I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. What country do you come from? said Bill

Bill asked What country i came from

2. Where did you spend your holiday last summer? He said to her

He sasked her Where she had spent your holiday last summer

3. What are you going to study? He said to Mary

He asked Mary What she was going to study

4. What do you think of the canteen coffee? asked Peter

Peter asked What I thought of the canteen coffee

5. Where were you last night? He said to her

He asked her Where she had been the night before

6. Tom said to the girl, When did you have this picture taken?

Tom asked the girl When she had had this picture taken

7, He said to me, Are you a teacher?

He asked me if i was a teacher

8. Are you hungry now? She said to me

She asked me if i was hungry then

9. He said to me, do you understand it now?

He asked me if i understood it then

10. Did you pass the exam, John? The teacher asked

The teacher asked if jonh had passed the exam

11. Did you phone me yesterday? Tom asked Mary

Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the previous day

19 tom told us i do not understand what you are saying 

tom told.us he didn't understand what we were saying..

20 which way did they go he asked me 

he asked me.which way they went..

21 open the door he said to them 

he told them.to open the door..

22 where are you going he saked her 

he asked.her where she was going..

23 lan said to hung you should not play computer games so much

lan told.Hung he shouldn't play computer games so much..

24 bring it black if it doesn't fit i said to her 

i told..her to bring it black if it didn't fit.

25 don't try to open it now she said to us 

she told.us not to try to open it then..

26 is it gong to be a fine day to day i asked her 

i asked.her it was going to be a fine day today..

27 the doreigners said we don't eat this kind of food 

the foreigners said..they didn't eat that kind of food.

28 is the bus stationfar away the girl asked

the girl wanted to know..if the bus station was far away.

29 don't stay out late amm tom said 

tom told.amm not to stay out late..

30 please let me borrow your car he said to her 

he asked.her to let him borrow her car..

Exercise 1: Change into Reported Speech

1. “what you're told" my father said

=> My father wanted to know what I had told

2. “Do you understand what I mean?", said she

-> She asked if I understood what she meant

3. "Why were you late yesterday morning?", said the teacher to me.

-> The teacher asked me why I had been late the previous morning

4. “If I were you, I'd stop smpking", I said to my husband.

-> I told my husband that if I were him I would stop smoking

5. '' Don't go near the water, children" ,said she.

-> She told children not to go near the water

6. " Is anyone here?", said Peter.

->Peter asked if somesone was there

7. “What time did you go home yesterday?",they asked her.

-> They asked her what time she had gone home the day before

8. " Do whatever you like and go wherever you want",I said to them.

-> I asked them if whatever they liked and went wherever they wanted

9. " How do you know it is true?" he asked me.

-> He asked me how I knew it was true

10. “ Have you seen that film ?" he said to me.

-> He asked me if I had seen that film

11. "Stay at home until I come-back'', my mother said.

-> My mother told me to stay at home until she came back

12. "Would you like to go somewhere for a drink after class, Minh?", said Nam.

-> Nam asked Minh if he liked to go somewhere for a drink after class

13. " Shall we go out for a walk after dinner?", Lan said.

-> Lan asked me if we should go out for a walk after dinner

14. "Put the knife down or I'll call the police", the woman said to the man. ( threatened)

->The woman threatened the man to call the police if he didn't put the knife down

15. "Don't talk too much in class, boys", the teacher asked.

-> The teacher asked the boys not to talk too much in class

16. The teacher said "How many students are there in your ?''

-> The teacher asked us how many students there were in our class

17. “Can you lend me some money, Lan?", said Huong.

-> Huong asked Lan if she could lend her some money

18. “ How do you go to school?'', I wanted to know.

-> I wanted to know how you got to school

19. “ How far is it from here to your school", the teacher said to me.

-> The teacher asked me how far it was from there to my school

20. “ Are you hungry?, he said, Let's go to the restaurant"

-> He asked me if I was hungry and suggested going to the restaurant

Exercise 1: Change into Reported Speech

1. “Do what you're told" my father said

My father asked me to do what I was told

2. “Do you understand what I mean?", said she

She asked if I understood what she meant

3. "Why were you late yesterday morning?", said the teacher to me.

The teacher asked me why I had been late the previous morning

4. “If I were you, I'd stop smpking", I said to my husband.

5. '' Don't go near the water, children" ,said she.

She told the children not to go near the water

6. " Is anyone here?", said Peter.

Peter asked if someone was there

7. “What time did you go home yesterday?",they asked her.

They asked her what time she had gone home the day before

8. " Do whatever you like and go wherever you want",I said to them.

I told them to do whatever they liked and go wherever they wanted

9. " How do you know it is true?" he asked me.

He asked me how I knew it was true

10. “ Have you seen that film ?" he said to me.

He asked me if I had seen that film

11. "Stay at home until I come-back'', my mother said.

My mother told me to stay at home until she came back

12. "Would you like to go somewhere for a drink after class, Minh?", said Nam.

Nam asked Minh if he would like to go somewhere for a drink after class

13. " Shall we go out for a walk after dinner?", Lan said.

Lan suggested going out for a walk after dinner

14. "Put the knife down or I'll call the police", the woman said to the man. ( threatened)

The woman threatened the man to put the knife down or she would call the police

15. "Don't talk too much in class, boys", the teacher asked.

The teacher told the boys not to talk too much in class

16. The teacher said "How many students are there in your ?"

The teacher asked how many students there were in

17. “Can you lend me some money, Lan?", said Huong.

Huong asked if Lan could lend her some money

18. “ How do you go to school?'', I wanted to know.

I wanted to know how you went to school

19. “ How far is it from here to your school", the teacher said to me.

The teacher asked me how far it was from there to my school

20. “ Are you hungry?, he said, Let's go to the restaurant"

He asked if I was hungry and suggested going to the restaurant

1."i am very tired." tom said

Tom said he was very tired

2."what are you going to do?"

He asked me what I was going to do

3."i will take you to my house next week." He said to mary

He told Mary he would take her to his house the next week

4."are you sorry for what you did?" the mother said to her son

The mother asked her son if he was sorry for what he had done

5."do you want to buy any second-hand clothes?" she asked me.

She asked me if I wanted to buy any second-hand clothes

6."we can go to the airport by taxi." they said 

They said they could go to the airport by taxi

7."who did you see at the party?" he asked.

He asked me who I had seen at the party

8."are you hungry,Margaret?" Mary said.

Mary asked Marganet if he was hungry

9."Can you answer this question?" the teacher said to me.

The teacher asked me if I could answer that question

10."write these lessons carefully." my mother said.

My mother told me to write those lessons carefully

11."does he go to work by bus?" i asked his mother.

I asked his mother if he went to school by bus

12."david didn't arrive until 10 o'clock." he said to me.

He told me that David hadn't arrived until 10 o' clock

13."is the food good?" my mother said.

My mother asked me if the food was good

14." i am doing my homework now,mom." the son said.

The son told his mom he was doing his homework then

15."does he teach music?" she said.

She asked me if he taught music

16." i don't think your father likes me." he said to me.

He told me he didn't think my father liked him

17."how far is it from here to school?" he said.

He asked how far it was from there to school

18."can your brother swim?" minh asked Hong.

Minh asked Hong if her brother could swim

19."where shall we meet tonight?" she said.

She asked where they should meet that night

20."where do you buy most of your clothes?" she asked.

She asked me where I bought most of my clothes

21."can i borrow your leather jacket?"he asked.

He asked me if he could borrow my leather jacket

22."were you living in London when you met Celia?" she asked.

She asked me if I had been living in London when I had met Celia

23." i won't be here next week." she explained

She explained she wouldn't  be there the next weel

24.."we're going to paint the living room yellow." she announced.

She announced they were going to pain the living room yellow

25." i haven't ever been on a plane before." she said.

She said she hadn't ever been on a plane before

26.Emily said:"our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."

Emily said their teacher would go to Leiqzig the day after

27.helen said:" i was writing a letter yesterday."

Helen said he had been writing a letter the day before

28.robert said:" my father flew to Dallas last year."

Robert said his father had flown to Dallas the year before

29. Lisa said to me:" Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."

Lisa told me Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before

30." Patricia said:" my mother will celebrate her birthday next week."

Patricia said her mother would celebrate her birthday the next week

31.Michael said to me:" i am going to read a book this week."

Michael told me he was going to read a book that week

32.Jason and Victoria said to me :" we will do our best in the exams tomorrow."

Jason and Victoria told me they would do their best in the exam the day after

33.Andrew remarkked:"We didn't eat fish two days ago."

Andrew remarked they hadn't eat fish two days before

34.Alice complained:"i spent all my pocket money on Monday."

Alice complained she had spent all her pockey money on Monday

35.David to me:" John had already gone at six."

David told me John had already gone at six

1 Nam told me he didn't like that picture

2 Ba asked Mai if she was doing her exercises at present

3 He asked me if I had finished my work yet

4 He asked me where I was going then

5 He asked me how much time I spent watching TV each day

1dose you smoke'

2do you do

3 go/gose

4don't you get

5 play/don't play

1 an doing

2 tu tra loi

Bài 4: Chọn động từ thích hợp ở trong ngoặc :

1. I ——————— (do/ am doing) my homework.

2. She ——————— (works/ is working) as a receptionist.

3. He ——————— (stays/ is staying) with his parents at the moment.

4. He is busy at the moment. He ——————— (talks/ is taking) to a friend.

5. I’m sorry but I ——————— (am not understanding/ do not understand) what you mean.

6. You ——————— (eat/ are eating) too much fat food.

7. Which TV channel ——————— (are you usually watching/ do you usually watch?)

8. What time ——————— (does/ is) the train arrive?

9. How often ——————— (do you go/ are you going) to the movies?

10. I usually ——————— (am getting up/ get up) early on Mondays.