Passive voice and reported speech − 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 Passive voice and reported speech − 2 − 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 ________________________________________________ Passive voice and reported speech − 3 − 28."I never make mistakes," he said. → He said ______________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________ Passive voice and reported speech − 4 − 44."Hurry up," she said to us. → She told us ___________________________________________________ 45."Give me the key," he told her. → He asked her _________________________________________________ 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 Passive voice and reported speech − 5 − 60."Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said. → She told the boys 61.She said, "Go upstairs." → She told me 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. Passive voice and reported speech − 6 − → ____________________________________________________________ 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. → ____________________________________________________________ 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.” Passive voice and reported speech − 7 − → ____________________________________________________________ 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. → ____________________________________________________________ 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. Passive voice and reported speech − 8 − → ____________________________________________________________ 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 → ____________________________________________________________ 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 Passive voice and reported speech − 9 − → ____________________________________________________________ 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) → ____________________________________________________________ 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.” → ____________________________________________________________ Passive voice and reported speech − 10 − 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.” → ____________________________________________________________ 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. → ____________________________________________________________ [...]... wouldnt go 272 If we took the 6: 30 train, wetoo early a would have arrived b arrived c will arrived d would arrive 273 If I had known you were in hospital, I to see you a will go b would go c went d would have gone 274 If I ., I would have said hello a had seen b see c saw d would see 275 I out if I hadnt been so tired a will go b went c would have gone d would go 276 If I a camera, I would have taken... go 276 If I a camera, I would have taken some pictures a have b had c would have d had had 277 You wont pass the examinationyou study more a as long as b unless c if d whether 278 If only I you wanted to invest money in business a had known b knew c have known d know 279 If I were to leave my country , I disappointed a probably be b would have been c will be d would be 280 If he hadnt wasted too much... reported speech 22 374 They havent found any special drugs to cure ADIS, in my view => No special drugs have ? 375 Computers can replace man, I think Man cant be .? 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Passive voice and reported speech 17 a dont go b didnt go c wont go d wouldnt go 2 67 We ll get wet if we .out a go b did go c went d had gone 268 If I go shopping, I some food a buy b will buy c would buy d would have bought 269 If I find it, I you a will tell b would tell c had told d told 270 What would you do if youa million dollars? a would win b win c had won d won 271 They d be hurt if I a dont . pictures. a. have b. had c. would have d. had had. 277 . You won’t pass the examination……………you study more. a. as long as b. unless c. if d. whether. 278 . If only. arrive. 273 . If I had known you were in hospital, I …………to see you. a. will go b. would go c. went d. would have gone. 274 . If I …………., I would have said