Exercise 1: Chuyển các câu sau từ trực tiếp sang gián tiếp, sử dụng động từ trong ngoặc.
1. ‘I didn’t steal the money.’ Jean said. (Denied)
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2. ‘Why don’t we go to the cinema this evening?’ Peter said. (Suggested)
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3. ‘I’ve broken your pen. I’m awfully sorry, Jack.’ David said. (Apologized)
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4. ‘Don’t forget to post my letter, will you, Sue?’ Diana said. (Reminded)
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5. ‘Let me carry your suitcase, John,’ (offered)
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6. ‘All right, it’s true. I was nervous.’ The leading actor said. (Admitted)
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7. ‘I don’t think Liverpool will win.’ Vanessa said (Doubted)
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8. ‘If I were you, Bill, I’d buy a mountain bike.’ Stephen said. (Advised)
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9. ‘You murdered Lord Digby, didn’t you, Colin!’ the inspector said. (Accused)
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10. ‘It was me who stole the money,’ said Jim. (Admitted)
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11. ‘Right. I’ll take the brown pair’ Andrew said. (Decided)
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12. ‘Sue, can you remember to buy some bread?’ Paul said (Reminded)
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13. ‘I don’t really think it’ll snow tomorrow’ I said. (Doubted)
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14. ‘I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.’ Jill said to me. (Apologized)
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15. “Yes, all right, I’ll share the bill with you, Dave.’ Brenda said. (Agreed)
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16. ‘No, I’m sorry, I won’t work on Saturday. Definitely not!’ Catherine said. (Refused)
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17. ‘Let’s go out to the café for lunch, shall we?’ Wendy said. (Suggested)
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18. ‘It’s not true! I have never been arrested,” Larry said. (Denied)
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19. ‘If you like, I’ll help you do the decorating, Bob.’ Ann said. (Offered)
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20. ‘I’ll definitely take you to the park on Sunday, children’. William said. (promised)
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21. Steve said to Mike, “don’t touch the electric wires.’ (Warned)
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22. “Sergeant, take the man to the cells,” Mary said (ordered)
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23. “Don’t tell anyone or you’ll be sorry,” Mary said to her friend. (Warned)
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24. Peter said to Nick, “Would you like to stay for lunch?” (Invited)
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25. Tim said to Martin, “You ought to see a doctor.” (Advised)
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26. Pat said to Jane, “You’re going to post the letter, don’t forget.” (Reminded)
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27. Sue said, “If I were you, Richard, I’d go by train.” (Advised)
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28. “Would you like to have a cup of coffee with me? “ Tom said to me. (Invited)
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29. The teacher said to the pupils, “You should study harder for the final exam”. (Advised)
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Exercise 2: Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence
1. The government spokesperson denied/refused that there was a crisis.
2. Jane said me/ told me there was nothing the matter.
3. Peter persuaded me/ insisted me to stay to dinner.
4. The director of studies advised me/ suggested me to spend more time in the library.
5. Sheila explained me/ warned me not to leave the heater on all night.
6. The chairperson mentioned us/ reminded us that time was extremely short.
7. Bill answered them/ reminded them with a detailed description of his plans.
8. Michael and Sarah announced/reported that they were going to get married.
9. Paul accepted/ expected that he had made a mistake, and apologized.
10. The manager confirmed/ reassured that our room had been reserved.
Exercise 3:
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Chuyển từ trực tiếp sang gián tiếp sử dụng các động từ đặc biệt.
1. “Shall I go and get a candle?” said Ann.
“I’d rather you got another bulb”, said Mr.Jones.
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2. “I’m looking for a man called Albert,who drinks in this bar”,I said.
“I should keep away from Albert if I were you, “said the barman
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3. ‘Your licence is out of date,’ said the policeman.
‘It is’, I admitted,
‘Next time’, he said severely, ‘apply for a new one before your current one has expired’.
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4. ‘Could I borrow your map again?’ said Peter.
‘You‘re always borrowing it. Why don’t you get one of your own?’ I said.
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5. ‘Can you hear that noise?’ Ann said. ‘What do you think it is?’
‘I think it’s only rats running up and down inside the wall’, I said.
‘I think it’s someone trying to get in’, she said. ‘You’d better go and see’.
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6. ‘Shall I start tomorrow?’ I said.
‘I’d rather you started today’, said Tom.
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7. ‘Why don’t you go and see the film? It may help you to understand the book’, I said.
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8. Why don’t you sell that car?, said Bill.
Nobody would buy it, said Peter. What about just putting a match to it?
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9. ‘I’ve been given so many bottles of wine lately that I’ll have to buy another wine rack’, said Mr.Jones.
‘Why don’t you throw a party and save yourself the expense of a wine rack?’ I suggested.
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10. ‘Press button A to start the engine’, he said.
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11. “Let’s go to the cinema”, said Ann. “Yes, let’s”, I said.
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12. The Prime Minister said, “Let us show the nation that we are worthy of their confidence”.
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13. “Let me stay up a little longer tonight, mother” begged the child.
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14. “Let’s eat out tonight”, said Ann. “Too expensive”, objected Tom.
“Why don’t we go back to your flat and have scrambled eggs?”
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15. The police officer said, “Let’s leave the wrecked car here for a bit. It may remind other drivers to be more careful”.
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16. “The neighbors will object!” said Ann.
“Let them”, said Tom.
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17. “Let’s go on a diet”, said Ann.
“All right”, said Mary reluctantly.
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18. “Tom made this mess. Let him clear it up”, said his father.
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19. “It’s Mothering Sunday tomorrow”, said the boy.” Let’s buy Mum some flowers”.
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20. “Let’s take a tent and camp out”, said Bill.
“Let’s go to a nice hotel and be comfortable” said Mary.
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21. “Let’s give a party”, said Ann.
“Let’s not”, said her husband.
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22. I said, “Let’s not jump to conclusion. Let’s wait till we hear confirmation of this rumour”.
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23. “The newspapers will say it’s your fault”, warned his colleagues.
“Let them say what the like”, he said.
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24. “Let the nations forget their differences and work together for peace”, said the preacher.
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25. “Let me explain”, she said. “Don’t be in such a hurry”.
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26. “Let the children play in the garden if they want to”, she told the gardener. “I’m sure they won’t do any harm”.
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27. “Let’s stay here till the storm has passed”, I said.
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28. “It’s the government’s fault. Let them do something about it”, grumbled my father.
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1. ‘I didn’t steal the money.’ Jean said. (Denied)
_______D. Jean denied having stolen the money._______________________________________________________________________
2. ‘Why don’t we go to the cinema this evening?’ Peter said. (Suggested)
_______peter suggested going to the cinema this evening_______________________________________________________________________
3. ‘I’ve broken your pen. I’m awfully sorry, Jack.’ David said. (Apologized)
_________david apologized for broking jack's pen_____________________________________________________________________
4. ‘Don’t forget to post my letter, will you, Sue?’ Diana said. (Reminded)
_______diana deminded sua not to forget to post her letter_______________________________________________________________________
5. ‘Let me carry your suitcase, John,’ (offered)
___________he offered john to carry his suicase ___________________________________________________________________
6. ‘All right, it’s true. I was nervous.’ The leading actor said. (Admitted)
_______the leading actor admitted to being nervous_______________________________________________________________________
7. ‘I don’t think Liverpool will win.’ Vanessa said (Doubted)
______vanessa doubted that liverpool would win________________________________________________________________________
8. ‘If I were you, Bill, I’d buy a mountain bike.’ Stephen said. (Advised)
______stephen advised bill to buy a mountain bike________________________________________________________________________
9. ‘You murdered Lord Digby, didn’t you, Colin!’ the inspector said. (Accused)
_____the inspector accused colin of murdering Lord Digby_________________________________________________________________________
10. ‘It was me who stole the money,’ said Jim. (Admitted)
________jim admitted to steale the money____________________________________________________________________
Exercise 1: Chuyển các câu sau từ trực tiếp sang gián tiếp, sử dụng động từ trong ngoặc.
1. ‘I didn’t steal the money.’ Jean said. (Denied)
Jean denied stealing the money
2. ‘Why don’t we go to the cinema this evening?’ Peter said. (Suggested)
Peter suggested going to the cinema that evening3. ‘I’ve broken your pen. I’m awfully sorry, Jack.’ David said. (Apologized)
David apologized to Jack for breaking his pen
4. ‘Don’t forget to post my letter, will you, Sue?’ Diana said. (Reminded)
Diana reminded Sue to post her letter
5. ‘Let me carry your suitcase, John,’ (offered)
I offered to carry John's suitcase
6. ‘All right, it’s true. I was nervous.’ The leading actor said. (Admitted)
The leading actor admitted being nervous
7. ‘I don’t think Liverpool will win.’ Vanessa said (Doubted)
Vanessa doubted whether Liverpool would win
8. ‘If I were you, Bill, I’d buy a mountain bike.’ Stephen said. (Advised)
Stephen advised Bill to buy a mountain bike
9. ‘You murdered Lord Digby, didn’t you, Colin!’ the inspector said. (Accused)
The inspector accused Collin of murdering Lord Digby
10. ‘It was me who stole the money,’ said Jim. (Admitted)
Jim admitted having stolen the money
11. ‘Right. I’ll take the brown pair’ Andrew said. (Decided)
Andrew decided to take the brown pair
12. ‘Sue, can you remember to buy some bread?’ Paul said (Reminded)
Paul reminded Sue to buy some bread
13. ‘I don’t really think it’ll snow tomorrow’ I said. (Doubted)
I doubted whether it would snow the next day
14. ‘I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.’ Jill said to me. (Apologized)
Jill apologized for not phoning me earlier
15. “Yes, all right, I’ll share the bill with you, Dave.’ Brenda said. (Agreed)
Brenda agreed to share the bill with Dave
16. ‘No, I’m sorry, I won’t work on Saturday. Definitely not!’ Catherine said. (Refused)
Catherine refused to work on Saturday
17. ‘Let’s go out to the café for lunch, shall we?’ Wendy said. (Suggested)
Wendy suggested going out to the café for lunch
18. ‘It’s not true! I have never been arrested,” Larry said. (Denied)
Larry denied ever having been arrested
19. ‘If you like, I’ll help you do the decorating, Bob.’ Ann said. (Offered)
Ann offered to help Bob do the decorating
20. ‘I’ll definitely take you to the park on Sunday, children’. William said. (promised)
William promised to take his children to the park on Sunday
21. Steve said to Mike, “don’t touch the electric wires.’ (Warned)
Steve warned Mike against touching the electric wires
22. “Sergeant, take the man to the cells,” Mary said (ordered)
Mary ordered Sergeant to take the man to the cells
23. “Don’t tell anyone or you’ll be sorry,” Mary said to her friend. (Warned)
Mary warned her friend against telling everyone
24. Peter said to Nick, “Would you like to stay for lunch?” (Invited)
Peter invited Nick to stay for lunch25. Tim said to Martin, “You ought to see a doctor.” (Advised)
Tim advised Martin to see a doctor
26. Pat said to Jane, “You’re going to post the letter, don’t forget.” (Reminded)
Pat reminded Jane to post the letter
27. Sue said, “If I were you, Richard, I’d go by train.” (Advised)
Sue advised Richard to go by train
28. “Would you like to have a cup of coffee with me? “ Tom said to me. (Invited)
Tom invited me to have a cup of coffee with him
29. The teacher said to the pupils, “You should study harder for the final exam”. (Advised)
The teacher advised the pupils to study harder for the final exam
Exercise 2: Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence
1. The government spokesperson denied/refused that there was a crisis.
2. Jane said me/ told me there was nothing the matter.
3. Peter persuaded me/ insisted me to stay to dinner.
4. The director of studies advised me/ suggested me to spend more time in the library.
5. Sheila explained me/ warned me not to leave the heater on all night.
6. The chairperson mentioned us/ reminded us that time was extremely short.
7. Bill answered them/ reminded them with a detailed description of his plans.
8. Michael and Sarah announced/reported that they were going to get married.
9. Paul accepted/ expected that he had made a mistake, and apologized.
10. The manager confirmed/ reassured that our room had been reserved.
