Bài 1 Put the following sentences into the direct speech

1. She told me not to forget the explanations to the lessons.

=> "Don't forget the explanations to the lesson" she said.

2.She told me to stay there.

=> "Stay here" she said to me.

3. He told me to try to come on time.

=> "Try to come on time" he said.

4.The teacher told us not to make so much noise .

=> "Don't make so much noise" the teacher said.

5 He told us to send him some money at once.

=> "Send me some money at once" he said.

6.I told him not to call me again at that late hour.

=> "Don't call me again at this late hour" I said to him.

7.His sister told him not to do anything dangerous.

=> "Don't do anything dangerous" his sister said.

8.My brother advised me to work harder for my final exams .

=> "You should work harder for your final exams" my brother said.

9. He asked us to be quiet.

=> "Be quiet" he said.

10. I told him never to try to do that again.

=> "Never try to do this again" I said to him.

Bài 1 Put the following sentences into the direct speech

1. She told me not to forget the explanations to the lessons.

-> "Don't forget the explanations to the lesson", she said to me.

2.She told me to stay there.

-> "Stay here", she said to me.

3. He told me to try to come on time.

-> "Try to come on time", he said to me.

4.The teacher told us not to make so much noise .

-> "Don't make so much noise", the teacher said to us.

5 He told us to send him some money at once.

-> "Send me some money at once", he said to us.

6.I told him not to call me again at that late hour.

-> "Don't call me again at this late hour", I said to him.

7.His sister told him not to do anything dangerous.

-> "Don't do anything dangerous", his sister said to him.

8.My brother advised me to work harder for my final exams .

-> "Work harder for your final exams", my brother said to me.

9. He asked us to be quiet.

-> "Be quiet", he said to us.

10. I told him never to try to do that again.

-> "Never try to do that again", I said to him.

Change the sentences below into direct speech.

1.My brother told me that she was happy then

=> My mother said :" I'm happy now".

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

=> One of my fiends said :"I like learning English whit my teacher".

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

=> The doctor said :"You can leave the hospital today"

4.The worker said that she was doing her work then

=> The workes said :"I'm doing my work now".

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

=> The teacher said to his students :" I will be busy next month".

6.Tom invited me to go out for a walk with him that night

=> Tom said to me :"Go out for a walk with me this night".

7.She said the doctor had written her prescription

=> She said :"The doctor has written my prescription"

8.He asked me not to stay up too late

=> He asked me :"Don't stay up too late"

9.She said that she went to the museum everyday

=> She said :"I go to the museum every day".

10.She told me if i was going to the supermarket then

=> She said :"Are you going to the supermarket now ?"

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

=> She said :"The doctor has given me some pills"

13.John suggested that Mary should buy Nam a present on his birthday

=> John suggested :"Mary shall by Nam a present on his birthday"

14.The doctor advised us not to smoke so muck

=> The dotor advised us :"Don't smoke so much"

15.The girl told the boy that she would visit him the following day

=> The girl said to the boy :"I will visit you tomorrow"

1. “You should practice speaking English,” said my teacher. (reported speech)

→ My teacher said ………that I should practice speaking E……………………………………………..

2. “Turn off the radio” He said to me (reported speech)

→He told me .........to turn off the radio...................................................................................

3.  The boy isn’t strong. He can’t lift this box. (enough)         

→The boy isn’t strong....enough to lift this box..........................................................................

4. I want to invite my friends to my birthday party. (be going to)

→I’m....going to invite my friends to my birthday party. ...................................................................................................

Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech :
1. The boss asked me how many languages I could speak.

=>THE BOSS ASKED ME:''HOW MANY LANGUAGES CAN YOU SPEAK?''
2. My friends wanted to know if he would stay there with me some more days.

=>MY FRIENDS ASKED HIM:''WOULD YOU STAY HERE WITH ME MORE DAYS?''
3. I wordered if they were going to build a new school in that area the following year.

=>I ASKED:''ARE THEY GOING TO BUILD A NEW SCHOOL IN THAT AREA NEXT YEAR?''
4. They wanted to discover what made the new land different from others.

=>THEY ASKED:''WHAT MAKES THE NEW LAND DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS.''
5. People wondered why the security of the earth would be threatened.

=>THEY ASKED:''WHY WILL THE SECURITY OF THE EARTH BE THREATENED.''
6. Nhung said that she would be a good teacher of Math someday.

=>NHUNG SAID:''I WILL BE A GOOD TEACHER OF MATH SOMEDAY.''
7. Nam told me that they hadn't been at the Club the night before.

=>NAM TOLD ME:''WE WEREN'T AT THE CLUB LAST NIGHT.''
8. She told me that I could try it then if I liked.

=>SHE TOLD TO ME:''YOU CAN TRY IT IF YOU LIKE.''
9. He said that he was going to hire a robot the following Saturday.

=>HE SAID:''I AM GOING TO HIRE A ROBOT NEXT SATURDAY.''
10. Mary told me that her parents didn't want her to participate in that project.

Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech :
1. The boss asked me how many languages I could speak.

" How many languages can you speak? " , the boss asked me.
2. My friends wanted to know if he would stay there with me some more days.

" Will you stay there with me some more days" , my friends asked
3. I wordered if they were going to build a new school in that area the following year.

" Are they going to build a new school in that area next year? " , I asked
4. They wanted to discover what made the new land different from others.

" What makes the new land different from others? " , they asked
5. People wondered why the security of the earth would be threatened.

" why will the security of the earth be threatened? " , people wondered
6. Nhung said that she would be a good teacher of Math someday.'

" I will be a good teacher of Math someday", Nhung said
7. Nam told me that they hadn't been at the Club the night before.

" We haven't been at the Club last night", Nam told me
8. She told me that I could try it then if I liked.

" You can try it then if you like", she told me
9. He said that he was going to hire a robot the following Saturday.

" I am going to hire a robot next Suturday", he said
10. Mary told me that her parents didn't want her to participate in that project.

" My parents don't want me to participate in this project", Mary said to me

Put the following sentences into direct speech

1. Tom told me to call him at 7o'clock the following morning.

=> Tom told me:'' Call me at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.''

2. Bob asked me if I lived there with my family.

=> Bob asked me:'' Do you live here with your family?''

3. MrsWhite asked me where I was working.

=> Mrs White asked me:'' Where are you working?''

4. Jones said that there wasn't any information about those colleges.

=> Jones said:'' There isn't any information about these colleges.''

5. Liz asked me whether I was interested in learning English at school.

=> Liz asked me:'' Are you interested in learning English at school?''

6. Alice asked Jane if she could speak Vietnamese.

=> Alice asked Jane:'' Can you speak Vietnamese?''

7. MrSmith told me that I had to come that day.

=> Mr Smith told me:'' You have to come today.''

8. Linda said thay they would work for that company the following week.

=> Linda said:'' They will work for this company next week."

9. The woman asked MrsJane what her daughter wanted to eat.

=> The woman asked Mrs Jane:'' What does your daughter want to eat?''

10. Andrew told us that he didn't understand what we were saying.

=> Andrew told us:'' I don't understand what you are saying''.

Complete the second sentences so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.

1) In the Mekong Delta, small children go through some foot bridges in order to get to school.

->I wish small children in the Mekong Delta didn't go through some foot bridges in order to get to school

2) He told me to rest for a while. (direct speech)

-> "Rest for a while", he said

Nam's father told him to focus on his topic

Mary asked to ask their friends and neighbors to come and help them

He said to me that he hasn't finished his work

David told me that my letter would arrive the following day

He asked me if I had called him the previous night

III.             Change this direct speech into reported speech

1.      “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me 

-> She told me she had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived.

2.      “Don’t go!” She

-> She told me not to go.

3.      “ I’d never been there before” She said

-> She said that she had never been there before.

4.      “Be quick!” She

-> She told me to be quick.

5.      “Do you work in London?” She

-> She asked me if I worked in London.

6.      “Please get me a cup of tea” She 

-> She told me to get her a cup of tea.

7.       “Where will you live after graduation?” She asked me

-> She asked me where I would live after graduation.

8.       “Could you explain number four, please?” She

-> She asked me to explain number four.

9.      “What were you doing when I saw you?” She asked me

-> She asked me what I had been doing when she had seen me.

10.  “I’ll come and help you at twelve” She 

-> She told me that she would come and help me at twelve.

11.  “I usually drink coffee in the mornings” She   

-> She said that she usually drank coffee in the morning.

12.   “Don't be silly!” She 

-> She told me not to be silly.

13.  “Are you working tonight?” She asked me

-> She asked me if I was working that night.

14.  “How often do you play sport?” She

-> She asked me how often I played sport.

15.   “They would help if they could” She said

-> She said that they would help if they could.

16.   “I’ll do the washing-up later” She told me

-> She told me she would do the washing-up later.

17.   “He could read when he was three” She said

-> She said that he could read when he had been three.

18.   “I was sleeping when Julie called” She said

-> She said that she had been sleeping when Julie had called.

19.  “Will you come later?” She asked me

-> She asked me if I would come later.

20.   “Would you mind waiting a moment please?” She

-> She asked me to wait a moment.

'I'll send you a postcard.' He told  us

-> He told us he would send me a postcard.

We've bought a new car.' They told me

-> They told me they had bought a new car.

'I don't speak German.' She said that

-> She said that she didn't speak German.

'You failed your art exam.' You said that

-> You said that I had failed my art exam.

'I can't drive.' He said

-> He said that he couldn't drive.

'You look nice.' He told me

-> He told me I looked nice.

'We're going ice-skating.' They said

-> They said that they were going ice-skating.

'The students aren't listening to me.' The teacher said

-> The teacher said that the students weren't listening to her.

He said, "I like this song."

-> He said that he liked that song.

"Where is your sister?" she asked me.

-> She asked me where my sister was.

"I don't speak Italian," she said.

-> She said that she didn't speak Italian.

"Say hello to Jim," they said.

-> They told Jim to say hello to him.

"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

-> He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock.

"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

-> She told boys not to play on the grass.

"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.

-> She asked him where he had spent his money.

"I never make mistakes," he said.

-> He said that he never made mistakes.

"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

-> He wanted to know if she knew Robert.

"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.

-> The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.

"I often have a big hamburger." Benjamin says

-> Benjamin says that he often has a big hamburger.

Hannah: "They live in Boston." Hannah said

->Hannah said that they lived in Boston.

III.             Change this direct speech into reported speech

1.      “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me 

She told me she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.

2.      “Don’t go!” She

She askd me not to go

3.      “ I’d never been there before” She said 

She said she'd never been there before

4.      “Be quick!” She

She told me to be quick.

5.      “Do you work in London?” She

She asked me if I worked in London.

6.      “Please get me a cup of tea” She

She told me to get her a cup of tea

7.       “Where will you live after graduation?” She asked me

She asked me where I would live after graduation

8.       “Could you explain number four, please?” She 

She asked me to explain number four

9.      “What were you doing when I saw you?” She asked me 

She asked me what I had been doing when she had seen me.

10.  “I’ll come and help you at twelve” She 

She said me that she would come and help me at twelve.

11.  “I usually drink coffee in the mornings” She   

She said me that she usually drank coffee in the mornings

12.   “Don't be silly!” She 

She asked me not to be silly

13.  “Are you working tonight?” She asked me 

She asked me if I was working that night

14.  “How often do you play sport?” She 

She asked me how often I played sport

15.   “They would help if they could” She said 

She said that they would help if they could

16.   “I’ll do the washing-up later” She told me 

 She told me she would do the washing-up later

17.   “He could read when he was three” She said 

She said that he could read when he was three

18.   “I was sleeping when Julie called” She said

She said she had been sleeping when Julie called

19.  “Will you come later?” She asked me 

She asked me if I could come.

20.   “Would you mind waiting a moment please?” She

She asked me to wait a moment 

'I'll send you a postcard.'

He told  us he would send us a postcard

'We've bought a new car.' 

They told me they had bought a new car

'I don't speak German.' 

She said that she didn't speak German.

'You failed your art exam.' 

You said that you had failed your art exam.

'I can't drive.' 

He said he couldn't drive

'You look nice.' 

He told me that I looked nice.

'We're going ice-skating.' 

They said that they were going ice-skating.

'The students aren't listening to me.' 

The teacher said

He said, "I like this song."

He said that he liked that song

"Where is your sister?" 

She asked me where my sister was.

"I don't speak Italian,"

She said that she didn't speak Italian.

"Say hello to Jim,"

They said Jim to say hello

"The film began at seven o'clock,"

He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock

"Don't play on the grass, boys,"

She said the boys not to play on the grass.

"Where have you spent your money?"

She asked him where he had spent his money

"I never make mistakes,"

He said that he never made mistakes

"Does she know Robert?"

He wanted to know if she knew Robert.

"Don't try this at home," 

The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.

"I often have a big hamburger." 

Benjamin says he often had a big hamburger.

Hannah: "They live in Boston." 

Hannah said they lived in Boston.