Name: .................................................................................

Class: .........................Date:...............................................

Ex1-Report the statements, using the vebs given.

1. “I’m going to Paris soon” she said.

She said ………………………………………………………………………………..
2. “The film will be interesting.”
I thought ………………………………………………………………………………..
3. “I can’t help you because I have too much to do,” she said.
She said ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. “Anna has bought the tickets.”
I was told ………………………………………………………………………………..
5. “I think it’s a stupid idea, and it won’t work,” said she.
She said ………………………………………………………………………………..
6. “Breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00.”
The receptionist explained ………………………………………………………………
7. “I went to Oxford University in the 1960s,” he said.
He boasted ………………………………………………………………………………..
8. “I’ve never been to America,” she said to me.
She told ………………………………………………………………………………..
Ex2- Report the following questions
1. “Do you want to go out for a meal?” she asked.
She asked me ………………………………………………………………………………..
2. “Why are you late?” they asked her.
They wondered ………………………………………………………………………………..
3. “Can I use your phone?” asked he.
He asked me ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. “Where have you come from?” the customs officer asked.
the customs officer asked me ………………………………………………………………
5. “How long are you going to be on holiday?” she asked.
She wanted to know …………………………………………………………………………
6. “When do you have to go to work?” she asked.
She asked me ………………………………………………………………………………
7. “Did you post my letter?” Penny asked me.
Penny wondered ………………………………………………………………………………
8. “Will you be back early?” he asked her.
He asked her ………………………………………………………………………………..
Ex3-Rewrite the sentences in reported speech, beginning in the way shown.
1. “Where are you going?” asked Tom.
Tom asked ………………………………………………………………………………..
2. “Where are you going to spend the holiday?” asked Mike.
Mike asked ………………………………………………………………………………..
3. “What will you do when you leave school?” said Jennifer.
Jennifer asked ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. “How did you know my name?” the nurse asked the doctor.
The nurse wanted to know ……………………………………………………………………
5. “Do you have an appointment?” said the clerk.
the clerk asked ………………………………………………………………………………..
6. “Have you seen my car keys?” said Bernard to his wife.
Bernard wondered …………………………………………………………………………
7. “Why didn’t Isobel phone me?” asked her brother.
Isobel’s brother wanted to know ………………………………………………………………
8. “Will you carry my briefcase for me please, James” said Richard.
Richard asked ………………………………………………………………………………..
9. “When can I see the doctor?” Charles asked the receptionist.
Charles asked ………………………………………………………………………………..
Ex4-Change the following sentences into Reported speech

1. He said to her, “ You are my friend.”

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2. John said ti his mother, “ I don’t know how to do this exercise.”
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3. “ Don’t come back before one o’clock”, advised my brother.
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4. “Cook it in butter”, Mrs. Brown said to her daughter.
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5. The students said, “Teacher, give us better marks, please.”
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6. “Pull as hard as you can”, she said to me.
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7. “Who put salt in my coffee?”, he asked.
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8. My friend said, “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”
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9. “Have you done your homework?”, said my mother.
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10. I asked Bill, “What time did you go to bed last night?”
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11. Paul said “I must go home now.”
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12. “There’s been an accident and the road is blocked”, said the policeman.
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13. “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the children.
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14. Mary said, “My father died a year ago.”
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15. “Must you go now?”, said Mr. Brown.
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16. “Whose bicycle did you borrow yesterday?”, his mother asked him.
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17. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday”, said the teacher.
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18. “Be modest if you are a good student”, said my father.
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19. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us.
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20. Tom said, “New York is bigger than London.”
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21. “Please help us,” they said to us.
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22. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, she said to me.
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23. The travellers asked, “How long does it take to get to London?”
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24. John said, “I have finished studying my lesson.”
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25. Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John.”
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26. He asked me, “Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”
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27. “Did you phone me yesterday?”, Tom asked Mary.
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28. “Do you like it?” – “Yes”
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29. “I didn’t know them. Did you, Tom” she asked
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30. “Avoid the Marble Arch” said the policeman “There’s going to be a big demonstration
here.”
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31. “Don’t take more than 2 of these at once”, said the doctor, handing me a bollle of pills.
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32. They said to me, “Let’s go to the zoo.”
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33. “I shouldn’t do that if I were you. Isn’t it very dangerous?”. He said.
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34. “When we’ve finished this game we’ll have supper.” They said to me.
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35. “Have you got any shampoo, Alice. I must wash my hair,” John asked.
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36. He said to me “Listen! Can you hear someone coming?”
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37. “Do as I tell you or you’ll be punished. I’ll teach you who is master in this house”, he
said.
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38. “When you have cleaned the sitting room, will you please light the fire there? It’s rather
chilly today”, my mother said to me.
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39. “I shall expect to see you next Wednesday.” Mary said to her friend.
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40. The teacher asked “Which book are you talking about , John?”
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41. I asked the policeman “Do you know how far it is to the station?”
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42. “What a dirty face you have!” Ann said to her son.
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43. “Don’t you know how to behave? There must be no talking in lessons”. The teacher told
his students.
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44. “I wonder who is coming on the excursion tomorrow. I do hope it won’t rain.” She said.
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45. “Do as you are told. You are a naughty boy.” Mrs. Brown said.
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46. “It’s a very nice evening. Why don’t we go out for a walk?”, Jim suggested.
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47. “You must decide what you want to do”, she said to her daughter.
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48. Mary asked me “Can you tell me why you are so sad?”
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49. Jane said to John “Who will come to the pictures with me?”
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50. “Will you please find out when he last wrote to me?”, Jean said to her friend.
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Exercise 1: Rewrite following sentences so that the meaning stay the same.

1. "If I were you,I wouldn't buy this car"

He advised...............................................................................................................

2. "Shall I carry your suicase,Lan?"said Nam.

Nam offered.............................................................................................................

3. "Yes,all right,I'll share the food with you,Dave."

Ann agreed..............................................................................................................

4. "Sue,can you remember to buy some bread?"

Paul reminded..........................................................................................................

5. "Don't touch anything in this room",the man said to the children.

The man ordered......................................................................................................

6. "I must go home to make the dinner",said Mary.

Mary.......................................................................................................................
7. "Are you going to Ho Chi Minh City next week?"Tom asked me.

Tom asked..............................................................................................................

8. "Have you finished your homework?"Mom asked.

Mom asked if..........................................................................................................

9. She said to me:"I can't do it by myself"

She told me that......................................................................................................

10. "Does your brother live in London,Nam?"Lan asked.

Lan wanted to know if..............................................................................................

11. "Don't repeat this mistake again."his father warned him.

His father warned him...............................................................................................

12. "Give me a smile,"The photographer said to me.

The.........................................................................................................................

13. "Don't leave these book on the table" ,the librarian said to the students
The librarian told the students .....................................................................................

14. "Have you travelled abroad much?"he asked me.

He............................................................................................................................

15. "Who has written this note?" the boss asked the secretary.

The boss asked........................................................................................................

16. "I have just received a postcard from my sister,"my friend said to me.

My friend told me.....................................................................................................

17. "This story happened long ago"he said.

He said...................................................................................................................

Exercise: Bài tập về câu gián tiếp

1. * Chuyển các câu sau từ câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp.
2. “ I went to see him yesterday”, she said.
She said………………………………...................................................
3. “ I don’t want to meet him again”, she said
She said………………..……...............................................................
4. “ Can you swim?”, he asked me.
He asked me……………………..................................................………….
5. He explained, “ I didn’t break the vase”.
He expained…………………....................................................................
6. My mother said, “ I am cooking now”.
My mother said……………...................................................
7. “ What time does John get up?”, he asked me.
He wanted to know…………....................................
8. “ I like this book”, he said
He said………………….................................……………………………
9. “How beautiful she is!”.
He exclaimed..............................................................………
10. “Have you ever seen that film?”, he asked me
He asked me……………………………...................................................
11.“ I went to Do Son last week”, she said
She said…………………………...................................................................
12. “I never eat meat”, he explained
He explained ……………….……........................................................………
13. “ I’ll never gat married,” Tom says
Tom says……………………..................................................
14.13. “If I were you, I would kept silent”, he said
He said…………………................................................................……
15. “ The children had better go to bed early”, said Tom
Tom said…………….....................................................................…………
16. “You had better keep silent”, she said
She advised me……........................................................………
17. “I wish I knew the answer”, he said
He said…………….........................................................………………
18. “ Please don’t tell anybody what happpen”
She asked me…………........................................................…………………
19. She said, “I am taller than my husband”
She said ……………….........................................................………
20. “ I shouldn’t do like that if I were you. Isn’t it very dangerous?, she said
She said…........................................................................................................
21. “ Please give me some money. I haven’t eat anything since morning”, he
asked.
He asked…………………….........................................……………………..
22. “ Hurry up, Lan!”.
He told Lan...............................................................…………………………
23.“ I feel like going to America soon”.
The woman looked forward to …………………..................……………
24. “ It’s really nice of you to help me”, Peter said to Jack.
Peter thanked………….for ……………............................................…
25. “ Don’t play games on computer all day”, Tom’s mother said to him.
Tom’s mother warned ……..against ..................................................………..
26. “ I hear you passed your driving test.Congratulation!”, Peter said to me.
Peter congratulated ………. on ………................................................……
27. “ I’m sory. I didn’t do my homework,” John said to his English teacher.
John apologised …………...for …………..............................................
28. “ I always want to become an English teacher,” Mary said.
Mary dreamed of …………………………...............................................
29. He said , ‘ This house was built in 1980”.
He said ..............................................................................................................
30. “ Will Tom be here tomorrow?”.
She wondered ..........................................................................................
31. “ Please don’t smoke in my car”
He asked his friend..................................................................................