REPORTED SPEECH II

A. Reported speech with infinitive

1. Advice
You should /Why don’t you/ If I were you/ you + had better + V
- > S + advised + O + to V
S1 + suggested that S2 should do sth

Eg: “You had better hurry, Bill” she said.

She advised …………………
She suggested ……………………….
2. Offer and invite:
Shall I V/ Would you like me to V -> S offered to V

Eg: Shall I bring you some tea? (Would you like me to bring you some tea?)
-> He offered to …………….
Would you like to V - > S + invited O + to V

Eg: “Would you like to go out for dinner with us, Mary?” they said
- > They invited Mary ……………………
Would you like sth? - > S offered sb st

Eg: “Would you like a cup of coffee?” my boyfriend said

-> My boy friend offered …………….
3. request
Could you + V/ Can you V / Would you mind Ving - > S + asked/ requested + O + to V

Eg: “Could you open the window, please?” Mary said to her sister
- > Mary asked/ requested her sister ………………………
4. remind:
Don’t forget to V/ Remember to V -> S + reminded O to V
Eg: ‘Don’t forget to come to the meeting tomorrow’ said the manage
- > The manager reminded us …………………..
5. promise:
“I’ll / We’ll V” -> S promised to V
Eg: “I’ll come to your party”, he said -> He promised ……………………
I. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1. "Would you like to spend the weekend with us?" They her to spend
the weekend with them.
A. advised B. ordered C. invited D. begged
2. "Could you open the window please?" She him to open the window.
A. reminded B. ordered C. asked D. warned
3."Go to bed immediately!" Mary's mother ____ her to go to bed immediately.
A. advised B. begged C. asked D. ordered
4."Park the car behind the van." The instructor ____ him to park the car behind the van.
A. offered B. told C. asked D. ordered
5. "Please, please, turn down the radio!" Mark's sister ____ him to turn the radio down.
A. reminded B. ordered C. asked D. begged
6. "Don't play with the matches. They're very dangerous." The teacher ____ the children not to play with the
matches.
A. ordered B. asked C. warned D. begged
7. "I'll give you a lift to the airport." Michelle____ to give her husband a lift to the airport.
A. refused B. offered C. asked D. begged
8. "I won't lend you any more money." Matthew ____ to lend me any more money.
A. offered B. asked C. refused D. invited
9) “Don’t forget to ring me”
A. I advised David to ring me B. I reminded David to ring me
C. I offered to be rung D. You promised to ring me
 10) The doctor advised him ......................... and to take up some sport.
A. stop smoke B. stop smoking
C. to stop smoking D. to stop to smoke
11) ..................... me to phone them before I go out.
A. Remind B. Remember C. Mention D. Make
12) The conductor asked ......................... in the bus.
A. them to please not to smoke B. that they should not smoke
C. them not to smoke D. them not to smoke
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1) David asked me telling him the time.
2) I warned them not climb the mountain in such bad weather.
3) They voluntarily spent their vacations to teach illiterate people to read & write.
4) The policeman ordered the suspect to not remove his hands from the car.
5) The teacher told us keeping quiet during the lesson.
III. Write the following sentences in Reported Speech.
1) “You had better go to the doctor”.
🡪 He advised me................................................................................................
2) “You’ve got to lend me some money!”
🡪 He begged me.............................................................................................
3) “Give me your homework.”
🡪 The teacher told us......................................................................................
4) “Please, don’t smoke in my car.”
🡪 He asked us..................................................................................................
5) “I’ll buy you an ice-cream.”
🡪 My Dad promised........................................................................................
6) “Would you like to have a drink with me?”
🡪 He invited me..............................................................................................
7) “You should give up smoking.”
🡪 The doctor advised me...............................................................................
8) “Don’t shoot.”
🡪 The General ordered us.............................................................................
B. Reported speech with the gerund
Reported verbs:
accuse sbd of dream of
admit insist on
apologise (to sbd) for prevent sbd from thank sbd for
congratulate sbd on warn sbd against/ from
deny suggest

1. Suggestion:
What (How) about + Ving/ why don’t we + V/ Let’s+ V/ Shall we + V
–> S + suggested + Ving
Eg: Why don’t we go camping on our next vacation? -> Minh suggested …………….
2. Apology: “I’m sorry, …” -> S + apologized to sbd for Ving…
Eg: “I’m sorry, I couldn’t come with you last night” Jane said to Marry”
-> Jane apologized to Mary for ….
3. Thanking: “Thanks,” / “thank you” -> S + thanked sb for Ving…
Eg: “It’s nice of you to listen to my presentation. Thank you,” Mrs. Smith said to us.
- > Mrs. Smith thanked us for …
4. Accusing: Eg: “You took some of my money.” He said -> He accused me of …
5. Admitting: Eg: “I stole it” Minh said - > Minh admitted …

6. Denying: “I didn’t steal it” Minh said - > Minh denied …

7. Congratulation: “S+ V, congratulations!” - > S congratulated sb on …
Eg: “I hear you received the scholarship. Congratulations!’
-> He congratulated me on …
8. Insisting:
 Eg: “I will help you with your Mathematics” Peter said to Susan - > Peter insisted on …
“No. Let me pay for the meal. Not you” David insisted -> David insisted on ….
9. Prevention:
Eg: “No, no. Sit down and don’t’ go out of the class” said the teacher
- > . The teacher prevented us …
10. Warning:
Eg: “Don’t go out alone at night” I said to Lind -> I warned Linda against …
11. Dream: “S +want to V” - > S + dreamt of Ving
Eg: “I’ve always wanted to pass the exam with flying colours” Bob said to me.
-> Bob always dreamt of …
I. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
1) Jack admitted ....................... the money.
A. steal B. to steal C. stealing D. stolen
2) Thank you very much ........................ lending me your bike.
A. about B. in C. for D. of
3) Don’t ......................... him to arrive early. He’s always late.
A. think B. judge C. hope D. expect
4) I wouldn’t ..................... of going to the party I hadn’t been invited to.
A. dream B. intend C. depend D. rely
5) The instructor warned the students ............ sailing alone on the lake.
A. on B. for C. of D. against
6) The manager ....................... the men to turn to work immediately.
A. insisted B. suggested C. demanded D. ordered
7) Her mother prevented her ..................... going out tonight.
A. against B. from C. about D. at
8) I apologized ........................ the book at home.
A. for leaving B. to leaving C. leaving D. to leave
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1) I’d like to thank your brother for your help.
2) Mrs. Allen was concerned about my have to drive so far every day.
3) You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job.
4) Peter apologized for break the vase.
5) He insisted on seeing the manager tomorrow.
III. Write the following sentences in Reported Speech.
1) “It was really kind of you to help me.” Mary said to you.
🡪 Mary thanked me........................................................................................
2) “I’ll drive you to the airport.” John said to Linda..
🡪 John insisted................................................................................................
3) “You have passed the final exams. Congratulations!” Jim said to you
🡪 Jim congratulated me..................................................................................
4) “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you”, Miss White said to Peter.
🡪 Miss White thanked.....................................................................................
5) “Don’t play with the matches!” I said to Jack.
🡪 I warned.......................................................................................................
6) “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier”, Margaret said to you.
🡪 Margaret apologized...................................................................................
7) “I have always wanted to be a pilot”, Paul said to you.
🡪 Paul has always dreamed of.......................................................................
8) “You didn’t do what I said”, the mother said to her son.
🡪 The mother accused.....................................................................................
C. Exercises for both part
I. Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
1. “I’m broke” said Jack. “Shall I lend you some money” said Peter
2. “Would you mind getting out of the car?” said the driver.
3. “You have got a lot of parcels” he said “Shall I carry some of them for you?”
4. “Would you like a cigarette” said Peter to his friend
5. “Would you like to come with us next Sunday?” they said
6. “Could you do without me today, Mr. John?” Ann said
7. “Why don’t you wake him up and ask him who he is?” Paul suggested
8. “Could you wait a few minutes? I’m not quite ready” said Peter
9. “Would you mind taking off your hat?” said Peter
10. “Why don’t you move a long bit?” she said
11. “Why don’t we take it to the bank and get it changed?” said Mary to her husband
12. “Could I have your name and address, please” said the travel agent
13. “Shall I send it round to your hotel, Sir?’ the shop assistant asked the tourist
14. “Could I have 40p, please” said the boy to his mother
15. ‘What about going for a drive instead?’ Ann said
16. “I’m sorry I can’t lend you my dictionary. I need it right now” Lan said to me
17. “You’d better take some sleeping bags, you may have to sleep out’ he warned us
18. “There’s been an accident, the road is blocked” said the policeman “You’d better go round the other way”
19. “I’m sorry for not going to class yesterday’ said the student
20. “I’ll help you with the homework if you have trouble with it’ my friend said to me
21. “If I were you, I wouldn’t trust David,” she told John
22. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Angela
23. “You were cheating,” said Carol to June.
24. . “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.
25. Shall we go to Paris for the weekend, John?” Mary asked

1. "Could you get there and back in one day?" I asked.

A. I asked if he could get there and back in one day.
B. I asked if he could have got there and back in one day.
C. I asked if he had been able to get there and back in one day.
D. I asked if he got there and back in one day.
2. "I can't open this tin," said Ann. — "Shall I do it for you?" said Tom.
A. Ann said I couldn't open the tin and Tom offered to do it for me.
B. Ann said she couldn't open the tin and Tom suggested to do it for her.
C. Ann said she couldn't open the tin and Tom offered to do it for her.
D. Ann said she couldn't open the tin and Tom reminded to do it for her.
3. "Could you translate this for me, please?" I asked the official.
A. I asked the official to translate it for me. B. I asked the official translate it for me.
C. I asked the official translating it for me. D. I asked the official he translated it for me.
4. "Shall we ever meet again?" he wondered.
A. He wondered if they ever met again. B. He wondered if we should ever meet again.
C. He wondered if they would ever meet again. D. He wondered if they will ever meet again.
5. “What do you want?’ he asked me
a. He asked me what I want b. he asked me what I wanted
c. He asked me what do I want d. He asked me what did I want
6. She said, “Don’t smile, John. Be serious”
a. She said not to smile and be serious b. She said John not to smile and be serious
 c. She told John not to smile and asked him to be serious d. She told John do not smile and be serious
7. "Will you have a drink?" he said.
A. He suggested me a drink. B. He invited me a drink.
C. He offered me a drink. D. He asked me a drink.
8. "Why don't you install gas central heating?" said the man.
A. The man urged us not to install gas central heating.
B. The man urged us to install gas central heating.
C. The man advised us not to install gas central heating.
D. The man suggested us to install gas central heating.
9. "Will you read this very carefully, please?" he said to me.
A. He asked me to read it carefully. B. He asked me read it carefully.
C. He asked me reading it carefully. D. He asked to read it carefully.
10. "Shall I tell him what happened?" she asked me.
Â. She asked me if she should tell him what has happened.
B. She asked me if she should tell him what had happened.
C. She asked me if she should tell me what had happened.
D. She asked me if she should tell him what happened.
11. "Have you got enough money? Shall I lend you some?" said my friend.
A. My friend asked if I had enough money and offered to lend me some.
B. My friend asked if I had enough money and suggested to lend me some.
C. My friend asked if I had enough money and reminded to lend me some.
D. My friend asked if I had enough money and invited to lend me some.
12. I said to him, “I am very angry with you. Go away!”
a. I said that I am very angry with you and go away
b. I said that I was very angry with you and went away
c. I said that I was very angry with him and told him to go away.
d. I said that he was very angry with me and told me to go away.
13. "Can I have a sweet?" said the small boy.
A. The small boy asked for a sweet. B. The small boy asked if he could have a sweet.
C. The small boy suggested having a sweet. D. A and B are correct.
14. "Can we stay up till the end of the programme?" said the children.
A. The children asked if they could stay up till the end of the programme.
B. The children told if they could stay up till the end of the programme.
C. The children asked if they can stay up till the end of the programme.
D. The children asked if they should stay up till the end of the programme.
15. "Could I have the weekend off?" he asked his boss.
A. He asked his boss for the weekend. B. He asked his boss if he could have the weekend.
C. He asked his boss about the weekend. D. A and B are correct.
16. "Could I leave early on Friday?" he said.
A. He asked if he could leave on Friday. B. He asked if I could leave on Friday.
B. He asked if he could have left on Friday. D. He asked if I could have left on Friday.
17. "Why don't you like pop music?" the teenagers asked him.
B. The teenagers asked why you didn't like pop music.
C. The teenagers asked him why you didn't like pop music.
 D. The teenagers asked him why he didn't like pop music.
E. The teenagers asked him why he doesn't like pop music.
18. "Why don't you take up the oboe again?" said my friends.
A, My friends advised me to take up the oboe again. B. My friends reminded me to take up the oboe again.
C. My friends warned me to take up the oboe again. D. My friends asked me to take up the oboe again.
19. My father said to me, “Why are you so late? Did you miss the train?’
a. My father told me why I was late and did I miss the train.
b. My father asked me why I was late and did I miss the train
c. My father asked me why you were late and if you missed the train
d. My father asked me why I was late and whether I had missed the train
20. "What shall I do if the car won't start'?" I said.
A. I asked what I should do if the car wouldn't start. B. I asked what should I do if the car wouldn't start.
C. I asked what I should do if the car won't start. D. I asked what I'll do if the car won't start.
21. "Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday'?" he said to me.
A. He invited me to have lunch with him on Sunday. B. He offered me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
C. He suggested me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
D.He reminded me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
22. "Would you like a cigarette?" said one of the guests.
A. One of the guests invited me a cigarette. B.One of the guests would like to advise me a cigarette.
C. One of the guests warned me to use a cigarette. D. One of the guests offered me a cigarette.
23. "Would you mind not smoking between courses?" said their hostess.
A. Their hostess asked if they'd mind not smoking between courses.
A. Their hostess asked them not to smoke between courses.
B. Their hostess advised them not smoking between courses.
C. A and B are correct.
24. "Take these letters to the post, will you? And shut the door as you go out," said the boss.
A. The boss told her/him to take the letters to the post and to shut the door as he/she went out.
B. The boss told her/him take the letters to the post and shut the door as he/she went out.
C. The boss reminded her/him to take the letters to the post and shut the door as he/she go out.
D. The boss asked her/him to take the letters to the post and shutting the door as he/she went out.
25. "Will you help me, please?" she said. "I can't reach the top shelf."
A. She asked me help her as she couldn't reach the top shelf.
B. She asked me to help her as she can't reach the top shelf.
C. She asked me to help her as she couldn't reach the top shelf.
D. She warned me to help her as she couldn't reach the top shelf.
26. "This is a horrible room. Why don't you ask for something better?" he said.
He said it was a horrible room and reminded me to ask for something better.
He said it was a horrible room and advised me to ask for something better.
C. He said it was a horrible room and warned me to ask for something better.
D. He said it was a horrible room and invited me to ask for something better.
27. "If I were you I'd try to get a room on the top floor," he said.
A. He advised me to try to get a room on the top floor.
B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor.
C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor.
D. He suggested me to try to get a room on the top floor.
28. "I'll wait for you if you like," she said.
A. She offered to wait for me. B. She said she'd wait for me if I liked.
C. She suggested she waited for me. D. A and B are correct.
29. "Remember to switch off when you've finished," he said.
A. He reminded me to switch off when I'd finished. B. He offered me to switch off when I'd finished.
C. He suggested me to switch off when I'd finished. D. He reminded me to switch off when I've finished.
30. "You might check these figures for me," he said.
A. He asked me to check the figures for him. B. He told me to check the figures for him.
B. He offered me to check the figures for him. D. A and B are correct.
31. "You'd better apologize for being late," said my mother.
A. My mother advised me to apologize for being late. B. My mother suggested me to apologize for being late.
C. My mother suggested apologizing for being late. D. My mother warned me to apologize for being late.
32. "Could you check the oil, please?" I asked the mechanic.
A. I invited the mechanic to check the oil. B. I asked the mechanic to check the oil.
C. I reminded the mechanic to check the oil. D. I warned the mechanic to check the oil.
33. "Answer this letter for me, will you?" he said. "And remember to keep a copy."
A. He warned me to answer the letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
B. He told me to answer the letter and suggested me to keep a copy.
C. He told me to answer the letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
D. He suggested answering the letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
34. "Why don't you go by train? It's much less tiring than driving," I said.
A. I advised him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
B. I suggested him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
C. I warned him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
D. I advised him going by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
35. Hotel notice: Will guests please not play radios loudly after midnight?
A. The hotel notice asked guests not to play radios loudly after midnight.
B. The hotel notice offered guests not to play radios loudly after midnight.
C. The hotel notice asked guests not play radios loudly after midnight.
A. The hotel notice suggested guests not to play radios loudly after midnight.
36. "Would you like to wait here?" said the receptionist, showing me into the waiting room.
A. The receptionist, showing me into the waiting room, asked me to wait.
A. The receptionist, showing me into the waiting room, advised me to wait.
B. The receptionist, showing me into the waiting room, suggested me to wait.
C. The receptionist asked me to wait by showing me into the waiting room.
37. Miss White said to him, "Why are you so late? Did your car have a flat tire?"
A. Miss White told him why was he so late and did your car have a flat tire.
B. Miss White asked him why was he so late and did your car have a flat tire.
C. Miss White asked him why he was so late and if your car have a flat tire.
D. Miss White asked him why he was so late and whether his car had a flat tire.
38. His friend said to Peter "I'm sad. Let me alone."
A. His friend said that I am sad and let me alone. B. His friend said that I was sad and let me
alone.
C. His friend said that he was sad and told Peter to let him alone.
D. His friend said that he was sad and if Peter let him alone.
39. "What does she like?" he asked me.
A. He asked me what she likes. B. He asked me what she liked.
C. He asked me what do I like. D. He asked me what did I like.
40. She said, "Don't tease me, John."
A. She said not to tease me to John. B. She said John not to tease me.
C. She told John not to tease her. D. She told John do not tease her.
41. The teacher said to her student: "You need to study harder." She ____ him to study harder.
A. asked B. advised C. ordered D. begged
42. "Don't forget to post the letter!" He me to post the letter.
A. reminded B. ordered C. begged D. asked
43. “ You should see a specialist,” he told me.
A. He advised me to see a specialist. B. He told me you should see a specialist.
C. He told me I should have seen a specialist. D. He told me to should see a specialist.
44. Tom said, “New York is bigger than London.”
A. He said that New York was bigger than London B. He says that New York is bigger than London.
C. He said that New York is bigger than London. D. He says that New York was bigger than London.
45. “ Is it going to be a fine day ?” I asked her.
A. I asked her if it going to be a fine day. C. I asked her if it was going to be a fine day.
B. I asked her that if it was going to be a fine day. D. I asked her whether it’s going to be a fine day or
not.
46. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said.
A. She promised to pay him if she could. C. She said that I would pay him if I could.
B. She told that she would pay him if she could. D. She said that she would have paid him if she
could have.
47. “ You should try to work hard”. Our teacher said. _ Our teacher advised …
A. us to work hard. C. us you should try to work hard.
B. I/ We should have tried to work hard.D. We had to try to work hard.
48. He said “I have lost my bicycle. Can you take me home?”
A. He said that he has lost his bicycle. You could take him home.
B. He said that he had lost his bicycle and asked me if I could take him home.
C. He said that he has lost his bicycle and told me to take him home.
D. both b & c
49. “Let me pay for the coffee. I really want”, Jenny said
A. Jenny is asked to pay for the meal. B. Jenny suggested paying for the meal.
C. Jenny insisted on paying for the meal. D. Jenny told me to pay for the meal.
50. “Why not participate in the English speaking contest?” he said.
A. He asked me to participate in the English speaking contest
B. He suggested participating in the English speaking contest
C. He offered us to participate in the English speaking contest
D. He told me not to participate in the English speaking contest