I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech.
1.“I have already written that letter,” my friend said. à My friend said
2. Carol said to me, “ I will ask Mr. Harris about that word.” à Carol told
3. He said, “ I don’t understand those two lessons at all.” à He said (that)
4. “I know those girls quite well,” Mary said. à Mary said
5. Charles said to me, “I have to leave the office before 3.00 p.m.” à Charles told
6. “My secretary didn’t finish the work,” Mr. Johnson said. à Mr. Johnson said
7. George said, “ I can’t possibly finish the work by that time.”
8. Mr. Anderson said, “ I have been smoking too much recently.”
9. “ my entire trip cost me two thousand dollars,” Mr. Brown said
10. “Your health will improve very quickly,” the doctor said to me
11. “You must study hard for the test,” the teacher informed us
12. “I have something to show you,” he said to her
13.“You don’t look after yourself properly,” the doctor said to me
14. “You have a temperature,” the doctor said to him
15. “You’ve obviously been ill for several days,” the doctor said to me
16. “You can’t go to work,” the doctor said to her
17. “You’re much too thin,” the doctor said to him
18. “You need to stay in bed,” the doctor said to me
19. “You don’t keep your flat warm enough,” the doctor said to him
20. “You can phone me if you feel worse,” the doctor said to me
21. “He said to me, “My car was stolen a few weeks ago,”
22. “David said to us, “ I’m not enjoying my job very much.”
23. “He said to me, “ Do you speak any languages?”
24. “Do you like the school?” he said to us
25. “Do you live with your parents?” i said to them
26. “Do you like your job?” he said to me
27. David asked me, “Do they teach music?”
28. “Are you going to London next week?” he said to us
29. “Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?” he said to her
30. “Have you ever been to Paris?” he said to me
31. “Do you have a car?” I asked David
32. “Did you play for your school team?” bill said to them
33. “What happened to Mr. Brown?” he said to us
34. “Who is going to live in the big house?” he said to her
35. “What will happen to his racehorses?” she said to us
36. “Who is playing next week?” he asked me
37. “Which team has won?” asked Ann.
38. “Who went to the party last night?” he said to me
39. “Where do you work?” he said to me
40. “Why does the price go up so often?” She wondered.
41. “When are you coming back?” I asked them
42. “Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him
43. “What’s your new house like?” I asked them
44. “What was she wearing when you saw her last?” the policeman asked me
45. “Why did you travel first class?” I asked him
46. “Who owns this gun?” the detective said to him. à the detective asked
47. “When was the timetable changed?” he asked me
48. “Why has the 2.30 train been cancelled?” said Ann.
49. “When did you begin learning English?” he said to us
50. “Why do you think it may be dangerous?” he asked her
51. “Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren’t a pair?” I asked him
52. “What games do they play?” Tom asked us
53. “I’m very busy,” she said
54. “I’ll see you soon,” he said to me
55. She said tome, “ I see the children quite often.”
56. “I’m having a bath,” she said
57. “I must do my homework tonight,” he said to me
58. “I walked home after the party,” he said
59. “I’m going away tomorrow, mother, ” He said
60. “From one of the windows of my flat I can see the Eiffel Tower,” he said
61. “I enjoyed myself at the party last night,” Ann said
62. “I spoke to Jane last week,” she said
63. “I’ll phone the office from the airport,” she said
64. ‘They were here three months ago.” He said
65. “I don’t like this film,” she said
66. “I haven’t been waiting long,” she said to me
67.Ann said, “Englishmen make good husbands because they are nearly always willing to help in the house.”
68. “I’m going to work in Spain next year,” Mary said
69. Peter said to us, “ I went there last week with my secretary.”
70. The doctor said to Ann, “ You must stay out of crowds until you stop your coughing and sneezing.”
71. “What country do you come from?” said Bill
72. “Where did you spend your holiday last summer?” he said to her
73. “What are you going to study?” he said to Mary
74. “What do you think of the canteen coffee?” asked Peter
75. “Where were you last night?” he said to her
76. Tom said to the girl, “ When did you have this picture taken?”
77. He said to me, “ Are you a teacher?”
78. “Are you hungry now?” she said to me
79. He said to me, “ do you understand it now?”
80. “Did you pass the exam, John?” the teacher asked
81. “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary
82. “Have you seen this film before?” He asked me
83. “Is your school near here?” she said
84. Tom asked his friend, “ Do you go to school by bus?”
85. I asked Mary: “ Can you use a computer?”
86. Mr. Ba said: “ Does your father live here?”
87. “Have you ever seen a tiger?” he asked me
88. “Are you learning your lesson?” the girl asked her brother
89. “Did he live with his grandfather?” she asked me
90. ‘Will you visit Dalat?” she said
91. “Have you learnt French for 6 years?”, she asked me
92. “Did you come to the treather?”, she said
93. “Will Ted and Alice be at the party?” She asked us
94. “Did you study hard for the exam?” she asked
94. He asked me, “ Do you like these trousers?”
95. Marry asked me, “ Will you go to school next week?”
96. “What’s the weather like?” she asked me
97. “How can I solve the problem?” I wanted to know
98. “What did you think of the performance yesterday?” she asked me
99. “Where is my umbrella?” she asked
100. “How are you?” Martin asked us
101. He asked, “ Do I have to do it?”
102. “Where have you been?” the mother asked her daughter.
103. “What are they doing?” she asked
104. “Which dress do you like best?” she asked her boyfriend
105. “How do you know that?” she asked me
106. “Where did you go yesterday?” she asked me
107. They asked , “ How can you repair this this machine, John?”
108. “Why did the dog bark violently last night?” John asked Peter
109. He asked me, “How long does it take to get to London?”
110. They asked,” Where is your school?”
111. He asked me, “ Why did you come to class yesterday?”
112. He said to me, “ What time is it?”
113. Peter said, “ How old are you now?”
114. The police asked him, “ Where were you last month?”
115. “When did you come here?” she asked me
116.She said, “ I went to the cinema yesterday.”
117. He said , “ I am writing a test tomorrow.”
118. They said: “ we want to assist us today.”
119. John said, “I have finished studying my lesson.”
120. “I spoke to her yesterday.” He said
121. “My mother died of cancer in 1985,” Tom said to me
122. They said, “we were in London last week.”
123. They said, “ We have never been here before.”
124. “I worked for a bank in KG”, he said
125. “I was watching TV at 8:00 last night.” She said
126. You said, “ I will do this for him.”
127. “I will apply for my visa tomorrow,” she said
128. She said, “ I am not hungry now.”
129. He said , “ I will have finished this paper by tomorrow.”
130. “I will come back tomorrow” he said
131. She said to me, “ I like your dress.”
132. “I am here for a short holiday,” she said
133. “I am going to New York tomorrow.” She said
Exercises about Reported Speech ( Câu gián tiếp)
1. "The band is gioing to have a comeback next month" The producer said
→The producer said the band was going to have a comeback the following month
2. "I never make mistakes", he said.
→He said he never made mistakes
3. " I often have a big hamburger", Minh says.
→Minh said he often had a big hamburger
4. "Shall I do the cleaning up for you ?" He said.
→He offered to go the cleaning up for me
5. "How ugly!" he said
→He exclaimed that it was ugly
6. "Party will not be served after 12p.m" staff said
→Staff said that party would not be served after 12pm
7. I'm very sorry I gave you the wrong schedule", She said to Hope
→She apologized to hope for giving him the wrong schedule
1. "The band is gioing to have a comeback next month" The producer said
→The producer said the band was going to have a comeback the next month.
2. "I never make mistakes", he said.
→He said he never made mistakes.
3. " I often have a big hamburger", Minh says.
→Minh said he often had a big hamburger
4. "Shall I do the cleaning up for you ?" He said.
→He offered to do the cleaning up for me.
5. "How ugly!" he said
→He exclaimed that the boy was a clever once.
6. "Party will not be served after 12p.m" staff said
→Staff said that Party would not be served after 12p.m
7. I'm very sorry I gave you the wrong schedule", She said to Hope
→She apologized Hope for giving him the wrong schedule.