I.Change the following sentences into indirect speech. Exercise 3.Change the following sentences into indirect speech ( questions ) 1“ Do you want me to type this letter for you ? “ he asked me .......................................................................................................... 2.“ Will they tell you when they leave ? “ she said to me .......................................................................................................... 3. “Have you ever seen a flying saucer ? “ She asked.......................................................................................................... 4.He asked her “ When do you get up everyday ? “.......................................................................................................... 5.Fred asked the postman “ Are there any letters for me today ? “.......................................................................................................... 6. “ Where should we leave our coats ? “ the guests told the doorman.......................................................................................... 7.“How do you go to work everyday ? “ She asked me........................................................................................................... 8. “ How many books can I borrow at a time ? “ John asked his friend. .......................................................................................................... 9. “ Can you show me the way to the bank ? “ Liz asked the boy. .......................................................................................................... 10. “ What can we do to help you ? “ the man said to Mr. Linh. .......................................................................................................... 11. “ Where will you go tomorrow ? “ Tom asked me ........................................................................................................... 12“ How can I get from the station to the airport ? “ said Bill........................................................................................................... 13.“ Why are you so late ? “ John said to me. .......................................................................................................... 14.The teacher said to the class “Why are you learning English? “ .......................................................................................................... 15.“ How long does it take to get to London , John ? “ Geogre said. .......................................................................................................... 16.The stranger said to Fred : “ Can you tell me where Mr. Brown lives ? “ .......................................................................................................... 17.John said “Where do you come from ? “.......................................................................................................... 18.Geogre said to the teacher “ Shall I finish my exercise at home ? “ .......................................................................................................... 19.Margaret said : “ What do you say , Ellen ? “.......................................................................................................... 20.Richard said : “ Can you swim , John ? “ ..........................................................................................................

Exercise 3: Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

1. Would you mind giving me a hand?” Tom said to Nga.

-->Tom _____________________________

2. “Would you like to spend the weekend with us?”

--> They ___________ _____________________________

3. “It’s a good idea to send her some flowers,” said Nam. -->Nam ___________ ____________________________

4. “Please, please, turn off the TV!”

--> Tom’s sister _____________________________

5. “I didn’t take your shoes,” said the boy

-->The boy ________ ____________________________

Change the following sentences into the Reported Speech

1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”

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2. Thomas said “All the students will have a meeting next week”

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3. She said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”

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4. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”

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5. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”

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6. She said “I may visit my parents in summer”

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7. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”

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8. She said “I don’t buy this book”

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9. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”

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10. Her classmate said “Ha is the most intelligent girl in our class”

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Change into INDIRECT SPEECH:

     You can use AND, BUT, BECAUSE, ADD to join the sentences.

Brenda said to Jimmy, “Please, turn off the TV. The film is boring.”

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“Wash your face and say GOOD MORNING to everybody.” says his mother.

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“Do your homework again. There are a lot of mistakes.” says the teacher to Kate.

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“Don’t waste your time! Finish studying.” says Mrs. Dawson to Barbara.

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“Brush your teeth. They look very dirty.” Her mother says to her.

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“Look out! There is a truck coming.” Kevin said to his daughter.

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Janet told David, “This book looks boring. Give me another, please.”

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Mrs. Abbot told Jack, “Your hair is very long. Go and have a hair cut.”

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Mrs. Denman says to her son, “It is very hot. Don’t play in the sun.”

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Mr. Newman said to Nicky, “Don’t make a lot of noise. I want to listen to the news.”

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“Don’t turn it up. I have a headache.” says the mother.

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Sue told Andy, “Don’t shout! I’m not a deaf.”

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Terry said to Ashley, “Don’t speak German. Speak English. They can’t understand you.”

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“Please, be quiet! The baby is sleeping.” says Mrs. Newton to the children.

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“Will you please move aisde? I can’t watch television.” says John.

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Mark said, “I want to buy a new car. Ours is very old and spends a lot of petrol.”

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Tom said to Carol, “Can I borrow your dictionary. Mine is at home.”

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“Your hands are very dirty. Go to the bathroom and wash them.” says her mother.

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Sandy said to Danny, “Does your mother work? I see her on the bus everyday.”

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Tom told Jane, “I’m bored. Can we go to the cinema?”

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Sam said to Kate, “I’m broke. Can you lend me some money?”

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Mother said to her son, “Your friends are playing in the garden. Don’t you want to 

play with them?”

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Jim says to his son, “When will you go? You are very late for school.”

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“What have you cooked? I feel very hungry.” Tony said to his mother.

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“Why don’t you wash your car? It looks very dirty.” Mrs. Dawson said to John.

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Change the indirect speech to reported speech.

1. Jane asked him, “How long are you going to be out?”

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2. The teacher asked the students, “What is the answer?”

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3. The man asked them, “Who called the fire brigade?”

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4. The reporter asked the fireman, “How many houses were damaged in the fire?”

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5. His wife asked him, “How long are you going to stay?”

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6. My mother asked me, “Did you post the letter yesterday?”

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7. Tim asked John, “Where have you been all afternoon?”

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8. Mary asked him, “What is the problem?”

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9. His father asked her, “What time will you be back?”

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10. Mandy asked John, “Why did you do that?”

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11. Carl asked her, “Where is the meeting?”

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EXERCISE: Change the following sentences into Indirect Reported Speech or vice-versa

1. The doctor told him that he worked too hard.

“You.

2. “I’m sorry I broke the glass”, said Peter.

Peter apologized.…

3. She asked John how he liked her new dress.

“How

4. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”, he asked.

He suggeste

5. “Keep away from this area”, said the security guard when we approached the fence.

The security guard told…

6. Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert!”.

Isabel………

7. She asked John to repeat what he had said.

Please……………

8. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.

The film star objected…..………

9. “If I were you, I’d look for another job”, said one of my friends.

One of my friends…………

10. She wanted to know if he had studied French.

She asked him, “……………

11. “Bring your umbrella in case it rains”, he said to me.

He told………

12. “Why don’t you ask her yourself?”, I said to my brother.

I

13. “You should take science appreciation courses at school”, she said.

She

14. “If I were you, I would take more exercise”, said his doctor.

His doctor…

15. “Don’t forget to phone me when you get to London”, said my mom.

My mom…

16. “You should have waited for us, Bill”, said the coach.

The coach…....…

17. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.

The film star objected

18. “It’s true that I broke your old vase”, she said in tears.

She admitted..

19. “Don’t move or I’ll shoot”, said the bank robber to the clerk.

The bank robber threatened.…

20. “Don’t forget to phone the police”, she told him.

She reminded

21. “Don’t swim out too far, boys”, said the coach.

The coach

22. “It’s you that have parted my family”, she said angrily to him.

She

23. “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?” asked Mary.

Mary wanted to know

24. “Shall we walk round for a change this evening?” she said.

She suggested.

25. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.

Bill doubted

26. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said George.

George suggested

27. “Why didn’t I get a computer before? , thought the officer manager.

The officer manager wondered

28. “Jack, why don’t we help Old Tom?”, said Jackie.

Jackie suggested.

29. “Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?”, he said.

He

30. She asked me what I had been doing at three the previous afternoon.

“What

31. “I wasn’t there at that time”, he said.

He denied

32. The policeman charged him with stealing that bicycle.

“You

33. “Where has he been?”, she doesn’t know that.

She doesn’t.

34. “Can I have a new bicycle?”, said Anna to her mother.

Anna asked.

35. “Let’s go for a walk in the park”, said Andrew.

Andrew

36. He said, “I wish I knew the answer”.

He said that.

37. “Please don’t drive so fast”, Ann begged her boyfriend.

Ann pleaded.

38. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.

Bill doubted.

39. “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary.

Mary asked

40. “Where is the station car-park?”, Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. wanted

41. His English is not good, and he got a bad mark in his test last week

If……..….....……………………………………………………………………………

42. “I don’t love you any more”, said Eric to his girlfriend.

Eric told

43. “I must see the manager”, she cried.

She insisted

44. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda”, said William.

William

45. “How old is your little boy?”, said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.

The nurse

46. “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?”, said the travel agent.

The travel

47. “You are cheating me”, said Carol to June.

Carol

48. “Where is the nearest tube?”, she asked.

She enquired

49. “It wasn’t me who took your car”, said Bob.

Bob

50. “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack”, he said.

He advised

51. “When it stops snowing, we must start digging ourselves out”, he said.

He said