. he said, "I will ring her."

➞ he said that he would ring her.

4. he said, "I will clean the car."

➞ he said that he would clean the car.

5. she said, " I don't knoe where my shoes are."

➞ she said that she didn't knoe where her shoes werw

6.he said, "I won't tell anylone"

➞ he said that he wouldn't tell anylone

7. they said, "this is our book."

➞ they said that was their book

8. he said,"I am writing a test tomorrow"

➞ he said he was writing a test the following day

9. you said, "I will do this for him."

➞ you said you would do that for him.

10.she said,"I am not hungry now."

➞ she said she wasn't hungry then

11. he said,"they won't sleep."

➞ he said they wouldn't sleep

12. she said,"It is very quiet here."

➞ she said It was very quiet there

13. " he work in a bank"

➞ she said he worked in a bank

14. "I'm coming!"

➞ she said she was coming

15. "lucky'll come later"

➞ she said lucky would come later

16. "I can help you tomorrow"

➞ she said she could help you the next day

17. "I won't see you tomorrow "

➞ she said she wouldn't see you the next day

18. " she's living in Paris for a few months'

➞ she said she was living in Paris for a few months

19. I asked him, " will you take part in the program with us?"

➞ I asked him if he would take part in the program with us

20. he asked me, " are you free this sunday?"

➞ he asked me if I was free that sunday

21. she asked me, " do you like playing games on the internet?"

➞ she asked me if I liked playing games on the internet

22. the tourist asked me, "Is there a post office near here?"

➞ the tourist asked me if there was a post office near there

23. "will you be here for next sunday, Scott?' said Alan

➞ Alan asked Scott if he would be there for the following sunday

24. " does your mother go to work by bus?", Tim asked Lily

➞ Tim asked Lily if her mother went to work by bus

25. "what language can you speak?" Mr. Robinson asked Hoa

➞ Mr.Robinson asked Hoa what language she could speak

26. my teacher said to me,"how long will you stay in england?"

➞ my teacher asked me how long I would stay in england

27. she asked me, "where does your father work?"

➞she asked me where my father worked

28. she asked her brother,"what's your hobby?"

➞she asked her brother what his hobby was

29. the examiner asked Hoa,"how often do you go fishing?"

➞the examiner asked Hoa how often she went fishing

30. Tuan asked Ba, "how many people are there in your famly?"

➞Tuan asked Ba how many people there were in his famly

31. "how do your children enjoy the trip?" sge asked Mrs.Lam

➞sge asked Mrs.Lam how her children enjoyed the trip

32."where are you going, Liz?,asked Tom

➞Tom asked Liz where she was going

33. "do you like this place, Minh?" asked Hoa

➞Hoa asked Minh if he liked that place

1. ... she was having a good time there.
2. ... he was going on the internet then.
3. ... she would go to Chinal the next week.
4. ... he must leave there for Nha Trang the following day.

1. “I am having a good time here” said Maryam.

→ Maryam said that she was having a good time there

2. “I’m going on the Internet now.” Minh said.

→ Minh said that he was going on the Internet then

3. She said to me, “I will go to China next week”

→She said to me that she would go to china the following week

4. “I must leave here for Nha Trang tomorrow” Mr. Phong said.

→ Mr. Phong said that he had to leave there for Nha Trang the next day.

5. “Are you going to help me?” Nam said to Lan.

→ Nam asked Lan if she was going to help him

6. “Can you play the piano?, he asked the girl.

→He asked the girl if she played the piano

7. Mai asked Mary, “Can you speak Vietnamese?”

→ Mai asked Mary if she spoke Vietnamese

8. “Do you stay at home today?” She asked me

→ She asked me if I stayed at home that day

9. “Do you like pop music?” Hoa told Maryam.

→Hoa asked Maryam if i liked pop music

10. Where are you going tomorrow? , Amy asked me.

→ Amy asked me where I was going the next day.

11. “Why do you come here late?” She asked me.

→She asked me why I came there late

12. She asked Nam, “Why do you have to do this work?”

→She asked Nam why I had to do that work

13. “How often do you speak English with your classmates?” the examiner asked me

→ The examiners asked how often i spoke english with my classmates

14. “What will you do on your next summer vacation?” Mai asked me

-> Mai asked me what i would do on my next summer vacation.

VI. Reported Speech

1. She said, "I can't find my umbrella"

She said she couldn't find her umbrella

2. They said, "We are learning English now"

They said they were learning Eng then

3. " My friend is coming next week", Tome said

Tome said her friend was coming the following week

4. "I'll help my mum with housework this weekend" he said

He said he would help his mum with housework that weekend

5. "We shall overcome this difficulty", they said

They said they should overcome that difficulty

6. "My father is a doctor here", my friend said

My friend said his/her father was a doctor there

7. "I am going on holiday tomorrow", the boy said to his neighbor

The boy said to his neighbor that he was going on holiday the next day

8. "You will have to finish all these exercises before next week", the teacher said to his students

The teacher said to his students that they would have to finish all those exercises before the following week

9. "I came back here early yesterday", she said

She said she had come back there early the previous day

10. "I've broken the vase", she said

She said she had broken the vase

11. "I will never see you again" the boy said to the girl

The boy said to the girl that he would never see her again

12. He said to her, "You are my friend"

He said to her that she was his friend

13. Johnny said to his mother, "I don't know how to do this exercise"

Johnny said to his mother that he didn't know how to do that exercise

14. "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children

The children said they were waiting for the school bus

15. Mary said, "My father died a year ago"

Mary said her father had died a year before

VI. Reported Speech

1. She said, "I can't find my umbrella"

she said she couldn't find her umbrella

2. They said, "We are learning English now"

they told me that they were learning english then

3. " My friend is coming next week", Tome said

tom said me that his friend was coming the next week

4. "I'll help my mum with housework this weekend" he said

he said me that he could help his mum with housework that weekend

5. "We shall overcome this difficulty", they said

we said we should overcome that difficulty

6. "My father is a doctor here", my friend said

my friend said me that his father was a doctor there

7. "I am going on holiday tomorrow", the boy said to his neighbor

the boy said to his neighbor he was going on holiday the next day

1. “I work in a bank” She said ________________ She said that she worked in a bank.___________________________________________

2. “We went out last week ” he said  _____________________ He said that they had gone out the week before___________________________________

3. “I’m coming!” Nga said Nga said that __________________she was coming_________________________________________

4. “I am waiting for the bus when he arrived” She said She said that ______________________ she had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived.__________________________________

5. “I come from Thanh Hoa city” he said He said ______________________ he came from Thanh Hoa City_____________________________________

6. “I don’t go to the party” She said She said ____________________she didn’t go to the party____________________________________

7. “Nam will come later” He said He said ___________________________ nam would come later._______________________________

1.She said that she worked in a bank.   
2.He said that he had gone out the previous week.    

3.Nga said that she was coming    
4.She said that she was waiting for the bus when he had arrived    5.He said that he came from Thanh Hoa City

6.She said that she didn't go to the party

7.He said that Nam would come later