I. Rewrite these sentences , using reported speech :

1. They said “We will finish the test tomorrow.”

= > They said………they would finish the test the day after……………………………………………………………………

2. She said “ I can swim well.” = > She said…she could swim well…………………………………………………………………………..

3. Mai said to her mother: “I have finished my homework.”

= > Mai told………her mother she had finished his homework……………………………………………………………………..

4. He said “ She must go now.”

= > He said…she had to go then……………………………………………………………………………

5. She said “ I don’t like this table.”

= > She said……she didn't like that table………………………………………………………………………..

6. The policeman said to me “ What is your name?”

= >The policeman asked………me what my name was………………………………………………………

7. “ How often do you visit her?” I asked John.

= > I asked John………how oftern he visited her………………………………………………………………..

8. He asked me “ Where do you live?”

= > He asked………me where I lived……………………………………………………………………

9. “ Where is your house?” I asked her.

= >I asked her……where her house was……………………………………………………………………

10. “ How many books do you want, Tom?” I asked.

= > I asked……Tom how many books he wanted……………………………………………………………………….

11.“ Do you like fish?” he asked .

= > He asked………me if I liked fish…………………………………………………………………...

12.“ Does she work here?” I asked him.

= >I asked him………if she worked there………………………………………………………………

13.“ Did you go to the party yesterday ?” she asked them

= >She asked………them if they had gone to the party the day before………………………………………………………………….

14. “ Can you sing this song?” he asked me.

= >He asked me…………if I could sing that song…………………………………………………………….

15.“ Stop your work now,” he said to me

= >He told me……to stop work then……………………………………………………………………

16.“ Don’t open the door until I come back,” he said to me

= >He told me………not to  open the door until he comes back…………………………………………………………………

17. “ When should I start the work ?” Nguyen asked his teacher.

= > Nguyen asked ………his father when she would start the work……………………………………………………………….

18. “ What should I wear on the first day to the company ?” Nga asked.

= > Nga didn’t know …what she should wear on the first day to the company……………………………………………..

19. “ Should I tell this to her ?” He asked himself.

= > He wondered ……whether to tell that to her………………………………………….. 20. “ I am not playing games now,Ba” Minh said

= >…………Minh told Ba he wasn't  playing games then……………………………………………………………

1. They said they would finish the test the next day.

2. She said she could swim well.

3. He said that he wanted to go to bed early.

4. They asked to finish their homework the next day.

Dạng wh-question

1. The police asked what my name was.

2. I asked John how often he visited her

3. He asked me where I lived.

4. He asked John how much those hats were.

5. They asked me what time my school began.

Exercise 1: turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1. "I'm going to the town with my father", he said.

He said he was going to the town with his father.

2. "They always meet for lunch on Fridays", she said.

She said they always met for lunch on Fridays

3. "They move here three years ago", my neighbor said.

My neighbor said they had moved there for 3 years

4. "You can't park here." A police officer told me.

A police officer told me not to park there

She said, “I went to the cinema yesterday.”

    🡺She said     she had gone to the cinema the day before.

 He said, “I am writing a test tomorrow.”

    🡺He said    he was writing a test the next day.

You said, “I will do this for him.”

    🡺You said    you would do that for him.

She said, “I am not hungry now.”

    🡺She said    she was not hungry then.

They said, “We have never been here before.”

    🡺They said    they had never been there before.

6. “What are they doing?” she asked.

    🡺 She    asked what they were doing.

7. “Are you going to the cinema?” he asked me.

    🡺 He    asked me if I was going to the cinema.

8. The teacher asked, “Who speaks English?”

    🡺 The teacher    wanted to know who spoke English.

9. “How do you know that?” she asked me.

    🡺 She    asked me how I knew that.

10. “Has Caron talked to Kevin?” my friend asked me.

    🡺 My friend    asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin.

She said, “I went to the cinema yesterday.”

    🡺She said     she had gone to the cinema the day before.

 He said, “I am writing a test tomorrow.”

    🡺He said    he was writing a test the next day.

You said, “I will do this for him.”

    🡺You said    you would do that for him.

She said, “I am not hungry now.”

    🡺She said    she was not hungry then.

They said, “We have never been here before.”

    🡺They said    they had never been there before.

6. “What are they doing?” she asked.

    🡺 She    asked what they were doing.

7. “Are you going to the cinema?” he asked me.

    🡺 He    asked me if I was going to the cinema.

8. The teacher asked, “Who speaks English?”

    🡺 The teacher    wanted to know who spoke English.

9. “How do you know that?” she asked me.

    🡺 She    asked me how I knew that.

10. “Has Caron talked to Kevin?” my friend asked me.

    🡺 My friend    asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin.

1.      “ I don’t like this movie” she said

=>She said that she didn't like that movie.

2.      “We’ll see her next week” they said

=>…They said they would see her the following week.

3.      “The plumber can repair these faucets” said she

=>She said the pumbler could repair those faucets.

4. “I’m a student” said he

=>…He said that he was a student.

5. “My friend is coming next week” said Tom.

=>…Tom said his friend was coming the following week.

6. “ I will help my mum with the housework this weekend” Lyne said.

=>…Lyne said she would help her mum with the housework that weekend.

7. “ My father is a doctor here” he said

=>He said his father was a doctor.

8. “I’m going on holiday tomorrow” The boy said to his neighbor

=>…The boy said he was going on holiday the next day.

9. “Do you enjoy reading books?” Phong asked Peter

=>…Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading books.

10. “Do you need an umbrella, Hoa?” Ba asked

=>…Ba asked if Hoa needed an umbrella.

11. “Does she like sports?”Hoa asked

=>……Hoa asked if she liked sports.

12. “Do you travel to school by bus?” she asked

=>……She asked if I travelled to school by bus.

13. “Will it rain tomorrow?” asked Tuan

=>……Tuan asked if it rained the next day.

14. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?”she asked

=>……She asked if there were some oranges in the fridge.

15. “Are these students late for class?”he asked

=>…He asked if those students were late for class.

16. “Can you speak Chinese?”she asked me

=>…She asked if I could speak Chinese.

17. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” he asked his friend.

=> He asked…if it rained the next day morning.

18. “When do your children go swimming ?” she asked

=> She asked…when the children went swimming.

19. “Why is she laughing ?” Ha asked Mr Ba

=> Ha asked why he laughed.

20. “What are you doing this weekend?” asked he

=>…He asked what I was doing this weekend.

21. “How often do you go to the cinema?” asked he

He asked how often I went to the cinema.

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VII. Put into indirect speech

1. “I’ll see you tomorrow,” she said

à She said...........she would see me the next day.......................................................................................

2. “I saw her today,” he said

à He said..........he had seen her that day..........................................................................................

3. “I prefer this picture,” she said

à She said.........she prefered that picture.........................................................................................

4. She said, “We saw him off at the station today”

à She said..........they had seen him off at the station that day........................................................................................

5. “I’ll get the motorbike repair for you,” He said to me

à He said to me........he would get the motorbike repair for me..................................................................................

6. “I bought this camera three months ago,” he said

à He said...........he had bought that camera three months before.........................................................................................

7. “We are moving into our new house tomorrow,” she said

à She said.........they were moving into our new house the next day.........................................................................................

8. Mai is coming to help me tonight,” he said

à He said..........mai was coming to help her that night..........................................................................................

9. “I love the peace and quiet of this place,” she said

à She said........she loved the peace and quiet of that place..........................................................................................

10. “I hope the parcel will arrive tomorrow,” she said

à She said......she hoped the parcel would arrive the next day..............................................

11. He said to me, “I can't do this test”

-> He said to me..............he couldn't do that test............................................................................

12. They said to him, “We’re learning English now”

-> They told him........they were learning english then.................................................................................

13. She said to me, “I will go to China next week”

-> She said to me...........she would go to china the following week..............................................................................

14. They asked him, “Do you like to play this game?”

-> They asked him............if i liked to play that game..........................................................................

15. He said to me, “I must finish these works on time”

-> He told me.........he had to finish those works on time...........................

@Nguyễn Minh Huyền

1.He said to me he couldn't do that test

2.They told him we were learning E then

3.She said to me she would go to China the following week

4.They asked him if he liked to play that game

5.He told me he had to finish those works on time

6.She asked me why I had to do that work

7.They asked him if shall we went to the stadium the next day

8.He asked me to that test again

9.The teacher told them not to make noise in class

10.Mary asked me if she could borrow me some money

THEO DÕI MK NHA

1, they said to him " we are learning english now

they told him they were learning english then

2, he said to me " i must finish these works on time "

he told me he had to finish those works on time

3, she asked me " why do you have to do this work

she asked me why i had to do that work

4, the teacher said to them " don't make noise in class"

the teacher told them not to make noise in class

5, they asked him " shall we go to the stadium tomorrow

they asked him if he would go to the stadium the next day

6, he said to me " do this test again please

he told me to do this test again

1, they said to him " we are learning english now

they told him they were learning english then

2, he said to me " i must finish these works on time "

he told me he had to finish those works on time

3, she asked me " why do you have to do this work

she asked me why i had to do that work

4, the teacher said to them " don't make noise in class"

the teacher told them not to make noise in class

5, they asked him " shall we go to the stadium tomorrow

they asked him if he would go to the stadium the next day

6, he said to me " do this test again please