Exercise 8: Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1. She said to him: “Give me another glass of wine”.
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2. She said to me: “Bring me a book”.
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3. The mother said to him: “Open the window please!”.
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4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.
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5. The captain said to them: “Wait here until I come back”.
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6. She told her: “Take it and come with me”.
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7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.
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8. My mother told me: “Don’t forget to look at the door”.
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9. He said to his brother: “Don’t open the window, open the door”.
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10. He said to the girl: “Don’t sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!”.
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11. The teacher said: “I am a teacher” .
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12. She said to me “I have a big house”.
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13. He asked me: “When do you finish your work?”
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14. Mai asked me: “Why didn’t you come?”
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Exercise 9. Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
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 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. The scientist said the earth................ the sun.
A. goes round B. is going around
C. went around D. was going around 10. Peter said that if he ............... rich, he.................................................................................... a lot.
A. is – will travel
B. were – would travel
C. had been – would have travelled
D. was – will travel
11. They said that they had been driving through the desert ...............
A. the previous day B. yesterday
C. the last day D. Sunday previously
12. He asked the children................ too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making
C. don’t make D. If they don’t make
13. The man said that money................. the passport to everything.
A. will be B. is C. was D. can be
14. The teacher said Columbus................. America in 1942.
A. discovered B. had discovered
C. was discovering D. would discover 15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. Ba said he................ some good marks the semester before.
A gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got
20. They told their parents that they................. their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try
1. Frank said to me that they could book tickets to the game on the phone
2. she said that she didn't have enough money for a drink
3. he said that he would come with me as soon as he was ready
4. I told Jenny that the wind was blowing hard outside
5. Jerry said that he was quite a good cook
6. I asked him if the children could get dinner at school
7. the young man asked marry if she had taken part in the festival the weekend before
8. he asked her if she asw going to see him off at the station
9. he asked me if there was a good art department at my school
10. the old man asked if that train stopped at New York
11. she asked me to get a glass of hot water
13. she said that I could use her pen then
14. Nam said that the next day he would go to the bookstore to buy some novels
15. the doctor told me not to use old toothbrushes to clean my teeth
16. I asked Binh why his brother had gone to the department store
17. the teacher asked me which subject I liked most