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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1 she said i ........................ an angel a am b was c were d have been 2 i have ever told you he ................................. unreliable a is b were c had been d would be 3 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 4 laura said she had worked on the assignment since .............................. a yesterday b two days ago c the day before d the next day 5 john asked me ............................ that film the night before a that i saw b had i seen c if i had seen d if had i seen 6 she asked me........................................... a where was her umbrella b where her umbrella was c where where her umbrella d where her umbrella were 7 nancy asked me why i had not gone to new york the summer.................................. a before b ago c last d previous 8 andrew told me that they ........................... fish two previous days a have not eaten b had not eaten c did not eat d would not eat 9 jason told me that he ............................ his best in the exam the following day a had done b will do c would do d was doing

1 she said i ........................ an angel a am b was c were d have been 2 i have ever told you he ................................. unreliable a is b were c had been d would be 3 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 4 laura said she had worked on the assignment since .............................. a yesterday b two days ago c the day before d the next day 5 john asked me ............................ that film the night before a that i saw b had i seen c if i had seen d if had i seen 6 she asked me........................................... a where was her umbrella b where her umbrella was c where where her umbrella d where her umbrella were 7 nancy asked me why i had not gone to new york the summer.................................. a before b ago c last d previous 8 andrew told me that they ........................... fish two previous days a have not eaten b had not eaten c did not eat d would not eat 9 jason told me that he ............................ his best in the exam the following day a had done b will do c would do d was doing

Put these sentences into directed speech :
1. I told her to bring it back if it didn't fit.
2. Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address.
3. She told me that he was not at home.
4. She said that she would pay him if she could.
5. The notice said that breakfast would not be served after 9.30.
6. I asked her if it was going to be a fine day that day.
7. He asked her where shw was going.
8. Nina said that they were going to visit her on Sunday.
9. He said that he could understand that problem.
10. He told Jack that he would phone him the following day.
11. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
12. The interviewer asked Mr Simpson how many iobs he had had since 2000.
13. The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch.
14. She told me that she would have a cup of tea with me.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Last week, he told us that we..... a picnic at the end of the week on Friday.

A. Can have. B. Did have. C. Would have D. Had had

2. Four days ago she promised that she was going to visit me..... but she didn't arrive.

A. Tomorrow. B. Next day C. The day before. D. The next day

3. When I mwh h when I met her, she admitted that she.....to the park the night before.

A. When. B. Had gone. C. Was going. D. Did go

4. When I asked by the teacher, all the students said they.....literature

A. Liked. B. Are liking. C. Were liking. D. Had like

5. When I phoned him, he told me that he..... in the garden reading the newspaper

A. Sat. B. Was sitting. C. Had sat. D. Has sat

6. When I saw her, she told me that she hadn't come to the party......because she has gone to the embassy in London

A. Yesterday. B. Before day. C. The before day. D. The day before

7. He called the school and said that he...... to school because he had an accident

8. My close friend told me that he.....studying in America

A. Likes. B. Liked. C. Had liked. D. Was liking

9. When we asked her about the film, she told us that she......a more interesting film than that.

A. Never saw. B. Never seen. C. Had never seen. D. Did never see

10. Diana told us that she was going to visit.....boyfriend in Rome the next week and wouldn't come to class

A. My. B. Her. C. Your. D. Their

11. He wanted to know where she.....from

A. Come. B. Coming. C. To come. D. Came

12. I asked her.....to pursue higher studies the next year

A. Are you planning. B.If she is planning. C. Was she planning. D. If she was planning

13. I asked her when......

A. The movie began. B. The movie begins C. Does the movie begin D. Did the movie begin

14. I promise I....there before she came back

A. Am going to be B. Was going to be C. Will be D. Can be

15. Peter asked her," Have you got a laptop?"-> Peter asked her... a laptop

A.. If she got B. If she had got C. Whether she got D. Whether had she got

16. My mother told me.... her up at the airport

A. Please pick. B. To pick. C. Should pick. D. I can pick

17. He revealed that they.....married...

A. Were getting- tomorrow. B. Are getting- the next day. C. Were getting- the next day. D. Will getting- the day before

18. He wanted to know when.....

A. Did I arrive. B. Will I arrive. C. I had arrive. D. I can arrive

19. The father said, " I didn't see her "-> The father said..... her

A. He had seen. B. I hadn't seen. C. She didn't see. D. He hadn't seen

20. I wondered......the right thing

A. If I am doing. B. Was I doing. C. Am I doing. D. Whether I was doing

Rewrite each sentence as direct speech

1 Lea told the children their swimming things were not there

2 David told me my letter had arrived the day before

3 Binh told Stephen he hadn't been at home that morning

4 Thao told Minh she would see him that evening

5 Margaret told John that she would phone him the following day

6 Tim told Ron he was leaving that afternoon

7 Christine told Michael she had lost her lighter the noght before

8 Juan told us that he would meet us at the corner of 15th and Broadway

9 Mrs.Hill told the boy that her children could go to school with him the next day

10 She told me that John had left there an hour before

11 They told me that Jim was arrving at their house the following day

12 Nancy told me she had started her job the week before

13 She saids she had tried to ring up her mother several times the day before

14 Bill said that he was taking his children to the zoo the following day

15 I told her that I was looking forward to having her as a roomate

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Ex3: Put the following sentences into direct speech.

1. Hoa said that she would help her mum cook dinner that night.

2. Nam said that his best friend hadn’t called him for a week.

3. Mr. Quang said to Trung that they had spoken to his parents the day before.

4. Nga said that she was staying with her aunt and uncle in the suburbs.

5. He told his mother he was going away the next day.

6. Rupert  said he had been in London for a  month but so far he hadn't had time to visit the Tower

7. I  said that it wasn't so foggy that day as it  had been the day before.

8. My aunt said they had moved into their flat but they didn't like it nearly so much as their last one.

5. I'm going away tomorrow, mother,” he said.

6. “It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday

7. “I've been in London for a month but so far I haven't had time to visit the Tower,”

8. “We have moved into our new flat. We don't like it nearly so much as our last one,”  said my aunt.

Ex3: Put the following sentences into direct speech.

1. Hoa said that she would help her mum cook dinner that night.

2. Nam said that his best friend hadn’t called him for a week.

3. Mr. Quang said to Trung that they had spoken to his parents the day before.

4. Nga said that she was staying with her aunt and uncle in the suburbs.

5. He told his mother he was going away the next day.

6. Rupert  said he had been in London for a  month but so far he hadn't had time to visit the Tower

7. I  said that it wasn't so foggy that day as it  had been the day before.

8. My aunt said they had moved into their flat but they didn't like it nearly so much as their last one.

5. I'm going away tomorrow, mother,” he said.

6. “It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday

7. “I've been in London for a month but so far I haven't had time to visit the Tower,”

8. “We have moved into our new flat. We don't like it nearly so much as our last one,”  said my aunt.

2. She said that she (already, see) ......................... Dr. Rice the previous day. *

1 điểm

A. had already saw

B. already saw

C. has already seen

D. had already seen

4. He (not eat) ......................... such kind of food before *

1 điểm

A. hasn't eaten

B. hadn't eaten

C. didn't eat

D. doesn't eat

1. They (go) ......................... home after they (finish) ......................... their work. *

1 điểm

A. went - finished

B. had gone - finished

C. went - had finished

D. had gone - had finished

9. Before I (watch) ......................... TV, I (do) ......................... my homework. *

1 điểm

A. had watched - did

B. had watched - had done

C. watched - had done

D. watched -did

7. She (win) ......................... the gold medal in 1986. *

1 điểm

A. wins

B. has won

C. won

D. had won

5. When he came to the stadium, the match (already/begin) ...................... *

1 điểm

A. already begins

B. already began

C. had already begun

D. has already begun

10. After I (wash) ......................... my clothes, I (sleep) ..................... *

1 điểm

A. had washed - slept

B. washed - had slept

C. had washed - had slept

D. washed - slept

3. After taking a bath, he (drive) ......................... to work. *

1 điểm

A. drove

B. has driven

C. had driven

D. had drove

6. Yesterday, John (go) ....................... to the store before he (go) ....................... home. *

1 điểm

A. went - went

B. had gone - went

C. went - had gone

D. had gone - had gone

8. Our teacher (tell) ......................... us yesterday that he (visit) ......................... England in 1970. *

1 điểm

A. tells - visited

B. told - visits

C. told - had visited

D. told - would visit