Exercise 8: Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1. She said to him: “Give me another glass of wine”.
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2. She said to me: “Bring me a book”.
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3. The mother said to him: “Open the window please!”.
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4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.
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5. The captain said to them: “Wait here until I come back”.
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6. She told her: “Take it and come with me”.
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7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.
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8. My mother told me: “Don’t forget to look at the door”.
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9. He said to his brother: “Don’t open the window, open the door”.
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10. He said to the girl: “Don’t sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!”.
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11. The teacher said: “I am a teacher” .
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12. She said to me “I have a big house”.
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13. He asked me: “When do you finish your work?”
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14. Mai asked me: “Why didn’t you come?”
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Exercise 9. Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
1. Julia said that she................. there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be
C. will be D. can be
2. He................ that he was leaving that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
3. She said to me that she................. to me the Sunday before.
A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written
4. I................ him to sell that old motorbike.
A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended
5. My parents reminded me................ the flowers.
A. remember to plant B. plant
C. to plant D. planting
6. I asked Martha................ to enter law school.
A. are you planning B. is she planning
C. was she planning D. if she was planning
7. Nam wanted to know what time ...............
A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin
C. the movie begins D. the movie began
8. I wondered................ the right thing.
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing
C. was I doing D. am I doing
9. The scientist said the earth................ the sun.
A. goes round B. is going around
C. went around D. was going around 10. Peter said that if he ............... rich, he.................................................................................... a lot.
A. is – will travel
B. were – would travel
C. had been – would have travelled
D. was – will travel
11. They said that they had been driving through the desert ...............
A. the previous day B. yesterday
C. the last day D. Sunday previously
12. He asked the children................ too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making
C. don’t make D. If they don’t make
13. The man said that money................. the passport to everything.
A. will be B. is C. was D. can be
14. The teacher said Columbus................. America in 1942.
A. discovered B. had discovered
C. was discovering D. would discover 15. John said he ............... her since they......................................................................... school.
A. hasn’t met - left B. hadn’t met - had left
C. hadn’t met left D. didn’t meet - has left
16. The woman asked................ get lunch at school.
A. can the children B. whether the children could
C. if the children can D. could the children
17. Laura said that when she................ to school, she saw an accident.
A. was walking B. has walked
C. had been walking D. has been walking
18. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” – He asked why................. the final
exam.
A. she took B. did she take
C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken
19. Ba said he................ some good marks the semester before.
A gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got
20. They told their parents that they................. their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try
Change these sentences into Reported Speech:
Reported speech with to infinitive
1. She said to him: "give me another glass of wine".
.........She told him to give her another glass of wine ...................................................................................
2. She said to me: "bring me a book".
......SHe told me to bring her a book.....................................................................................
3. Mother said to him: "open the window please!"
.............Mother told him to open the window................................................................................
4. He said to me: "shut the door after you".
..........He told me to shut the door after me...................................................................................
5. The captain said to them: "wait here still I come back".
..............The captain told them to wait there still he came back...............................................................................
6. She told her: "take it and come with me".
............She tolde her to take it and come with her.................................................................................
7. He said to me: "don't come back before one o'clock".
.......................He told me not to come back after 1 o'clock.....................................................................
8. My mother told me: "don't forget to look at the door".
.................My mother told me not to forget to look at the door............................................................................
9. He said to his brother: "don't open the window, open the door".
........He told his brother not to open the window and to open the door.....................................................................................
10. He said to girl: "don't sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!".
.............He told the girl not to sit on his bed and asked her to sit on that chair ................................................................................
Change these sentences into Reported Speech:
Reported speech with to infinitive
1. She said to him: "give me another glass of wine".
She told him to give her another glass of wine
2. She said to me: "bring me a book".
She told me to bring her a book
3. Mother said to him: "open the window please!"
Mother told him to "open the window
4. He said to me: "shut the door after you".
He told me to shut the door after me
5. The captain said to them: "wait here still I come back".
The captain told them to wait there still he come back
6. She told her: "take it and come with me".
She told her to "take it and come with her
7. He said to me: "don't come back before one o'clock".
He told me not to come back before one o'clock
8. My mother told me: "don't forget to look at the door".
My mother told me not to forget to look at the door
9. He said to his brother: "don't open the window, open the door".
He told his brother not to open the window, open the door.
10. He said to girl: "don't sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!".
he told girl not to sit on his bed, sit on that chair.
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