EXERCISE 1: (REPORTED SPEECH - STATEMENTS) 1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock” _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Thomas said “All the...

EXERCISE 1: (REPORTED SPEECH - STATEMENTS) 1. Nam said that he was told to be at school before 7 o’clock. 2. Thomas said that all the students would have a meeting next week. 3. She said that her parents were very proud of her good marks. 4. The teacher said that all the homework must be done carefully. 5. They said that they were learning English then. 6. She said that she might visit her parents in summer. 7. The teachers said that they could collect old books for the poor students. 8. She said that she didn't buy that book. 9. The boys said that they had to try their best to win the match. 10. Her classmate said that Ha was the most intelligent girl in their class. 11. She said that she didn't know where her shoes were. 12. They said that they had been in London last week. 13. Mary said to Peter that she was looking for the book he had given her the previous week. 14. Alfred said to John that he had not promised to send him a telegram. 15. James said that his brother would get married next month. 16. She said that she had come back there early the previous day. 17. Tom said that he had already had breakfast, so he was not hungry. EXERCISE 2: (REPORTED SPEECH - YES/NO QUESTIONS) 1. Mike asked Peter if he enjoyed reading. 2. He asked me if I was going to the cinema. 3. She asked Nam if his sister and brother went to the same school. 4. She asked her mom if there were any oranges in the fridge. 5. He asked his friend if it would rain the next morning. 6. Tam asked Peter if he had gone to Hue three years ago. 7. He asked her if she had watched the detective film on TV the previous day. 8. Tuan asked Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for class. 9. She asked me if I could speak Chinese. 10. Tam asked Thu if she would be there for five days. 11. She asked Ba if he had been reading that book at 8 o’clock last Sunday. 12. My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin. EXERCISE 3: (REPORTED SPEECH - WH-QUESTIONS) 1. The teacher asked me where my father worked. 2. She asked John how many people there were in his family. 3. Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England. 4. She asked her mom what time the film began. 5. The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was. 6. The interviewer asked Mr. Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000. 7. She asked us what we were going to do next summer. 8. She asked what they were doing. 9. Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA. 10. The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed. 11. The office manager wondered why he hadn’t gotten a computer the previous Sunday. 12. He asked me why I hadn’t come to class the previous day. EXERCISE 4: (REPORTED SPEECH: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES) 1. She told me that if she had money, she would buy me a drink. 2. He said that if he caught the plane, he would be home by five. 3. She asked what she should do if the door was locked. 4. He said that he would have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn't helped him. 5. Matthew said that if he had had his mobile the previous day, he could have contacted me. 6. She advised her brother to stop smoking. 7. He wondered what they would call the baby if it was a girl. 8. She said that if she didn't practice her English, she wouldn't get any better. EXERCISE 5: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE 1. He promised to wait for me. 2. Tom begged John to turn off the T.V. 3. His mother told him to open the window. 4. He told me to shut the door after me. 5. The captain ordered them to wait there until he came back. 6. He introduced Miss White as Mr. Brown. 7. He asked me not to come back before one o’clock. 8. My mother told me not to forget to lock the door. 9. I warned Peter not to touch that switch. 10. Rosy persuaded John to come and have dinner with them. 11. She reminded me to write to her soon. 12. I advised the boy to spend more time learning to write. 13. The shopkeeper warned the boys not to lean their bicycles against his windows. 14. Laura offered to help Tom with the cooking. 15. John invited Ann to go camping with them next weekend.