Reported speech Full name:………………………
Rewrite the following sentences:
1. “Open the door,” he said to them. -> He told them……………………........................
2. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
-> He asked her where....................................................................................
3. “Which way did they go?” he asked. ->He asked……………………………....................
4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her. ->I told……………………………………………
5. “Don’t try to open it now,” she said to us. -> She told.......................................
6. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
->I asked her..............................................................................................
7. “He’s not at home”, she said. ->She said that………………………………………………………
8. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.
->The girl wanted to know…………………………………………………………………………………………
9. “Don’t stay out late, Ann” Tom said. -> Tom told Ann……………………………………………
10. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her.
-> He asked...............................................................................................
11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.
->Thomas asked Jean......................................................................................
12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary”, I said.
-> I told Mary................................................................................................
13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.
-> She said that.............................................................................................
14. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said. ->She said that...............................................
15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.
-> She asked us...........................................................................................
16. “I’ll phone you next Tuesday,” he told Jack.
-> He told Jack that.......................................................................................
17. “Can I sit beside you at present, Jean?” Tom asked.
->Tom asked Jean.....................................................................................
18. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.
->He said that............................................................................................
19. “Don’t keep the door locked,” he said to us.
-> He told us................................................................................................
20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.
-> I asked him how long..................................................................................
21. He asked her what she had been doing the day before.
-> “What ...............................................................................................
22. The conductor asked them not to smoke in that bus.
-> “Please.....................................................................................................
23. She said that she had lost her key.
-> She said, “I.....................................................................................
24. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.
-> She wanted to know.............................................................................
25. “Don’t use too much hot water,” she said to us.
-> She asked us......................................................................................
26. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
-> She asked me......................................................................................
27. “Don’t do it again,” she said to them.
-> She told them.....................................................................................
28. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes a long time ago?” she asked.
-> She asked.........................................................................................
29. “Don’t get your shoes dirty, boys,” she said.
-> She told................................................................................................
30. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Gwen asked.
-> Gwen
asked.....................................................................................................
31. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
->
“Please..........................................................................................................
32. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
-> Bill
doubted........................................................................................................
33. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
->“How..........................................................................................................
34. John asked if it was the blue one or the green one she wanted.
->
“Which..........................................................................................................
35. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Mary?” said John.
-> John
suggested......................................................................................................
36. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
-> Peter asked if .......................................................................................
37. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked.
-> He
suggested......................................................................................................
38. “Bring you swimming things in case it is sunny”
-> He told
me...........................................................................................................
39. “Keep away from this area,” said the security guard when we approached the
fence.
-> The security guard told.....................................................................
40. “why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager.
-> The office manager wondered....................................................................
41.You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John.
-> John advised Elizabeth......................................................................
42. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda!” said John.
-> John
accused......................................................................................................
43. “why don’t you meet them to discuss the pay offer?” I asked him.
-> I
suggested......................................................................................................
44. “ You damaged my bicycle, John!” said Mary.
->Mary
accused.......................................................................................................
45. “When was your little boy born?” said the nurse to Mrs Bingley.
->The nurse asked Mrs Bingley.........................................................................
46. “Never borrow money from friends,” my father said.
-> My father told me...................................................................................
47. “Where is the station car park?” Mrs Smith asked.
- > Mrs Smith asked.....................................................................................
48. Philip asked Olive if she could remember where she had put the camera.
-> Philip said, “Olive........................................................................................
49. “You’d better go to the doctor’s if you have got a pain in your back, Anna”, Henry
said.
-> Henry suggested........................................................................................
50. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well.
-> Peter said, “I.....................................................................................”
51. “You should take more exercise, Mr Robert,” the doctor said, “if you want to lose
weight”.
-> The doctor advised.....................................................................................
52. “Will I ever find ajob?”, Tim said to himself.
-> Tim wondered........................................................................................
53. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number,” said Paul to Susan.
-> Paul apologised........................................................................................
54. “When is the first day of your holiday, Peter?” Martha asked.
-> Martha asked Peter when............................................................................
55. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother.
-> Anna asked............................................................................................
56. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William”, his mother said.
-> William’s mother told..................................................................................
57. “Don’t bite your nails,” said Mrs Rogers to her son.
-> Mrs Rogers told.......................................................................................
58. “I’ve seen the film three times, Mary” said George.
-> George said..............................................................................................
59. “I’m sorry, Angela,” said Martin, “I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car.
-> Martin apologised.....................................................................................
60. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked us.
-> The landlady asked..................................................................................
61. “ John, please don’t tell anyone my new address,” said Mary.
-> Mary asked..............................................................................................
62. “Would you mind waiting for a few minutes?”
-> We were asked........................................................................................
63. “Breakfast will not be served after 9. 30” said the notice.
-> The notice said that.....................................................................................
64. “Where is the best place to buy souvenirs in your town?”
-> I asked.................................................................................................
65. “Don’t forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow”
-> She reminded me .............................................................................
66. “Give us our money back or we’ll take you to court”
-> We threatened.....................................................................................
67. “There is a strong current so be careful not to swim out too far”
->He warned............................................................................................
68. “Why don’t we go and look at the cathedral?”
-> He suggested.......................................................................................
69. The receptionist promised to give us an early call tomorrow morning.
-> “I will................................................................................................”
70. The travel agent advised us not to go by plane that day.
-> “If I.................................................................................................”
71. They told me how lovely their holiday had been.
-> “We ...............................................................................................”
72. “If Brain doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team,” said the manager.
-> The manager threatened..........................................................................
73. “Our correspondent in Paris sent this report some days ago” said the editor- in -
chief.
->The editor- in - chief told ...........................................................................
74. “How long have you been waiting here?” the girl asked me.
-> The girl asked me ......................................................................................
75. “Do not write on the wall,” said the teacher to the boys.
-> The teacher told the boys........................................................................
76. “Take your place in the queue”, said the nurse to the old man.
->The nurse asked ....................................................................................
77. “How many jobs have you had since you left school?” the interviewer asked Mr
Simpson.
-> The interviewer asked ...........................................................................
78. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked the
frightened witness.
-> The officer wanted to know......................................................................
79. “Why hasn’t Peter phoned?” she wondered.
-> She wondered .....................................................................................
80. “If I were you, I wouldn’t trust Peter” she told John.
-> She advised ..........................................................................................
81. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
-> Peter apologised ..................................................................................
82. “You were cheating,” said Carol to him.
-> Carol accused .....................................................................................
83. “I think you should go by train” he told us.
-> He advised .........................................................................................
84. “Don’t forget to phone the office”, she told him.
-> She reminded .......................................................................................
85. “Where are you spending your holidays?” Janet asked us.
-> Janet asked ............................................................................................
86. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter” said William.
-> William suggested ................................................................................
87. “I was not there at the time,” he said.
-> He denied ............................................................................................
88. “Who does that suitcase belong to?”, the policeman asked us.
-> The policeman asked us whose ................................................................
89. “Please don’t make such a mess in your room,” his mother said.
-> His mother asked ...................................................................................
90. He said, “You must walk faster, you are too slow”.
->He told her.............................................................................................
91. “ I don’t know what I must do”, Hoa said to Mai
->……………………………………………………………………………………..
92. “I can’t go out after 8 p.m” Quang said to Lam
->…………………………………………………………………………..
93. “You are my best friend”, Mai said to me.
->………………………………………………………………………….
94. “I am living in Paris now” Mrs.Tram said
->……………………………………………………………………………………..
95. Mai said, “I want to have a new motorbike.”
->……………………………………………………………………………………..
96. Lan said to me, “I will cime and see you as soon as I can”
->……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
97. Lan said to Minh, “Where do you want to go now?”
->………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
98. Nam asked me, “Can you speak French?”
->……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
99. He asked me, “Do you want to go by train?”
->……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
100.My neighbor asked me, “ Do you like the weather in spring?”
->………………………………………………………………………………………………
5.She asked me, “Are you from Vietnam?”
...........................................................................................................................................................................
6. “Are you a student?” Minh asked Nam