TURN INTO DIRECT SPEECH

1:He asked me what I wanted

He asked me: " what do you want?"

2:She asked Lan where she had gone the day befor .

She asked Lan : " where did you go yesterday?"

3:The teacher asked my why I was so late

The teacher asked me: "why are you so late?"

5: She asked him when they would go to the zoo

She asked him: " When will they go to the zoo?"

TURN INTO REPORTED SPEECH :REQUESTS

1:The teacher said to us ,"close your books ,please"

The teacher told us to close our books

2:They said to us ,"come and see us if you have time "

They told us to come and see them if wwe had time

3:The mother said to her son ,"Don't cry"

The mother told her son not to cry

4:He ordered them "Don't put your feet on the desk"

He ordered them not to put their feet on the desk

5:Ann said to him ,"Don't wait for me if I am late "

Ann told him not to wait for her if she was late

6:The customs offcers said to us "Have your passport ready ,please"

The customs offcers told us to Have our passport ready

7:The librarian said "Be quiet ,children"

The librarian told the children to Be quiet

8:"Don't forget to send your parents my regards ",she said to me

she told me not to forget to send my parents my regards

9:Tom said to us ,"Please help me"

Tom told us to help him

10: "Shut the door but don't lock it ",she said to me.

she told me to Shut the door but not to lock it

1. The manager told me to come into her office.

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

3. Mr. Green told Bill to come to their dinner that night.

4. Susan told Tom not to call her again at that late hour.

5. She told the boy to show her what they had in their hand.

6. The policeman ordered me to stay where I was and not to touch anything.

7. The old lady told me to water those flowers for her.

8. She told me not to leave my coat on that chair.

9. She told him not to speak to her liked that and to behave myself.

10. Peter told me to lending him my dictionary till the following Monday.

III. Turn the following questions into the indirect speech.

1. She said, “Can you speak Spanish, Minh?”

=>She asked Minh if / whether he could speak Spanish.

2. Thanh said to her teacher, “Will I finish my exercise at home?”

=>Thanh asked her teacher if/ whether she would finish her exercise at home.

3. Nien asked Hoa, “Do you have many new friends?”

=>Nien asked Hoa if / whether she had many new friends.

4. They said to us, “Must you go now?”

=> They asked us if/ whether we had to go then.

5. My friend said, “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”

=>My friend asked me if / whether I was going to leave the next day.

1. I asked Nam, “Are you free tonight?”

=> I asked Nam if/ whether he was free that night.

2. She asked the tourists, “Do you know the way to the station?”

=> She asked the tourists if/ whether they knew the way to the station.

3. John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?”

=>John asked Nhi if / whether Phong Nha Cave was in southern Vietnam.

4. The visitors said, “Can we take photo?”

=>The visitors asked if/ whether they could take photos.

II. Turn the following questions into the indirect speech.

1. The visitors said, “Can we take photo?”

=>The visitors asked if/ whether they could take photos.

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.

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.Bill asked me...

2.your=>her

4.Peter asked me...

6.this=>that

10.The teacher asked John...

1. She asked: “Have a cup of tea.”

She asked me to have a cup of tea

2. Their mother said: “Stop fighting now.”

Their mother told them to stop fighting then (now -> then)

3. The teacher said to us: “Close your books, please”

The teacher told us to close our books

4. She said to me: “Don’t make noise in class.”

She told me not to make noise in class

5. Tim’s mother said: “Don’t cry, son.”

Tim's mother told him not to cry

6. Tom’s mother said: “Don’t stay up late.”

Tom's mother told him not to stay up late

7. Mary said to John: “Can you open the door, please?”

Mary asked John to open the door

8. “Can you explain the word?”, Tan said to Nga.

Tan asked Nga to explain the word

9. “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese”, his brother said.

His brother advised him not to translate each sentence into Vietnamese

10. Her teacher said: “You should revise the lesson carefully before examination.”

Her teacher advised her to revise the lesson carefully before the examination

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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