REPORTED SPEECH

Change these sentences into Reported Speech:

1. Nam: “I will be at school before 7 o’clock”
Nam said he would be at school before 7 o’clock
2. Thu: “All the students will have a meeting next week”
Thu said all the students would have a meeting the following week
3. Phong: “My parents are very proud of my good marks”
Phong said his parents were very proud of his good mark
4. The teacher: “All the homework must be done carefully”
The teacher said all the homework had to be done carlefully
5. Her father to her: “You can go to the movie with your friend”
Her father told her could go to the movie with your friend
6. Hoa: “I may visit my parents in the summer”
Hoa said she might visit her parents in the summer
7. The teacher: “We can collect old book for the poor students”
The teacher said we could collect old book for the poor students
8. She: “I didn’t buy this book”
She said she didn’t buy that book
9. The boys: “We have to try our best to win the match”
The boys said they had to try thỉe best to win the match
10. Her classmate: “Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class
Lan’s classmate said she was the most intelligent girl in their class
11. They to us: “Our friends will get the award for their highest scores”
The told us their friends would get the award for their highest scores
12. He: “I will go to school by bus tomorrow”
He said he would go to school by bus tomorrow
13. Phong: “I wish I can learn more vocabulary”
Phong said he needed to learn more vocabulary

14. His brother: “You can use my computer today”

His brother said he could use his computer today
15. Mai: “I can not go to the movies with you, Nam”
Mai said she could not go to the movies with Nam
EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)
1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Phong asked Peter
Phong said to Peter if he enjoyed reading

2. “Does she like sports?” Hoa asked Lan

Hoa told Lan if she liked sports
3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam
She told Nam if his sister and brother went to the same school.
4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
She told her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge
5. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend
He told his friend if it would rain the following morning.
6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter
Tam told Peter if he had gone to Hue three years before.
7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan
Tuan told Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for school.
8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”
She told me if I could speak Chinese.
9. “Will she be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu
Tam told Thu if she would be here for five days.
10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba
She told Ba if he has been reading that book at 8 o'clock the previous Sunday.
EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)
1. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me
 The teacher asked me where my father worked.
2. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan
She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.
3. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?”
Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England.
4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
She asked her mom whether there were some oranges in the fridge.
5. The teacher said to Lien “What‘s your hobby?”
The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.
6. “How do you go to the airport?” His friend asked him
His friend asked him how he went to the airport.
7. “How much does this dress cost?” Lan asked Lien
 Lan asked Lien how much that dress cost.
8. Ba asked Tam “How often do you wash your clothes?”
Ba asked Tam how often he washed his clothes.
9. “When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Thu
Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA.
10. “How many books do the students need?” The librarian asked myteacher
The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed.
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 asked me to bring her a book
3. Mother said to him: “open the window please!”.
The 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 him
5. The captain said to them: “wait here still I come back”.
The captain asked them to wait there until he came 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 asked me not to forget to look at the door
9. He said to his brother: “don’t open the window, open the door”.
He asked his brother not to open the window and open the door.
10. 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 and sit on that chair