21. Mr Brown said to his wife, “I don’t feel like going out this evening. Let’s ask the Browns to come over for a chat”.

22. “Be careful. Don’t go near the edge of the cliff,” she said to the boy

23. “Please, please come to help me with the assignment,” my sister said to me

24. “I wouldn’t buy that sort of raincoat if I were you” my friend said to me.

25. “Would you mind moving your bicycle? Said the janitor ‘It’s in the way”

26. “Remember to leave the window open when you are using the gas stove” my mother said to me.

27. “Would you like to come over to my house for a slide show?” my friend said to me

28. “Show me your driver’s license, will you?” the policeman said to the drunken driver

29. “Do come again next weekend” the hosts said to the visitor

30. “Could you ring up the station and find out when the train comes in?” Said Tom to me.

I. Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same.

1. I don’t want to go to work this morning.

=> I don’t feel like _____________________________________________

2. Dave said that “Let’s go to the movies”.

=> Dave suggested ____________________________________________

3. It’s not a good idea to drive in the heavy rain.

=> It’s better to avoid ________________________________________

4. Her explanation was so complicated that I couldn’t understand anything.

=> Her explanation was too_____________________________________

5. She felt very sleepy, so she went to bed early.

=> She went __________________________________________________

6. Phillips’ mother gave him a bicycle for his birthday.

=> Phillips was________________________________________________

7. The flight to London lasted seven hours.

=> It took ____________________________________________________________

8. It is not easy to train horses.

=> Horses are__________________________________________________

9. The red car was more beautiful than the blue car.

=> The blue____________________________________________

10. You can buy many kinds of tax free goods before getting on the plane.

=> Many kinds of goods _______________________________________________

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 ‘Your licence is out of date,’ said the policeman.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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\(III. Imperative 1. Dont move or Ill shoot, said the bank robber to the clerk. The bank robber threatened .... 2. Dont forget to phone the police, she told him. She reminded ....... 3. Dont swim out too far, boys, said the coach. The coach .... 4. Lets go for a walk in the park, said Andrew. Andrew....... 5. Please dont drive so fast, Ann begged her boyfriend Ann pleaded ....... 6. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary. Mary asked......... 7. Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?, he said. He .... 8. "Be carefully and don't come near the edge, children." He .... 9. "Get on with your work!" the boss said to me. .... 10. "Would you like to come to my party tomorrow?" Ann asked me. .... EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE 1. Ill wait for you. I promise, he said to me. He promised __________________________________________________________________ 2. Please, please turn off the T.V, John, said Tom. Tom begged __________________________________________________________________ 3. His mother said to him: Open the window please! His mother told _______________________________________________________________ 4. He said to me: Shut the door after you. He told ______________________________________________________________________ 5. The captain said to them: Wait here still I come back. The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________ 6. Mr. Brown, this is Miss White, he said. He introduced _________________________________________________________________ 7. He said to me: Dont come back before one oclock. He asked _____________________________________________________________________ 8. My mother said: Dont forget to lock the door. My mother told ________________________________________________________________ 9. Dont touch that switch, Peter. I said I warned_____________________________________________________________________ 10. Come and have dinner with us Rosy said to John. \)

Put the following sentences into reported speech

1. " We are going to the rice - cooking contest," said Mr Robinson.

-> ........................................................

2. " I want my room to look nice at the festival," Hoa said.

-> ........................................................

3. She said to the boys: " Don't go too near the edge of the cliff"

-> ........................................................

4. I said to the librarian: " could I take out another book please?"

-> ........................................................

5. Minh said: "My father died a year ago"

-> ........................................................

6. Mr. Ha asked his friend : " How did you manage to know my phone number?"

-> ........................................................

7. He said to her: " I have not told you anything yet"

-> ........................................................

8. " It isn't very foggy today as it was yesterday", said the teacher

-> ........................................................

9. " Why don't we go out for a walk"> Jim suggested.

-> ........................................................

10. " You are a naughty boy". Mrs. Brown said.

-> ........................................................

III. Imperative
1. Dont move or Ill shoot, said the bank robber to the clerk.
The bank robber threatened ....
2. Dont forget to phone the police, she told him.
She reminded .......
3. Dont swim out too far, boys, said the coach.
The coach ....
4. Lets go for a walk in the park, said Andrew.
Andrew.......
5. Please dont drive so fast, Ann begged her boyfriend
Ann pleaded .......
6. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary.
Mary asked.........
7. Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?, he said.
He ....
8. "Be carefully and don't come near the edge, children."
He ....
9. "Get on with your work!" the boss said to me.
....
10. "Would you like to come to my party tomorrow?" Ann asked me.
....
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE
1. Ill wait for you. I promise, he said to me.
He promised __________________________________________________________________
2. Please, please turn off the T.V, John, said Tom.
Tom begged __________________________________________________________________
3. His mother said to him: Open the window please!
His mother told _______________________________________________________________
4. He said to me: Shut the door after you.
He told ______________________________________________________________________
5. The captain said to them: Wait here still I come back.
The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________
6. Mr. Brown, this is Miss White, he said.
He introduced _________________________________________________________________
7. He said to me: Dont come back before one oclock.
He asked _____________________________________________________________________
8. My mother said: Dont forget to lock the door.
My mother told ________________________________________________________________
9. Dont touch that switch, Peter. I said
I warned_____________________________________________________________________
10. Come and have dinner with us Rosy said to John.
Rosy persuaded _________________________________________________________

Imparative

1. Dont move or Ill shoot, said the bank robber to the clerk.
The bank robber threatened ....
2. Dont forget to phone the police, she told him.
She reminded .......
3. Dont swim out too far, boys, said the coach.
The coach ....
4. Lets go for a walk in the park, said Andrew.
Andrew.......
5. Please dont drive so fast, Ann begged her boyfriend
Ann pleaded .......
6. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary.
Mary asked.........
7. Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?, he said.
He ....
8. "Be carefully and don't come near the edge, children."
He ....
9. "Get on with your work!" the boss said to me.
....
10. "Would you like to come to my party tomorrow?" Ann asked me.
....
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE

1. Ill wait for you. I promise, he said to me.
He promised __________________________________________________________________
2. Please, please turn off the T.V, John, said Tom.
Tom begged __________________________________________________________________
3. His mother said to him: Open the window please!
His mother told _______________________________________________________________
4. He said to me: Shut the door after you.
He told ______________________________________________________________________
5. The captain said to them: Wait here still I come back.
The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________
6. Mr. Brown, this is Miss White, he said.
He introduced _________________________________________________________________
7. He said to me: Dont come back before one oclock.
He asked _____________________________________________________________________
8. My mother said: Dont forget to lock the door.
My mother told ________________________________________________________________
9. Dont touch that switch, Peter. I said
I warned_____________________________________________________________________
10. Come and have dinner with us Rosy said to John.
Rosy persuaded __________________________________

CHANGE THE FOLLWING SENTENCES INTO INDIRECT REPORTED SPEECH OR VICE-VERSA:

13. “You should take science appreciation courses at school”, she said.→She…..…

14. “If I were you, I would take more exercise”, said his doctor.→His doctor…....……………

15. “Don’t forget to phone me when you get to London”, said my mom.→My mom…....……

16. “You should have waited for us, Bill”, said the coach.→The coach…....……………………

17. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.→The film star objected…

18. “It’s true that I broke your old vase”, she said in tears.→She admitted....……………………

19. “Don’t move or I’ll shoot”, said the bank robber to the clerk.→The bank robber threatened.…

20. “Don’t forget to phone the police”, she told him.→She reminded...……………………………

21. “Don’t swim out too far, boys”, said the coach.→The coach…....…………………

22. “It’s you that have parted my family”, she said angrily to him.→She……...…....……………

            The little boy said “I feel ill”.

      The little boy said,He fell ill

             Sally said, “I don’t like chocolate”.

              Sally said that she didn't like chocolate

             Mary said, “I am planning to take a trip”.

             Mary said that she was planning to take a trip.

             Tom said, “I have already eaten lunch”.

Tom said that he had alreday eaten lunch.

             Kate said, “I called my doctor”.

              Kate said that she had called her doctor.

Mr. Rice said, “I’m going to Chicago”

Mr rice said that he was going to chicago

Eric said, “I’ll come to the meeting”.

Eric said he would come to the meeting.

Jean said, “I can’t afford to buy a new car”.

 Jean said that he couldn't afford to buy a new car

             Jessica said, “I may go to the library”.

………………………………………

             Ted said, “I have to finish my work”.

………………………………………

Miss Young said, “I must talk to Professor Reed”.

             Alice said, “I should visit my aunt and uncle”.

………………………………………

             Jim said, “I am sleepy”.

………………………………………

             They said, “We had lunch in Lug’s restaurant”.

………………………………………

             Susan said, “I’m washing the car”.

………………………………………

            She said, “I’ll see you tomorrow”.

………………………………………

            He said, “I saw her yesterday”.

………………………………………

            She said, “I don’t like this film”.

………………………………………

            Tom said, “I went swimming today”.

………………………………………

            He said, “I met her about 3 months ago”.

………………………………………

            She said, “Peter and Sure are getting married tomorrow”.

………………………………………

            He said, “I’m meeting them at 4 o’clock today”.

………………………………………

            I said, “Mary really likes this furniture”.

………………………………………

            They said, “We’ll see her next summer”.

………………………………………

            He said, “I’ll see Mary on Sunday”.

………………………………………

            He said, “They were here 3 months ago”.

………………………………………

            He said, “Stephen’s bringing some records to the party tonight”.

………………………………………

            They said, “We visited her this morning”.

………………………………………

            She said, “My parents are arriving next week”.

………………………………………

Marry said, “I have to go now”.

………………………………………

    He said: “I am happy today.”

………………………………………

    He said: “I can’t find my hat.”

………………………………………

She said: “I am going to the movies tomorrow.”

………………………………………

Lan said to me: “You are looking much better.”

………………………………………

He said: “The river is rising early this year.”

………………………………………

She said to me: “I will do it if necessary I can.”

………………………………………

 He said: “Yesterday evening I met Nam. He has bought a new car.”

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II. Quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ 

            The little boy said “I feel ill”.

      The little boy said,He fell ill

             Sally said, “I don’t like chocolate”.

              Sally said that she didn't like chocolate

             Mary said, “I am planning to take a trip”.

             Mary said that she was planning to take a trip.

             Tom said, “I have already eaten lunch”.

Tom said that he had alreday eaten lunch.

             Kate said, “I called my doctor”.

              Kate said that she had called her doctor.

Mr. Rice said, “I’m going to Chicago”

Mr rice said that he was going to chicago

Eric said, “I’ll come to the meeting”.

Eric said he would come to the meeting.

Jean said, “I can’t afford to buy a new car”.

 Jean said that he couldn't afford to buy a new car

             Jessica said, “I may go to the library”.

………………………………………

             Ted said, “I have to finish my work”.

………………………………………

Miss Young said, “I must talk to Professor Reed”.

             Alice said, “I should visit my aunt and uncle”.

………………………………………

             Jim said, “I am sleepy”.

………………………………………

             They said, “We had lunch in Lug’s restaurant”.

………………………………………

             Susan said, “I’m washing the car”.

………………………………………

            She said, “I’ll see you tomorrow”.

………………………………………

            He said, “I saw her yesterday”.

………………………………………

            She said, “I don’t like this film”.

………………………………………

            Tom said, “I went swimming today”.

………………………………………

            He said, “I met her about 3 months ago”.

………………………………………

            She said, “Peter and Sure are getting married tomorrow”.

………………………………………

            He said, “I’m meeting them at 4 o’clock today”.

………………………………………

            I said, “Mary really likes this furniture”.

………………………………………

            They said, “We’ll see her next summer”.

………………………………………

            He said, “I’ll see Mary on Sunday”.

………………………………………

            He said, “They were here 3 months ago”.

………………………………………

            He said, “Stephen’s bringing some records to the party tonight”.

………………………………………

            They said, “We visited her this morning”.

………………………………………

            She said, “My parents are arriving next week”.

………………………………………

Marry said, “I have to go now”.

………………………………………

    He said: “I am happy today.”

………………………………………

    He said: “I can’t find my hat.”

………………………………………

She said: “I am going to the movies tomorrow.”

………………………………………

Lan said to me: “You are looking much better.”

………………………………………

He said: “The river is rising early this year.”

………………………………………

She said to me: “I will do it if necessary I can.”

………………………………………

 He said: “Yesterday evening I met Nam. He has bought a new car.”

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