1.      “I won’t have enough time to finish this job.”

à                 He said    ……………………………he would not have enough time to finish that job…………………………………………………………………..

2.      “It’s been a long time since I had such a good meal.”

à                 She said   ………………………………………it had been a long time since she had had such a good meal…………………………………………………………

3.      “The weather may get much worse tomorrow.”

à                 He told us ………………………………the weather might get much worse the day after………………………………………………………………….

4.      “I think you should cut down on your smoking.”

à                 The doctor told me…………………………to cut down on my smoking………………………………………………………………

5.      “We’re going on holiday tomorrow.”

à                 They said …………………………………they were going on holiday the day after………………………………………………………………

6.      “We haven’t been to the art gallery for ages.”

à                 They said ……………………………they had not been to the art gallery for ages……………………………………………………………………

7.      “I always eat lots of fresh fruit and salad.”

à                 She said………………………she always ate lots of fresh fruit and salad…………………………………………………………………………

8.      “It’s time to go to bed, children.”

à                 She told………………………her children to go to bed…………………………………………………………………………

9.       “I left my umbrella here two days ago.”

à                 Susan told them……………………she had left her umbrella there two days before………………………………………………………………………

10.   “I don’t like this film.”

à                 Betty told Bill……………………………she did not like that film…………………………………………………………………

Rewrite each sentence as reported speech, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. “I won’t have enough time to finish this job.”

=>He said……………………he would not have enough time to finish that job…………………

2. “It’s been a long time since I had such a good meal.”

=>She said…………it had been a long time since she had had such a good meal……………………

8. “It’s time to go to bed, children.”

=>She told...............her children to go to bed...........................

Put into the reported speech :

  3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”

-> ...........................The nurse told the doctor that the patient in that room hadn't obeyed her orders............................................................ …

  4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”

-> ............................. They said to me that I had taught them E the previous year.......................................................... 

  5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”

-> .............................Mr.Brown said that their trip had cost their 2 thousand dollars.........................................................

  9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”

-> ...........................................My mother said that she thought it wouldn't rain the following day............................................

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. I wouldn't have gotten wet if I had had an umbrella with me.

2. Unless you leave me alone, I'll call the police!

3. If the weather is snowy, we don't go to school.

4. If Jack hadn't helped me, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.

5. If you didn't drink so much coffee, you would be able to sleep.

6. If you want to stop the machine, press this button.

7. If you make me some coffee, I'll give you one of my biscuits.

8. Unless you had told me about Sue's hair, I wouldn't have noticed.

9. If you should see Peter, tell him he should be here at 8.00.

10. If you were to ask me to marry you, I wouldn't accept!

giúp mình

1. It took my father half an hour to repair his car .

-> My father spent  half an hour reparing his car

2. The last time we visited Hanoi was two years ago.

It’s …two years since I visited HN.

3. It’s nearly ten years since I saw my uncle.

I last ..saw my uncle nearly ten years ago.

4. Practicing speaking English every day is good.

It ‘s …good to practice speaking English every day.

5. She last wore that dress at her sister’s wedding.

She hasn’t…worn that dress since her sister's wedding.

6. When did you start working in that factory?

How long …have you worked in that factory?

7. Minh last wrote to his friend five months ago .

Minh hasn’t…written to his friend for five months.

8. My sister spent six hours making a new dress for herself.

It took..my sister six hours to make a new dress for herself.

9. I have never read such a romantic story.

This is … the first time I have read such a romantic story.

10. It is expensive to buy clothes at this shop .

Buying …clothes at this shop is expensive.

 Câu 18. "You should study harder this semester", The teacher said.
 The teacher said ...........................................I should study harder that semester....................................................
 Câu 19. I often went swimming when I was a child.   
  I used ...............................to go swimming when I was a child. ......................................................................................... 
 Câu 20. "Please clean all the windows" Nam said to Nga.
 Nam told ……………………Nga to clean all the windows………………………………..……………..………

1 Some old teachers will be invited to our class meeting

2 He said he could do that test

1. Nigel keeps interrupting me.    

à Nigel is ……always interrupting me.    ………………………….

2.  What’s your opinion of Ted’s new book?

à What do ……you think about Ted’s new book?……………………………..?

3.What is meaning of this word?

=>What does this word mean

4.The number of people who own cars is increasing.

=>More and more people …own cars…………………………………………………..

5. What about going to that new film at the Rex tonight?

à How ………about going to that new film at the Rex tonight?…………………………………………………………….

6.What is the weight of that piece of meat?

=>How much ……does that peace of meat weigh…………………………………………………………….

7. Never mind about the price, just buy it!

à The price  is not a matter, just buy it………………………………………………………..……….

8. There’s a smell of onions in this room.

à This room ……has a smell of onions…………………………………………………………….

9.What is inside the box?

=>What does …the box contain……………………………………………………………….

10. Paul has flu.

à Paul is…having flu…………………………………………………………..

1. Nigel keeps interrrupting me

=>Nigel is always interrupting me.

2. What's your opinion of Ted's new book?

=>What do you think about Ted's new book?

3.What is meaning of this word?

=>What does this word mean?

4.The number of people who own motorcycles is increasing

=>More and more people are owning motocycles.

5.My advice for you is to start the process all over again

=>I advise you to start the process all over again.

6.What is the weight of that piece of meat?

=>How much does that piece of meat cost?

7. Many students have been taken in. I get this information from the Tuoi Tre

=>The Tuoi Tre give me the information that many students have been taken in.

8.Liz pays frequent visits to her grandma

=>Liz visits her grandma frequently.

9.What is inside the box?

=>What does the box have?

10.They've planned to start the performance at 8 tomorrow evening

=>According to the plan, the performance will start at 8 tomorrow evening. 

1. Nigel keeps interrupting me.    

à Nigel is ……………… always interrupting me.……………….

2.  What’s your opinion of Ted’s new book?

à What do …………… you think about Ted's new book?……………………..?

3.What is meaning of this word?

=>What does  this word mean?

4.The number of people who own cars is increasing.

=>More and more people ………… are owning motocycles.…………………………………………..

5. What about going to that new film at the Rex tonight?

à How do …………you feel about going to see that new film………………………………………………………….

6.What is the weight of that piece of meat?

=>How much …………  does that piece of meat cost?……………………………………………………….

7. Never mind about the price, just buy it!

à The price …………… doesn't matter. Just buy it.………………………..……….

8. There’s a smell of onions in this room.

à This room ………………… has a smell of onions……………………………………………….

9.What is inside the box?

=>What does ……………  the box have?…………………………………………………….

10. Paul has flu.

à Paul is………………catching a flu……………………………………………..

1. What a pity she isn’t here now.
I wish …………she were here now…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Do you have many friends?” she said to me.
She asked me …………if I had many friends…………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The librarian arranges the books into sections.
The books ………were arranged into sections by the librarian…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet ………has been used all over the world………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him.
I wish I …………had gone to the airport to say goodbye to him. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
No matter …………how long you use it,  it won’t wear out. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones. (1pt)

1. We will invite some old teachers to our class meeting.

" Some old teachers _________________________ will be invited to our class meeting._____________________________

2. “I can do this test”, he said.

"He said _________________________he could do that test__________________________________

1. Some old teachers will be invited to our class meeting.

2. He said that he could do that test.

Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones. (1pt)

1. We will invite some old teachers to our class meeting.

" Some old teachers will be invited to our class meeting.

2. “I can do this test”, he said.

"He said he could do that test.