REPORTED SPEECH

1. DẠNG STATEMENT
1. They said “We will finish the test tomorrow.” They said……………………………………
2. She said “ I can swim well.” She said……………………………………………..
3. Mai said to her mother: “I want to go to bed early.” Mai told……………………………………..
4. He said “ She must go now.” He said…………………………………………………………………
5. My teacher said to us “ Your homework must be finished tomorrow.” My teacher told us…………….
6. They said “We will have an important meeting next week.” They said………………………………
7. “You can use my car today .” he said to me. He told me…………………………………..
8. He said “ I like traveling by air.” He said……………………………………………
9. She said “ I don’t like this table.” She said…………………………………………..
10. He said “ I will travel by taxi” He said…………………………………………………………………
11. He said to me “ You can go out tonight with your brother.” He told me………………………………..
12. She said “ He will visit Ha Noi Capital tomorrow morning.” She said………………………………...
13. They said “ We don’t like eating this food.” They said…………………………………
14. My mother said to me “You have to clean the window by yourself.” My mother told me……………
15. The teacher said to me “She always makes noise in this class.” The teacher told
me…………………...
16. Minh said “ We can’t answer your question now, Nam.” Minh told……………………………………
17. He said “My parents are proud of my command of English.” He said…………………………………
18. They said “ We could swim across this river.” They said……………………………………
19. They said “ We will try our best to success.” They said…………………………………………
20. She said “I hope you will be successful , Minh.” She told………………………………………………
21. He said to me “ Your room needs painting.” He told me………………………………………
22. She said “ They like drinking coffee every day .” She said……………………………………………
23. He said to me “ This test will be done again next month.” He told me……………………………..
24. The teacher said “ I will give you good marks if you answer my question fluently , Mai.”
 The teacher said…………………………………………………………
25. “ We enjoy swimming now.”she said. She said……………………………………………….
26. They said “ Tung is the tallest boy in this class.” They said…………………………………………
27. “You must be on time tomorrow.” He said to me. He told me………………………………………….
28. She said “I work for that company.” She said………………………………………..
29. “ Reading books helps you widen your knowledge ,” said she. She said……………………………..
30. “ I need these books ,” he said. He said………………………………………………………………
2. DẠNG WH-QUESTION
1. The policeman said to me “ What is your name?” The policeman asked………………………………
2. “ How often do you visit her?” I asked me. I asked John………………………………………
3. He asked me “ Where do you live?”  He asked…………………………………………
4. “ How much are these hats?” he asked John. He asked John………………………………………
5. “ What time does your school begin?”they asked me. They asked……………………………………
6. “ What are you doing now?” he asked. He asked……………………………………………………...
7. “ Who are you speaking to?”he asked He asked……………………………………………
8. “ What do your parents do?” she asked Mary. She asked Mary………………………………...
9. “ What kind of books does she like reading?” they asked me They asked me……………………….
10. “ How do you speak this sentence in English?” he asked. He asked………………………………..
11. “ What will you do tomorrow?” he asked He asked……………………………………………..
12. “ Why are you late for school?” I asked Mai. I asked Mai……………………………………
13. “ What can I do for you,Nam?” I asked. I
asked………………………………………………………..
14. “ Why is he crying?” she asked me. She asked me…………………………………………………
15. “ Why is she sad?” I said to myself  I wondered……………………………………………………...
16. “ Why don’t I say anything?” he said to himself. He wondered……………………………………
 17. “ When does she come?” I asked my brother  I asked my brother……………………………
18. “ How many books do you want, Tom?” I asked.  I asked………………………………………
19. “ How far is it from your house to your school?’ she asked.  She asked……………………………
20. “ When are you working now?” he asked me.  He asked me…………………………………
21. “ Why do you enjoy reading books?” he asked. He asked………………………………………..
22. “ How do we operate this machine?” he asked them. He asked them…………………………………
23. “ Why do you study English?” he asked me. He asked me……………………………………
24. “ Who is writing this letter?” I asked her I asked her……………………………………
25. “ What will we buy for dinner,mother?” I asked. I asked……………………………………
26. “ How much money do you have?” he asked me He asked me………………………………………
27. “ How do I decide this problem?” he asked me He asked her………………………………………
28. “ Where is your house?” I asked her. I asked her……………………………………
29. “ What should I do in this situation?” I asked her. I asked her……………………………………
30. “ Who will help me this work?” he asked me He asked me………………………………………….
3.DẠNG YES-NO QUESTION
1. “ Can you sing this song?” he asked me. He asked me…………………………………….
2. “ Are they cutting grass in this garden?” I asked him. I asked…………………………………………..
3. “ Do you like fish?” he asked . He asked………………………………………………………...
4. “ Does she work here?” I asked him. I asked him……………………………………………………
5. “ Do they play guitar well?” he asked me. He asked me……………………………………………
6. “Could you lend him some money?” I asked her. I asked her……………………………………….
7. “ Will he come tomorrow morning?” she asked them She asked…………………………………….
8. “ Do your parents like watching TV after dinner?” they asked They asked………………………...
9. “ Is she speaking to Mr Minh now?” I asked TamI asked Tam………………………………….
10. “ Are they English?”I asked himI asked him…………………………………………………..
11. “ Does she take a taxi to school? I asked himI asked………………………………………………….
12. “ Do they work for your company?” he asked meHe asked………………………………………….
13. “ Will it be difficult for us to solve this problem?” I asked him. I asked……………………………
14. “ Will you be free next month?” I asked herI asked…………………………………………………
15. “ Is she your form teacher?” he asked me. He asked me…………………………………………….
16. “ Can you give me the information?”he asked meHe asked me…………………………………….
17. “ Are these your books?” she asked meShe asked……………………………………………………….

18. “ Are they painting your room?”she askedShe asked……………………………………………….

19. “ Is there some water in the fridge?” I asked herI asked……………………………………………
20. “ Do you like visiting this place again?” she askedShe asked……………………………………….
21. “ Will the house be large if I move the chair to the place?”she askedShe asked……………………….
22. “ Are you waiting for her?”she asked meShe asked…………………………………………………
23. “ Will you tell the truth?” he asked He asked…………………………………………………………...
24. “ Can you paint the wall?”he asked herHe asked……………………………………………………
25. “ Will her health be worse if she is not a ware of it?”he asked me. He asked me……………………….
26. “ Are your students good at Maths?”she asked meShe asked……………………………………….
27. “ Do they walk to school?”she asked meShe asked……………………………………………….
28. “ Will he refuse to accept me?”she asked meShe asked……………………………………………….
29. “ Are they good books for you?”she asked meShe asked…………………………………………….
30. “ Will it rain tomorrow?” I asked himI asked………………………………………………………..
4. DẠNG ( SỬ DỤNG CÁC TỪ NHƯ REMINDED, ORDERED, ADVISED,…)
1. “ You had better study harder for your exam” he said. He advised……………………………………
2. “ Give me your suitcase or I will kill you,” they said to meThey threatened…………………………..
3. “ Remember to lock the door,” the mother said to me. The mother reminded………………………….
4. “ You ought to read the question carefully,” she said to me. She advised me…………………………
5. “ Don’t put your hand on the oven. It’s hot,” she said to me. She warned……………………………..
 6. “ Don’t play football in the park,” he said to the boysHe ordered the boys……………………………
7. “ It is very dangerous for you to stand here,” he said to me. He warned me…………………………..
8. “ Take the medicine every night,” the doctor said to herThe doctor advised her………………………
9. “ I will punish you if you don’t go home on time,” he saidHe threatened……………………………..
10. “ You shouldn’t buy this house,” he said to her. He advised her…………………………………….
Exercise 5
1. “ Keep silent!” the teacher said to the students  The teacher told……………………………………...
2. “ Stop your work now,” he said to meHe told me……………………………………………………
3. “ Don’t walk to school,” he said to meHe told me……………………………………………………
4. “ Open your books , please,” the teacher saidThe teacher told………………………………………..
5. “ Don’t use this car ,” he said to herHe told her………………………………………………………...
6. “ Turn off all lights before going out the room,” he said to usHe told us……………………………
7. “ Close your eyes.” The doctor said to meThe doctor told me……………………………..
8. “ Don’t open the door until I come back,” he said to meHe told me…………………………………
9. “ Stop the car,” the policeman said to himThe policeman ordered…………………………...
10. “Listen to me,” the teacher said to us. The teacher told……………………………………...
11. “ Don’t drive fast. It‘s very dangerous,” he said to meHe told me………………………………………
12. “ Show me your visa,” he said to herHe told………………………………………………………..
13. “ Finish all your homework before going to bed,” I said to himI told……………………………….
14. “ Don’t park here,” he said to herHe told……………………………………………………..
15. “ Don’t break your words” he said to her. He told…………………………………………………..
16. “ Don’t cry or we will kill you” they said to the boyThey told………………………………………..
17. “ Move your luggage to another place” he said to meHe told………………………………………..
18. “ Give him the massage when he comes” he said to meHe told……………………………………..
19. “ Don’t look at your books” the teacher said to usThe teacher told……………………………...
20. “ Speak slowly” I said to him ->I told me……………………………………………………………...
21. “ Read the test very carefully before giving your answer” he saidHe said…………………………..
22. “ Don’t talk in class” he said to us ->He told……………………………………………………………
23. “ Don’t let your children stay at home alone” he said to herHe told………………………………..
24. “ Be careful or you will be recognized” I said to himI told…………………………………….
25. “ Stay in bed until you get better” he said He said……………………………………………………
26. “ Turn on the light when you study” she said to himShe told………………………………………….
27. “ Stop working” I said to them ->I told………………………………………………………………….
28. “ Take on your hat” she said ->She said………………………………………………………………
29. “ Don’t behave badly like this again” he said ->He said………………………………………………
30. “ Stay at home” he said ->He said………………………………………………………………
Exercise 6. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with infinitives.
1. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me. She reminded ....................................................................
2. “You‟d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy. I advised ...............................................
3. “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight?” Mike said to Linda. Mike invited ......................................
4. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom. Tom begged .....................................................
5. “Don‟t lean your bicycles 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 space clean, David,” she said. She told .......................................................................................
8. “Shall I open the window for you, Edna?” he said. He offered .................................................
9. “I‟ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me. He promised ..............................................................
10. “Would you like to come with me?” John said to Mary. John invited ............................................................
11. “Don‟t forget to take the holiday,” Mark said to me. Mark reminded me .................................................
12. “You should take a holiday,” Jane said to David. Jane advised...................................
13. “I thought you took a holiday last summer,” Tom said to Sophia. John expected Sophia .............................
14. “Taking a holiday would be a good idea,” George said. George proposed ..................................................
15 .“ You really must take a holiday, Linda,” Jim said. Jim told .....................................................
16. “Don‟t touch that switch, Peter,” I said. I warned ....................................................................
17. “Read this document before you sign it,” he said to her. He advised .........................................
18. “Will you help me, please?” she said to me. She asked .......................................................................
19. “Please do as I say,” he said to me. He begged ......................................................................................
20. “Don‟t forget to prune the roses,” my aunt said to AlfredMy aunt reminded ................................................
21. “Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said. Laura offered ..............................
22. “If you don‟t pay the ransom, we‟ll kill your son,” the kidnappers said to them. The kidnappers
threatened
23. “I won‟t answer any questions,” Paul saidPaul agreed ..............................................................
24. “Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” Andrew said to Cindy. Andrew invited ................
25. “Don‟t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning, Robin,” Jessica said. Jessica reminded...................
26. “Would you like me to clean the room for you, Alvin?” she said. She offered ...........................................
27. “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom,” said Eve. Eve advised .............................
28. “Flora, can you remember to buy some bread?” said Raymond. Raymond reminded ...........................…
29. “ I really think you should see a doctor, Lucia, ” said Thomas. Thomas advised ............................
30. “No, I‟m sorry, I won‟t work on Saturday,” said VictoriaVictoria refused .................................... ……
31. “ If you like, I‟ll help you do the decorating, Carol,” said CharlesCharles
offered ........................................
32. Louis said, “Yes, all right, I‟ll share the bill with you, Lisa” Louis agreed ........................................ …
33. “Carol, speaking English,” he saidHe told ....................................……………………
34. “Fill in the form, sir” the receptionist said to the guest. The receptionist asked .........................................…
35. “Mind your own business,” Ethel told me. Ethel told ...............................................……………………
36. “Don‟t repair the computer yourself,” she said to him. She warned ..........................................………
37. “Don‟t give yourself up” he told his girlfriend. He advised ............................................…………
38. “Don‟t go out without me,” Harry told Sally. Harry begged ................................................……
39. Allen said, “I‟d like you to visit my house, Jack” Allen wanted ........................................................……
40. “Don‟t forget to post the letter for me when you go out,” my wife said to me.
41. “Could you possibly speak more slowly, please?” the student said to the teacher. The student asked ……
42. “Guard, take him to the prison,” said the king. The king ordered ...…………………....
43 .“Can you translate this sentence into English for me?” Maria said to Mark. Maria asked ...…….............
44. “Don‟t forget to send your uncle a birthday card tomorrow,” Mary said to her son. Mary reminded ...…
45. “Please come to our wedding,” John said to his boss. John invited ……………………………………
46. “I‟ll pay for the next round,” Bobby said. Bobby agreed ……………….................................................
47. “Don‟t run around the edge of the swimming pool or you‟ll fall in,” Susan said to her children.
Susan warned ……………………………………………………….......................................
48. “I won’t go to bed,” Ron said. Ron refused ………………..................
49. “You should talk to your advisor,” Bill said to Linda. Bill advised ……………...
….....................................
50. “Take that chewing gum out of your mouth immediately!” the teacher said to Tom. The teacher ordered
Exercise 8: Turn into Reported Speech:
1. “ I’ll give it to him tomorrow”
Þ Daisy promise …………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Could you close the window ?”  John asked Peter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. “I hear you passed your exam. Congratulation!” Nam said to me.
Þ Nam congratulated me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. “I’m sorry, I didn’t phone you earlier,” Lan said to me.
Þ Lan apologized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. “It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said
Þ Tom thanked me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.“ If you like, I’ll help you do the decorating, Bac”
Þ Linh offered ....................................................................................………..
7. “I only borrowed your car for some hours,” the man said.
Þ The man admitted ………………………………………………………..............................
8. “I’m sorry, I was rude to you yesterday”, I said to him.
Þ I apologized him. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. “I will drive you to the airport”, John said to Linda
Þ John insisted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. "You stole my watch."
ÞTim accused me……………………………………………………
11. John said, “You’d better not lend them any money, Daisy.”
Þ John advised Daisy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12. “Would you like to have a drink with me?” he said
Þ He invited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13. “Let’s go this way”
Þ He suggested. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14. “Don’t forget to do your homework”, said our teacher to us
Þ Our teacher reminded us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15. “I phone the police”
Þ She threatened. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16. “I didn’t say that”
ÞShe denied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17. “ Take part in my speaking English Club .”
Þ He encouraged us……………………………………………………………………………
18. “I desperately want to become a doctor”
Þ He dreamed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19. “I won’t allow you to get in touch with him”
Þ Her father prevented her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20. “You had better look for a new job, Andrew.”
Þ Jane advised ………………………………………………………………………………..
21. “I must have made a mistake in the calculations.”
Þ Mr. Forest admitted ………………………………………………………………………..
22. “I’ll pay for the meal.”
Þ Sarah insisted ………………………………………………………………………………
23. “Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.”
Þ Neil suggested ……………………………………………………………………………..
24. “If all goes to plan, I’ll study medicine.”
Þ Rachel hoped ……………………………………………………………………………..
25. “We’ll organize a Christmas party.”
Þ They promised ……………………………………………………………………………
26. “You mustn’t drink too much caffeine.”
Þ Marta warned …………………………………………………………………………….