1 the interviewer asked me what i could ( can ) do if i were offered the job
2 many asked me if the boys were reading (read) the book at present.
IV. Complete the sentences with correct tense of verbs.
1. The interviewer asked me what I (can) do if I were offered the job.
2. Mandy asked me if the boys (read) the book at present.
3. The manager told me that I (travel) from place to place thefollowing month.
4. They said they (never/ be) to Scotland until last year.
5. Jason and Victoria told me they (do) their best in the exams thefollowing day.
6. I wondered why Nick (not go) to New York the summer before.
7. John told me that there (may) not be dessert after dinner.
8. She asked me if everyone (must) contact the Magic Number inemergency situations.
9. My mom said she (be) going to visit a friend of hers in London.
10. Shannon said that she (need) to take care of her baby.
Ex1. Underline the correct answers.
1. Levy asked me what / why the future life looked like.
2. Mr. Brown asked me if / how I had ever visited NASA.
3. Dr. Memphis asked me where humans could / may live besides Earth.
4. Stoner asked me if Voyager 2 had passed / has passed Saturn.
5. Davy asked me what the aliens will / would be doing when he might saw them.
6. Christina asked me where / if scientists had responded to the signs from outer space.
7. Norman asked me when / whether Mercury had been discovered.
8. Jacob asked me how much I knew / had known about the Red Planet.
9. Richard asked his teacher whether / why there was life on other planets.
10. Roy asked me if I was meeting / had met Val the previous day.
1. “What do you buy at the bookstore today?”, Dave asked me.
Dave asked me
2. Unless you work harder, you will fail in the exam.
If you
3. The girls have not seen their father for ten months.
The last time the girls
4. The teacher gives us a lot of exercises.
We wish
VII. Rearrangement:
1. playing as/ tennis player/ since 1990s/ a professional/ She has been/.
2. with their children/ for parents/A teacher should / to do/ suggest suitable tasks/
II. Change the sentences into reported speech, using the correct tense!
5. He said , "I won't have enough time to finish the job."
He said that ______________________________ enough time to finish the job.
6. She asked me, "Does Linda help you with your luggage?"
She asked me if ____________________________________ with my luggage.
7. She told him, "Don't worry!"
She told him _____________________________________________________.
8. They asked us, "What time did the party start?"
They asked us ____________________________________________________.
9. “You stole my money, Amanda!” said Lily.
Lily accused.......................................................................................
10. “You should exercise more, Mr. Ken,” the doctor said.
The doctor advised................................................................................
* Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following letter.
Dear Hoa,
Thank you for your letter which I received this morning. You asked me what we were doing when the earthquake occurred. I (1. not / remember) ………………………things too clearly now but I think I (2. watch) ………………………TV and my sister was doing her homework at the time. Suddenly all the lights (3. go) ………………………out and I was frightened. I remember calling out to my parents, who (4. talk) ………………………quietly in the next room. The next minute we heard a loud noise and the whole
building (5. begin) ………………………to shake. It was a terrible experience and I never want to go through anything like it again. We (6. be) ………………………all safe now but we were very lucky.
V. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following letter.
Dear Hoa,
Thank you for your letter which I received this morning. You asked me what we were doing when the earthquake occurred. I (27. not / remember) ………………………things too clearly now but I think I (28. watch) ………………………TV and my sister was doing her homework at the time. Suddenly all the lights (29. go) ………………………out and I was frightened. I remember calling out to my parents, who (30. talk) ………………………quietly in the next room. The next minute we heard a loud noise and the whole building (31. begin) ………………………to shake. It was a terrible experience and I never want to go through anything like it again. We (32. be) ………………………all safe now but we were very lucky.
1."I can do the housework for you",my brother said
=>My brother said............
2.I can't buy the vase because I don't have money.=>If.........
3."Did you embroider the flowers on the pillow?",she asked me=>she asked me....
4.It rained hard.I went to school on time.=>Although.....
5.My mom instructed me through 15 stages of making a conical hat.I could make one for me(SO THAT)
6.I was cleaning out my cupboards.I found these photos.(WHILE)
7.We ate lunch.Then we went to Non nuoc marble village to buy some souvenirs.(After)
8."How can you get to Tay Ho village?"Nick said=>Nick wondered.........
9."I am really disappointed about my exam"Chi said=>Chi said that.........
Continue reporting each sentence, using only the number of words stated in brackets. 1."Do you think you could possibly tell me what the time is?" David asked me ____________(five words) 2."Excuse me ,but I wonder if you'd mind opening the window." The man sitting next to me asked me ____________(four words) 3 ."You go down this street, turn left, then take the second turning on the right.The cinema is just down the street on the left." A passer-by told me how________________(five words) 4."I want to know how much this bike cost.Can you tell me?" John asked how _____________(four words) 5."Look , don't worry, I'll help you if you like ." Sue said she _______________(three words) 6."All right, I tell you what , the car's yours for, let's say $ 500.?" The salesman said I could______________(five words) 7.I hope you don't mind my saying this, but you're being a bit silly, aren't you?" Peter told me I ________________(five words) 8."It doesn't look as if I'll be arriving until after eight, I'm afraid." Jane said she probably _________________(six words)
* Give the correct form of the verb in bracket.
1. I remember (see) ……………………her somewhere.
2. They wish they (have) ……………………a new house now.
3. The report must (finish) ……………………right now.
4. If I were a flower, I (be) ……………………a sunflower.
5. He asked me where I (go) ……………………the next day.
6. Mr. Brown doesn’t want (keep) ……………………waiting.
7. He used to (take) ……………………to school by his mother.
8. It (expect) ……………………that the company will earn lots of money this year.
* Give the correct form.
1. I’m afraid it’s far too ……………………for me to eat now. (salt)
2. His discoveries had a great ……………………on workers. (influential)
3. People use the Internet for many purposes: education, communication, entertainment and……………………. (commercial)
4. Cherating is one of Malaysia’s most famous beach resorts. Very few places can match Cherating’s……………………and serenity. (beautify)
