CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT grade 9

Reported speech
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Change the following sentences into Reported speech:
1. “I’m going to Hanoi ”, he said
à He said…………………………………………………………………………………
2. “I am living in Ho Chi Minh city ”
à Peter said…….…………………………………………………………………………
3. “We are waiting for the bus”, said the children.
à The children said …….………………………………………………………………
4. “I’m looking for my skates , Ann said”
à Ann said …….…………………………………………………………………………
5. “I’m living with my parents now ”, she said
à She said……………………………………………………………………………….
6. “I am washing my car now ”, Peter said to me.
à Peter told……..……………………………………………………………………….
7. “I’m coming up to London . ”, Mary said to me.
à Mary told………………………………………………………………………………
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“We are waiting for you ”.

à They told me ………………………………………………………………………
9. “I’m bringing the book back to you tomorrow”, Mary said to Peter .
à Mary told………………………………………………………………………………
10. Peter said “I’m having some fruits”.
à Peter said…….………………………………………………………………………
11. My aunt said to me: “If you are short of money, I can lend you 50 pounds now”
. à My aunt told …….……………………………………………………………
12. He said to her: “You are my friend”
à.He told …..……………………………………………………………………

13. John said to his mother: “I don’t know how to do this exercise”.
à John told ... …………………………………………………………………………
14. “I have left my watch at home So I don’t know the time” said the man.
à The man ... ………………………………………………………………………
15. He said to me: “I don’t know you returned so I don’t come to see you”.
à He told……………………………………………………………………
16. Our teacher said to us: “the earth goes around the sun”. ”.
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à Our teacher told ... ……………………………………………………
17. He also told us: “New York is bigger than London”
à He also told us ... …………………………………………………………
18. Bill said: “I can do this exercise right now.”
.à Bill said. …………………………………………………………………………
19. She said: “My brother won’t let me take his car
à She said ……………………………………………………………………………
20. “I don’t love you any more”, Eric said to his girlfriend.
à Eric told ... ………………………………………………………………………
21. She said, "I go to the cinema everyday."
-> She said………………………………………………………………………….
22. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
-> He said …………………………………………………………………………
23. You said, "I will do this for him."
-> You said ……………………………………………………………………….
24. She said, "I am not hungry now."
-> She said …………………………………………………………………………
25. They said, "We have never been here before."
-> They said ………………………………………………………………………..
26. “I went going to Hanoi yesterday ”, he said

à He said……………………………………………………………………………
27. “I lived in Ho Chi Minh City with my friends ”
à Peter said…….…………………………………………………………………
28. “We waited for the bus yesterday”, said the children.
à The children said …….…………………………………………………………
29. “I looked for my skates last week , Ann said”
à Ann said …….…………………………………………………………………
30. “I lived with my parents last year ”, she said
à She said…………………………………………………………………………
31. “I washed my car last Sunday ”, Peter said to me.
à Peter told……..………………………………………………………………..
32. “I come up to London last month . ”, Mary said to me.
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à Mary told………………………………………………………………………
33. “We are waiting for you if you are late ”.
àThey told me ……………………………………………………………………
34. “I brought the book back to you yesterday”, Mary said to Peter .
à Mary told………………………………………………………………………
35. Peter said “ I had some fruits with my friends”.
à Peter said…….…………………………………………………………………
36. My aunt said to him: “If you are short of money, I can lend you 50 pounds now”
. à My aunt told …….……………………………………………………………
37. She said to him: “You are my friend”
à She told …..……………………………………………………………………
38. Mary said to her father: “I don’t know how to do this exercise”.
à Mary told ... ………………………………………………………………………
39. “I left my watch at home So I didn’t know the time” said the woman.
à The woman ... ………………………………………………………………….

40. She said to him: “I didn’t know you returned so I didn’t come to see you”.
à He told…………………………………………………………………………..
41. Bill said: “I did this exercise two days ago.”
à Bill said. …………………………………………………………………………
42. she said: “My brother let me take his car
à She said …………………………………………………………………………
43. she said: “My brother lets me take his car
à She said …………………………………………………………………………
44. “I won’t tell lies you any more”, Eric said to his girlfriend.
à Eric told ... ……………………………………………………………………….
45. She said, "I will go to the cinema tomorrow."
à She said…………………………………………………………………………
46. He said, "I am having a test tomorrow."
à He said …………………………………………………………………………
47. Tom said, "I will do this work for you next week ."
àTom told me ………………………………………………………………….
48. She said, "I will come back next month."
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à She said ………………………………………………………………………
49. They said, "We have never eaten this kind of food before."
àThey said …………………………………………………………………….
50. Mai said to me “ I have never seen this beautiful sight before
à………………………………………………………………………………..
51. He said that “I was having a toothache.
à………………………………………………………………………………….
52. She said that “I am going to the museum with her classmates now.
à …………………………………………………………………………………
53. They said that “We are going to the supermarket with our daughters at this time”

à…………………………………………………………………………………
54. “ I don’t have much time to enjoy myself “
à Rachel said …………………………………………………………………
55. “ I haven’t had lunch with my friends for ages “
à Rachel said …………………………………………………………………

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