REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

A. REPORTED SPEECH with INFINITIVE:

Form:
V + to inf V + O + to inf
promise: hứa tell: bảo warn: cảnh báo
agree: đồng ý ask: yêu cầu encourage: khuyến khích
hope: hy vọng want: muốn order: ra lệnh
offer: đề nghị advise: khuyên invite: mời
want: muốn remind: nhắc nhở
Ex: “I will help you, Mary” said Peter
Peter promised to help Mary.
“Look at the board, please!”, said the teacher.
The teacher asked the students to look at the board.

B. REPORTED SPEECH with GERUND:

Form:
S + V + (O) (prep) + V-ing
S +V+V-ing S + V + prep + V-ing S+ V + O + prep +V-ing
suggest insist on accuse sb of
admit dream of thank sb for
deny think of congratulate sb on
look forward to prevent sb from
apologize (to sb) for warn sb against
Ex: “Let’s go out for a drink,” Susan said.
Susan suggested going out for a drink.
“I’ll help you with your physics exercise,” Peter said to Susan.
Peter insisted on helping Susan with her physics exercise.
Tom said to me, “It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much.”
Tom thanked me for helping him.

WITH INFINITIVES
1. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me. 
She reminded.......................................................................................................................
2. “You should spend more time learning to write,” she said to the boy.
She advised...............................................................................................................................
3. “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight,”
Mike invited.........................................................................................................................
4. “Please, please turn off the TV, mom” said Tom. 
Tom begged......................................................................................................................…
5. “Don’t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper. 
The shopkeeper warned ....................................................................................................…
6. “Open the safe,” the robber said to the bank clerk. 
The robber ordered............................................................................................................…
7. “ Leave this spaces clear,” the notice said. 
The noticed told.................................................................................................................…
8. “Mr. Brown, this is Miss White,” he said. 
He introduced ........................................................................................................................
9. “ Shall I open the window for you?” he said. 
He told.....................................................................................................................................
10. “ I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me. 
He promised ............................................................................................................................
11. “ Would you like to come with me?” John said. 
He invited.................................................................................................................................
12. “ Don’t worry. Of course you can take a holiday,” John said. 
John reassured me that.............................................................................................................
13. “ Don’t forget to take bring your passport,” John said. 
John reminded .........................................................................................................................
14. “ You should take a holiday,” John said. 
John advised ......................................................................................................................….
15. “ Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said 
I warned............................................................................................................................……

WITH GERUNDS
1. “ Why don’t you organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien. 
Ms Lien suggested..........................................................................................................…….
2. “ I’m sorry I’m late, said Mr Thanh. 
Mr Thanh apologized...............................................................................................................
3. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator” Said Bob. 
Bob denied........................................................................................................................……
4. “ You were cheating” said David to Henry. 
David accused ..........................................................................................................................
5. “ I must see the manager.” he cried. 
He insisted............................................................................................................................….
6. “ If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first” said Mike to his brother.
Mike criticized..........................................................................................................................
7. “ You won the scholarship. Congratulation,” Mary told me.
Mary congratulated ..............................................................................................................…
8. “ It was kind of you to help me with my homework” Lan said to Hoa.
Lan thanked ..........................................................................................................................…
9. “ Shall we walk there? It’s not far,” he said. 
He proposed .......................................................................................................................…..
10. “Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Rick’s mother said.
Rick’s mother prevented...........................................................................................................
11. “ I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
Peter apologized ......................................................................................................................
12. “ You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John. ( criticized)
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.13. “ Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend” he said. ( suggested)
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14. “ You stole the jewels” the inspector said to him.( accused)
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16. “ I only borrowed your car for some hours” the man said. (admitted)
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WITH INFINITIVES & GERUNDS

1. “ I will bring the sandwiches to the party” said Helen.
Helen offered
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2. “ Let’s all go to Lisbon!” they said.
They suggested ................................................................................................................................................…
3. “ You’d better leave that old flat,” my mother told us. 
My mother advised ..............................................................................................................................................
4. “ Please let me go to Martin’s house!” Said Muriel three times. 
Muriel insisted ........................................................................................................................................………
5. “ It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister.
My mother accused ....................................................................................................................................
……..
6. “I’m awful sorry, I will never again use your car without permission” she said almost crying. 
She apologized ................................................................................................................................................
….
7. “ Don’t cross the river, it’s full of crocodiles” 
They warned ........................................................................................................................................................
8. “I’m sorry I’m late” 
9. He apologized .................................................................................................................................................
10. “ I think you’d better drink the medicine” the doctor said.
The doctor advised..............................................................................................................................................
11. “Let’s eat something and then go for a stroll” she said.
She suggested.................................................................................................................................................…
12. “ Don’t worry, I’ll pay for the drink” 
He insisted..........................................................................................................................................................
13. “ Yes, it was me who ate all the cake”
She admitted....................................................................................................................................................…
14. “Red wine is the best option for this dish” 
The waiter advised..............................................................................................................................................
15. “ Why don’t we go for a walk”? 
She suggested.............................................................................................................................................…….

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

A)
1. She said that she _________ him the previous day
A. had visited B. has visited C. will visit D. would visit
2. He said that he _________ me there at 4.30 that afternoon.
A. would meet B. met C. will meet D. meets
3. The salesman was telling me that he _________ ten cars the week before.
A. sold B. had sold C. would sell D. has sold
4. Did Bob say that he _________ from Princeton in 1951?
A. would graduate B. graduates C. has graduated D. had graduated
5. Someone _________ the tickets were free
A. said me B. said me that C. told me D. told to me
6. “I’ll do it tomorrow”. He said he’d do it _________
A. the following day B. tomorrow C. today D. the previous day
7. The librarian asked us _________
A. don’t make B. not make C. not making D. not to make
8. What did the man say _________ ?
A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you
9. I wonder _________ the tickets were on sale yet
A. what B. when C. where D. whether
10. When I rang Tessa, she said she was busy _________ day
A. that B. the C. then D. this
11. When he was at Oliver’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he _________ use the phone
A. can B. could C. may D. must
12. She _________ her holiday in Finland
A. said me about B. told about C. said about D. told me about

B)
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 way 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. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.
A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously
10. He asked the children _________too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.
A. gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got
16. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try
17. She asked me where I___________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came

II. Change the following statements into reported speech.

1. “I’m happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations!” Jim said to you.

→ Jim congratulated ......................................................................................................................

2. Alice said to Simon: “You are looking much better”

→ Alice ...........................................................................................................................................

3. “What would you do when you have a problem with your computer, Jane?”, said Ann

→ Ann asked ..................................................................................................................................

4. Andrew told his friends: “Did you guys see the accident yesterday?”

→ Andrew .......................................................................................................................................
5. John said to me: “How did you come here? Did Dad drive you here?”

→ John ............................................................................................................................................

6. “Have you finished your task, Michael?” Michael’s boss asked him

→ He ...............................................................................................................................................

7. “Yesterday evening I met Eddie. He has bought a new car”, she told me

→ She .................................................................................................................................….........

8. “I can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow”, Timmy told his partner

→ Timmy ........................................................................................................................................

9. “Don’t forget to give this book to Jane” David said to his brother

→ David reminded .........................................................................................................................

10.“ Do you know how far the drug store is?” The foreigner asked me .

→ The foreigner wanted ................................................................................................................

11. ” Whose car did you borrow last night?” Jean said to him

→ Jean wondered ...........................................................................................................................

12. “Don’t play with the knife!”, I said to Jack.

→ I warned .....................................................................................................................................

13. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said.

→ Bill denied ..................................................................................................................................