REPORTED SPEECH

EX1: Put the following sentences into reported speech:

1. “I’ll phone you tomorrow.” she told Bean.

She told Bean that…. …………………………………………………….

2. “Can I sit beside you, LiLy?” Jack asked.

Jack asked Lily…. ……………………………………………………..

3. “I want a book for my birthday.” Binh said.

Binh said that…. ………………………………………………………….

4. “Are you going by train?” Chi asked me.

Chi wanted to know…. …………………………………………..

5. “Will you come to my birthday party?” He said to me.

He invited me…. ……………………………………………………

6. “What do you want for lunch, Micheal?” Bill asked.

Bill asked……………………………………………………………..

7. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Huong?” asked Long.

Long asked if ……………………………………………………………..

8. “You stole my best cassette, Binh!” said Le.

Le accused……………………………………………………………………………

9. “ You damaged my bicycle, Law!” said Robin.

Robin accused…………………………………………………………………………..

10. “You should do more exercise, Mr. Kane.” the doctor said.

The doctor advised……………………………………………………………………..

EX2: Put the following sentences into reported speech:

1. “Where is my umbrella?” Huong asks. → Huong

asks……………………………………………………….

2. “How are you?” Lee asks Jack. → Martin asks Jack…………………………………………………

3. Vinh asks, “Do I have to do it?” → Vinh

asks…………………………………………………………..

4. “Where have you been?” the father asks her son.

→ The father asks his son…………………………………………

5. “Which dress do you like best?” Lien asks her boyfriend.

→ She asks her boyfriend…………………………………………..

EX3: Put the following sentences into reported speech:

1. He said, “ I am going to town with my sister”
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. He said to her, “ You are wearing your best clothes”
…………………………………………………………………………………..
3. They said, “We are unlucky today”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. She said to me, “I want to speak to your brother”
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. She said, “I have helped my mother”
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. John said to Mary, “She is ready to go with us”
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. She said to me, “They do not know you”
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. He said, “ I shall answer the phone”
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. She said to them, “You can do it if you try”
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. He said, “He has done his homework well”
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
EX4: Choose the correct sentence.
1. “My mother has just had a baby,” said Mary
A. Mary said that her mother had just had a baby.
B. Mary said that my mother had just had a baby.
C. Mary said her mother has just had a baby.
D. Mary said my mother has just had a baby.
2. "I have found a new flat today ," said Ann.
A. Ann told to me that she had found a new flat today.
B. Ann said that she had found a new flat that day.
C. Ann said to me that she had found a new flat this day .
D. Ann said that she has found a new flat the day before .
3. “I left my umbrella here last night”, said Jane
A. Jane said me that she had left her umbrella there the previous night.
B. I told Jane I had left my umbrella there the night before.
C. Jane told me she had left her umbrella there the night before.
D. Jane asked me to leave the umbrella there the previous day.
4. "I saw her in the park two hours ago,” said he.
A. He said I had seen her in the park two hours before.
B. He said he saw her in the park two hours before
C. He said he had seen her in the park two hours before.
D. He said I saw her in the park two hours before.
5. "I'm leaving here for Da Lat next week " said Mrs Lan.
A. Mrs Lan said she was leaving there for Da Lat the following week.
B. Mrs Lan said to me she was leaving there for Da Lat next week.
C. Mrs Lan tells she is leaving here for Da Lat the following week.
D. Mrs Lan told me that I was leaving there for Da Lat the week after .
6. “ I haven’t received your post since last month, Jane”. The boss said.
A. The boss said that Jane hadn’t received his post since the previous month.
B. The boss said Jane that he hadn’t received her post since the previous month.
C. The boss said to Jane that he hadn’t received her post since the previous month.
D. The boss said Jane that he hadn’t received his post since the previous month.
7. Charlie said, "Tom had an accident last week but he wasn't injured".
A. He said Tom had an accident the week before but he wasn't injured.
B. He said Tom had had an accident the previous week but he wasn't injured.
C. He said Tom had had a accident the previous week but he hadn't been injured.
D. He said Tom had an accident the following week but he hadn't been injured.
8. Tony said, "I have never been to London. I think I shall go there next year".
A. Tony said he has never been to London and he thinks he would go there the following year.
B. Tony said he had never been to London and he thought he would go there the following year.
C. Tony said he had never been to London and he thinks he will go there the following
year.
D. Tony said he would have never been to London and he thought he would go there the
following year.
9. Barbara said, "I saw them at my parents' house last year"
A. Barbara said I had seen them at my parents' house last year.
B. Barbara said she saw them at her parents' house the previous year.
C. Barbara said she had seen them at her parents' house the previous year.
D. Barbara said they had seen her at her parents' house the previous year.
10. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.”
A. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month
B. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month
C. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month
D. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month
11. Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada".
A. Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.
B. Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada.
C. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.
D. Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.
12. Charlie said, "My father is in hospital".
A. Charlie said that my father is in hospital.
B. Charlie said that his father was in hospital.
C. Charlie said that his father is in hospital.
D. Charlie said that my father was in hospital.
13. Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
A. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
B. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.
C. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.
D. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.
14. Charlie said, "I haven't seen Bill for a while".
A. He said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while.
B. He said that I haven't seen Bill for a while.
C. He said that he hasn't seen Bill for a while.
D. He said that I hadn't seen Bill for a while.
15. Charlie said, "I've been playing tennis a lot recently"
A. Charlie said that I've been playing tennis recently.
B. Charlie said that he had been playing tennis recently.
C. Charlie said that he had bee playing tennis recently.
D. Charlie said that I had been playing tennis recently
16. Charlie said, "Margaret has had a baby".
A. Charlie said Margaret has had a baby.
B. Charlie said Margaret had had a baby.
C. Charlie said Margaret had a baby.
D. Charlie said Margaret has a baby.
17. Charlie said, "I don’t know what Fred is doing".
A. He said that he doesn’t know what Fred is doing.
B. He said that he didn’t know what Fred is doing.
C. He said that he doesn’t know what Fred was doing.
D. He said that he didn’t know what Fred was doing.
18. Charlie said, "I hardly ever go out these days".
A. He said that he hardly ever went out these days.
B. He said that I hardly ever go out these days.
C. He said that I hardly ever went out these days.
D. He said that he hardly ever goes out these days.
EX5: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
1. The stranger asked me where I ____________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
2. Ms. Nga wanted to know what time ________.
A. the movie began B. the movie begins
C. does the movie begin D. did the movie begin
3. Mary said she ……… there the day before.
A. is B. had been C. will be D. would be
4. Mai asked Quang ……
A. when he will come back B. when he would come back
C. when he comes back D. when he is coming back
5. She told me _____________ her up at six o’clock.
A. please pick B. to pick C. should pick D. I can pick
6. He said that He and his friend _____________ married ______________.
A. were getting/ tomorrow B. are getting/ the next day
C. were getting/ the next day D. will get/ the day after
7. He asked me when _____________ there.
A. did I arrive B. will I arrive C. I had arrived D. I can arrive
8. The teacher said, “ I didn’t see her.” -> The teacher said ________ her.
A. he had seen B. I hadn’t seen C. he didn’t see D. he hadn’t seen
9. I wondered _________ the right thing.
A. If I am doing B. was I doing C. am I doing D. whether I was doing
10. Tom ___________ that his mother was in hospital.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. asked me