REPORTED SPEECH

Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences into reported speech using a reporting verb.
1. “Let’s book a table for tonight?” (suggest)
 Arnold
2. “Can I help you with your essay, Sarah?” (offer).
 Dave
3. “Don’t spend your time watching TV, Andy.” (order)
 Mum
4. “You shouldn’t drive so fast, Patrick, it’s very dangerous.” (advise)
 Alice
5. “Do you want to have some dessert, Jim?” (invite)
 Carol
6. “If I were you, I’d work harder at school, Tina.” (advise)
 Tina’s brother
7. “Don’t forget to bring the dictionary next Monday, children!” (remind)
 The teacher
8. “Ok, I’ll meet you at the pub, Dick.” (agree)
 Susan
9. “Why don’t we stay at home tonight?” (suggest)
 Peter
10. “I won’t be late for dinner, I promise, dad.” (promise)
 Sarah
11. “You should give up smoking Mr. Thomas.” (advise)
 Dr. Jones
12. “Remember to finish your science projects tomorrow, children.” (remind)
 The teacher
13. “Shall I do the shopping for you, Anne?” (offer)
 Alice
14. “I’ll pay for your coffee, Mary!” (insist on)
 John
15. “I didn’t break this window.” (deny)
 The little boy
16. “I’m sorry, but I missed the bus.” (apologize)
 Alan
17. “Would you like to come to the zoo with us next weekend, Paula?” (invite)
 Dave
18. “You can’t smoke here, it’s forbidden.” (prohibit)
 The waiter
19. “I definitely won’t invite Tina to my birthday party!” (refuse)
Mary
20. “I cheated in the final examination.” (admit)
The student
Exercise 2: Circle the correct answer.
1. The interviewer asked me what experience for the job.
A. do you get B. did I get C. I got D. you got
2. They asked me whether I was working .
A. next day afternoon B. the afternoon followed
C. the following afternoon D. tomorrow afternoon
3. "Where have you been hiding?", she asked. She asked me where hiding.
A. I have been B. have I been C. had I be D. I had been
4. He asked me home the day before.
A. what time I leave B. what time I will leave
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5. John asked me in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
6. She said I an angel.
A. am B. was C. were D. have been
7. Peter said that he had lived in London four years .
A. then B. ago C. before D. later
8. John asked me interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was
9. Do you know where _ ?
A. he lives B. did he live C. does he live D. he lived
10. She asked me the seat or not.
A. if / had occupied B. whether / was occupied
C. if / has been occupied D. whether / occupied
11. She said she collect it for me after work.
A. would B. did C. will D. had
12. I asked him but he said nothing.
A. what the matter was B. what was the matter
C. the matter was what D. what's the matter was
13. He asked me where I .
A. have studied B. study C. am studying D. studied
14. James him up when the bus reached the square.
A. told me wake B. asked me to wake
C. said me to wake D. requested me waking
14. Excuse me. Could you tell me ?
A. what time is it B. what is the time C. what time it is D. it is what time
16. We wonder from his office after that scandal.
A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign
C. why he not resign D. why didn't he resign
17. Jim wanted to know . .
A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing
C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing
18. Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the day.
A. previous B. following C. before D. last
19. She him whether he liked the steak she cooked.
A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked
20. His neighbours sometimes wondered he did for a living.
A. why B. when C. where D. what
C. haven’t arrived D. hasn’t arrived
Exercise 3. Change these sentences into reported speech
1. Nam said: "I have just received a postcard from my foreign friend.”
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2. Thu said: "All the students will have a meeting next week."
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3. I told my teacher: “I forgot to do my homework.”
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4. Peter said: “If I pass this test, my father will buy me a new skateboard.”
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5. Her father said to her: "You can go to the movie with your friend".
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6. "I am looking forward to my grandfather’s gift", Phong said.
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7. “We will start collecting the data next month.” Minh said to me.
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8. "Are there any oranges in the fridge?", she asked her mom.
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9. "Were you reading this book at 8 o'clock last Sunday?", she asked Ba.
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10. "Will it rain tomorrow morning?", he asked his friend.
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11. "Do your sister and brother go to the same school?", she asked Nam.
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12. He said: “Have you finished your task, Nam?”
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13. "Can you lend me ten pounds?" said the boy to me.
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14. I said to John, “Why aren’t you looking for a job?”
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15. "How do you go to the airport?" his friend asked him.
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16. "Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him.
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17. "Where does your father work?" the teacher asked me.
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18. Tam's friend asked him: "How long will you stay in England?"
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19. “What have you done to cope with your work stress?” My doctor asked me.
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20. "How many lessons are you going to learn next month?", he asked me.
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