1: "i broke your vase two days ago"
she said she had broken my vase two days before
2: "i was reading your book."
My mother said she had been reading my book
I. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same. (4 pts)
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
→Our exercises................................................................................................
2. They are building several new schools in our town.
→Several new schools.........................................................................................
3. No one has opened that box for past hundred years.
→ The box..........................................................................................................
4. We shall discuss the matter this afternoon.
→The matter....................................................................................................
5. The government encourages the farmers to grow more rice.
→The farmers.................................................................................................
6. My mother gave me this watch two days ago.
→I.......................................................................................................................
7. She was cleaning the room when I arrived.
→The room.........................................................................................................
8. He is going to write a letter to her.
→A letter.............................................................................................................
II. Rewrite each sentence as reported speech, beginning as shown (3,5 pts)
1. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” She said
→ She said...............................................................................................................
2. “I saw her on my way to school yesterday.” He said.
→ He said..................................................................................................................
3. “Mary told me. “I saw them at this place.”
→ Mary told...................................................................................................
4. “I can’t speak any foreign languages.” He said.
→ He said.........................................................................................................
5. “I’m going to Hanoi next week.”
→She said......................................................................................................
6. “We are still working because we haven’t finished our work yet,”
→They said...................................................................................................
7. “I have seen this film twice”.
→ Mai said........................................................................................................
Hãy đổi những câu sau ra lời tường thuật
1. She said, "I will be in Canada with my sister"
-> She...................................
2. He said to them, "I know your father quite well"
-> He........................
3. The man said, "I have lost my pocketbook"
-> The man.................
4. she said to them, "I don't want to do it"
-> She.......................
5. William said to her, " I'm leaving in the morning"
-> William..............................................
6. I asked the boy, "How old is your brother?"
-> I...........................
7. She said to me, "Does he live near here?"
-> She....................
8. He said to them. "Have you seen this film yet?"
-> He.........................
9. I said to him, "What time do you want to go?"
-> I...........................
10. She said to her father, "Did you meet my teacher at school?"
-> She.........................
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
31. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.
A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.
B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.
C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.
D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.
32. “How long have you been in this job?” She asked him.
A. She asked him how long he has been in that job.
B. She asked him how long has he been in that job.
C. She asked him how long he had been in that job.
D. She asked him how long had he been in that job.
33. "What's your job?", said the doctor to Mr. Thomas.
A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was.
B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is.
C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job.
D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job.
34. “I don’t like football”, she said.
A. She said she didn’t like football. B. She said she don’t like football.
C. She said she doesn’t like football. D. She said I didn’t like football.
35.“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.
A. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.
B. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.
C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.
D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.
Hãy hoàn tất câu thứ hai để có nghĩa tương đương như câu thứ nhất
1. I am sorry that i don't know his address
=> I wish................
2. He is very busy so he can't go to her birthday party
=> If............................
3. It took us an hour to find a room for the night
=> We spent.......................
4. Do you like to go to attend her English class?
=> Do you enjoy............................
5. My mother made this shirt for me
=> This shirt...............................
6. Her father said to her, "Don't forget to buy me a newspaper"
=> Her father.......................................
7. I spend two hours doing the homework every day
=> It....................................
8. She last wrote to me last year
=> She hasn't...........................
9. My brother never gets up early on Sundays
=> My brother always................................
10. She said to him, " Can you translate this sentences into English?''
=> She asked................................
Turn these following sentences into reported speech:
1/ Mr. Thanh said, “I want to buy a new shirt for my daughter.”
→ ________________________________________________________.
2/ “This shop isn’t going to open next Sunday,” the woman informed me.
→ ________________________________________________________.
3/ He said, “I once spent a summer here in this province.”
→ ________________________________________________________.
4/ The pupils said, “We’ll be sitting for our exams next Friday.”
→ ________________________________________________________.
5/ The nurse said, “The patient in this room didn’t follow your advice, Doctor.”
→ ________________________________________________________.
6/ “The room will seem so empty without you and your friend,” Mai said to Phong.
→ ________________________________________________________.
7/ “If my sister knew the truth, she would be disappointed,” Khoa said to me.
→ ________________________________________________________.
8/ Long said to Hoa, “I may come to your birthday party when I’ve finished my work.”
→ ________________________________________________________.
9/ “This schoolchild speaks English very fluently,” the foreigner remarked.
→ ________________________________________________________.
10/ Mother said, “I think it won’t be too sunny tomorrow.”
→ ________________________________________________________.
V/ Turn these sentences into direct speech:
1/ She said that she would leave there the following week.
→ ________________________________________________________.
2/ Minh told me that he had seen us at that place.
→ ________________________________________________________.
3/ Linh told me that her father died of cancer in 2000.
→ ________________________________________________________.
4/ The boys said that I didn’t have to come with them if I didn’t want to.
→ ________________________________________________________.
5/ The headmaster told the schoolboys that they mustn’t play ball in the school yard.
→ ________________________________________________________.
6/ She told me that the clock would never work again if I tried to mend it.
→ ________________________________________________________.
7/ The manageress told Sang that he had to finish his work by 5 o’clock.
→ ________________________________________________________.
8/ She said that they were busy then but they would have more time the next week.
→ ________________________________________________________.
9/ Our teacher said that the Second World War broke out in 1939.
→ ________________________________________________________.
10/ The speaker says that we have defeated the foreign invaders because our people are very heroic.
→ ________________________________________________________.
Choose the best answer
1. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
2. He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
3. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.
A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had writing
4. I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.
A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended
5. My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.
A. remember to plant B. not to plant to plant C. to plant D. planting
6. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.
A. are you planning B. is she planning C. was she planning D. if she was planning
7. Nam wanted to know what time ________.
A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin C. the movie begins D. the movie began
8. I wondered_______ the right thing.
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing
9. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.
A. goes around B. is going around C. went around D. was going around
10. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot.
A. is – will travel B. were – would travel
C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel
11. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.
A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously
12. He asked the children _________too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make
13. The man said that the days _________longer in summer.
A. will be B. are C. were D. can be
14. The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1942.
A. discovered B. had discovered C. was discovering D. would discover
15. John said he _________ her since they ________ school.
A. hasn’t met – left B. hadn’t met - had left C. hadn’t met – left D. didn’t meet – has left
16. The woman asked __________get lunch at school.
A. can the children B. whether the children could C. if the children can D. could the children
17. Laura said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident.
A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking
18. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam.
A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken
19. Ba said he__________ some good marks last semester.
A. gets B. got C. getting D. have got
20. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try
21. She asked me where I___________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
22. She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking
23. He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.
A. was B. were C. is D. has been
24. He wants to know whether I ___________ back tomorrow.
A. come B. came C. will come D. would come
25. I wonder why he___________ love his family.
A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t
26. They asked me how many children___________.
A. I had B. had I C. I have D. have I
27. Thu said she had been___________ the day before.
A. here B. there C. in this place D. where
28. The student said that the English test_______ the most difficult.
A. is B. was C. will be D. have been
29. He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.
A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going C. we were going D. that we were going
30. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.
A. that did I know / who were Robert B. that I knew / who Robert were
C. if I knew / who Robert was D. whether I knew / who was Robert
31. The mother asked her son _______.
A. where he has been B. where he had been C. where has he been D. where had he been
32. Martin asked me _______.
A. how is my father B. how my father is C. how was my father D. how my father was
33. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred C. did he prefer D. if he prefers
34. She asked me _______ my holidays _______.
A. where I spent / the previous year B. where I had spent / the previous year
C. where I spent / last year D. where did I spend / last year
Exercise 1: RELATIVE CLAUSES : Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. An architect is someone ……………designs buildings.
A. who B. that C. which D. it
2. That is the new teacher about……….the students are talking.
A. that B. who C. whose D. whom
3. This subject,…………..going to discuss, is very important.
A. which we are B. which are we C. that we are D. A and C are correct
4. I come from a city …………..is located in the southern part of the country.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
EX2: REPORTED SPEECH: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. Julia said that she…………….. there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
2. He………….. that he was leaving way that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
3. She said to me that she……………. to me the Sunday before.
A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written
4.I ………….him to sell that old motorbike.
A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended
5. I wondered………………….. the right thing.
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing
6. I asked Martha…………… to enter law school.
A. are you planning B. is she planning C. was she planning D. if she was planning 7. Nam wanted to know what time……………….
A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin C. the movie begins D. the movie began
9. The scientist said the earth ……………..the sun.
A. goes round B. is going around C. went around D. was going around
10. They said that they had been driving through the desert...........
A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously
MỌI NGƯỜI GIÚP MÌNH VỚI MÌNH CẢM ƠN NHIỀU.
. Rewrite sentences without changing meaning of the original ones.
1. We last went to Spain three years ago.
=> It is__________________________________________________________________
2. We arrived in Budapest two days ago. (FOR)
=>We___________________________________________________________ two days.
3. I have visited the Stone Forest once before. (SECOND)
=> This is the___________________________________________________ the Stone Forest.
4. Dung is very fond of travelling. (KEEN)
=>Dung is_______________________________________________________________
46. me / Jim / that / he / told / was / most / polite / the / man / the / team / in
47. said / that / the / Alan / third / best / was / in / competition / the / they
48. active / that / was / she / less / her / than / classmates / admitted / Mary
49. advised / my / parents / me / prepare / carefully / to / the / for / contest
50. following / they /that / device / that / would / announced / be / produced / the / year.
