Choose the best answer.

1. She said she was seeing her brother the following day / the previous day.

2. Mike said he had had / would have an accident the day before.

3. She said she didn’t see / hadn’t seen them since the previous week.

4. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London tomorrow / the next day.

5. Erica told me she won’t / wouldn’t be back until the following Thursday.

6. John said he had worked for that company the year before / the year after.

7. Sam told the police he didn’t know / hadn’t known what had happened.

8. Harry told us he is / was catching the first bus to New York the next day.

9. My mother told me that if I ate / had eaten too much, I would feel ill.

10. When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy today / that day.

11. Mr. Brown asked me if / how I had ever visited NASA.

12. Roy asked me if I was meeting / had met Val the previous day.

1. the examination / she was / that / said / ready for / Lisa

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2. she / the following week / said to / Mary / would / study English / me

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3. I / was / the last time / went / six years ago / to the park      

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4. his family / has been / the first time / to / he / with / London / this is

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5. his brother / saw / since / nearly twenty years / Mr. Brown / last / it’s

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6. drama group / interested in / you / are / joining / our /  local / ?

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V. Transformations

 1. “Don’t drink any milk today”, the doctor said to Jenny.
à The doctor asked ………………………………………………………………

2. “Are you free this Sunday morning, Peter?”
à Peter’s father asked …………………………………………………………

3. “How many schools are there in your city?”, he said to me
à He asked …………………………………………………………………..

4. Mary told me, “My house is being built this week”
­­à Mary told me ………………………………………………………………

5. Lisa said to me, “Do you want me to buy a magazine for you?”
à Lisa asked me …………………………………………………………………….

6. The bank clerk said, “Would you mind signing the back of the cheque?”
à The bank clerk asked me ……………………………………………………….

7. “I can’t explain this rule to you”, Miss While said to me
à Miss While told me ……………………………………………………………

8. Mr. Black asked his secretary, “Do you happen to see my report anywhere?”
à Mr. Black asked his secretary ………………………………………………………

9. “Who puts salt in my cup of coffee?”
à He asked  ………………………………………………………………………….

10. Mary said, “What can I do to help you with your homework, Tom?”
à Mary asked  ……………………………………………………………………..

11. “I will repaint my house for Tet”, my friend said to me.
à My friend said to me that his house …………………………………………………..

12. Ba said, “I am going to meet your sister in front of the station, Liz”
à Ba told …………………………………………………………………..

1. the examination / she was / that / said / ready for / Lisa

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2. she / the following week / said to / Mary / would / study English / me

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3. I / was / the last time / went / six years ago / to the park      

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4. his family / has been / the first time / to / he / with / London / this is

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5. his brother / saw / since / nearly twenty years / Mr. Brown / last / it’s

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6. drama group / interested in / you / are / joining / our /  local / ?

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I. Say or Tell? Choose the correct one.

9. He ______ me to shut up and play.
10. My brother ____ them he was good at playing chess.
11. She _____ that it was a great idea.
12. He _____ that it had snowed the previous week.

II. Underline the best option.
1. She said she was seeing her brother the following day / the previous day.
2. Mike said he had had / would have an accident the day before.
3. She said she didn’t see / hadn’t seen them since the previous week.
4. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London tomorrow / the next day.
5. Erica told me she won’t / wouldn’t be back until the following Thursday.
6. John said he had worked for that company the year before / the year after.
7. Sam told the police he didn’t know / hadn’t known what had happened.
8. Harry told us he is / was catching the first bus to New York the next day.
9. My mother told me that if I ate / had eaten too much, I would feel ill.
10. When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy today / that day.

III. Rewrite these statements as reported speech with tense changes.
2. “The 8.30 flight to Da Nang will be delayed for 2 hours.”
They announced that _________________________________________________

5. “My engineers can assemble 5 car engines a week.”
The director said that_________________________________________________
7. “We plan to make the City a safer place for everyone.”
The local MP said that________________________________________________

IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

4. The atmosphere of Mars is very thin and we can’t breathe it. (TOO)
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5. Most students searching for information try to find the details on the Internet. (LOOK)
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I/ Change into direct speech

1. She said she was twenty five years old

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2. She said she worked in a bank

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3. She said she had been working there for a year

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4. She said she enjoyed her job a lot

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5. She said she was in Vietnam on holiday

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6. She said she was having a great holiday

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7. She said she had arrived in HCM City the previous week

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8. She said she had been to Vietnam twice before

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9. She said she was going to China the following week

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10. She said she couldn’t speak Chinese very well

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Sally called from Miami and said that she (go) ___________________ the following week.

2. Ba said he (get)______________ some good marks the previous  semester.

3. The student said that the English test (be)_____________ the most difficult.

4. They told their parents that they (try)______________ their best to do the final test.

5. The next meeting (will/ hold) _________________ in May.  

6. This issue (cannot/express) _______________ ________ in simpler words?

7. You ______________________(succeed) if you _______________________ (work) hard, but you’re too lazy.
8. I _____________ (buy) that dress if I ___________ (have) more money. However, I don’t have enough money.
9. All traffic laws (must/observe) _____________ ________.  

10. Fruits (should/not/put) __________________ in a freezer.

11. She ______________________(not be) able to sleep if she drinks  too much coffee.
12. You ________________(never/get) a good job if you did not study hard at school.
13. Animals will take more time to flee from danger if they (live) ___________ ____ in cities and are bolder

64. I was taken to the zoo by my uncle last week.

    A. My unle was taken me to the zoo last week

   B. My uncle took me to the zoo last week.

   C. My uncle took I to the zoo last week.

   D. My uncle was take to the zoo last week.

   65. She started to work in this factory 10 years ago

A. She has started to  work in this factory 10 years ago.

B. She has started to work in this factory for 10 years ago.

C. She has worked in this factory for 10 years ago.

D. She has worked in this factoryfor 10 years.

66. It’s a pity she can’t go with us to the cinema.

 A. I wish she could go with us to the cinema.

 B. I wishes she could go with us to the cinema.

 C. I wish she can go with us to the cinema.

 D. I wish she couldn’t go with us to the cinema.

67. Noone has told us about the changes.

A. We were told about the changes.

B. We were tell about the changes.

C. We weren’t tell about the changes.

D. We weren’t told about the changes.

68. It took him 2 hours to get to the stadium.

A. He spend 2 hours to get to the stadium.

B. He spent 2 hours to get to the stadium.

C. He spent 2 hours getting to the stadium.

D. He spend 2 hours getting to the stadium.

69. She spends 20 minutes listening to music every morning.

A. It takes she 20 minutes listening to music every morning.

B. It takes her 20 minutes to listen to music every morning.

C. It takes her 20 minutes to listening to music every morning.

D. It takes her 20 minutes listening to music every morning.

70. Mai studied hard, so she passed the exam.

A. Because she passed the exam, so Mai studied hard.

B. Mai studied hard because she passed the exam.

C. Because Mai studied hard, she passed the exam.

D. Mai passed the exam, so she studied hard.

71. People speak English all over the world.   

A. English is spoken all over the world.

B. English was spoken all over the world.

C. English has been spoken all over the world.

D. English is spoke all over the world.

72. Did you do your test perfectly?

A. Did your test do perfectly?

B. Were you do your test perfectly?

C. Was your test done perfectly?

D. Was your test did perfedctly?

73. John smoked a lot two years ago, but now he doesn’t smoke any more.

A. John used to smoke a lot 2 years ago.

B. John used to smoking a lot 2 years ago.

C. John is used to smoke a lot 2 years ago.

D. John is used to smoking a lot 2 years ago.

         74. I last met him 2 years ago. (Rewite the sentence with “ I haven’t....)

         A. I haven’t met him 2 years ago.

         B. I haven’t met him for 2 years.

         C. I haven’t met him since 2 years.

         D. I haven’t met him since 2 years ago.

   76. He would like to become a doctor when he grows up.

(Rewrite the sentence with “He wishes .....”)

77.   Nobody has used this room for a long time (Change the sentence into the passive)

78.   We have waited for him since 2 p.m ( Rewrite the sentence with “ We began ....”)

79.   I last saw him when  I was a student.  (Rewrite the sentence with “ I haven’t ......”)

Write one word in each gap.

THE EXCUSES

The office was silent. «So, let me get this right», (1) ... Alison calmly. «Not one of you is willing to donate some money towards Mr. Bartlett‟s leaving present». There was silence again for a moment, then Deidre (2) ... up, saying that she (3)... love to give a donation, but unfortunately her house (4) ... being painted that week and she (5) ... not have any spare cash at all. Alec was next. He was very apologetic and said that he (6) ... meant to bring some money to work (7) ...

morning, but had forgotten. Perhaps tomorrow? Bette said she (8) … not give anything until she (9) ... her pay cheque at the end of the week. Alison stared at them all. She (10) ... them how disappointed she (11) … with all of them, and that she (12) ... remember their excuses when it was time for (13) ... to retire. She slammed the door behind her as she left the room.

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