2. B. Change the reported speech into direct speech. 

(Chuyển câu tường thuật thành câu trực tiếp.)

1. Bình said that he would learn to play basketball.

“________________I will learn to play basketball____________,” Bình said.

2. Nga told me that she loved eating fast food. 

“_______________I love eating fast food_____________,” Nga told me.

3. John complained that his sister watched too much TV.

“___________________My sister watch too much TV_________,” John complained.

4. Lan said that she would take the bus home the next afternoon.

“___________I will take the bus home tomorrow afternoon_________________,” Lan said.

5. David explained that he was doing exercise at that moment.

“____________I'm doing exercise at this moment ________________,” David explained.

1. Mary asked me:” Why do you want this expensive hat?”

2. The father asked the young girl:” Where do you want to go?”

3. Ann asked me:” Do you cook me a Vietnamese meal?”

4. Eric wondered:” Do you want to do homework with me?”

5. I asked the lady:” Where do you come from?”

1. Mary asked me why I wanted that expensive hat.

=> Mary asked me “_________Why do you want this expensive hat?_______________________”

2. The father asked the young girl where she wanted to go.

=> The father asked the young girl “____Where do you want to go?____________________________”

3. Ann asked me if I could cook her a Vietnamese meal.

=> Ann asked me “_______Can you cook me a Vietnamese meal?_________________________”

4. Eric wondered whether I wanted to do homework with him.

=> Eric wondered “__________Do you want to do homework with me?_____________________”

5. I asked the lady where she came from.

=> I asked the lady “__________Where do you come from?______________________”

3. C. Turn the following questions into reported speech. 

(Chuyển các câu hỏi sau thành câu gián tiếp.)

1. “How do they get downtown?”

=> He asked her how __________they got downtown______________.

2. “How long are you staying at the hotel?”

=> Nam asked me __________how long I was staying at the hotel______________.

3. “Do you have time for a walk?”

=> Greg asked me ___if I had time for a walk_____________________.

4. “What are your favorite books?”

=> She asked me ______what my favorite books were__________________.

5. “When will you start the lesson?”

=> He asked her _______when she would start the lesson_________________.

1. “I like English very much”   She said
She said  that__she liked English very much__
2. “We went out last week ”  he said
He said that  __they had gone out the previous week___________
3. “I’m learning English ” Nga said
Nga said that ___she was learning English________
4. “I was 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 didn’t go to the party”  she said
She said ____she hadn't gone to the party____
7. “Nam will come later” He said
He said __Nam would come later___
8. “I haven’t eaten breakfast” She said
She said __she hadn't eaten breakfast____
9. “I can help you tomorrow” she said
She said __she could help me the next day___

10. “I am very happy” : She said
She said ___she was very happy_____

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.

1. He said he would visit Ha Long Bay the next day.

2. She said she was very tired then.

He said that he would visit Ha Long Bay the next day.

She said that she was very tired then

My sister :"I will hand in my assignment to the teacher a tomorrow "

-> My sister told me that to hand in her assignment to the teacher a the following day.

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.

1. He asked me if I liked sport

2. I asked Tam if he wanted to visit the Big Ben

3. I asked the tourists if they were from Australia

4. I asked Thu if she would go to Ha Noi the following month

5. Richard asked Jane what she was planning to do the next day