REPORTED SPEECH

EXERCISE 1: CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH

1. “I’ll phone you tomorrow.” she told Bean.

She told Bean that…. …………………………………………………….

2. “Can I sit beside you, Lily?” Jack asked.

Jack asked Lily…. ……………………………………………………..

3. “I want a book for my birthday.” Binh said.

Binh said that…. ………………………………………………………….

4. “Are you going by train?” Chi asked me.

Chi wanted to know…. …………………………………………..

5. “Will you come to my birthday party?” He said to me.

He invited me…. ……………………………………………………

6. “What do you want for lunch, Michael?” Bill asked.

Bill asked……………………………………………………………..

7. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Huong?” asked Long.

Long asked if ……………………………………………………………..

8. “You stole my best cassette, Binh!” said Le.

Le accused…………………………………………………………

9. “You damaged my bicycle, Law!” said Robin.

Robin accused………………………………………………………………………

10. “You should do more exercise, Mr. Kane.” the doctor said.

The doctor advised………………………………………………………………

EXERCISE 2: CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH

1. “Where is my umbrella?” Huong asked.
Huong asked……………………………………………………….

2. “How are you?” Lee asked Jack.

Martin asked Jack…………………………………………………

3. Vinh asked, “Do I have to do it?”

Vinh asked…………………………………………………………..

4. “Where have you been?” the father asked her son.

The father asked his son…………………………………………

5. “Which dress do you like best?” Lien asked her boyfriend.

She asked her boyfriend…………………………………………..

6. “What are they doing?” Tran asked.

Tran wanted to know………………………………………………….

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

Tram wanted to know……………………………………………………

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

The teacher wanted to know…………………………………………

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

Tinh asked me…………………………………………………………..

10. “Has Caron talked to Kevin?” Mr. Hoa asked me.

Mr. Hoa asked me………………………………………… ……………….

EXERCISE 3: CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH

1. “Give me the key!” Linh told Quoc.

→ Linh asked Quoc ……………………………………………….

2. “Fill in the form, Mr. Jackson.” the receptionist said.

 → The receptionist asked Jack………………………………………….

3. “Take off your shoes!” Ly told Binh.

→ Ly told Binh ………………………………………………………..

4. “Mind your own business,” Linh told Xuan.

→ Linh told Xuan ……………………………………………….

EXERCISE 4: CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH

1. “Do you enjoy listening to music?” Xuan asked Minh.

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2. Lam said to me “Can you speak French?”

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3. “I don’t like this blue cap,” Tuyet said.

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4. Tom said to me “I haven’t finished my housework”.

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5. “I must go home for the dinner”, Tim said.

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6. “I have just received a gift from my uncle,” My girlfriend said.

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7. “Do your sister go to the same school with you?” Le asked Dinh.

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8. “If the weather is fine, I will go on vacation to Hue,” Joyce said.

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9. “What would you do if you had 25 billion dollars?” I asked her

I asked her what she would do if she had 25 billion dollars.

10. “You will be surprised if Hoa passes the exam”, Vinh said.

Vinh told him he would be surprised if Hoa passed the exam.

EXERCISE 5: CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH.

1.Mr. Smith said: “Where are you going on your vacation this year?
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2.She said: “Did the mechanics finish repairing your car?”
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3.She said: “Why has David been looking so miserable lately?”
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4.I asked my friend: “Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month?”
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5. She asked me: “How old are you now ?”
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6. He said to her: “Have you been to town today ?”
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7. John said: “How long does it take you to get to London, Mary?”
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8. The policeman asked the little girl: “What’s your name?”
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9. Mr. Green said to his secretary: “Who did you talk to a few minutes ago?”
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10. Paul said: “Can you swim, Mary?”
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11. He said: “Where can I find her in this town?”
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12.She asked her son: “Do you know which is the cup you used ?”
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13. “If the weather is fine, I will go on a picnic with my friends,” she said.
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14. “What would you do if you had three days off?” I asked him.
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15. “If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn’t have made such a big mistakes,” Julia said
to Lili.
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16. “I’m sure she will help you if you ask her.”, he told me.
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17. “I will be surprised if Mary doesn’t pass the exam.” our teacher said.
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