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Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: _____________________Class: ______ ENGLISH 8

FURTHER PRACTICE : REPORTED SPEECH


I. Reported statementS
Jim: "I don't like living here." (Direct speech)
Jim said (that) he didn't like living here. (Direct speech or Reported speech)
 Reported speech is used to tell someone what another person said.
“I live here” → He said that he lived there
 Reporting what was said at a different time, we have to change the tense to reflect the time which
we are reporting. For verbs, we need to go back a tense.
"I am playing football" → He said (that) he was playing football
PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES: CHANGES NECESSARY
First and second person pronouns and possessive adjectives normally change to the third person except when the
speaker is reporting his own words. (I = he, she; me = him, her; my = his, her; mine = his, hers; we = they...)
She said, “he’s my son”. - She said that he was her son.
“I’m ill”, she said. - She said that she was ill.
 When reporting, also remember to change:
Speaker’s words Reported statement
Will Would
Shall Should
Is going to Was going to
Present simple Past simple
Present continuous Past continuous
Past continuous Past perfect continuous
Present perfect Past perfect
Past simple Past perfect
Must Had to / would have to
Can Could
May Might
+ Expressions of time or place.

this that
these those
here there
now then/ at that moment
today that day
last (night) the previous (night)
ago before
tomorrow that night
next (week) the following (week)

- We only make tense changes when the reporting verb (say, etc) is in the past.
→ Tony says he is going to study architecture.
Tony says he was going to study architecture:
- We don't change the past perfect simple and the past perfect continuous.
I had seen the picture before. → He said he had seen the picture before.
- We also don't change would, should, could and might
She might take up painting,' → She said she might take up painting,

II. Reported Questions


Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: _____________________Class: ______ ENGLISH 8

III. INTRODUCTORY VERBS

PRACTICE EXERCISE
Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: _____________________Class: ______ ENGLISH 8
Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: _____________________Class: ______ ENGLISH 8

VI . Yes/ no Questions:
1. “Do you enjoy reading books?”, Phong asked Peter.
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Does she like sports?”, Hoa asked Lan.
………………………………………………………………………………………
3. “Can you drive your bicycle to school?”, Ba said to Tuan.
………………………………………………………………………………………
4. “May I use your dictionary for a moment?, Nga asked Hoa.
Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: _____________________Class: ______ ENGLISH 8
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. “Are you fond of watching television?”, Tuan said to Ba.
………………………………………………………………………………………
6. “Will she be here for five days?, Tom asked Thu.
………………………………………………………………………………………

VII . “Wh-” Questions


1. “Where are you going?”, Lan asked.
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Where does you father work?”, the teacher asked me.
………………………………………………………………………………………
3. “How far is it from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau?” A tourist asked.
………………………………………………………………………………………
4. “How many people are there in your family?”, She asked Lan.
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. “How long will you stay in England?, Tam’s friends asked him.
………………………………………………………………………………………

VIII. Commands, requests:


1. He said to Nam : “Come into my office, please.”
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The traffic policeman said, “Show me your driving license, please.”
………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Mrs. Jackson said to Alice, “Could you give me a hand, please”
………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Nam said to the taxi driver, Please turn left at the first traffic light.”
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The police said, “Don’t touch anything in the room.”
………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Mary said to John, “Can you carry my suitcase, please?”
………………………………………………………………………………………

IX . Invitation / Suggestions
1 . “ Would you like to have dinner with me ? “ Miss Hoa said to me
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “ Let’s play football this afternoon “, Nam said to us.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
X. Advice :
1. “You should stay in bed” I said to him
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. My mother told me” You should visit your grandmother tomorrow”
……………………………………………………………………………………………
Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: _____________________Class: ______ ENGLISH 8

THE END
Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: _____________________Class: ______ ENGLISH 8
Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: _____________________Class: ______ ENGLISH 8
Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: _____________________Class: ______ ENGLISH 8
Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: _____________________Class: ______ ENGLISH 8

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