Reported Speech

21.
She wanted to know whether I was going by train
22. She asked us not to use too much hot water
23.She invited me to come to her party
24. She told them not to do it again
25. She asked whether Mr Brown sent the potatoes to you
26. She told the boys not to get their shoes dirty
27. Mary asked Peter what he wated for lunch that day
28. Peter asked if I could borrow his typewriter
29 The office manager wondered why he hadn't got a computer before
30.
John advised Elizabeth not to lend him any any more money.
31.
John accused Amanda of stealing his best cassette.
32.
Mary accused John of damaging her bicycle.
33.
The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley when her little boy was porn.
34.
The doctor advised Mr. Robert to take more exercise.
35.
Tim wondered if he would find a job
36
Paul apologized to Susan for giving her the wrong number.
37.
Martha asked Peter when the first day of his holiday was.
38.
Anna asked her mother whether she could have a new bicycle.
39..
William’s mother told him not to leave the house until she got back.
40.
Mrs. Rogers told her son not to bite his nails.
41.
George said to Mary that he had seen the film three times.
42.
Martin apologized to Angela for having damaged her car
43
The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch
44.
Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address
45
The notice said that breakfast wouldn't be served after 9.30
46.
I asked where the best place to but souvenirs was
47.
She reminded me to bring her passport with me the following day.
48
The teacher told the boys not to write on the wall.
49.
The interviewer asked Mr. Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000.
50
The officer wanted to know why the frightened witness had not report the incident to the
police.
II/ Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way
shown.
1) He said to me,”You took the money.”
He accused me of having taken the money.
2) The teacher said to Jim, “Would you give your book to Mary please?”
The teacher asked Jim to give his book to Mary.
3) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”
The student apologized for being late.
4) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”
Boddy’s father reminded him of brushing his teeth.
5) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,” Helen said
Helen has always dreamed of becoming a doctor.
6) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”
The nurse advised me to consult a dermatologist.
7) “Don’t touch the hot plate,” I said to Ann
I warned Ann not to touch the hot plate.
8) The fire chief said, “Everyone must leave the building immediately.”
The fire chief ordered everyone to leave the building then.
9) The man said to the hunters, “Everyone stopped hunting and killing animals.”
The man prevented the hunters form hunting and killing animals.
10) The instructor said to the students, “You’ll have exactly one hour to complete the exam.”
The instructor warned the students to have exactly one hour to complete the exam.
11) The boy said to the woman, “I’ve broken the window of your house.”
The boy amitted breaking the window of the woman’s house
12) My parents often said to me, “Good for you! It’s good to be independent.”
My parents encouraged me to be independent.
13) Mrs Smith said, “I would like to meet the president.”
Mrs Smith looked forward to meeting the president.
14) He said to the children, “Don’t swim in the lake without an adult present.”
He allowed the children to swim in the lake with an adult at that moment.
15) “That’s great! I’m going to France in August,” thought Henry.
Henry was thinking of going to France in August.
16) Laura said to her roommate, “Remember to set your alarm clock for 6:00 am.”
Laura reminded her roommate to set her alarm clock for 6:00 am.
17) “Why don’t we go to Dalat this weekend?,” said Peter.
Peter suggested going to Dalat this weekend.
18) Tom said to you, “It was lind of you to help me. Thank you very much.”
Tom thanked you for helping him.
19) “Let me pay for the meal. I insist,” Linda said
Linda insisted in paying for the meal.
20) “I hear you won the lottery. Congratulations!,” John said to us
John congratulated us on winning the lottery.
21) Rose said to Gerald, “I’d like you to come to my house Sunday night to meet my
parents.”
Rose invited Gerald to come to his house Sunday night to meet his parents.
22) I said, “I didn’t steal the money.”
I denied stealing the money.
I/ Conditional in reported speech.

1. He said, “If I catch the plane, I’ll be home by five.”
->He said if he catched the plane, he would have been home by five.

2. He said, “If I had a permit, I could get a job.”
->He said if he had had a permit, he could get a job

3. “If she had loved Tom,” he said, “she wouldn’t have left him.”
->He said if she had had love Tom, she wouldn’t have had left him.

4.He said, “If you have time what will you do?”
->He said if I had time what I would do.
5. She said, “If you want to lose weight, you must eat less bread.”
->She said if I wanted to lose weight, I might eat less bread.

6. He said, “If I had a map, I would lend it to you.”
->He said if he had had a map, he would have lent it to me

7. He said, “If I had known that you were coming, I would have met you t the airport.”
->He said if he had known that I had been coming, he would have had met me at the
airport.

8. He wondered, “If the baby is the girl what will they call her?”
->He wondered if the baby was the girl what they would call her.
9. He said, “If I lived near my office, I’d be in time for work.”
->He said If he had lived near his office, he would be in the time for work.
10. She said, “If you feel ill, why don’t you go to bed?”
->She said if I felt ill, why I didn’t go to bed.

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21.

She wanted to know whether I was going by train

22. She asked us not to use too much hot water

23.She invited me to come to her party

24. She told them not to do it again

25. She asked whether Mr Brown sent the potatoes to you

28. Peter asked if I could borrow his typewriter

29 The office manager wondered why he hadn't got a computer before

John accused Amanda of stealing his best cassette.

Mary accused John of damaging her bicycle.

The doctor advised Mr. Robert to take more exercise.

Tim wondered if he would find a job

Paul apologized to Susan for giving her the wrong number.

Mrs. Rogers told her son not to bite his nails.

Martin apologized to Angela for having damaged her car

The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch

Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address

The notice said that breakfast wouldn't be served after 9.30

I asked where the best place to but souvenirs was

She reminded me to bring her passport with me the following day.

The teacher told the boys not to write on the wall.

He accused me of having taken the money.

The teacher asked Jim to give his book to Mary.

3) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”

The student apologized for being late.

4) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”

Boddy’s father reminded him of brushing his teeth.

5) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,” Helen said

Helen has always dreamed of becoming a doctor.

6) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”

The nurse advised me to consult a dermatologist.

7) “Don’t touch the hot plate,” I said to Ann

I warned Ann not to touch the hot plate.

The fire chief ordered everyone to leave the building then.

The boy amitted breaking the window of the woman’s house

My parents encouraged me to be independent.

13) Mrs Smith said, “I would like to meet the president.”

Mrs Smith looked forward to meeting the president.

15) “That’s great! I’m going to France in August,” thought Henry.

Henry was thinking of going to France in August.

17) “Why don’t we go to Dalat this weekend?,” said Peter.

Peter suggested going to Dalat this weekend.

Tom thanked you for helping him.

19) “Let me pay for the meal. I insist,” Linda said

Linda insisted in paying for the meal.

20) “I hear you won the lottery. Congratulations!,” John said to us

John congratulated us on winning the lottery.

22) I said, “I didn’t steal the money.”

I denied stealing the money.

I/ Conditional in reported speech.

->He said if he had had a permit, he could get a job

->He said if I had time what I would do.

->She said if I wanted to lose weight, I might eat less bread.

->He said if he had had a map, he would have lent it to me

->She said if I felt ill, why I didn’t go to bed.

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