Definition: _ Reported speech is used to report what other people have said.. Ex2: Teacher said, “Close the window, please” RS: Teacher told us to close the window.. Negative: Ex: “Don
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I Definition:
_ Reported speech is used to report what other people have said Ex1: Tom said, “I’m very tired.”
RS: Tom said (that) he was very tired
Ex2: Teacher said, “Close the window, please”
RS: Teacher told us to close the window
_ Reporting verbs are: say, tell, ask, advise, wonder…
II Changes in reported speech:
1 Pronoun changes:
_ Subject pronouns (I, she, they…)
_ Object pronouns (me, her, them…)
_ Possessive pronouns (my, her, ours, yours…)
_ Demonstrative pronouns:
+ This that
+ These those
2 Adverbs of time:
• Now then
• Today that day
• Tonight that night
• Ago before
• Yesterday the day before / the previous day
• Tomorrow the day after / the following day
• Next year the year after / the following year
3 Adverbs of place:
Here there
4 Tense changes:
Simple present Simple past Past perfect
Present perfect
Present continuous Past cont Past perfect cont
Present perfect cont.
Simple future Future in the past
Modal verbs:
o Must had to / would have to
o Must not was / were not to
o Can could / be able to
o Will / shall would / should / be going to
III Types of reported speech:
1 Statements:
o Said to s.b
o Told s.b
S + said / told + (that) + S + V
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a Affirmative:
b Negative:
Ex: “Don’t play in the class”, the teacher said
The teacher asked us not to play in the class
3 Questions:
a Wh- Questions:
Ex: My parents asked me, “Where do you go?”
My parents asked me where I went
b Yes / No questions:
Ex: Peter asked, “Do you like playing football, Jack?”
Peter asked Jack if he liked playing football
4 Reported speech with To- infinitive:
a To report orders, requests, warnings, advice and invitation:
Ex1: “You should go”, she said
She advised me to go
Ex2: “Would you like to have dinner with us?”, they said They invited me to have dinner with them
b To report offers, promises, threats, refusal and agreement:
Ex1: “Can I help you?”
She offered to help me
Ex2: “Ok, I’ll give you a lift”, he said
He agreed to give me a lift
Ex3: “I’ll surely be home by 9”, she said
S + asked / told / ordered + O + To- inf
S + asked / told / ordered + O + not To-inf
S + asked (O)
wondered + Wh- words + S + V
wanted to know
S + asked (O)
wondered + if / whether + S + V
wanted to know
S + V + O + (not) to-infinitive
* V: asked, told, ordered,
advised, warned, invited
S + V + to-infinitive
* V: offered, promised,
refused, agreed, threatened
Trang 3 She promised to be home by 9.
Ex4: “I can’t help you do the exercises”, he said
He refused to help me do the exercises
Ex5: “I will hit you.”
She threatened to hit me
5 Reported speech with gerund:
a
• V: admitted, denied, suggested
Ex: “Let’s go to Vung Tau beach”, said Peter
Peter suggested going to Vtau beach
b
• V: apologized for, complained about, insisted on, objected to, confessed to,
dreamed of, thought of.
Ex: “I’m sorry, I’m late”, said Mary
Marry apologized for being late
c
• V: accused…of, warned… against/about, congratulated…on, prevented…from,
blamed…for, criticized…for, praised…for, thanked…for.
Ex: “It was nice of you to help me Thank you very much”, Tom said to me
EXERCISES OF REPORTED SPEECH
I Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings:
1 The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
The doctor advised me
2 Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
Mary suggested
3 “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said
Bill denied
4 “You told a lie, Tom”, she said
She accused Tom
5 “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary Mary apologized for
6 “I won’t help you with your homework Never ! ” Jane said to me
Jane refused
7 Joe said, “Please come to my party.”
Joe invited
8 Mr Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
Mr Gray warned the children not
9 “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
S + V + Gerund
S + V + Preposition + Gerund
S + V + O+ Preposition + Gerund
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10 “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”
He asked
11 “If you don’t give me a pay rise I’ll resign.”
She threatened
12 “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.”
John promised
13 “You ought to take a break, Andrew.”
She advised
14 “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.”
They reminded
15 “Stay away from me.”
Tom warned
16 “Why don’t we sing a few songs?”
He suggested
17 “You can stay in my house when I am on holiday.”
Jim told us
18 “I’ve been spending a lot more time with my children.”
He said
19 “John left here an hour ago.”
She told me
20 “Oh, I’m too hot.”
He said
21 “Are you enjoying yourself?”
He wanted to know
22 “What’s the weather like?”
She asked me
23 “Will Ted and Alice be at the party?”
She asked us
24 “Does Ann always go to church on Sundays?”
He wondered
25 “How can I solve the problem?”
I wanted to know
26 “Did you study hard for the exam?”
She asked
27 “You can’t run out of the garden,” Ms Kelly said to the children
Ms Kelly prevented the children
28 “Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulations!” said Billy Bill congratulated
29 “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said
Daisy insisted her mother
30 “What did you think of the performance yesterday?”
She asked me
II Choose the best answer:
1 “Thank you very much for your help, John,” said Daisy
a Daisy thanked John for helping her
b Daisy told John to help her
c Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks
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2 “It is you that stole my purse,” Mrs Pike said to the young man
a Mrs Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse
b Mrs Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse
c Mrs Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse
d Mrs Pike asked the young man to steal her purse
3 “You mustn’t get into the area,” the policeman said
a The policeman stopped them from getting into the area
b The policeman denied from getting into the area
c The policeman wanted them to get into the area
d The policeman suggested getting into the area
4 “Whose composition haven’t we heard yet?”
The teacher asked us to tell her
a whose composition we haven’t heard yet
b whose composition we hadn’t heard yet
c whose composition hadn’t we heard yet
d whose composition we hadn’t heard yet?
5 “You look beautiful in this dress.”
Last night she told me
a you look beautiful in that dress
b you looked beautiful in that dress
c I’ll look beautiful in this dress
d I looked beautiful in that dress
6 “Hi, Bob Did you take the job?”
Bob’s friend asked him
a did he take the job b whether you took the job
c if he had taken the job d had he taken the job
7 “How many people are there in your family?”
The interview asked me
a how many people there were in your family
b how many people were there in your family
c how many people were there in my family
d how many people there were in my family
8 “Don’t stay up late You should go to bed early,” Peter told me
a Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed early
b Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early
c Peter told me do not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early
d Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early
9 “I will bring you some food.” He said to me
a He invited me to eat some food b he offered to bring me some food
c He told me to bring some food d he advise me to bring some food
10 “Go on, Susan! Apply for the job,” the father said
a The father invited Susan to apply for the job
b The father denied applying for the job
c The father encouraged Susan to apply for the job
d The father wanted Susan not to apply for the job