III. Change this direct speech into reported speech
1. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me ___________________________________________________________
2. “Don’t go!” She
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3. “ I’d never been there before” She said ___________________________________________________________
4. “Be quick!” She
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5. “Do you work in London?” She
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6. “Please get me a cup of tea” She ___________________________________________________________
7. “Where will you live after graduation?” She asked me
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8. “Could you explain number four, please?” She ___________________________________________________________
9. “What were you doing when I saw you?” She asked me ___________________________________________________________
10. “I’ll come and help you at twelve” She ___________________________________________________________
11. “I usually drink coffee in the mornings” She
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12. “Don't be silly!” She ___________________________________________________________
13. “Are you working tonight?” She asked me ___________________________________________________________
14. “How often do you play sport?” She ___________________________________________________________
15. “They would help if they could” She said ___________________________________________________________
16. “I’ll do the washing-up later” She told me ___________________________________________________________
17. “He could read when he was three” She said ___________________________________________________________
18. “I was sleeping when Julie called” She said ___________________________________________________________
19. “Will you come later?” She asked me ___________________________________________________________
20. “Would you mind waiting a moment please?” She ___________________________________________________________
'I'll send you a postcard.' He told us _____________________________________________________
'We've bought a new car.' They told me
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'I don't speak German.' She said that
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'You failed your art exam.' You said that
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'I can't drive.' He said
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'You look nice.' He told me
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'We're going ice-skating.' They said
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'The students aren't listening to me.' The teacher said
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He said, "I like this song."
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"Where is your sister?" she asked me.
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"I don't speak Italian," she said.
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"Say hello to Jim," they said.
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"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
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"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
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"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
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"I never make mistakes," he said.
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"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
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"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
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"I often have a big hamburger." Benjamin says
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Hannah: "They live in Boston." Hannah said
Change into reported speech
56.''Why do you want to take the course''
She asked me...why i wanted to take the course..
57.''How many languages can you speak''
She asked me...how many languages i could speak.
58.''What school are you going to''
She asked me...what school i was going to
59.''Where do you live''
She asked me...where i lived..
60.''How old are you''
She asked me..how old i was.
61.''What's your name''
She asked me.what my name is..
62.She said to him, ''Give me another glass of wine''
She told him to give her another glass of wine.
63.She said to me,''Bring me a book''
She told me to bring her a book.
64.Mother said to him, ''Open the window please''
Mother told him to open the window.
65.He said to me, ''Shut the door after you''
He asked me to shut the door after me.
66.The captain said to them, '' Wait here still I come back''
The captain told them to wait there till he came back.
67.She told her, ''Take it and come with me''
She told her to take it and come with her.
68.He said to me, ''Don't come back before one o'clock''
He asked me not to come back before one o'clock.
69.My mother told me, ''Don't forget to look at the door''
My mother told me not to forget to look at the door.70.He said to his brother, ''Don't open the window, open the door''
He told his brother not to open the window but to open the door.
71.He said to the girl, '' Don't sit on my bed, sit on this chair please''
He asked the girl not to sit on his bed but to sit on that chair.
72.The teacher said, ''I am a teacher''
The teacher said she was a teacher.
73.She said to me, ''I have a big house''
She said to me that she had a big house.
74.She said to me, '' I am going to the party''
She told me she was going to the party.
75.She said to me, '' I gave him your letter''
She said to me that she had given him my letter.
76.She said, ''I have finished my work''
She said she had finished her work.
77.Nam said,'' I am not a pupil''
Nam said he was not a pupil.
78.Nam said,''I am going to Ho Chi Minh City''
Nam said he was going to Ho Chi Minh city.
79.He said to me,''I have gone to your house''
He told me that he had gone to my house.
80.She says, ''I knew your difficulties''
She told me that she had known my difficulties