I. Change the following statements into reported speech.
1. “Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?” said my uncle.
à 2. “Do puppies travel free?” asked a dog owner.
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3. “Can I bring my dog into the plan with me?” she asked.
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4. “Does this train stop at New York?” asked Bill.
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5. “Can you telephone from inter – city trains?” said businessman.
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6. “Does the 2.40 train have a business room?” he enquired.
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7. “Can you get coffee on the train?” asked my aunt.
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8. “Do they bring it round on a trolley?” she said.
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9. “Do you book a seat?” I asked him.
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10. “Can I sit here?” asked Bob.
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11. “Do you want to buy any second hand books?” said Bill.
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12. “May Tom leave late today?” asked Janet.
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13. “Do you play rugby (bóng bầu dục)?” said Brown.
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14.“Will you have time to play regularly?” he went on.
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II. Change these following statements into reported speech.
1. “What will happen to Mr. Atkins?” said one of the men.
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2. “Which country do you come from?” asked the officer.
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3. “What will happen to his race horse?” asked someone else.
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4. “How long are you staying here?” asked Helen.
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5. “What do you think of the canteen coffee?” said Bill.
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6. “Who is pay for the meal next week?” he asked us.
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7. “Who will be umpiring (trọng tài) that match (trận đấu)?” asked Tom.
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9. “Who wants a lift home?” said Alice.
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10. “What soft drinks do you like?” I asked Marry.
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11. “Where is the ticket office?” asked Mr Atkin.
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12. “What platform does the train leave from?” asked Bob.
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13. “ When does it arrive in New York?” he asked.
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14. “When does it return?” I asked.
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15. “Why does the ticket price rise?” said Mary.
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III. Complete the sentences by changing directed speech into reported speech.
1. I asked Mary, “Are you planning to enter law school?”
I asked Marry ………………………..to enter law school.
2. Fred just asked me, “What time does the movie begin?”
Fred wants to know ………………………………… .
3. Ben asked, “Can we still get tickets for the concert?”
Ben asked …………………tickets for the concert.
4. Tom said to us, “How can I help you?”
Tom wants to know ………………………….us.
5. Janet asked, “Can you help me, John”.
Janet asked John ………………………. Her.
6. All of the farmers are asking, “when is this terrible drought going to end?”
All of the farmers are wondering ……………………….to end.
7. Bill asked me, “What time do I have to be at the laboratory in the morning?”
Bill asked me …………………..to be at the laboratory in the morning.\
8. Our tour guide said to us, “We’ll be leaving around 8:00 o’clock in the morning.”
Our tour guide told us …………………………around 8:00 o’clock in the morning.
9. Mary asked me, “Why didn’t you call me?”
Marry ……………….……………………………….. ………..
IV. Put the following statements into reported speech.
1. “What country do you come from?” said Bill.
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2. “How long are you staying here?” said Alice.
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3. “Are you working as well as studying?” asked Peter.
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4. “How many language can you speak?” Bill wanted to know.
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5. “What are you going to study?” asked Jane.
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6. “Do you like to play for your school team?” said Fred.
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7. “Are you interested in acting?” asked Paula.
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8. “Do you like to join our Drama Group?” she said.
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9. “What do you think about this film?” asked Henry.
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10. “How can I get from the station to the airport?” said Kerry.
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VII. Passive voice
1. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name.
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2. After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board.
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3. You must clean the wall before you paint it.
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4. They told the new pupil where to sit.
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5. Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness.
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6. No one believes his story.
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7. We must take good care of books borrowed from the library.
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8. They use milk for making butter and cheese.
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9. Science and Technology have completely changed human life.
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10. John used to visit Mr. Cole at weekends.
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11. Smoke filled the room.
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12. Do they teach English here?
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13. Will you invite her to your wedding party?
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14. Did the teacher give some exercises?
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15. Is she going to write a poem?
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16. Have they changed the window of the laboratory?
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17. Has Tom finished the work?
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18. Must we finish the test before ten?
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19. Will buses bring the children home?
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20. Why didn’t they help him?
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21. How many games has the team played?
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22. Where do people speak English?
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23. What books are people reading this year?
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24. How did the police find the lost man?
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Reported statements with no change of tense
1/ I've seen the film before (she says)
=>She says that she had seen the film before
2/ I want to go home ( he's already told you)
=>He's already told you that he wanted to go home.
3/ I haven't seen my mother for years ( he says)
=>He says that he hadn't seen his mother for years
4/ I don't know how much it costs ( she says)
=>She says that she didn't know how much it costed
5/ I don't like going to parties ( she's told me)
=>She's told me that she didn't like going to parties
6/ We've never been to Berlin ( they say)
=>They say that they had never been to Berlin
7/ I need the money to visit my parents ( he'll say)
=>He'll say that he needed the money to visit his parents
8/ We can't come on Tuesday ( they've told me)
=>They've told me that they couldn't come on Tuesday.