Ex1:Change these sentences into Reported Speech:

1. Nam said he was told to be at school before 7 o’clock.

2. Thu said all the students would have a meeting the following week.

3. Phong said his parents were very proud of his good marks.

4. The teacher said all the homework had to be done carefully.

5. Her father said to her She could go to the movie with her friend.

6. Hoa said she might visit her parents in the summer.

7. The teacher said we(they) could collect old book for the poor students.

8. She said she didn’t buy that book.

9. The boys said they had to try their best to win the match.

10. Her classmate said Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class.

11. They told us their friends would get the award for their highest scores.

12. He said he would go to school by bus the following day.

13. Phong said he needed to learn more vocabulary.

14. His brother told him he could use his computer that day.

15. Mai said to Nam she could not go to the movies with him.

Ex2:EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)

1. Phong asked Peter if/ whether he enjoyed reading.

2. Hoa asked Lan if/ whether she liked sports.

3. She asked Nam if/ whether his sister and brother went to the same school.

4. She asked her mom if/ whether there were some oranges in the fridge.

5. He asked his friend if/ whether it would rain the following morning.

6. Tam asked Peter if/ whether he had gone to Hue three years before.

7. Tuan asked Lan if/ whether Tan and Hoa were late for class.

8. She asked to me if/ whether I could speak Chinese.

9. Tam asked Thu if/ whether she would be here for five days.

10. She asked Ba if/ whether he had been reading that book at 8 o’clock the Sunday before.

11. Lan asked Hoa if/ whether she might look at her pictures.

12. Phong asked Ba if/ whether those athletes could swim across that river.

13. Lam asked Lan if/ whether their class would take part in that competition.

14. Tuan asked Ba if/ whether he was fond of watching television.

15. Nga asked Hoa if/ whether she might use her dictionary for a moment.

Ex3:EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)

1. The teacher asked me where my father worked.

2. She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.

3. Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England.

4. She asked her mom if/ whether there were some oranges in the fridge.

5. The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.

6. His friend asked him how he went to the airport.

7. Lan asked Lien how much that dress cost.

8. Ba asked Tam how often he washed his clothes.

9. Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA.

10. The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed.

Ex4:Reported speech with to infinitive

1.She told him to give her another glass of wine

2.She told me to bring her a book.

3.Mother told him to open the window

4.He told me to shut the door after me

5.The captain told them to wait there still he come back

6.She told her to take it and come with her

7.He told me not to come back before one o'clock

8.My mother told me not to forget to look at the door

9.He told his brother not to open the window, open the door

10.He told the girl not to sit on his bed, sit on that chair

Ex5:Reported speech with to infinitive and gerund (HSG)

1. The old man accused the boy of having broken 2 of his glasses.

2. The boy admitted having broken 2 of them.

3. He insisted on taking me to the zoo the following Sunday.

4. She offered to water the flowers every morning if I liked.

5. They refused to go with him the following Friday.

6. The teacher accused the pupils of making the wall dirty

7. The children denied making noise the night before

8. The parents threatened to shut the door if their children went on getting out

9. The girl apologized for having made the house untidy

10.The teacher threatened to punish the pupils if they didn’t pay attention to the lesson

11.He offered to look after the house for me

12.She told me to keep quite

13.He ordered me to keep my mouth shut

14.He suggested meeting outside the cinema after eight

15.He offered to repair the car for me.

16.He invited me to have a drink

17.She advised me to hurry

18. He begged me to let him come in

19.He commanded us not to talk anymore

20. He encouraged all of us to try again

21.He warned me not to swim so far

22.She invited me to come and enjoy tea with her family

23. He suggested coming to visit their teacher that day

24. She advised me to do morning exercises

25. She advised me to learn English

Ex6:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.

1. The teacher told Joe to stop talking.

2. She told him to be patient.

3. Her father told her to go to her room.

4. She told us to hurry up.

5. He asked her to give him the key.

6. She asked Sam to play it again.

7. He asked Caron to sit down.

8. The receptionist asked the guest to fill in the form.

9. She told us to take off our shoes.

10.She told him to mind his own business.

11.She told him not to touch it.

12.He told me not to do that again.

13.He told her not to talk to him like that.

14.She warned him not to repair the computer himself.

15.She told me not to let him in.

16.He begged her not to go out without him.

17.She told me not to forget my bag.

18.The chemistry teacher told his students not to eat in the lab.

19.He advised her not to give herself up.

20.She told the boys not to hurt themselves.

Ex7:Change the following sentence into reported speech:

1. The teacher told john to write that exercise carefully.

2. Mrs green told me to sing as our party.

3. The teacher told john to be careful and think before he answered.

4. Tom told John to read his exercise and tell him if it was correct

5. The traveler told the taxi driver to direct to Victoria station as fast as he could.

6.He asked me if the window was open

7. The pupil asked the teacher to give them better marks

8. Ann told her son what a dirty face he had!

9. My brother advise me not to come back before one o'clock

10. She said that she wondered who was coming on the excursion the next day.

11. Mr.Brown suggested going out for a walk.

12. The teacher said that It wasn't so foggy that day as it has been the previous day

13. My father told me to be modest if I was a good pupil

14. She told me not to forget to send her parents her regards

15. Johnny asked asked Alice if he had gotten

16. He told me to listen

17.He asked me if I told you or I would be punished

18. He advised me not to do that because it was very dangerous

19. Mary said to John that she couldn’t go to the movie with him

20. She told us to shut the door but not to lock it

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

1.She asked where her umbrella was.

2. Martin asked us how we were.

3.He asked if he had to do it.

4.The mother asked her daughter where she had been.

5.She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best.

6. She wanted to know what they were doing.

7. He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema.

8.The teacher wanted to know who spoke English.

9.She asked me how I knew that.

10.My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin.

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses. 1. He wanted to know what the time was.

2. She asked me when we would meet again.

3. She asked him if he was crazy.

4. He wanted to know where they had lived.

5. He asked her if she would be at the party.

6. She asked me if I could meet her at the station.

7. The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer.

8. She wanted to know why he didn't help her.

9. He asked me if I had seen that car.

10.The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room.

Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that best rewrite the root one:

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. 17. 18. 19. A 20.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Cindy wanted to drive her best friend to have dinner at an Italian restaurant but her car couldn't start. Therefore, she had to borrow one from Nancy. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.

Cindy: "Would you mind lending me your car?"

- Nancy: "_____."

A. Yes. Here it is 

B. No, not at all 

C. Great 

D. Yes, let's

Rewrite each sentence as direct speech

1 Lea told the children their swimming things were not there

2 David told me my letter had arrived the day before

3 Binh told Stephen he hadn't been at home that morning

4 Thao told Minh she would see him that evening

5 Margaret told John that she would phone him the following day

6 Tim told Ron he was leaving that afternoon

7 Christine told Michael she had lost her lighter the noght before

8 Juan told us that he would meet us at the corner of 15th and Broadway

9 Mrs.Hill told the boy that her children could go to school with him the next day

10 She told me that John had left there an hour before

11 They told me that Jim was arrving at their house the following day

12 Nancy told me she had started her job the week before

13 She saids she had tried to ring up her mother several times the day before

14 Bill said that he was taking his children to the zoo the following day

15 I told her that I was looking forward to having her as a roomate

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Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Last week, he told us that we..... a picnic at the end of the week on Friday.

A. Can have. B. Did have. C. Would have D. Had had

2. Four days ago she promised that she was going to visit me..... but she didn't arrive.

A. Tomorrow. B. Next day C. The day before. D. The next day

3. When I mwh h when I met her, she admitted that she.....to the park the night before.

A. When. B. Had gone. C. Was going. D. Did go

4. When I asked by the teacher, all the students said they.....literature

A. Liked. B. Are liking. C. Were liking. D. Had like

5. When I phoned him, he told me that he..... in the garden reading the newspaper

A. Sat. B. Was sitting. C. Had sat. D. Has sat

6. When I saw her, she told me that she hadn't come to the party......because she has gone to the embassy in London

A. Yesterday. B. Before day. C. The before day. D. The day before

7. He called the school and said that he...... to school because he had an accident

8. My close friend told me that he.....studying in America

A. Likes. B. Liked. C. Had liked. D. Was liking

9. When we asked her about the film, she told us that she......a more interesting film than that.

A. Never saw. B. Never seen. C. Had never seen. D. Did never see

10. Diana told us that she was going to visit.....boyfriend in Rome the next week and wouldn't come to class

A. My. B. Her. C. Your. D. Their

11. He wanted to know where she.....from

A. Come. B. Coming. C. To come. D. Came

12. I asked her.....to pursue higher studies the next year

A. Are you planning. B.If she is planning. C. Was she planning. D. If she was planning

13. I asked her when......

A. The movie began. B. The movie begins C. Does the movie begin D. Did the movie begin

14. I promise I....there before she came back

A. Am going to be B. Was going to be C. Will be D. Can be

15. Peter asked her," Have you got a laptop?"-> Peter asked her... a laptop

A.. If she got B. If she had got C. Whether she got D. Whether had she got

16. My mother told me.... her up at the airport

A. Please pick. B. To pick. C. Should pick. D. I can pick

17. He revealed that they.....married...

A. Were getting- tomorrow. B. Are getting- the next day. C. Were getting- the next day. D. Will getting- the day before

18. He wanted to know when.....

A. Did I arrive. B. Will I arrive. C. I had arrive. D. I can arrive

19. The father said, " I didn't see her "-> The father said..... her

A. He had seen. B. I hadn't seen. C. She didn't see. D. He hadn't seen

20. I wondered......the right thing

A. If I am doing. B. Was I doing. C. Am I doing. D. Whether I was doing

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part

The nurse told her that she would have to wait for a few days for the outcome of the medical check-up

A. putting 

B. payment 

C. result 

D. coming

Change these sentences into Reported Speech:

1. Nam said he was told to be at school before 7 o’clock.

2. Thu said all the students would have a meeting the following week.

3. Phong said his parents were very proud of his good marks.

4. The teacher said all the homework had to be done carefully.

5. Her father said to her She could go to the movie with her friend.

6. Hoa said she might visit her parents in the summer.

7. The teacher said we(they) could collect old book for the poor students.

8. She said she didn’t buy that book.

9. The boys said they had to try their best to win the match.

10. Her classmate said Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class.

11. They told us their friends would get the award for their highest scores.

12. He said he would go to school by bus the following day.

13. Phong said he needed to learn more vocabulary.

14. His brother told him he could use his computer that day.

15. Mai said to Nam she could not go to the movies with him.

EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)

1. Phong asked Peter if/ whether he enjoyed reading.

2. Hoa asked Lan if/ whether she liked sports.

3. She asked Nam if/ whether his sister and brother went to the same school.

4. She asked her mom if/ whether there were some oranges in the fridge.

5. He asked his friend if/ whether it would rain the following morning.

6. Tam asked Peter if/ whether he had gone to Hue three years before.

7. Tuan asked Lan if/ whether Tan and Hoa were late for class.

8. She asked to me if/ whether I could speak Chinese.

9. Tam asked Thu if/ whether she would be here for five days.

10. She asked Ba if/ whether he had been reading that book at 8 o’clock the Sunday before.

11. Lan asked Hoa if/ whether she might look at her pictures.

12. Phong asked Ba if/ whether those athletes could swim across that river.

13. Lam asked Lan if/ whether their class would take part in that competition.

14. Tuan asked Ba if/ whether he was fond of watching television.

15. Nga asked Hoa if/ whether she might use her dictionary for a moment.

EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)

1. The teacher asked me where my father worked.

2. She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.

3. Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England.

4. She asked her mom if/ whether there were some oranges in the fridge.

5. The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.

6. His friend asked him how he went to the airport.

7. Lan asked Lien how much that dress cost.

8. Ba asked Tam how often he washed his clothes.

9. Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA.

10. The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed.

Reported speech with to infinitive

1.She told him to give her another glass of wine

2.She told me to bring her a book.

3.Mother told him to open the window

4.He told me to shut the door after me

5.The captain told them to wait there still he come back

6.She told her to take it and come with her

7.He told me not to come back before one o'clock

8.My mother told me not to forget to look at the door

9.He told his brother not to open the window, open the door

10.He told the girl not to sit on his bed, sit on that chair

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.

1. The teacher told Joe to stop talking.

2. She told him to be patient.

3. Her father told her to go to her room.

4. She told us to hurry up.

5. He asked her to give him the key.

6. She asked Sam to play it again.

7. He asked Caron to sit down.

8. The receptionist asked the guest to fill in the form.

9. She told us to take off our shoes.

10.She told him to mind his own business.

11.She told him not to touch it.

12.He told me not to do that again.

13.He told her not to talk to him like that.

14.She warned him not to repair the computer himself.

15.She told me not to let him in.

16.He begged her not to go out without him.

17.She told me not to forget my bag.

18.The chemistry teacher told his students not to eat in the lab.

19.He advised her not to give herself up.

20.She told the boys not to hurt themselves.

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

1.She asked where her umbrella was.

2. Martin asked us how we were.

3.He asked if he had to do it.

4.The mother asked her daughter where she had been.

5.She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best.

6. She wanted to know what they were doing.

7. He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema.

8.The teacher wanted to know who spoke English.

9.She asked me how I knew that.

10.My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin.

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses. 1. He wanted to know what the time was.

2. She asked me when we would meet again.

3. She asked him if he was crazy.

4. He wanted to know where they had lived.

5. He asked her if she would be at the party.

6. She asked me if I could meet her at the station.

7. The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer.

8. She wanted to know why he didn't help her.

9. He asked me if I had seen that car.

10.The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room.

Change the following sentence into reported speech:

1. The teacher told john to write that exercise carefully.

2. Mrs green told me to sing as our party.

3. The teacher told john to be careful and think before he answered.

4. Tom told John to read his exercise and tell him if it was correct

5. The traveler told the taxi driver to direct to Victoria station as fast as he could.

6.He asked me if the window was open

7. The pupil asked the teacher to give them better marks

8. Ann told her son what a dirty face he had!

9. My brother advise me not to come back before one o'clock

10. She said that she wondered who was coming on the excursion the next day.

11. Mr.Brown suggested going out for a walk.

12. The teacher said that It wasn't so foggy that day as it has been the previous day

13. My father told me to be modest if I was a good pupil

14. She told me not to forget to send her parents her regards

15. Johnny asked asked Alice if he had gotten

16. He told me to listen

17.He asked me if I told you or I would be punished

18. He advised me not to do that because it was very dangerous

19. Mary said to John that she couldn’t go to the movie with him

20. She told us to shut the door but not to lock it

Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that best rewrite the root one:

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. 17. 18. 19. A 20.

Direct speech and Reported speech

I. Definition:

1. Lời nói trực tiếp: là sự lặp lại chính xác những từ của người nói.

- Lời nói trực tiếp được đặt trong dấu ngoặc kép và sau động từ chính có dấu phẩy(,) hoặc dấu hai chấm(:).

- Đôi khi mệnh đề chính cũng có thể đặt sau lời nói trực tiếp.

Ex: “ I don’t like this party” Bill said.

1, Supply the correct verb form of gerund of present participle

1,(Feel)...hungry, he went into the kitchen and opened the fridge

2, My boss spends two hours a day (travel)...to work

3, (Swim)... is my favourite sport

4, One of life's pleasure is (have)...breakfast in bed.

5, (whistle)... to himself, he walked down the road

6, In spite of (miss)... the train, we arrived on time

7, They found the money... (lye) on the ground

8, He was trapped in a (burn)...house

9, I'm tired of....(work) eignt hours a day

10, She always puts off (go)...to the dentist

2, Supply the correct verb form of Gerund, Present Participle or perfect participle

1, She admintted(kill)....her husband

2, I regret(write)...her that letter

3, I enjoy (play)...tennis with my friends

4, Martin denied(see)... the accused man on the day of the crime

5, (Tell)... me that we should never speak again, she picked up her stuff and stormed out of the house

6. - Will you enter for the next aloquence contest?

-(Win)... twice, I don't want to try again. Let's give chances to other

7.(Improve)... her English Pie's promotion prospects are much better

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

I’m Max. My friend Helen is very beautiful. She is taller than me. She has blonde hair, chubby check and round blue eyes. She’s clever, patient and funny. She loves telling jokes. Her jokes are so funny that they make us laugh a lot. I love being with her because she helps me with a lot of things. On the weekend, she often goes to my house and does homework with me. But this weekend, we are going to the cinema to see a new film, Annabelle. It would be fun.

Question: What does Helen have?

A. blonde hair

B. chubby check

C. round eye

D. All are correct