1 He told me his name was Minh
2 My mother told me she hadn't .... the day before
3 She said she was going to decorate the room the day after
1 He told me his name was Minh
2 My mother told me she hadn't .... the day before
3 She said she was going to decorate the room the day after
EX1:
1. Johnny asked his father if he could continue with his study overseas
A, "Do you think I can continue with my study overseas" said Johnny
B. "Is it possible for me to study overseas?" Johnny asked his father
C. "Can I continue with my study overseas?" Johnny said to his father
D. "Will I continue to study overseas?" Johnny said
2. She asked me ..... I liked pop music
A. when B. what C, if D, x
3. Her friend will come to see her (she hoped)
A, she hoped her friend will come to see her
B, She hoped her friend would come to see her
C. She hoped her friend comes to see her
D. She hoped her friend came to see her
4. "I'll come with you as soon as..." she replied
A. I was ready B. I am ready C. I ready D. am I ready
5. "How long....here?", asked Jane
A, you have been B, you had been C. had you been D, have you been
6, "Buy some meat in the shop" said my mother to me
A. My mother said to me to buy some meat in the shop
B. My mother told said to me to buy some meat in the shop
C. My mother told me to buy some meat in the shop
D. My mother said me to buy some meat in the shop
7. The doctor said to Peter "Don't go for a walk today"
A. The doctor said Peter not go to for a walk today
B. the doctor told Peter "Don't go for a walk today"
C. the doctor said to Peter not to go for a walk today
D. the doctor told Peter not to go for a walk today
8. I said to Nick:" Where are you going ?"
A. I asked Nick where was he going
B, I asked Nick where he was going
C. I asked Nick where is he going
D, I asked Nick where he is going
9. She asked me:" Why didn't you come here yesterday?"
A. She asked me why I hadn't gone there the day before
B. She asked me why I didn't go there the day before
C. She asked me why didn't go there the day before
D. She asked me why hadn't I gone there the day before
10. I couldn't move the piano alone, so I asked Tom...
A. giving a hand B, gave a hand C, to give a hand D, give a hand
11. The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she'd been on holiday the .... week
A, ago B, following C, next D. previous
12. "Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?" He said to me
A. He invited me to have lunch with him on Sunday
B. He offered me to have lunch with him on Sunday
C, He suggested me to have lunch with him on Sunday
D. He reminded me to have lunch with him on Sunday
13. "Remember to switch off when I'd finished", he said
A. He reminded me to switch off when I'd finished
B. He offered me to switch off when I'd finished
C. He suggested me to switch off when I'd finished
D. He reminded me to switch off when I have finished
14. " Answer this letter for me, will you?" he said "And remember to keep a copy"
A, He warned me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy
B. He told me to answer that letter and suggested me to keep a copy
C. He told me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy
D. He suggested answering that letter and reminded me to keep a copy
15. The doctor.... him to take more exercise
A. told B, tell C, have told D, are telling
16. Judy.... going for a walk, but no one else wanted to
A. admitted B, offered C, promised D, suggested
17. Peter said he was leaving for Paris.....
A. next week B. The week previous C. following week D. the following week
18. "Will you be here tomorrow?" she asked= "Yes" I answered
A. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I would
B. She asked if I will be there the next day and I said that you would
C. She asked if you would be there the next day and I said that you would
D. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I will
19. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy... that day
A, that B, the C, then D. this
20. "Could yi\ou tell me how to fet to the airport?"
A. he asked me how to get to the airport
B, He said if I could tell him the airport
C. he told me how to get to the airport
D. He asked me to tell how to get to the airport
21. They said they.... us if we needed
A. help B. helped C, would help D. had helped
22. He begged them....
A, help him B, should help him C. to help him D, help to him
23. The teacher advised us...
A. to be careful when doing these exercises
B. be careful when doing these exercises
C. careful when doing these exercises
D. are careful when doing these exercises
24. John said " You had better not lend them any money, Daisy"
A. John said Daisy not to lend them any money
B. John advised Daisy should not lend any money
C. John said to Daisy not lend them any money
D, John advised Daisy not to lend them any money
25. Claire wanted to know what time....
A. do the banks close
B, the banks closed
C. did the banks close
D, the banks would close
26. He said he would do it ....
A. yesterday
B the following day
C. the previous day
D. the day before
27. Peter asked Jane why.... the film on TV the previous night
A. didn't she watch B. hadn't she watched
C. she doesn't watch D. she hadn't watched
28. "I.... late again", she promised
A. am not B. won't be
C. wouldn't D, was not late
29. "... the door", he said
A. please open B. open pleased C. please to open D, please, opening
30. "I don't usually drink milk when ...." Mrs. Pike said
A. she was hungry
B, I was hungry
C. I am hungry
D. I will be
REWRITING USING THE WORD GIVEN:
1) My father often smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, but now he does not smoke any longer(used to)
----->..............................................
2) I wash my hair twice a week (wh-questions)
--->...................................................
3) Nobody has finished the report (passive voice)
--->...................................................
4) That is the girl. She has won the medal. (relative pronoun)
--->...................................................
5) I have the habit of getting up late on the weekend (always)
--->..............................................
6) .................When I was young, my mother often read to me before bedtime (USED to)
When I was young, my mother. .... ........................
7) My mother said" I don't have much time to enjoy myself "
My mother said...........................
8) Ann said to me " I hope you will come and visit me in Hanoi"
Ann told me..................................
9) She began learning E in 1990.
She has.. ..... ...... ..........................
10) He started to play football 10 years ago.
He has.. ........ ... ... .... .... ... . .... ..
EXERCISE 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.
A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.
B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.
C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.
D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.
2. “I have something to tell you” Mary said to John.
A. Mary told John I had something to tell him.
B. Mary told John she had something to tell him.
C. Mary told John she had had something to tell him.
D. Mary told John he had had something to tell her.
3. He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”
A. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.
B. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.
C. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.
D. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.
4. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.
A. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.
B. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.
C. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.
D. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.
5. “I wrote to him yesterday”
A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.
B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday.
C. She told me she had written to him yesterday.
D. She told me she had written to him the day before.
6. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.
A. She told me he was talking to your sister. B. She told me she was talking to my sister.
C. She told me he was talking to my sister. D. She told me he was talking to her sister.
7. “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys.
A. The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.
B. The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done.
C. The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done.
D. The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done.
8. “You will like my sister when you meet her”
A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.
B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.
C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.
D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.
9. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”
A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.
B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.
C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.
D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.
10. “I didn’t break your watch”
A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
B. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.
C. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.
11. The mother told her son ______ so impolitely.
A. not behaving B. not to behave C. did not behave D. not behave
12. She said she _________ collect it for me after work.
A. would B. did C. will D. had
13. He asked me where I ______________.
A. have studied B. study C. am studying D. studied
14. The man wanted to avoid __________ on security cameras.
A. to see B. being seen C. seeing D. to be seen
15. Peter said that he had lived in London four years ________
A. then B. ago C. before D. later
16. John asked me _______________ in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
17. The host asked her _______________ tea or coffee.
A. whether she liked B. that she liked
C. if she likes D. whether she like
18. My friend asked me who _______________ the piano in the sitting room.
A. was playing B. plays C. is playing D. has played
19. The teacher told his students _______________ laughing.
A. would stop B. to stop C. stop D. stopped
20. Mary asked me ________________
A. whether I would watch the football match on TV the day before.
B. whether I watched the football match on TV the day before
C. If I had watch the football match on TV the day before.
D. whether I had watched the football match on TV the day before.
21. He asked _______________ him some money.
A. her to lend B. her lending C. she has lent D. she lends
22. Jennifer asked me where _______________ the week before.
A. had I gone B. did I go C. I had gone D. was I going
23. Tom asked me ________.
A. if was I having a good time last year
B. whether I had had a good time the year before
C. if would I have a good time the year before
D. whether I have had a good time the year before
24. Do you know where _______?
A. he lives B. did he live C. does he live D. he live
25. She asked me __________ the seat ___________ or not
A. If / had occupied B. Whether / was occupied
C. If / has been occupied D. Whether / occupied
26. The policeman asked us ______________
A. had any of us seen the accident happen
C. Whether any of us had seen the accident happen
B. If had any of us seen the accident happen
D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen
27. I asked him ___________, but he said nothing
A. what the matter was B. what was the matter
C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter was
28. James___________ him up when the bus reached the square
A. told me wake B. asked me to wake
C. said me to wake D. requested me waking
29. Excuse me. Could you tell me___________ ?
A. what time is it B. what is the time
C. what time it is D. it is what time
30. We wonder___________ from his office after that scandal
A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign
C. why he not resign D. why didn’t he resign
31. Jeff wanted to know ___________
A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing
C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing
32. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the ___________ day
A. previous B. following C. before D. last
33. She ___________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked
A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked
34. His neighbors sometimes wondered ___________ he did for a living
A. why B. when C. where D. what
35. Could you please tell me ___________?
A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop
C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop
36. Marigold wondered ___________ Kevin and Ruth would be at the party
A. that B. whether C. if D. B& C
37. He asked me___________
A. How long I have studied English B. How long had I studied English
C. How long I had study English D. How long I had studied English
38. The passenger asked ___________ we landed
A. what B. when C. if D. why
39. She asked Nam what ___________ in that room.
A. he is doing B. he was doing C. was he doing D. she was doing
40. “I didn’t take your calculator”, Bob said to Mary .
A. Bob told Mary he hadn’t taken her calculator
B. Bob told Mary I didn’t take your calculator
C. Bob told Mary he haven’t taken her calculator
D. Bob told Mary he had taken her calculator
1. Phong said " My parent are very proud of my good marks"
2. My teacher said to me " You should read these books"
3. Hoa said " I may visit my parent next summer"
Her father said to her " You can go to the movies with your friend"
4. The coach told the players " You have to train harder for the next match"
5. He said to me " Let's go to the zoo"
6. She said to the passer-by " Go straight ahead for two blocks and turn left"
She said to her " Be quiet, please"
7. The teacher said to his student " Write these sentences"
She said to me " behave to your parent as your friend tells you"
8. He said to us " Run more quickly"
9. The mother said to her son " move here, please"
10. My sister said to me " Open the window"
11. He said to me " Don't make a noise"
12. She said to passer-by " Don't turn left at the two blocks ahead"
13. She said to her classmate " Don't talk in class"
14. The teacher said to his student " Don't touch that new board"
15. She said to me " Don't believe everything your friend tells you"
Turn into reported speech
1. She said :"I spent my summer in this village last year".
=>She
2. "He works in a bank"
=>He said
3."I don't like going out at night"she says to me.
=>She
4."John left here an hour ago"
=>She told me
5."I will meet you at the airport", he said to me.
=>He
6.He said "I bought a new motorbike for myself yesterday".
=>He
7.He says:"I am very hungry".
=>He
8.Minh said to me,"I have seen you at this place".
=>Minh
9."I saw her in the park two days ago"said he.
=>He
10.He says,"I am going to Hanoi next week".
=>He
I.Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect or Simple Past tense.
1:My neighbour told me that he (buy) a new car.
2:My aunt asked me why I (sell) my own house
3:Father said that he (see) the fire.
4:I asked the pilot how many countries (visit)
5:He told me that his wife (die) two years before.
6:Our friends asked us why (leave) the party so early
7:My grandma told me that she (catch) a cold.
8:Mother said that she (write) several letters
9:The mailman told her that he (be) ill for two weeks
10:Mary told us that she (visit) the United kingdom before
11:When I first (travel) abroad to study, I (live, never) in a dormitory before.During the first year, I (have) a roommate from Switzerland who (become) a very good friend. Prior to that time, I (live, never) with anyone from another culture.
Rewrite the sentences:
1.“I have something to show you now,”he said to me
He told me that he had something to show me then
2.“I’m leaving here for Hue tomorrow,”she said
She said she was leaving there for Hue the day after
3.“I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready,” Tom said to her
Tom said to her that he would come with her as soon as he was ready
4.“I must go now,” the father said to u
The father said to us that he had to go then
5.“Who puts the salt in my cup of coffee?”,asked Peter
Peter asked who put the salt in his cup of coffee
6.“Why do you come here late?”, she asked me
She asked me why I came there late
7.“Can you play the piano?”, he asked the girl
He asked the girl if she could play the piano
8.“ I’m having a good time here,”said Maryam
Maryam said she was having a good time there
9.“Do you like pop music ?” Hoa told Maryam
Hoa asked Maryam if she liked pop music
10.“Where do you live, boy?” asked the man
The man asked the boy where he live
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Exercise 1: Change into Reported Speech
1. “Do what you're told" my father said
2. “Do you understand what I mean?", said she
3. "Why were you late yesterday morning?", said the teacher to me.
4. “If I were you, I'd stop smpking", I said to my husband.
5. '' Don't go near the water, children" ,said she.
6. " Is anyone here?", said Peter.
7. “What time did you go home yesterday?",they asked her.
8. " Do whatever you like and go wherever you want",I said to them.
9. " How do you know it is true?" he asked me.
10. “ Have you seen that film ?" he said to me.
11. "Stay at home until I come-back'', my mother said.
12. "Would you like to go somewhere for a drink after class, Minh?", said Nam.
13. " Shall we go out for a walk after dinner?", Lan said.
14. "Put the knife down or I'll call the police", the woman said to the man. ( threatened)
15. "Don't talk too much in class, boys", the teacher asked.
16. The teacher said "How many students are there in your ?''
17. “Can you lend me some money, Lan?", said Huong.
18. “ How do you go to school?'', I wanted to know.
19. “ How far is it from here to your school", the teacher said to me.
20. “ Are you hungry?, he said, Let's go to the restaurant"
I have already seen this movie”, he said.
=> He said…
“I am doing my homework today”, she said.
=> She said…
“You can go to the movie with your friends”, her father said to her.
=> Her father told…
“I bought these books yesterday”, she said.
=> She told…
“I will be busy next month.”, the teacher told his students.
=> The teacher told…
“I knew Don twenty years ago”, said Peter.
=> Peter said…
“I speak Japanese now”, he said.
=> He said…