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Exercise 1: Change into Reported Speech
1. “Do what you're told" my father said
My father asked me to do what I was told
2. “Do you understand what I mean?", said she
She asked if I understood what she meant
3. "Why were you late yesterday morning?", said the teacher to me.
The teacher asked me why I had been late the previous morning
4. “If I were you, I'd stop smpking", I said to my husband.
I advised my husband to stop smoking5. '' Don't go near the water, children" ,said she.
She told the children not to go near the water
6. " Is anyone here?", said Peter.
Peter asked if someone was there
7. “What time did you go home yesterday?",they asked her.
They asked her what time she had gone home the day before
8. " Do whatever you like and go wherever you want",I said to them.
I told them to do whatever they liked and go wherever they wanted
9. " How do you know it is true?" he asked me.
He asked me how I knew it was true
10. “ Have you seen that film ?" he said to me.
He asked me if I had seen that film
11. "Stay at home until I come-back'', my mother said.
My mother told me to stay at home until she came back
12. "Would you like to go somewhere for a drink after class, Minh?", said Nam.
Nam asked Minh if he would like to go somewhere for a drink after class
13. " Shall we go out for a walk after dinner?", Lan said.
Lan suggested going out for a walk after dinner
14. "Put the knife down or I'll call the police", the woman said to the man. ( threatened)
The woman threatened the man to put the knife down or she would call the police
15. "Don't talk too much in class, boys", the teacher asked.
The teacher told the boys not to talk too much in class
16. The teacher said "How many students are there in your ?"
The teacher asked how many students there were in
17. “Can you lend me some money, Lan?", said Huong.
Huong asked if Lan could lend her some money
18. “ How do you go to school?'', I wanted to know.
I wanted to know how you went to school
19. “ How far is it from here to your school", the teacher said to me.
The teacher asked me how far it was from there to my school
20. “ Are you hungry?, he said, Let's go to the restaurant"
He asked if I was hungry and suggested going to the restaurant
Exercise 1: Change into Reported Speech
1. “what you're told" my father said
=> My father wanted to know what I had told
2. “Do you understand what I mean?", said she
-> She asked if I understood what she meant
3. "Why were you late yesterday morning?", said the teacher to me.
-> The teacher asked me why I had been late the previous morning
4. “If I were you, I'd stop smpking", I said to my husband.
-> I told my husband that if I were him I would stop smoking
5. '' Don't go near the water, children" ,said she.
-> She told children not to go near the water
6. " Is anyone here?", said Peter.
->Peter asked if somesone was there
7. “What time did you go home yesterday?",they asked her.
-> They asked her what time she had gone home the day before
8. " Do whatever you like and go wherever you want",I said to them.
-> I asked them if whatever they liked and went wherever they wanted
9. " How do you know it is true?" he asked me.
-> He asked me how I knew it was true
10. “ Have you seen that film ?" he said to me.
-> He asked me if I had seen that film
11. "Stay at home until I come-back'', my mother said.
-> My mother told me to stay at home until she came back
12. "Would you like to go somewhere for a drink after class, Minh?", said Nam.
-> Nam asked Minh if he liked to go somewhere for a drink after class
13. " Shall we go out for a walk after dinner?", Lan said.
-> Lan asked me if we should go out for a walk after dinner
14. "Put the knife down or I'll call the police", the woman said to the man. ( threatened)
->The woman threatened the man to call the police if he didn't put the knife down
15. "Don't talk too much in class, boys", the teacher asked.
-> The teacher asked the boys not to talk too much in class
16. The teacher said "How many students are there in your ?''
-> The teacher asked us how many students there were in our class
17. “Can you lend me some money, Lan?", said Huong.
-> Huong asked Lan if she could lend her some money
18. “ How do you go to school?'', I wanted to know.
-> I wanted to know how you got to school
19. “ How far is it from here to your school", the teacher said to me.
-> The teacher asked me how far it was from there to my school
20. “ Are you hungry?, he said, Let's go to the restaurant"
-> He asked me if I was hungry and suggested going to the restaurant
Exercise 6
1 Jane said to Bill, “When do you expect to finish your assignment?"
........Jane asked Bill when he expected to finish her assignment.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2 The man said to the boy: "Can you show me the way to the bank?"
............The man asked the boy if he could show him the way to the bank.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3 Fred asked the postman: "Are there any letters for me today?"
................ Fred asked the postman if there were some letters for her that day.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4 Henry said to the librarian, "How many books can I borrow at a time?"
.......Henry asked the librarian how many books she could borrow at a time..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5 John asked his friend, "How did you manage to know my phone number?"
.......John asked his friend how she had managed to know his phone number..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6 “These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back next year?" he said
...............He said that those old buildings might have already disappeared by the time he was back the following year......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7 The boys said to the old woman: "What can we do to help you?"
..............The boys asked the old woman what they could do to help her.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 The guests said to the doorman: "Where should we leave our coats?"
..............the guests asked the doorman where they shold leave their coats.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 Tom asked his brother: "Why did you advise them to go sight-seeing on foot?"
...........................Tom asked his brother why he had advised them to go sight-seeing on foot.........................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 I asked the children: "Who took away the magazines from my desk?"
......i asked the children who had taken away the magazines from my desk...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 7
1 Rose said, "I was just leaving the office when I came face to face with a stranger."
.............Rose said that he was just leaving in office when he had come F2F with a stranger........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2 Ann asked her brother, "Do you expect to be admitted to the univer¬sity?"
............... Ann asked her brother if he expected to be admitted to the university......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3 Richard asked Jane, "What are you planning to do tomorrow?"
.................Richard asked Jane what he was planning to do the next day....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4 She asked her boy friend "Is it true that your father fought in the last war?"
......................She asked her boy friend if it was true that hihs father had fought in the last war...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
5 Jane said to me, "Where have you been all this time?"
...........Jane asked me where i had been all that time..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6 Mary said to her husband, "Did you see my handbag anywhere?"
.............MAry asked her husband if he had seen her handbag anywhere........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7 The inspector said to the woman, "What were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?"
................The inspector asked the woman what she was doing at 7 o'clock the previous evening.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 The passenger said to the taxi-driver: "Hurry up!" and he added "I must be at the station on time."
............The passenger asked the taxi-driver to hurry up and he added that he had to be at the station on time.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 Tom said to himself: "Why I haven't thought of this before?"
.......tom asked himself why he hadn't thought of that before..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 Father said: "The taxi is coming now. Is everyone ready?"
......Father said that the taxi was coming then. and asked if everyone was ready..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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..... me not to buy that car.
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2.”Shall I carry your suicase,Lan?”said Nam.
Nam offered...............to carry Lan's suitcase..............................................................................
3.”Yes,all right,I’ll share the food with you,Dave.”
Ann agreed.............to share the food with Dave..........................................................................
4.”Sue,can you remember to buy some bread?”
Paul reminded........Sue to buy some bread...................................................................................
5.”Don’t touch anything in this room”,the man said to the children.
The man ordered............ the children not to touch anything in that room............................................................................
6.”I must go home to make the dinner”,said Mary.
Mary....said that she had to go home to make the dinner........................................................................................
7.”Are you going to Ho Chi Minh City next week?”Tom asked me.
Tom asked............... me if/whether I was going to Ho Chi Minh City the next week/the following week...................................................................................
8.”Have you finished your homework?”Mom asked.
Mom asked if........ I had finished my homework.
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9.She said to me:”I can’t do it by myself”
She told me that......... she couldn't do it by herself................................................................................
10.”Does your brother live in London,Nam?”Lan asked.
Lan wanted to know if....Nam's brother lived in London..........................................................................
11.”Don’t repeat this mistake again.”his father warned him.
His father warned him....... not to repeat that mistake again.
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12.”Give me a smile,”The photographer said to me.
The........photographer told me to give a smile....................................................................................................
13.”Don’t leave these book on the table” ,the librarian said to the students
The librarian told the students...... not to leave those books on the table.
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14.”Have you travelled abroad much?”he asked me.
He.................asked me if I had travelled abroad much.
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15.”Who has written this note?” the boss asked the secretary.
The boss asked.... the secretaty who had written that note.
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16.”I have just received a postcard from my sister,”my friend said to me.
My friend told me.....she had just received a postcast from his sister.
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17.”This story happened long ago”he said.
He said............that story had happened long before
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1. She said she had gone to the cinema the day before.
2. He said he was writing a test the following day.
3. I said I would do that for him.
4. She said she wasn't hungry then.
5. They said they had never been there before.
6. They said they had been in London the week before.
7. He said he would have finished that paper by the following day.
8. She said she would apply for her visa the following day.
9. Carlos said he had seen María in the supermarket the day before.
10. He said they had lived there for three years.
The teacher told his class that she would give them a test the next day
Martin said they were doing a chemistry experiment that morning
The professor asked why he had applied for that course
I asked Tom if he read science-fiction novels.
EX2: Change these sentences into reported speech:
1. "Don't forget to phone me when you get to London", said my mom
-> My mom reminded me to phone me when I got to London.
2. "Don't swim out too far, boys", said the coach
-> The coach told the boys not to swim out too far.
3. "Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?", he said
-> He invited me to come to his house for a chat that night.
4. Her father said to her " You can go to the movie with your friend"
-> Her father told her she could go to the movie with her friend.
5. " Did you go to Hue three years ago?" Tam asked Peter-> Tam asked Peter if he had gone to Hue three years before.
6. " When will you father leave Vietnam for the USA?" Phong asked Thu
-> Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA.
7. The teacher said "We can collect old books for the poor students?"
-> The teacher said that they could collect old books for the poor students.
8. "Hurry up" she said to us
-> She told us to hurry up.
9. Thu said "All the students will have a meeting next week"
-> Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the following week.
10. He said" Why don't we have a holiday in my country contage?"
-> He suggested they have a holiday in his country contage.
EX2: Combine two sentences using words in the bracket
1. France is the country. The best wine is produced there ( WHERE)
=> France is the country where the best wine is produced.
2. 1945 was the year. The Second World War ended then (WHEN)
=> 1945 was the year when the Second World War ended.
3. That's the hotel. I stayed there last summer (AT WHICH)
=> That's the hotel at which I stayed last summer.
4. July is the month. Most people often go on holiday then (IN WHICH)
July is the month in which most people often go on holiday.
5. The book are very interesting . They were bought long ago (WHICH)
.=> The book which were bought long ago are very interesting.
6. My uncle bought a boat. The boat costs thirty thousand dollars (WHICH)
My uncle bought a boat which costs thirty thousand dollars.
8. He often tells me about his village. He was born in that place (WHERE)
He often tells me about his village where he was born.
9. The man is our English teacher. He comes from Australia (COMING)
The man coming from Australia is our English teacher.
10. I found a man's wallet. He gave me a reward (WHOSE)
The man whose wallet was found by me gave me a reward.
11. This is the book. I'm looking for it (FOR WHICH)
This is the book for which I'm looking.
12. The lady gave me good advice. I spoke to her an hour ago (TO WHOM)
The lady to whom I spoke an hour ago gave me good advice.
13. Who was the last person who saw the young man alive? (TO SEE)
Who was the last person to see the young man alive?
14. Sai Gon Times was the only newspaper which appeared that day (TO APPEAR)
Sai Gon Times was the only newspaper to appear that day.
15. This is the second person who was killed in that way (BE)
This is the second person to be killed in that way.
EX2: Change these sentences into reported speech:
1. "Don't forget to phone me when you get to London", said my mom
-> My mom reminded me to phone her when I got to London.
2. "Don't swim out too far, boys", said the coach
-> The coach told the boys not to swim our too far.
3. "Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?", he said
-> He suggested that I come to his house for a chat that night
4. Her father said to her " You can go to the movie with your friend"
Her father told her that she could go to the movie with her friend.
5. " Did you go to Hue three years ago?" Tam asked Peter
Tam asked Peter if he had gone to Hue three years before.
6. " When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?" Phong asked Thu
Phong asked Thu when her father would leave VietNam for the USA.
7. The teacher said "We can collect old books for the poor students?"
The teacher said that they could collect old books for the poor students.
8. "Hurry up" she said to us
She told us to hurry up
9. Thu said "All the students will have a meeting next week"
Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the following week.
10. He said" Why don't we have a holiday in my country contage?"
He suggested that they have a holiday in his country contage.
1.This is the magazine.I told you about it ->This is the magazine about which I told you.
2.Jack's car had broken down. He had to take a bus ->Jack, whose car had broken down, had to take a bus.
3.She said,"Have you got a new car,Jack ->She asked if Jack had got a new car.
4.He said to me,"I don't want you to make such a silly mistake again ->He told me not to make such a silly mistake again
5.She said,"I didn't know you" ->She said she hadn't known me.
6.The boy said,"I don't know what I'll do" ->The boy said he didn't know what he would do.
7.She asked him,"Have you read this book?" ->She asked him if he had read that book.
8.He asked,"Why didn't you come to school yesterday?" ->He asked me why I hadn't come to school the previous day.
9.The teacher said to me,"You have to learn the lesson by heart" ->The teacher told me to earn the lesson by heart
1- She worked in a bank.
2- They have gone out the night before.
3- He was coming.
4 - She had never been there before. ( Past perfect - This stays the same.)
How it works...
- Tenses---Backshift one tense (but Past Perfect stays the same)
- Time - last night to the night before.
- Subjet pronouns: (in Q2: We to They, Q3: I to He...)
- (Also location - here to there,,,etc.)
- And more......
Hope it helps...
Change these sentences into the reported speech.
1. "Lie down Tim" Kim said.
=> lim told lie tim to lie down
2. "It's time we went home" they said.
=> thay said that it was time they had gone home
3. "Do come in" said he.
=> he told not to come in
4. "Try again" he said to his friend.
=> he told his friend to try again
5. "This is a gun. Give me the money" a man said to a woman.
=> a man told the women to give him the money
Change these sentences into the reported speech.
1. "Lie down Tim" Kim said.
=> Kim warned Tim to lie down.
2. "It's time we went home" they said.
=> They said it's time we went home.
Sau It's time... ko đổi thời.
3. "Do come in" said he.
=> He commended me to come in.
4. "Try again" he said to his friend.
=> He encouraged his friend to try again.
5. "This is a gun. Give me the money" a man said to a woman.
=> The man threatened the woman to give him money or he would kill her. =))))