− Hiwatari Jun − Exercises − 1 −
Reported Speech
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
→ Martin asked us
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
→ He asked
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
→ She asked her boyfriend
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
→ She wanted to know
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
→ He wanted to know
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ The teacher wanted to know
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
→ My friend asked
11."What's the time?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know
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12."When will we meet again?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
13."Are you crazy?" she asked him.
→ She asked him
14."Where did they live?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know ____________________________________________
15."Will you be at the party?" he asked her.
→ He asked her _________________________________________________
16."Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.
→ She asked me _________________________________________________
17."Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.
→ The teacher wanted to know _____________________________________
18."Why don't you help me?" she asked him.
→ She wanted to know ___________________________________________
19."Did you see that car?" he asked me.
→ He asked me__________________________________________________
20. "Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.
→ The mother asked the twins ______________________________________
21.He said, "I like this song."
→ He said ______________________________________________________
22."Where is your sister?" she asked me.
→ She asked me _________________________________________________
23."I don't speak Italian," she said.
→ She said _____________________________________________________
24."Say hello to Jim," they said.
→ They asked me ________________________________________________
25."The film began at seven o'clock," he sai.
→ He said ______________________________________________________
26."Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys ______________________________________________
27."Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him ________________________________________________
28."I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said ______________________________________________________
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29."Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know ____________________________________________
30._"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised the audience ________________________________
31._"I was very tired," she said.
→ She said _____________________________________________________
32."Be careful, Ben," she said.
→ She told Ben _________________________________________________
33."I will get myself a drink," she says.
→ She says ____________________________________________________
34."Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
→ He wondered _______________________________________________
35."I cannot drive them home," he said.
→ He said ____________________________________________________
36."Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
→ She asks Peter _______________________________________________
37."Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
→ She asked me _________________________________________________
38.He said, "Don't go too far."
→ He advised her ________________________________________________
39."Have you been shopping?" he asked us.
→ He wanted to know ____________________________________________
40."Don't make so much noise," he says.
→ He asks us ___________________________________________________
41."Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.
→ The teacher told Joe ____________________________________________
42."Be patient," she said to him.
→ She told him _________________________________________________
43."Go to your room," her father said to her.
→ Her father told her _____________________________________________
44."Hurry up," she said to us.
→ She told us ___________________________________________________
45."Give me the key," he told her.
→ He asked her _________________________________________________
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46."Play it again, Sam," she said.
→ She asked Sam ________________________________________________
47."Sit down, Caron" he said.
→ He asked Caron ______________________________________________
48."Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
→ The receptionist asked the guest __________________________________
49._"Take off your shoes," she told us.
→ She told us___________________________________________________
50._"Mind your own business," she told him.
→ She told him _________________________________________________
51."Don't touch it," she said to him.
→ She told him _________________________________________________
52."Don't do that again," he said to me.
→ He told me ___________________________________________________
53."Don't talk to me like that," he said.
→ He told her __________________________________________________
54."Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him.
→ She warned him _______________________________________________
55. "Don't let him in," she said.
→ She told me __________________________________________________
56."Don't go out without me," he begged her.
→ He begged her_________________________________________________
57."Don't forget your bag," she told me.
→ She told me __________________________________________________
58."Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said.
→ The chemistry teacher told his students ____________________________
59."Don't give yourself up," he advised her.
→ He advised her
60."Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys
61.She said, "Go upstairs."
→ She told me
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62."Close the door behind you," he told me.
→ He told me
63."Don't be late," he advised us.
→ He advised us
64."Stop staring at me," she said.
→ She told him
65."Don't be angry with me," he said.
→ He asked her
66."Leave me alone," she said.
→ She told me __________________________________________________
67."Don't drink and drive," she warned us.
→ She warned us ________________________________________________
68."John, stop smoking," she said.
→ She told John ________________________________________________
69."Don't worry about us," they said.
→ They told her _________________________________________________
70. "Meet me at the cinema." he said.
→ He asked me _________________________________________________
71. Ha said to Mai: “ Don’t touch the electric wires”
→ ____________________________________________________________
72. “Please, don’t tell anyone the news,” Ha said to her sister.
→ ____________________________________________________________
73. “Don’t drive so fast” Ha said to Minh.
→ ____________________________________________________________
74. “Please remove your shoes before entering” Ha said to Hang.
→ ____________________________________________________________
75. “Ba, don’t interrupt me when I’m meditating” Ha said to Ba.
→ ____________________________________________________________
76. “First switch on, then wait for 2 minutes” Ha said to Nhung.
→ ____________________________________________________________
77. “Hanh, take the man to the cells” Ha said to Tung.
→ ____________________________________________________________
78. “Don’t forget to write me a letter every week” Ha said to her friend.
→ ____________________________________________________________
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79. Ha said: “Don’t make so much noise, Hieu”
→ ____________________________________________________________
80. Ha said to Mai, “You’re going to post the letter, don’t forget.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
81. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
82. She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
83. He said, “I have a toothache.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
84. She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
85. They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
86. He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
87. She said, “I go to the supermarket every day.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
88. He said, “I have received the envelope.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
89. They said, “We visited Cannery Row.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
90. She said, “I feel very sick.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
91. He said, “I bought some popcorn.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
92. They said, “We’re flying to California.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
93. He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
94. He said he didn’t know what had happened.
→ ____________________________________________________________
95. She said that she had gone to the dentist yesterday.
→ ____________________________________________________________
96. She said the doctor had written her a prescription.
→ ____________________________________________________________
97. He said that he had a toothache.
→ ____________________________________________________________
98. She said she went to the museum every day.
→ ____________________________________________________________
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99. They said they were going to the supermarket.
→ ____________________________________________________________
100. She said that the doctor had given her some pills.
→ ____________________________________________________________
101. He said he had received the report.
→ ____________________________________________________________
102. They said they had visited the aquarium.
→ ____________________________________________________________
103. He said that he was feeling sick.
→ ____________________________________________________________
104. She said she had bought some bread.
→ ____________________________________________________________
105. He said that he was turning off the television.
→ ____________________________________________________________
106. They said they were driving to Chicago.
→ ____________________________________________________________
107. “If you are late tomorrow, I am going to fire you,” he said
→ ____________________________________________________________
108. “I’m telling you that I didn’t break that window”, the boy said
→ ____________________________________________________________
109. “I’m going to change the wheel on my car myself,” said Hang.
→ ____________________________________________________________
110. “It’s certainly essential to take a long−term view of the situation,” the boss
said → _______________________________________________________
111. “I passed my driving test first time,” said Sam.
→ ____________________________________________________________
112. “It’s the first time I’ve flown”, Ha said.
→ ____________________________________________________________
113. Hang said: “Why doesn’t Ha buy them this picture as a wedding present?”
→ ____________________________________________________________
114. “I can’t work at all! My typewriter isn’t working properly,” she said
→ ____________________________________________________________
115. “I think you should try to be more punctual,” she said to Ha
→ ____________________________________________________________
116. “You can’t park here”
→ ____________________________________________________________
117. “Have you worked before?” she said to him
→ ____________________________________________________________
118. “Can you work on Saturday before?” she said to him
→ ____________________________________________________________
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119. “May I open the window?” she asked
→ ____________________________________________________________
120. “Would it be alright if I had the day off?” she said to her boss
→ ____________________________________________________________
121. “May I borrow your tennis racket?” she asked him
→ ____________________________________________________________
122. “Are you coming to the party tonight, Ha?” she asked
→ ____________________________________________________________
123. “Can you borrow your pen please, Ha?” she asked
→ ____________________________________________________________
124. “Do you know where my tennis racquet is, Mum?” she asked her Mum
→ ____________________________________________________________
125. “Was Ha at work yesterday?” she asked her secretary
→ ____________________________________________________________
126. “Did you read the article about Prince Diana?” she asked him
→ ____________________________________________________________
127. “Where do you live?” she said to him
→ ____________________________________________________________
128. “Why do you want the job?” she said to him
→ ____________________________________________________________
129. “How did you hear about it?” she said to him
→ ____________________________________________________________
130. “How much do you expect to earn?” she said to him
→ ____________________________________________________________
131. “When can you start?” she said to him
→ ____________________________________________________________
132. “What time is it, Ha?” she asked
→ ____________________________________________________________
133. “How long have you worked for this company?” she asked
→ ____________________________________________________________
134. “Why has he been working so hard?” she asked
→ ____________________________________________________________
135. “Why did you do it when I told you not to?” she said to me
→ ____________________________________________________________
136. “Why didn’t you come at ten o’clock?” she said
→ ____________________________________________________________
137. “If you type this letter out for me, I’ll buy you a drink, OK? Thanks!” he said
(persuade)
→ ____________________________________________________________
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138. “Sure, I don’t mind at all if you use my typewriter. Go ahead.” he said
(allow)
→ ____________________________________________________________
139. “All right, it’s true, I was nervous.” he said (confess)
→ ____________________________________________________________
140. “I don’t think Liverpool will win.” he said (doubt)
→ ____________________________________________________________
141. “Don’t forget: you’ve got to hand in your work this evening” he said
(remind)
→ ____________________________________________________________
142. “It’s a shame you couldn’t make it to the party last night” he said (regret)
→ ____________________________________________________________
143. “Don’t worry, as long as you keep your head, you’ll manage all right” he
said (assure)
→ ____________________________________________________________
144. “You really must come, and visit us next weekend” he said (insist)
→ ____________________________________________________________
145. “If I had more time, I’d help you with your work” he said (claim)
→ ____________________________________________________________
146. “Might it be a good idea if we all organized our time more effectively” he
said (suggest)
→ ____________________________________________________________
147. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
148. She said, “I went to the dentist yesterday.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
149. She said, “The doctor wrote me a prescription.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
150. He said, “I have a toothache.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
151. She said, “I go to the museum every day.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
152. They said, “We’re going to the supermarket.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
153. She said, “The doctor gave me some pills.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
154. He said, “I received the report.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
155. They said, “We visited the aquarium.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
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156. He said, “I’m feeling sick.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
157. She said, “I bought some bread.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
158. He said, “I’m turning off the television.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
159. They said, “We’re driving to Chicago.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
160. He said he didn’t know what had happened.
→ ____________________________________________________________
161. She said that she had gone to the dentist yesterday.
→ ____________________________________________________________
162. She said the doctor had written her a prescription.
→ ____________________________________________________________
163. He said that he had a toothache.
→ ____________________________________________________________
164. She said she went to the museum every day.
→ ____________________________________________________________
165. They said they were going to the supermarket.
→ ____________________________________________________________
166. She said that the doctor had given her some pills.
→ ____________________________________________________________
167. He said he had received the report.
→ ____________________________________________________________
168. They said they had visited the aquarium.
→ ____________________________________________________________
169. He said that he was feeling sick.
→ ____________________________________________________________
170. She said she had bought some bread.
→ ____________________________________________________________
171. He said that he was turning off the television.
→ ____________________________________________________________
172. They said they were driving to Chicago.
→ ____________________________________________________________
173. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
174. She said, “I went to the dentist yesterday.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
175. She said, “The doctor wrote me a prescription.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
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176. He said, “I have a toothache.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
177. She said, “I go to the museum every day.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
178. They said, “We’re going to the supermarket.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
179. She said, “The doctor gave me some pills.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
180. He said, “I received the report.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
181. They said, “We visited the aquarium.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
182. He said, “I’m feeling sick.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
183. She said, “I bought some bread.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
184. He said, “I’m turning off the television.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
185. They said, “We’re driving to Chicago.”
→ ____________________________________________________________
186. He said he didn’t know what had happened.
→ ____________________________________________________________
187. She said that she had gone to the doctor yesterday.
→ ____________________________________________________________
188. He said he had a toothache.
→ ____________________________________________________________
189. She said she would write him a prescription.
→ ____________________________________________________________
190. They said they were going to the drugstore.
→ ____________________________________________________________
191. He said that the doctor had given him some pills.
→ ____________________________________________________________
192. She said that she went to the supermarket everyday.
→ ____________________________________________________________
193. He said he had received the envelope.
→ ____________________________________________________________
194. They said that they had visited Cannery Row.
→ ____________________________________________________________
195. She said that she felt very sick.
→ ____________________________________________________________
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196. He said he had bought some popcorn.
→ ____________________________________________________________
197. They said they were flying to California.
→ ____________________________________________________________
198. He said he was cutting off the main valve.
→ ____________________________________________________________
199. “I’m tired,” Trevor said.
→ ____________________________________________________________
200. “Sorry. I wasn’t listening,” Hang said.
→ ____________________________________________________________
201. “Is this your pencil?” he asked his pupil.
→ ____________________________________________________________
202. “I’m going to Paris soon,” she said.
→ ____________________________________________________________
203. “It’s time to start revising (ôn lại) for the exam,” the teacher said.
→ ____________________________________________________________
204. “The film will be interesting,” I thought.
→ ____________________________________________________________
205. “I can’t help you because I have too much to do,” she said.
→ ____________________________________________________________
206. “Anne has bought the tickets.” She said to me.
→ ____________________________________________________________
207. “It took me three hours to get here because the roads are flooded” he told
me.
→ ____________________________________________________________
208. “I think it’s a crazy (điên dại/ ngu xuẩn) idea. It’s won’t work” she said.
→ ____________________________________________________________
209. The receptionist says “Breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00”
→ ____________________________________________________________
210. “Where are you going?” he asks me.
→ ____________________________________________________________
211. “Do you want to go out for a meal?” she asked him.
→ ____________________________________________________________
212. “Why are you late?” they asked their guests.
→ ____________________________________________________________
213. “Can I use your phone to make a local call?” she asks me.
→ ____________________________________________________________
214. “Which countries have you been to?” the customs officer asks me.
→ ____________________________________________________________
215. “Do you know where Jean is living?” he asked me.