Exercise 2: Read the sentences and change them into Reported speech.

1. "Please stop making noise", said Mrs.Lan.

--> Mrs.Lan told the children to stop making noise.

2. "Could you take these pictures to my room, Tam?" asked Nga.

--> Nga told Tan to take those pictures to her room.

3. "You should concentrate on your study at school," said the teacher.

--> The teacher said that you should concentrate on your study at school.

4. "Please post this letter for me," said Mom.

--> Mom told me to post that letter for her.

5. "Please give your parents your report card," said the teacher.

--> The teacher told me to give my parents my report card.

6. "You should spend more time doing your homework, Lam," said Mr.Nam.

--> Mr.Nam told Lam to spend more time doing his homework.

7. "Could you help me with my English speaking, Ba?" asked Minh.

--> Minh told Ba to help him with his English speaking.

8. "You should use this dictionary to find out how to pronounce English words," said Lan.

--> Lan said you should use that dictionary to find out how to pronounce English words.

9. "Don't worry, Sue". John said

--> John told Sue not to worry.

10. "Can you open your bag, please?" The clerk said

--> The clerk asked me if I could open my bag.

11. "I don't have any brother or sisters." She said

--> She said (that) she didn't have any brothers or sisters.

12. "Could you repeat what you said, please? Nam said to Lan

--> Nam asked Lan if she could repeat what she said.

13. "You can't park here." said the police officer to Jack.

--> The police officer told Jack not to park there.

14. "The trousers have to be ready this afternoon." said Paul to the tailor.

--> Paul told the tailor that his trousers had to be ready that afternoon.

15. "Don't wait for me if I'm late." Bill said.

--> Bill told us not to wait for him if he was late.

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1 . Nga prefers drawing to acting .

-> Nga likes drawing more than acting.

2. I used to look after my younger brothers anh sisters .

-> I often looked after my younger brothers and sisters.

3 . I go to school in fifteen minutes everyday.

-> It takes me fifteen minutes everyday to go to school.

4." You ought to practice speaking English everyday"The teacher said to me

-> The teacher advised me to practice speaking English everyday.

5." Can you clean the room for me?" my mother said to me .

-> My mother asked me to clean the room for her.

6. " Don't open the window".Mr.Nam said to Nga.

-> Mr.Nam told Nga not to open the window.

7."You should spend more time on your English ",the teacher said to Tim .

-> The teacher advised Tim to spend more time on his English.

8.I usually followed my Mom to the market when I was a kid.

-> I used to follow my Mom to the market when I was a kid.

1 . Nga prefers drawing to acting .

-> Nga likes drawing more than acting / Nga likes drawing better than acting.

2. I used to look after my younger brothers anh sisters .

-> I often look after my younger brothers and sisters .

3 . I go to school in fifteen minutes everyday.

-> It takes me fifteen minutes to go to school everyday.

4." You ought to practice speaking English everyday"The teacher said to me

-> The teacher advised me to practice speaking English everyday.

5." Can you clean the room for me?" my mother said to me .

-> My mother asked me if I could clean the room for her.

6. " Don't open the window".Mr.Nam said to Nga.

-> Mr.Nam told Nga not to open the window.

7."You should spend more time on your English ",the teacher said to Tim .

-> The teacher advised Tim to spend more time on his English.

8.I usually followed my Mom to the market when I was a kid.

-> I used to follow my Mom to the market when I was a kid.

1. Hoa's teacher wants her _TO SPEND__ (spend) more time on math
2. I promise I _____WILL TRY (try) my best next semeter
3. Sandra needs ___TO IMPROVE__ (improve) her english writing
4. They didn't try __TO LEARN__ (learn) all new words they ___LEARNT_ (learn)
5. You should ___UNDERLINE_ (underline) the word you ___LEARNT__ (learn)
6. Can you help me __MOVE__ (move) this table ?
7. Nam always ____GETS_ (get) grade A for Physiscs, but last semeter he__GOT_ (get) B. So Nam teacher asked him __TO STUDY___ (study) harder this semester
8. They were proud of __BEING_ (be) so successful
9. He asked me __NOT TO WAIT_ (not wait) for him
10. You should ___PRACTICE_ practive) your english more often

1. Hoa's teacher wants her __to spend__ (spend) more time on math
2. I promise I ___will try___ (try) my best next semeter
3. Sandra needs ___to improve___ (improve) her english writing
4. They didn't try __to learn__ (learn) all new words they want __to learn__ (learn)
5. You should __underline__ (underline) the word you ___learn___ (learn)
6. Can you help me __move__ (move) this table ?
7. Nam always ___gets___ (get) grade A for Physiscs, but last semeter he __got__ (get) B. So Nam teacher asked him ___to study___ (study) harder this semester
8. They were proud of __being__ (be) so successful
9. He asked me __not to wait__ (not wait) for him
10. You should __practice__ practice your english more often

1. "Open the door,please!"the teacher told Nam

-> The teacher told Nam to open the door

2. "Could yoy speak more showly?"Hoa asked me

-> Hoa asked me to speak more slowly

3. "Would you like to go to the movies toninght?"Lan asked me

-> Lan invited me to go to the movies that night

4. "Don't make noise in class."the teacher said

-> The teacher told us not to make noise in class

5. "You should do morning exercises regulary."said the doctor to Nam

-> The doctor advised Nam to do morning exercises regularly

6. "Can you clean up the bedroom?" said my mother

-> My mother told me to clean up the bedroom

7. "You shouldn't eat too much meat."the doctor said to Lan

-> The doctor advised Lan not to eat too much meat

8. "Please wait for me here."my mother said to me

-> My mother asked me to wait for her there

9. "You should work harder on English pronunciation."Miss Jackson said to Tim

-> Miss Jackson said Tim should work harder on E pronunciation

10. "Would you like to drink some coffee?"the manager said to me

-> The manager invited me to drink some coffee

1. Her book is not the same as mine.

=> Her book is different from mine.

2. No one in the group is taller than Trung.

=> Trung is the tallest person in the group.

3. It’s very hard for the children to live independently.

=> To live independently is very hard for the children.

4. Hung enjoys going fishing in his free time.

=> Hung is interested in going fishing in his free time.

5. “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”

-> Tom told me to wait for him there.

6. “You should spend more time on your English writing, Tim.”

-> The teacher said that Tim should spend more time on his English writing.

7. He failed the exam because of his laziness.

-> Because he was lazy, he failed the exam.

8. It isn’t necessary for you to set off early.

-> You don’t need to set off early.

9. He spends an hour a day learning English.

=> Learning English takes him an hour to learn a day.

10. What’s the weight of your suitcase?

-> How heavy is your suitcase ?

1.Tomorrow is Sunday.I don't know what to do.I _____ stay at home.

A.may 

B.can   

C.ought   

D.could

2."You should spend more time practising English every day."Miss Jackson told me.

A.Miss Jackson told me spend more time practising English every day.

B.Miss Jackson asks me to spend more time practising English every day.

C.Miss Jackson wants me to spend more time practising English every day.

D.Miss Jackson advised me to spend more time practising English every day.

3.Although he is strong,he can't move that stone.

A.As he is strong, he can move that stone.

B.Even though he is not strong, he can move that stone.

C.In spite of his strength, he can't move that stone.

D.He can't move that stone because he is not strong.

Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.

1. Hoa's teacher wants her _____to spend____________ ( spend ) more time on Math.

2. I promise I ______will try________ ( try ) my best next semester.

3. Sandra needs ______to improve______ ( improve ) her English writing.

4. They didn't try _______to learn_______ ( learn ) all new words they _____came_______ ( come ) across.

5. You should _______underline______ ( underline) the word you want _____to leanr_______ ( learn ).

6. Can you help me ____move________ ( move ) this table ?

7. Nam always _____gets________ ( get ) grade A for Physics , but last semester he _____got_________ ( get ) B . So Nam's teacher asked him ______to study_____ ( study ) harder this semester.

8. They were proud of _______being___ ( be ) successful.

9. He asked me ____not to wait________ ( not wait ) for him.

10. You should ____practice______ ( practice ) your English more often.

Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.

1. Hoa's teacher wants her ___________TO SPEND_____ ( spend ) more time on Math.

2. I promise I _________WILL TRY_____ ( try ) my best next semester.

3. Sandra needs ______TO IMPROVE______ ( improve ) her English writing.

4. They didn't try ________TO LEARN______ ( learn ) all new words they _______COME_____ ( come ) across.

5. You should ________UNDERLINE_____ ( underline) the word you want _____TO LEARN_______ ( learn ).

6. Can you help me ______TO MOVE______ ( move ) this table ?

7. Nam always _______GETS______ ( get ) grade A for Physics , but last semester he _________GOT_____ ( get ) B . So Nam's teacher asked him ____TO STUDY_______ ( study ) harder this semester.

8. They were proud of _____BEING_____ ( be ) successful.

9. He asked me _______NOT TO WAIT_____ ( not wait ) for him.

10. You should _______PRACTICE___ ( practice ) your English more often.