The simple past and the past continuous

25. I just ( write ) wrote a cheque when i (remember)remember that i (have)had nothing in the bank

26. I (find)found this ring as i (dig)dug in the garden. It looks very old. I Wonder who it (belong)belonged to?

27. When i last (see)saw her she (hurry)was hurrying along the road to the station. I (ask)asked her where she (go)was going and she (say)said, london but i don't think she ( speak) spoke the truth because there(not be)wasn't any train for london at that time

28. The tailor said you suit will be ready on monday. But when i(call)called on monday he was still(work)working on it.

29. Thr Teacher (come)came into the classroom unusually early and one of the boys, who(smoke) was smoking a cigarette, (have)had no time to put it out. So he (throw)threw it into the desk and ( hope)hoped for the best

30. A little later teacher (notice)noticed that smoke (rise) was rising from this desk. You (smoke) smoked when i (come) came in hin he(ask)asked

1. She told him to get her another cup of coffee.

2. Her mother told her to open the window.

3. She asked Tan to be careful.

4. Ha told Lan to switch the lights on

5. She required the boys not to play on the grass

6. She told John to stop smoking

7. Ha asked me not to make so much noise

8. He requested me to close the door behind me.

9. She told me not to open the window.

10. He asked her to lend him her pen

1 Ann said her son's face is dirty

Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp

1," Don't smoke in this room". The man said

⇒ The man said not to smoke in that room

2, " Could you please ring back in half an hour?" . She said

⇒ She said if i could ring back in half in hour

3, " Would you like to have lunch with me today?" She said

⇒ She invited me to have lunch with her that day

4, " Why don't you take the rest of the day off?". Said my assistant

⇒ My assistant suggested I (should) take the rest of the day off

5, "Sit here and tell me what is worrying you". He said to her

⇒ He told her to sit there and tell him what was worrying her

6, Shall we go to the cafe?" . He said

⇒He invited us to go to the cafe

7, Would you mind turning the music down, Mine ?" . Jolie said

⇒Jolie told Mine to turn the music down

8, " Can you take a rest now?" They all said

⇒ They told us to take a rest then

1. Hong told Hoa that he wanted to know what Mom had been doing at that time.
2. Simon asked Susan and Maline if they would like to come to his party.
3. He asked me what time it was then, mentioning that he had left his key at home.
4. She asked Tan if there was anything she could get for him because she was going shopping.
5. He mentioned that someone was coming and suggested getting behind the screen.
6. He pleaded not to drink too much, reminding that they would have to drive home.
7. Daniel asked if there was a café nearby, and Tom replied that there wasn't.
8. Hang wondered why Ha didn't buy them those pictures as a wedding present.
9. She mentioned that she couldn't work at all because her typewriter wasn't working properly.
10. She advised Ha to try to be more punctual.
11. The policeman said that they couldn't park there.
12. She asked him if he had worked before.
13. She asked him if he could work on Saturday.
14. She asked if she could open the window.
15. She asked her boss if it would be alright if she had the day off.
16. She asked him if she could borrow his tennis racket.
17. She asked Ha if she was coming to the party that night.
18. She asked her Mum if she knew where her tennis racquet was.
19. She asked her secretary if Ha had been at work the day before.
20. She asked him if he had read the article about Prince Diana.
21. She asked him where he lived.
22. She asked him why he wanted the job.
23. She asked him how he heard about it.

9.“I haven’t been here for years.” she said. → She said she hadn’t been there for years.

10. Mary said: “I cannot go to the movie with you, John”. → Mary told John that she couldn't go to the movie with him.

11. “I saw her on my way to school yesterday”. he said.→ He said he had seen her on his way to school the day before.

12. “How will you travel to work?”→ She asked me how I would travel to work.

13. “Have you ever been to Delphil?” Phil asked Mark. → Phil asked Mark if he had ever been to Delphil.

14. “I won’t tell you my secret,” she said to me.→ She refused to tell me her secret.

15. “Why don’t we stay at home for a change?” Peter said.→ Peter suggested staying at home for a change.

16. Mary told me, “I saw them at this place”.→ Mary told me she had seen them at that place.

17. “I met her about three months ago.” he said.→ He told me he had met her about three months before.

18. “If I see Tom, I will give him a lift.” said Peter.→ Peter said if he saw Tom, he would give him a lift.

19. “I could get a job easily if I had a degree.” said Susan.→ Susan said he could have got a job easily if she had had a degree.

20. “Ok, I’ll be there on time,” said Mary.→ Mary agreed to be there on time.

21. “I can’t speak any foreign languages.” Nam said.→ Nam said he couldn't speak any foreign languages.

22. Peter said, “Can I borrow your car tonight, Mary?”→ Peter asked Mary if he could borrow her car that night.

23. “You’ve dirtied the floor, children” said Mrs. Brown.→ Mrs. Brown accused children of having dirtied the floor.

24. “It’s not true. I have never been arrested!” Larry said.→ Larry denied having been arrested.

25. “I will not change the date of the meeting,” Mary said.→ Mary promised not to change the date of the meeting.

26. “Don’t forget to call me tonight,” Mary said to Tom.→ Mary reminded Tom to call her that night.

27.“Don’t shout!” I said to Jim.

=> I told Jim not to shout

28. “Please don’t tell anyone what happened!” Ann said to me.

=> Ann told me not to tell anyone what had happened.

29. “Can you open the door for me, Tom?” Ann asked.

=> Ann asked Tom to open the door for him.

30. “Eat more fruits and vegetables!” The doctor said to me

=> The doctor advised me to eat more fruits and vegetables.

31. “Read the instructions before you switch on the machine!” He said to me. ..

=> He told me to read the instructions before I switched on the machine.

32. “Shut the door but don’t lock it!” She said to us. 

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

33. “Can you speak again? I don’t understand” He said to me. 

=> He asked me to speak again because he didn't understand.

34. Tom said: “New York is bigger than London”. 

=> Tom said New York was bigger than London.

35. Ann said: “I want to go to New York next year”

=> Ann said she wanted to go to New York the next year.

Exercises 1: chuyển những câu sau sang cách nói gián tiếp

1.''I want my room to look nice at the festival''. Hoa said

- Hoa said that she wanted her room to look nice at the festival.

2.''we are going to the rice cooking contest'' MR Robinson said

- MR Robinson said that they were going to the rice cooking contest.

3.''you must take at leats bottles of water''. Tim's father said

- Tim's father told me I had to take at leats bottles of water.

4'' I will clean all the class windows ''. Trung said

- Trung said that he would clean all the class windows.

5.'' help me to hang this picture, Ba''. Mai said

- Mai told Ba to help her to hang that picture.

6.'' we can come on monday''. Mr and Mrs Brown said

- Mr and Mrs Brown said that they could come on Monday.

7.'' my brother does'nt like eating stucky rice cake''.Linh said

- Linh said that her brother didn't like eating stucky rice cake.

8.''don't throwthat bottle away. we can reuse it''. Mr Quang said

- Mr Quang told me not to throw that bottle away and we could reuse it.

9.'' Iam decorating my house''. Lan said to Nhung

- Lan told Nhung she was decorating her house.

10.'' this room is cleaned by my mother everyday''. the boy said

- The boy said that room was cleaned by his mother everyday.

Exercises 1: chuyển những câu sau sang cách nói gián tiếp

1.''I want my room to look nice at the festival''. Hoa said

- Hoa said she wanted her room to look nice at the festival.

2.''we are going to the rice cooking contest'' MR Robinson said

-Mr Robinson said they were going to the rice-cooking contest.

3.''you must take at leats bottles of water''. Tim's father said

-Tim's father said I had to take at least two bottles of water.

4'' I will clean all the class windows ''. Trung said

-Trung said he would clean all the class windows.

5.'' help me to hang this picture, Ba''. Mai said

-Mai asked Ba to help her hang that picture.

6.'' we can come on monday''. Mr and Mrs Brown said

- Mr and Mrs Brown said they could come on Monday

7.'' my brother does'nt like eating stucky rice cake''.Linh said

-Linh said her brother didn't like eating sticky rice cake.

8.''don't throwthat bottle away. we can reuse it''. Mr Quang said

-Mr Quang told you not to throw that bottle away. they coul reuse it

9.'' Iam decorating my house''. Lan said to Nhung

-Lan said to Nhung that she was decorating their house.

10.'' this room is cleaned by my mother everyday''. the boy said

- The boy said that room was  cleaned his my mother everyday