Reported Speech

A. Commands/ Requests

1. Mrs. Jackson said to Alice "Could you give me a hand, please?"

=> Mrs. Jackson told Alice to give her a hand.

2. The lifeguard said "Don't swim out too far, boys."

=> The lifeguard asked the boys not to swim out too far.

3. Nam said to the taxi driver "Please turn left at the first traffic light."

=> Nam told the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic light.

4. She said to her son "Go straight upstairs and get to bed."

=> She told her son to go straight upstairs and get to bed.

5. The police said "Don't touch anything in the room."

=> The police asked me not to touch anything in the room.

B. Statements

1. Lan said "I will be very busy tomorrow."

=> Lan said that she would be very busy the following day.

2. Thu said "All the students will have a meeting next Sunday."

=> Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the following Sunday.

3. Tam said " I can swim across this river."

=> Tam said that she could swim across that river.

4. His sister said "I don't buy this book."

=> His sister said that she didn't buy that book.

5. The boys said "We have to try our best to win the match."

=> The boys said that they had to try their best to win the match.

6. Her father said to her " You can go to the movie with your friends."

=> Her father told her that she could go to the movie with her friends.

7. Her classmate said "Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class."

=> Her classmate said that Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class.

8. The teacher said "The Sun rises in the East."

=> The teacher said that the Sun rises in the East.

C. "Yes/ No" questions

1. "Do you enjoy reading books?", Phong asked Peter.

=> Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading books.

2. "Does she like sports?", Hoa asked Lan.

=> Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports.

3. "Can you drive your bicycle to school?", Ba said to Tuan.

=> Ba asked Tuan if he could drive his bicycle to school.

4. "May I use your dictionary for a moment?", Nga asked Hoa.

=> Nga asked Hoa if she might use her dictionary for a moment.

5. "Are you fond of watching television?", Tuan said to Ba.

=> Tuan asked Ba if he was fond of watching television.

6. "Will she be here for five days?", Tom asked Thu.

=> Tom asked Thu if she would be here for five days.

7. "Will the students in grade 9 have their final exam in May?", Phong asked his teacher.

=> Phong asked his teacher if the students in grade 9 would have their final exam in May.

D. "W-H" Questions

1. "Where are you going?", Lan asked.

=> Lan asked me where I was going.

2. "Where does your father work?", the teacher asked me.

=> The teacher asked me where my father worked.

3. "How far is it from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau? ", a tourist asked.

=> A tourist asked me how far it was from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau.

4. "How many people are there in your family?", she asked Lan.

=> She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.

5. "How long will you stay in England? ", Tan's friends asked him.

=> Tan's friends asked him how long he would stay in England.

6. "What language do you speak?", Mr. Ba asked Thu.

=> Mr. Ba asked Thu what language she spoke.

7. "How much does this coat cost?", Lan asked Lien.

=> Lan asked Lien how much that coat costed.

8."What aspect of learning English do the students find most difficult?", the teacher said to his students.

=> The teacher asked his students what aspect of learning English the students found most difficult.

E. Mixed Reported Speech

1. "Are you going to visit your aunt tomorrow? ", asked Tom.

=> Tom asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day after.

2. "Listen to me and don't make a noise in class.", said the teacher to his students.

=> The teacher told his students to listen to him and not to make a noise in class.

3. "I'm tired of eating fish", said Mary to Hellen.

=> Mary told Hellen that she was tired of eating fish.

4. "The Earth always goes round the Sun.", said our teacher.

=> Our teacher said that the Earth always goes round the Sun.

5. "Where are you going for your holidays?", asked Martha.

=> Martha asked me where I was going for my holidays.

6. "I didn't steal your fur coat yesterday.", said Sammy to Jean.

=> Sammy told Jean that he hadn't stolen his fur coat the day before.

7. "You must do your homework every day.", said Miss Borne to us.

=> Miss Borne told us that we had to do our homework every day.

8. "Will we read the story?", Billy said to his teacher.

=> Billy told his teacher if they would read the story.

B.Statements

1.Lan said, "I will be very busy tomorrow."

Lan said she would be very busy the next day

2. Thu said, "All the students will have a meeting next Sunday

Thu said all the students would have a meeting the next Sunday

3. Tam said, I can swim across this river."

Tam said she could swim across that river.

4. His sister said, "I don't buy this book."

His sister said she didn't buy that book

5. The boys said, "We have to try our best to win the match."

The boys said they had to try their best to win the match

6. Her father said to her. "You can go to the movie with your friends."

Her father said to her that she could go to the movie with her friends

7. Her classmate said, "Lan is the most intelligent girl in i-our class.

Her classmate said Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class.

8. The teacher said, "The Sun rises in the East."

The teacher said the sun rised in the East.

C Yes-No" Questions

1."Are you Mrs. Lien's student?", Lan asked me.

Lan asked me if I was Mrs. Lien's student

2. "Do you enjoy reading books?", Phong asked Peter.

Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading books

3. "Does she like sports?", Hoa asked Lan.

Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports

4. "Will the students in grade 9 have their final exam in May?", Phong asked his teacher,

Phong asked his teacher if the students in grade 9 would have their final exam in May

5. Can you drive your bicycle to school?", Ba said to Tuan.

Ba said to Tuan if he could drive his bicycle to school

6. "May I use your dictionary for a moment?, Nga asked Hoa.

Nga asked Hoa if she might use her dictionary for a moment

. "Are you fond of watching television?", Tuan said to Ba

Tuan said to Ba if he was fond of watching television

#Yumi

1. that she was a student.

2. that her father was a doctor.

3. that Lan often did her homework well.

4.that they were playing tennis then.

5.to Minh that she had to go then.

if she had to go then.

6.they would go to Ha Noi the next day.

7.they had gone to Ha Noi the before day.

8.Lan if she didn't go with him.

9.to get up earrly.

10.if i lived in Hue.

11.if he played tennis.

12.if he could go with her.

13. if it was cool that day.

14.if i watched TV the previous day.

15.where i lived.

16.what he was doing then.

17.why i hadn't gone out the previous day.

18.where she would go the next week.

where i would go the next week.

1."If you want to learn english,I can help you"John said

==)John said(that)....if I wanted to learn English, he could help me.....

2."Where are you studying?"Mr.Bruce asked

=)Mr.bruke asked me.....Where I was studying.....

3."Are you interested in this language center?"asked Lan

=)Lan asked me.....if I was interested in that language center ...

4."We will spend our holiday in Da Lat next month"said Mrs chi

=)Mrs chi said......that they would spend their holiday in Da Lat the following month..

5."Do you live here?"Liz asked

=)Liz asked me...if I lived there...

6."What does your son want to learn?"The man said to Mrs Linh

7."You must come today"hoa said

=)hoa said......I had to come that day...

8."I do not understand what you are saying"tom told us

=)tom said.....that he didn't understand what we were saying ...

10."There is not any information about these college"nam said

=)nam said........there wasn't any information about those college...

11."Where does your father work?"

=)The teacher asked me........where my father worked......

12."How many people are there in your family?"

=)she asked lan......how many people there were in her family.....

13."How long will you stay in england?"

=)tam is friend asked him.......how long he would stay in England..

14."Why do you collect waste paper?"

=)she asked ba........why he collected waste paper...

15."When will you visit hanoi?"

=)hoa asked her parents......when they would visit hanoi....

16."What language do you speak?"

=)Mrs Brown asked thu....what language she spoke...

17."How do you go to the airport?"

=)His friend asked him....how he went to the airport...

18."Where do you learn english?"

=)She asked Lan.......where she learnt English....

19."How much does this dress cost?"

=)lan asked lien.......how much that dress costed....

20."What kind of book do you read?"

=)thu asked huong.......what kind of book she read......

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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

1. She said,” I can’t find my umbrella”  ___she said that she couldn't fsnd her umbrella ________________________________________________________ 2. They said, “We are learning English now”  ____they said they were learning english then_______________________________________________________ 3. “ My friend is coming next week”, Tom said.  ____tom said his friend was coming the following week_______________________________________________________ 4. “ I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend”  _____he said he would help his mum with housework that weekend ______________________________________________________ 2. “ We shall overcome this difficulty”, they said  ___they said they shall overcome this difficulty________________________________________________________ 3. “ My father is a doctor here”, my friend said  ______my friend said his father was a doctor there_____________________________________________________ 4. “ 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__ 5. “ You will have to finish all these exercises before next week”, the teacher said to his students  ___the teacher said to his students they would have to finish all thoes execises before the following week________________________________________________________ 6. “ I came back here early yesterday,” she said.  ___she said she had come back there early the day before ________________________________________________________ 7. “ I’ve broken the vase,” she said  ________she said she had broken vase___________________________________________________ 8. “ I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl.  ____the boy said to the girl he would never see her again_______________________________________________________ 9. He said to her, “You are my friend.”  ____he told her was his friend_______________________________________________________ 10. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this axercise.”  ____johnny told his mother he didn;'t know how to do that exercise_______________________________________________________ 11. “ We are waiting for the school bus”, said the chidren.  ____the cildren said they were waiting for the bus_______________________________________________________ 12. Marry said, “My father died a year ago”.  ______mary told her father had dead a year before _____________________________________________________ 13. John said, “I have finished studying my lesson”.  _______john said that he had finished studying his lesson____________________________________________________ 14. Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John”.  _____mary said she could go to the movies with john______________________________________________________ 15. “ I shall expect to see you next Wednesday.” Mary said to her friend.  ______Mary said to her friend that she would expect to see they the following weekend_____________________________________________________ 16. He said, “I don’t know what happened.” ________he said that he didn't know what happened________________________________________ 17. She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.” __________she said she had to gone to the doctor the day before ______________________________________ 18. He said, “I have a toothache.” ____he said he had a toothache ____________________________________________ 19. She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.” _______she said she would write him a prescription_________________________________________ 20. They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.” _____they said they were going to the drugstore___________________________________________ 21. He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” ____he said the doctor had given him some pills____________________________________________ 22. She said, “I go to the supermarket every day.” ____she said she went to the supermarket every day____________________________________________ 23. He said, “I have received the envelope.” ___he said he had received the envelope_____________________________________________ 24. They said, “We visited Cannery Row.” ____they said they had visited cannery row____________________________________________ 25. She said, “I feel very sick.” ____she said she felt very sick____________________________________________ 26. He said, “I bought some popcorn.” ___he said he had bought some popcorn_____________________________________________ 27. They said, “We’re flying to California.” ______they said they were flying to california __________________________________________ 28. He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.” _____he said he was cutting off the main valve___________________________________________ 29. Nam said, “my uncle often plants the vegetables in the afternoon.” .........Nam said his uncle often planted the vegetables in the afternoon..................................................................... ... ... 30. “ My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said. ..........she said her uncle wouldn't plant the vegetables the next day................................................................................ . 31. “ Mr and Mrs Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said. ........nga said mr and mrs pike had just read those newspaper ............................................................................... 32. She said, “I often listen to music at night.” ....she said she often listened to music at night........................................................... 33. Lan’s mother said, “ My daughter usually brushes her teeth before meals.” .....lan's mother said her daughter usually brushed her teeth before meals........................................................................................ 34. They said, “We have to do the assignments now.” ......they said they had to to the assignments then............................................................... . 35. Lan says, “My sister seldom rides a bike to school.” .........lan said her sister seldom rode a bike to school...................................................... ...

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36. They said, “Our teacher sometimes explains the difficult lesson.”

...They said their teacher sometimes explained the difficult lesson...

37. Nam said, “ I am doing my homework now.”

............Nam said he was doing his homework then ....................

II . Change the sentences below into direct speech .

1. My mother told me that she was sad then.

 ______My mother told me''I am sad now''________________

2. One of my friends said that she liked learning English with her teacher.

 ___One of my friends said ''I like learning English with my teacher.'' __

3. The doctor told me that I could leave the hospital that day.

 __The doctor told me '' you can leave the hospital today.''___

4. The film director said that she was willing to work then.

 __The film director said 'I am willing to work now''.___

5. The teacher told his students that he would be busy the following month.

__The teacher told his students ''you will be busy next month''__

6. Tom invited me to his birthday party.

 __Tom invited me ''come to my birthday party''__

7. She said the doctor had written her a prescription.

___She said ''the doctor wrote me a prescription.''_______

8. He said that he had a toothache.

__________He said ''I have a toothache.'' ___________

9. She said she went to the museum every day.

___She said ''I go to the museum every day.'' _______

10. They said they were going to the supermarket.

____They said ''we are going to the supermarket''._____

11. She said that the doctor had given her some pills.

______She said ''the doctor gave me some pills.''________.

III Change the following sentences into reported speech:

1. She said to him: “give me another glass of wine”.

.......She said to him to give her another glass of wine............

2. She said to me: “bring me a book”.

...................She said to me to bring her a book.....................

3. Mother said to him: “open the window please!”.

..........Mother said to him to open the window ..............

4. He said to me: “shut the door after you”.

.................He said to me to shut the door after me. ................

5. The captain said to them: “wait here still I come back”.

......The captain said to them to wait there still he came back.......

6. She told her: “take it and come with me”

. ...............She told her to take it and come with her....................

7. He said to me: “don’t come back before one o’clock”.

.............He said to me not to come back before one o’clock ....

. 8. My mother told me: “don’t forget to look at the door”.

..........My mother told me not to forget to look at the door...........

9. He said to his brother: “don’t open the window, open the door”.

............ He said to his brother not to open the window, open the door...................

10. He said to the girl: “don’t sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!”.

......He said to the girl not to sit on my bed, sit on that chair......

11. The teacher said: “I am a teacher”.

.................The teacher said he was a teacher...................

12. She said to me “I have a big house”

...............She said to me that she had a big house.....................

13. She said to me : “I am going to the party”.

.............She said to me that she was going to the party.............

14. She said to me: “I gave him your letter.”

..............She said to me that she had given him my letter .........

15. She said: “I have finished my work.”

.........She said she had finished her work........

16. Nam said: “I am not a pupil.”

...............Nam said that he was not a pupil..............

17. Nam said: “I am going to Ho Chi Minh city.”

.............Nam said that he was going to Ho Chi Minh city........

18. He said to me: “I have gone to your house.”

.............He said to me that he had gone to my house.............

19. She says: “I knew your difficulties.”

.............She said that she had know my difficulties.........

20. He said to me: “I gave him your present.”

...........He said to me that he gave him my present...............

21. He asked me: “Who is Oliver Twist?”

.................He asked me Who Oliver Twist was .....................

22. My mother asked me: “What‘s the matter with you?”

.......My mother asked me What the matter was with me?.............

23. I asked him: “Which book do you find?”

.............I asked him Which book he found................

24. He asked me: “When do you finish your work?”

............He asked me When I finished his work ...........

25. Mai asked me: “Why didn’t you come?”

................Mai asked me Why I had come...............

26. She says: “She had a wonderful evening.”

.............She said She had had a wonderful evening..................

27. The teacher tells us: “You should learn harder and harder.”

....The teacher tells us that we shall learn harder and harder.....

28. My mother says that: “We are having a party tomorrow.”

....My mother said that they were having a party the next day.....

29. I say to him: “Our teacher will come on time.”

.........I said to him their teacher would come on time............

30. Mai‘s parents say that: “We are going to invite twenty guests to the party.

.........Mai‘s parents said that they were going to invite twenty guests to the party...........

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72. "Do you enjoy reading books?" Phong asked Peter.

→ Phong asked Peter ....if he enjoyed reading books .......

73. "How many members are there in your family?" She asked Lan.

→ She asked Lan .......how many members there were in her family.....

74. " Why do you collect waste paper?" she asked her younger brother.

→ She asked ....her younger brother why he collected waste paper .....

75. " You'd better not lend them any more money, Tom." Said John.

→ John advised Tom......not to lend them any more money......

76. He said " I must go next week."

→ He said .......he had to go the next week .........

78. She said " I will answer the phone."

→ She said ....that she would answer the phone.....

79. Nam said " I am told to be at school before 7 o'clock."

→ Nam said ........that he was told to be at school before 7 o'clock......

80. Peter said "My parents are very proud of my good marks."

→ Peter said ....that his parents were very proud of his good marks .....

81. Lan said "I may visit my parents in summer."

→ Lan said .......that she might visit her parents in summer...

82. " Where does your father work?" the teacher asked me.

→ The teacher asked .......me where my father worked .........

83." How do you go to the airport?"

→ His friend asked Nam how he went to the airport.

84. Tom asked Nam " How long will you stay in England?"

→Tom asked Nam how long he would stay in England

85. The boys said " We have to try our best to win the match"

→ The boys said that ........they had to try their best to win the match......

86. "Can you wait for me here, Jerry?"

→Tom asked asked ...Jerrry if she could wait for him .....

87. "Please shut the window, Mai."

→The man asked ...Mai to shut the window .....

90. My mother said " I must help them at once"

→.......My mother said that she had to help them at once.........

72. "Do you enjoy reading books?" Phong asked Peter.

→ Phong asked Peter ....if he enjoyed reading books .......

73. "How many members are there in your family?" She asked Lan.

→ She asked Lan .......how many members there were in her family.....

74. " Why do you collect waste paper?" she asked her younger brother.

→ She asked ....her younger brother why he collected waste paper .....

75. " You'd better not lend them any more money, Tom." Said John.

→ John advised Tom......not to lend them any more money......

76. He said " I must go next week."

→ He said .......he had to go the following week .........

78. She said " I will answer the phone."

→ She said ....she would answer the phone.....

79. Nam said " I am told to be at school before 7 o'clock."

→ Nam said ........he was told to be at school before 7 o'clock......

80. Peter said "My parents are very proud of my good marks."

→ Peter said ....his parents were very proud of his good marks .....

81. Lan said "I may visit my parents in summer."

→ Lan said .......she might visit her parents in summer...

82. " Where does your father work?" the teacher asked me.

→ The teacher asked .......me where my father worked .........

83." How do you go to the airport?"

→ His friend asked Nam .........how he went to the airport.........

84. Tom asked Nam " How long will you stay in England?"

→Tom asked Nam .......how long he would stay in England.........

85. The boys said " We have to try our best to win the match"

→ The boys said that ....they had to try their best to win the match.....

86. "Can you wait for me here, Jerry?"

→Tom asked asked ...Jerrry if she could wait for him there.....

87. "Please shut the window, Mai."

→The man asked ...Mai to shut the window .....

90. My mother said " I must help them at once"

→.......My mother said she had to help them at once.........

72. "Do you enjoy reading books?" Phong asked Peter.

→ Phong asked Peter if Peter enjoyed reading books

or

→ Phong asked Peter whether Peter enjoyed reading books

73. "How many members are there in your family?" She asked Lan.

→ She asked Lan how many members there were in Lan's family

74. " Why do you collect waste paper?" she asked her younger brother.

→ She asked her younger brother why he collected waste paper

75. " You'd better not lend them any more money, Tom." Said John.

→ John advised Tom not to lend them anymore money

76. He said " I must go next week."

→ He said (that) he must go the following week

78. She said " I will answer the phone."

→ She said (that) she would answer the phone

79. Nam said " I am told to be at school before 7 o'clock."

→ Nam said (that) he was told to be at school before 7 o'clock

80. Peter said "My parents are very proud of my good marks."

→ Peter said (that) his parents were very proud of his good marks

81. Lan said "I may visit my parents in summer."

→ Lan said (that) she might visit her parents in summer

82. " Where does your father work?" the teacher asked me.

→ The teacher asked me where my father worked

83." How do you go to the airport?" His friend asked Nam

→ His friend asked Nam how Nam went to the airport

84. Tom asked Nam " How long will you stay in England?"

→Tom asked Nam how long Nam would stay in England

85. The boys said " We have to try our best to win the match"

→ The boys said that they had to try their best to win the match

86. "Can you wait for me here, Jerry?"

→Tom asked Jerry to wait for him there

87. "Please shut the window, Mai."

→The man asked Mai to shut the window

90. My mother said " I must help them at once"

→ My mother said (that) she must help them at once