1. Charles said, “I’m living in London now”
2. She said, “ I’ll answer the phone.”
3. He said to his friends, “ I must go home now.”
4. Judy said to me, “ I’ll phone you when I get back.”
5. Thanh said to her teacher, “ I’ll finish my exercise at home?”
6. “Does your sister have a toy store in London?” Jane asked Peter.
7. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday”, said the teacher.
8. “ Be modest if you are a good student”, said my father
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9. “ Shut the door but don’t lock it” , she said to us.
10. “ Please help us”, they said to us.
11. “ Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” she said to me.
12. The traveler asked, “ How long does it take to get to London”
13. John said, “ I have finished studying my lesson”.
14. Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary
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15. She said to her, “ You are my friend”.
16. Tom said to his mother, “ I don’t know how to do this exercise”.
17. I asked Mary,” What time did you go to bed last night?”
18. Mary said, “ My father died a year ago”.
19. My friend said, “ Are you going to leave tomorrow.
20. The pupils said, “ Teacher, give us better marks, please”.
21. “We’re waiting for the school bus”, said the children.
22. The teacher said to Tim, “ Come into my office, please.”
23. Their mother said to them, “ Don’t make so much noise.”
25 . “ I’m going to London next week,” said Elisa.
26. “ He speaks very good German,” said the teacher.
27. “ I come from England,” said Philip’s wife.
28. Michel said,” I haven’t seen Tom for ages”.
29. “I think I forgot to lock the front door this morning,” said Mary.
30. Mrs. Hall said to me,” I’ll help Joe as much as I can”.
32. She asked, “ Can you speak Spanish, Minh?”
33. I asked Nam, “ Are you free tonight?” ……………………………………………………………………………………….
34. My friend said, ‘ Are you going to leave tomorrow?”
35. She said to me, “ Turn off all the lights when you go out.”
36. Mary said to John, “ Can you carry my suitcase, please?”
37. How old are you? * She asked me ……………….
38. Where do you live? * She asked me ……………….
39. What school are you going to? * She asked me ……………….
40. How many languages can you speak? * She asked me ………………..
41. Why don’t you want to take the course? * She asked me ……………….
42. How did you hear about the course? * She asked me ……………….
43. How long does the course take? * She asked me ………………..
44. How much are the course fees? * She asked me ………………..
45. When will the course begin? * She asked me ………………..
46. “ Can you speak any languages?” * She asked me ………………..
47. “ Have you got any certificates?” * She asked me ……………….
48. Do you have any plan to study abroad?” * She asked me ………………..
49. “ I saw Tom yesterday but he didn’t see me”, Tom said.
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50. “How many classes are there in your school?” my mother asked
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51. “How do you go to the circus?” She said. …………………
52. “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary.
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53. Miss Nga said to us, “Don’t wait for me if I am late.”
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III. Rewrite these sentences, using reported speech.
1. Charles said, “I’m living in London now.” …Charles said that he was living in London then…………………………………………………………………………
2. He said to us, “You are my best friends.” ……He told us that we were his best friends………………………………………………………………………...
3. Johnny said to me, “I don’t know what Fred is doing.”……Johnny told me He didn't know what Fred was doing…………………………………………………………...
4. She said, “I will answer the phone.” …She said that she would answer the phone…………………………………………………………………………………
5. He said to his friends, “I must go home now.” ……He told his friends He had to go home then……………………………………………………………………
6. Hoa said, “I can’t go out after 8 pm.” ……Hoa said that she couldn't go out after 8pm……………………………………………………………………………..
7. She said to me, “I will come and see you as soon as I can.” ……She told me that she would come and see me as soon as she could……………………………………………………...
8. Susan said, “My sister is coming to see me next week.” ……Susan said that Her sister was coming to see me the next week…………………………………………………………
9. Judy said, “John wants to come here but he isn’to very well.” …Judy said that John wanted to come there but he wasn't very well……………………………………………………...
10. Judy said to me, “I’m going away for a few days. I’ll phone you when I get back.” ……Judy told me that he was going away for a few days.He would phone me when he got back…………………………….
III. Rewrite these sentences, using reported speech.
1. Charles said, “I’m living in London now.”
→ Charles said he was living in London then.
2. He said to us, “You are my best friends.”
→ He said to us we were his best friends.
3. Johnny said to me, “I don’t know what Fred is doing.”
→ Johnny said to me he didn't know what Fred was doing.
4. She said, “I will answer the phone.”
→ She said she would answer the phone.
5. He said to his friends, “I must go home now.”
→ He said to his friends he had to go home then.6. Hoa said, “I can’t go out after 8 pm.”
→ Hoa said he couldn't go out after 8 pm
7. She said to me, “I will come and see you as soon as I can.
→ She said to me she would come and see me as soon as she could.
8. Susan said, “My sister is coming to see me next week.”
→ Susan said her sister was coming to see her the following week
9. Judy said, “John wants to come here but he isn’t very well.”
→ Judy said John wanted to come there but he wasn't very well
10. Judy said to me, “I’m going away for a few days. I’ll phone you when I get back.”
→ Judy said to me she was going away for a few days .she would phone me when she got back