Exercise s: I. Change into reported speech ( Command) 1. Ha said to Mai: “ Don’t touch the electric wires” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. “Please, don’t tell anyone the news,” Ha said to her sister. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “Don’t drive so fast” Ha said to Minh. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Please remove your shoes before entering” Ha said to Hang. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. “Ba, don’t interrupt me when I’m meditating” Ha said to Ba. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. First switch on, then wait for 2 minutes” Ha said to Nhung. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. “Hanh, take the man to the cells” Ha said to Tung. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. “Don’t forget to write me a letter every week” Ha said to her friend. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Ha said: “Don’t make so much noise, Hieu” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. Ha said to Mai, “You’re going to post the letter, don’t forget.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… II. Change into reported speech ( Statements) 1. He said, “I don’t know what happened.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. She said, “I go to the supermarket every day.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. He said, “I have received the envelope.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. They said, “We visited Cannery Row.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. She said, “I feel very sick.” III. Change into direct speech E.g: Mary said, she didn t know why the car had hit her. ’ Mary said: I don t know why the car hit me.’ 1. He said he didn’t know what had happened ……………………………………………… 2. She said that she had gone to the dentist yesterday………………………………………. 3. She said the doctor had written her a prescription……………………………………… 4. He said that he had a toothache-->…………………………………………………………. 5. She said she went to the museum every day………………………………………………. 6. They said they were going to the supermarket.-->…………………………………………… 7. She said that the doctor had given her some pills.-->……………………………………… 8. They said they were driving to Chicago………………………………………………… 9. They said they had visited the aquarium.-->………………………………………………… 10. He said that he was feeling sick.-->……………………………………………………… 11. She said she had bought some bread…………………………………………………… 12. He said that he was turning off the television. …………………………………………. IV. Change into reported speech ( Command) 1. “If you are late tomorrow, I am going to fire you,” he said … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. “I’m telling you that I didn’t break that window”, the boy said … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “I’m going to change the wheel on my car myself,” said Hang. … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. “It’s certainly essential to take a long –term view of the situation,” the boss said … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. “I passed my driving test first time,” said Sam. … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. “It’s the first time I’ve flown”, Ha said. … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Hang said: “Why doesn’t Ha buy them this picture as a wedding present?” … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. “I can’t work at all! My typewriter isn’t working properly,” she said … …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. “I think you should try to be more punctual,” she said to Ha … …………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. “You can’t park here” … ………………………………………………………………………………………… V. Change into reported speech ( Questions) 1. “Have you worked before?” she said to him … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. “Can you work on Saturday before?” she said to him … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “May I open the window?” she asked … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. “Would it be alright if I had the day off?” she said to her boss … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. “May I borrow your tennis racket?” she asked him … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. “Are you coming to the party tonight, Ha?” she asked … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. “Can you borrow your pen please, Ha?” she asked … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. “Do you know where my tennis racquet is, Mum?” she asked her Mum … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. “Was Ha at work yesterday?” she asked her secretary … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. “Did you read the article about Prince Diana?” she asked him … ………………………………………………………………………………………… VI. Change into reported speech using the sugestion 1. “If you type this letter out for me, I’ll buy you a drink, OK? Thanks!” he said (persuade) … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. “Sure, I don’t mind at all if you use my typewriter. Go ahead.” he said (allow) … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “All right, it’s true, I was nervous.” he said (confess) … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. “I don’t think Liverpool will win.” he said (doubt) … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. “Don’t forget: you’ve got to hand in your work this evening” he said (remind) … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. “It’s a shame you couldn’t make it to the party last night” he said (regret) … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. “Don’t worry, as long as you keep your head, you’ll manage all right” he said (assure) … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. “You really must come, and visit us next weekend” he said (insist) … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. “If I had more time, I’d help you with your work” he said (claim) … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. “Might it be a good idea if we all organized our time more effectively” he said (suggest) … ………………………………………………………………