B Change the following from direct speech into reported speech.
1 ‘Where do you live?’
He wanted _________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 ‘You absolutely cannot go out until your room is spotless.’
His mother told ___________________________________________________________________________________________
3 ‘Do you think I have any chance of getting the job?’
He wondered _
4 ‘Did your company launch a new product last week?’
He asked me _
5 ‘Will you be seeing him at the office party this evening?’
He asked _
6 ‘I plan on going on holiday for two weeks this November.’
He said _
7 ‘I was walking through the park yesterday when I saw an old friend I hadn’t seen in years.’
He said he _
8 ‘Could you possibly help me fill out this application?’
He asked me _
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1.'You absolutely cannot go out until your room is spotless.'
- His mother told......him to to go out until your room was spotless.............................................................
2.'Do you think I have any chance of getting the job?'
-He wondered........if he had any chance of getting a job....................................................
3.'Did your company launch a new product last week?'
-He asked me.........if my company had launched a new product the week before.....................................................
4.'Will you be seeing him at the office party this evening?'
-He asked.....me if I would be seeing him at the office party that evening.................................................................
5. 'I plan on going on holiday for two weeks this November.'
-He said..........he planned on going on holiday for two weeks that November....................................................................
6.'I was walking through the park yesterday when I saw an old friend I hadn't seen in years.'
-He said he.......had been walking through the park the day before when he had seen an old friend he hadn't seen in years ...............................................................................
7.'Could you possibly help me fill out this application?'
-He asked me........to help him fill out that application......................................
EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions
Change these direct questions into reported speech:
1. “Where is he?”
She asked me ___________where he was___________________________________________
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me ______________what i was doing then________________________________________
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me _______why l had gone out the pervious night_______________________________________________
4. “Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me _____________who that beautiful woman had been_________________________________________
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me _____________how my mother was_________________________________________
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
She asked me ________________what l was doing to do at the weekend______________________________________
7. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me ________________where l would live after graduation______________________________________
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me _______________what I had been doing when she had seen me_______________________________________
9. “How was the journey?”
She asked me ____________how the journey had been__________________________________________
10. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me ______________how often i went to the cinema________________________________________
11. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me _____________________if i lived in London_________________________________
12. “Did he arrive on time?”
She asked me __________if he had arrived on time____________________________________________
13. “Have you been to Paris?”
She asked me _____________if l had been to Paris_________________________________________
14. “Can you help me?”
She asked me ___________if I could help her___________________________________________
15. “Are you working tonight?”
She asked me ________________if I was working that night______________________________________
16. “Will you come later?”
She asked me ________________if l would come later______________________________________
17. “Do you like coffee?”
She asked me ____________if l liked coffee__________________________________________
18. “Is this the road to the station?”
She asked me _____________if that the road was to the station_________________________________________
19. “Did you do your homework?”
She asked me _______________if I had done my homework______________________________________
20. “Have you studied reported speech before?”
She asked me ________________if l had studied reported speech before______________________________________
Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown.
1) He said to me,”You took the money.”
He accused ____________ me of taking the money_________________________
2) The teacher said to Jim, “Would you give your book to Mary please?”
The teacher asked ________ Jim to give his book to Mary______________________
2) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”
The student apologized ________ for being late____________________
3) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”
Boddy’s father reminded ___________him to brush his teeth_______________
4) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,”
Helen saidHelen has always dreamed _______of becoming a doctor________________
5) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”
The nurse advised ______________me to consult a dermatologist._______________________
6) “Don’t touch the hot plate,”
I said to AnnI warned ____________________anna not to touch the hot plate___________________________
7) The fire chief said, “Everyone must leave the building immediate ly.”
The fire chief ordered _____to leave the building immediately___________________________
8) The man said to the hunters, “Everyone stopped hunting and killing animals.”
The man prevented _________the hunters from hunting and killing animals________________________
9) The instructor said to the students, “You’ll have exactly one hour to complete the exam.
The instructor warned ___________the students to have exactly one hour to complete the exam___________________
1) "I live in New York." →She said .......she lived in New York........................................
2) "Julie doesn't like going out much." →She said ................Julie didn't like going out much.....................
3) "We're working." →He told me ......they were working.....................................
4) "I went to the cinema yesterday." →He told me ...........he had gone to the cinema the day before...........................
5) "He didn't like chocolate as a child." →He told me ............he hadn't liked chocolate as a child........................
6) "They visited Japan." →He told me .....they had visited Japan..................................
7) "Richard won't drink coffee." →She said .......Richard wouldn't drink coffee..............................
8) "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived." →She said that ..........she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived...................
9) "He could read when he was three." →She said that...........he could read when he had been three............................
Exercise III. Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.
1. Nam said "I am told to be at school before 7 o'clock"
___Nam said he was told to be at school before 7o'clock___________________________________________
2. Thomas said "All the students will have a meeting next week"
_____Thomas said all the students would have a meeting the next week_________________________________________
3. She said "My parents are very proud of my good marks"
______She said her parents were very proud of her good marks________________________________________
4. The teacher said "All the homework must be done carefully"
______The teacher said all the homework had to be done carefully________________________________________
5. Her father said to her "You can go to the movie with your friend"
_____Her father told her she could go to the movie with her friend_________________________________________
6. She said "I may visit my parents in summer"
__She said she might visit her parents in summer____________________________________________
7. The teacher said "We can collect old book for the poor students"
_____The teacher said they could collect old books for the poor students_________________________________________
8. She said "I don't buy this book"
______She said she didn't buy that book________________________________________
9. The boys said "We have to try our best to win the match"
____The boy said they had to try their best to win the match__________________________________________
EXERCISE 15:
Mixed Reported Speech 1 (Statements, Questions, Requests and Orders)
Change the direct speech into reported speech. Choose the past simple of ‘ask’, ‘say’
or ‘tell’:
1. “Don’t do it!”
She ____________told me not to do it__________________________________________________
2. “I’m leaving tomorrow”
She said that she was leaving the next day______________________________________________________________
3. “Please get me a cup of tea”
She _________________asked me to get her a cup of tea_____________________________________________
4. “She got married last year”
She _____________________said that she had got married last year_________________________________________
5. “Be quick!”
She _______________told me to be quick_______________________________________________
6. “Could you explain number four, please?”
She ____________________asked me to explain number four__________________________________________
7. “Where do you live?”
She ____________________asked me where I lived.__________________________________________
8. “We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant”
She ______________said that they had gone to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant________________________________________________
9. “I’ll come and help you at twelve”
She ________________said that she would come and help me at twelve______________________________________________
10. “What are you doing tomorrow?”
She ________________asked me what I was doing the day after______________________________________________
11. “Don’t go!”
She _______________told me not to go_______________________________________________
12. “Do you work in London?”
She _________________asked me if I worked in London_____________________________________________
13. “Could you tell me where the post office is?”
She ____________________asked me to tell her where the post office was__________________________________________
14. “Come here!”
She __________________told me to come there____________________________________________
15. “I’ve never been to Wales”
She ___________said that she had never been to Wales___________________________________________________
16. “Have you ever seen ‘Lord of the Rings’?”
She _____________asked me if I had ever seen Lord of the Rings_________________________________________________
17. “I don't like mushrooms”
She __________said that she didn't like mushrooms____________________________________________________
18. “Don't be silly!”
She _______________told me not to be silly_______________________________________________
19. “Would you mind waiting a moment please?”
She ________________asked me to wait a moment______________________________________________
20. “How often do you play sport?”
She ____________________asked me how often I played sport__________________________________________
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.
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.
Put the following sentences into reported speech:
1.She said to him, “Where do you live?”
……She asked him where he lived …………..…………………………………………………………………………………….
2.She said to me, “When have you been to town today?”
…..…She asked me when I had been to town that day ………………………………………………………………………………..
3.She said to John, “How is your father today?”.
……She asked John how his father was that day …………………………………………………………………………………………
4.He said, “Where shall I be tomorrow?”
…He asked where he would be the day after…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5.John said, “What can I do to help you ,Anna?”
……John asked Anna what he could do for her ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
6.John said, “What do you say, Mary?”
……John asked Mary whay she said ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………
7.Mary said, “How do you feel l, John?”
…… Mary asked John how he felt………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8.He said to me, “What is your name?”
……He asked me what my name was …………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. She said to me, “Where are you going for your holidays?”
……He asked me where I was going for my holidays…………………………………………………………………
10. She said, “How long does it take to get to London, Ba”
……She asked Ba how long it took to get to London ……………………………………………………………………
11. 'What happened to Mr. Budd?' said one of the men.
………One of the man asked what had happened to Mr Budd…………………………………………………………………
12. 'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.
……Another asked which of his sonshad inherited his estate ……………………………………………………………………
13. 'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third.
……………A third enquired who was going to leave in the big house……………………………………………………………
14. 'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.
……asked what would happen to his racehorses……………………………………………………………………
15. 'Which team has won?' asked Ann.
…………Ann asked which team had won………………………………………………………………
16. 'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.
……Bill said which team had won the previous match ……………………………………………………………………
17. 'Who is playing next week?' he asked.
……He asked who was playing the next week……………………………………………………………………
18. 'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.
………Tom asked who would be umpiring that match…………………………………………………………………
19. 'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.
…………………Ann asked who wanted a lift home………………………………………………………
20. 'Who has just dropped a $10 note?' I asked.
………I asked who had just dropped a $10 note…………………………………………………………………
EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)
1. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me
…THe teacher asked me where my father worked……………………………………………..……………………………………………………………
2. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan
……She asked Lan how many people there were in my family……………………………………………..…………………………………………………………
3. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?”
……Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England ……………………………………………….………………………………………………………
4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
……She asked her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The teacher said to Lien “What‘s your hobby?”
……The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was ……………………………………………..…………………………………………………………
6. “How do you go to the airport?” His friend asked him
…His friend asked him how he went to the airport…………………………………………….……………………………………………………………
7. “How much does this dress cost?” Lan asked Lien
……Lan asked Lien how much this dress cost………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Ba asked Tam “How often do you wash your clothes?”
………Ba asked Tam how often he washed that clothes……………………………………………….……………………………………………………
9. “When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Thu
……Phong asked Thu when her father would leave VN for the USA……………………………………………………….………………………………………………
10. “How many books do the students need?” The librarian asked myteacher
…………The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed………………………………………………………………………..…………………………
Bt lm bài 1 thôi nha:
1.She said to him, “Where do you live?”
……She asked him where he lived …………..…………………………………………………………………………………….
2.She said to me, “When have you been to town today?”
…..…She asked me when I had been to town that day ………………………………………………………………………………..
3.She said to John, “How is your father today?”.
……She asked John how his father was that day …………………………………………………………………………………………
4.He said, “Where shall I be tomorrow?”
…He asked where he would be the day after…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5.John said, “What can I do to help you ,Anna?”
……John asked Anna what he could do for her ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
6.John said, “What do you say, Mary?”
……John asked Mary whay she said ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………
7.Mary said, “How do you feel l, John?”
…… Mary asked John how he felt………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8.He said to me, “What is your name?”
……He asked me what my name was …………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. She said to me, “Where are you going for your holidays?”
……He asked me where I was going for my holidays…………………………………………………………………
10. She said, “How long does it take to get to London, Ba”
……She asked Ba how long it took to get to London ……………………………………………………………………
11. 'What happened to Mr. Budd?' said one of the men.
………One of the man asked what had happened to Mr Budd…………………………………………………………………
12. 'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.
……Another asked which of his sonshad inherited his estate ……………………………………………………………………
13. 'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third.
……………A third enquired who was going to leave in the big house……………………………………………………………
14. 'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.
……asked what would happen to his racehorses……………………………………………………………………
15. 'Which team has won?' asked Ann.
…………Ann asked which team had won………………………………………………………………
16. 'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.
……Bill said which team had won the previous match ……………………………………………………………………
17. 'Who is playing next week?' he asked.
……He asked who was playing the next week……………………………………………………………………
18. 'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.
………Tom asked who would be umpiring that match…………………………………………………………………
19. 'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.
…………………Ann asked who wanted a lift home………………………………………………………
20. 'Who has just dropped a $10 note?' I asked.
………I asked who had just dropped a $10 note…………………………………………………………………
B Change the following from direct speech into reported speech.
1 ‘Where do you live?’
He wanted to know where I lived
2 ‘You absolutely cannot go out until your room is spotless.’
His mother told him not to go out until his room was spotless
3 ‘Do you think I have any chance of getting the job?’
He wondered if he had a chance of getting the job
4 ‘Did your company launch a new product last week?’
He asked me if my company had launched a new product the previous week.
5 ‘Will you be seeing him at the office party this evening?’
He asked me if I would be seeing him at the office party that evening
6 ‘I plan on going on holiday for two weeks this November.’
He said he planned on going on holiday for two weeks that November
7 ‘I was walking through the park yesterday when I saw an old friend I hadn’t seen in years.’
He said he was walking through the park the previous day when he saw an old friend he hadn’t seen in years
8 ‘Could you possibly help me fill out this application?’
He asked me if I could help him fill out that application