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REPORTED SPEECH
(Câu gián tiếp)
Definition:
1. Lời nói trực tiếp: là sự lặp lại chính xác những từ của người nói.
- Lời nói trực tiếp được đặt trong dấu ngoặc kép và sau động từ chính có dấu phẩy(,) hoặc dấu hai
chấm(:).
- Đôi khi mệnh đề chính cũng có thể đặt sau lời nói trực tiếp.
Ex: “ I don’t like this party” Bill said.
2. Lời nói gián tiếp (indirect/reported speech) là lời tường thuật lại ý của người nói, đôi khi không cần
phải dung đúng những từ của người nói.
Ex: Bill said that he didn’t like that party.

A. STATEMENTS (Câu trần thuật): Cách chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp
Cấu tạo:
S + said (that) + S + V (lùi 1 thì)
S + told + O (that) + S + V (lùi 1 thì)
Đổi động từ ở mệnh đề chính doäng töø say to (said to) ñoåi thaønh tell (told). Tuy nhieân, neáu sau
say (said) khoâng coù tuùc töø (object) thì khi ñoåi sang caâu giaùn tieáp ta coù theå giöõ nguyeân
ñoäng töø say (said).
Đổi các đại từ, tính từ sở hữu: nhaát chuû, nhi
- Ngoâi thöù nhaát (I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours) cuøng ngoâi vôùi chuû ngöõ (subject)
cuûa ñoäng töø töôøng thuaät.
- Ngoâi thöù hai (you, your, yours) cuøng ngoâi vôùi taân ngöõ (object).
- Ngoâi thöù ba (he, him, his, she, her, hers, they, them, their, theirs) khoâng thay ñoåi.
1. Các đại từ, tính từ sở hữu:

Chủ ngữ Tân ngữ Tính từ sở hữu Đại từ sở hữu

I me my mine
You you your yours
He him his his
She her her hers
It it its its
We us our ours
You you your yours
They them their theirs

Thay đổi về đại từ nhân xưng, đại từ sở hữu, tính từ sở hữu:

 Đại từ nhân xưng
Chủ ngữ : Trực tiếp Gián tiếp
He, Tom, she, Mary ………….. I He, she
They, Children… we they
You They/ he/ she/ I
Tân ngữ
Trực tiếp gián tiếp
Me Him/ her
us Them
you Them/ him/ her
Tính từ sở hữu
Trực tiếp Gián tiếp
my His/ her
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our Their
your Their/ his/her/ my
Đại từ sở hữu
Trực tiếp Gián tiếp
mine Him/ hers
ours Theirs
yours Theirs/ his/ hers
2. Đổi thì động từ

Direct speech Reported speech

Simple present ( V(s/es))
Simple past ( V2/ed)
Simple future ( will/ shall + V0 )
Present continuous (am/is/are + V-ing)
Past continuous (was/were + V-ing)
Future continuous (will + be + V-ing)
Present perfect (have/has + V3/ed)
Past perfect (had + V3/ed)
Future perfect (will + have + V3/ed)
can
must
 Simple past ( V2/ed )
 Past perfect ( had + V3/ed )
 Future in the past ( would/ should + V0 )
 Past continuous ( was/ were + V-ing )
 Past perfect continuous / past continuous
 Future continuous in the past (would + be + V-ing)
 Past perfect (had + V3/ed)
 Past perfect (had + V3/ed)
 Future perfect in the past (would + have + V3/ed)
 could
 had to

Direct speech Reported speech

 Neáu
1. Present simple 1. Past simple
ñoäng
Ex: go Ex: went
töø ôû
2. Present progressive 2. Past progressive
meänh
Ex: is going Ex: was / were going
ñeà
3. Present perfect / Past simple 3. Past perfect
Ex: have done Ex: had done chính ôû
swam had swum thì hieän
4. Past progressive 4. Past perfect progressive taïi ñôn,
ta Ex: was / were going Ex: had been going chæ ñoåi
5. Future simple 5. Future in the past ñaïi töø
Ex: will Ex: would trong
6. can/ must 6. could/ had to lôøi
trích
daãn.
Ex: The farmer says, “I hope it will rain tomorrow.”
The farmer says that he hopes it will rain tomorrow.
She says, “I’m tired now.”
She says that she is tired now.
 Neáu ñoäng töø ôû meänh ñeà chính ôû thì quaù khöù ñôn, ta phaûi ñoåi thì, ñaïi töø, töø vaø
cuïm töø chæ thôøi gian, nôi choán trong lôøi trích daãn.
Ex: Judy said, “I will phone you tomorrow.”
Judy told me (that) she would phone me the day after
Chú ý: Một số trường hợp không đổi thì của động từ trong câu gián tiếp:
- Nếu động từ ở mệnh đề giới thiệu được dùng ở thì hiện tại đơn, hiện tại tiếp diễn, hiện tại hoàn thành
hoặc tương lai đơn, thì của động từ trong câu gián tiếp vẫn không thay đổi
Eg: He says/ he is saying/ he has said/ he will say, “the text is difficult”.
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 He says/ is saying/ has said/ will say (that) the text is difficult.

- Khi câu nói trực tiếp thể hiện một chân lý hoặc một hành động lặp lại thường xuyên, thì của động từ
trong câu gián tiếp vẫn không thay đổi
Eg: My teacher said “The sun rises in the East”
 My teacher said (that) the sun rises in the East.
He said, ‘My father always drinks coffee after dinner’
 He said (that) his father always drinks coffee after dinner

- Nếu lúc tường thuật, điểm thời gian được đưa ra trong lời nói gián tiếp vẫn chưa qua, thì của động từ
và trạng từ thời gian vẫn được giữ nguyên
Eg: He said, “ I will come to your house tomorrow”
 He said (that) he will come to my house tomorrow.
- Câu trực tiếp có dạng câu điều kiện loại 2 hoặc loại 3:
Eg: He said; “If I knew her address, I would write to her”
 He said that he would write to her If he knew her address
Eg: She said, “If I had enough money, I would buy a new bicycle.”
 She said (that) if she had enough money, she would buy a new bicycle.
Eg: The teacher said, “If John had studied harder, he wouldn’t have failed his exam.”
 The teacher said (that) if John had studied harder, he wouldn’t have failed his exam.
Tuy nhiên nếu lời nói trực tiếp là câu điều hiện loại 1 thì được chuyển sang loại 2 ở lời nói gián tiếp
Eg: The advertisement said; “If you answer the questions correctly, you may win one million dollar”
 The advertisement said that I might win one million dollar If I answered the questions correctly.

- Không thay đổi thì của mệnh đề sau “wish’

Eg: He said; “I wish I had a lot of money”
 He wishes (that) he had a lot of money

- Không thay đổi thì của mệnh đề sau “It’s (high/ about) time”
Eg: She said; “It’s about time you went to bed; children”
 She told her children that It’s about time they went to bed
- Không thay đổi thì của mệnh đề đi sau ‘would rather, would sooner”
Eg: She said; “I would rather you stayed at home”
 She said that she would rather I stayed at hone

- Không thay đổi thì của:

Could, would, might, should
Ought, had better, need trong câu nói gián tiếp
Nhưng must -> had to/ must

Eg: She said; “I could do the homework

 She said the she could do the homework
- Động từ trong câu nói trực tiếp có thời gian xác định:
Eg: He said, “I was born in 1980”
 he said that he was born in 1980.
- Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian trong câu phức có thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
Eg: “I saw him when he was going to the cinema”
She said she saw him when she was going to the cinemaChú ý: Một số trường hợp không đổi thì của
động từ trong câu gián tiếp:
- Nếu động từ ở mệnh đề giới thiệu được dùng ở thì hiện tại đơn, hiện tại tiếp diễn, hiện tại hoàn thành
hoặc tương lai đơn, thì của động từ trong câu gián tiếp vẫn không thay đổi
Eg: He says/ he is saying/ he has said/ he will say, “the text is difficult”.

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 He says/ is saying/ has said/ will say (that) the text is difficult.

- Khi câu nói trực tiếp thể hiện một chân lý hoặc một hành động lặp lại thường xuyên, thì của động từ
trong câu gián tiếp vẫn không thay đổi
Eg: My teacher said “The sun rises in the East”
 My teacher said (that) the sun rises in the East.
He said, ‘My father always drinks coffee after dinner’
 He said (that) his father always drinks coffee after dinner

- Nếu lúc tường thuật, điểm thời gian được đưa ra trong lời nói gián tiếp vẫn chưa qua, thì của động từ
và trạng từ thời gian vẫn được giữ nguyên
Eg: He said, “ I will come to your house tomorrow”
 He said (that) he will come to my house tomorrow.
- Câu trực tiếp có dạng câu điều kiện loại 2 hoặc loại 3:
Eg: He said; “If I knew her address, I would write to her”
 He said that he would write to her If he knew her address
Eg: She said, “If I had enough money, I would buy a new bicycle.”
 She said (that) if she had enough money, she would buy a new bicycle.
Eg: The teacher said, “If John had studied harder, he wouldn’t have failed his exam.”
 The teacher said (that) if John had studied harder, he wouldn’t have failed his exam.
Tuy nhiên nếu lời nói trực tiếp là câu điều hiện loại 1 thì được chuyển sang loại 2 ở lời nói gián tiếp
Eg: The advertisement said; “If you answer the questions correctly, you may win one million dollar”
 The advertisement said that I might win one million dollar If I answered the questions correctly.

- Không thay đổi thì của mệnh đề sau “wish’

Eg: He said; “I wish I had a lot of money”
 He wishes (that) he had a lot of money

- Không thay đổi thì của mệnh đề sau “It’s (high/ about) time”
Eg: She said; “It’s about time you went to bed; children”
 She told her children that It’s about time they went to bed
- Không thay đổi thì của mệnh đề đi sau ‘would rather, would sooner”
Eg: She said; “I would rather you stayed at home”
 She said that she would rather I stayed at hone

- Không thay đổi thì của:

Could, would, might, should
Ought, had better, need trong câu nói gián tiếp
Nhưng must -> had to/ must

Eg: She said; “I could do the homework

 She said the she could do the homework
- Động từ trong câu nói trực tiếp có thời gian xác định:
Eg: He said, “I was born in 1980”
 he said that he was born in 1980.
- Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian trong câu phức có thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
Eg: “I saw him when he was going to the cinema”
She said she saw him when she was going to the cinema

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3. Đổi các trạng ngữ (thời gian, nơi chốn)

Direct speech Reported speech

This That
These Those
Here There
Now Then
Today That day
tonight That night
Yesterday The day before / the previous day
Tomorrow The day after / the following day / the next day
Ago Before
This week That week
Last week The week before / the previous week
Last night The night before / the previous day
Next week The week after / the following week / the next week
Next Monday The following Monday
@ Chú ý:
1. Change these sentences into Reported Speech:
EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS)

1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”

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2. Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week”
…………………………………………….………………………………………………………………
3. Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”
…………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………
4. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”
…………………………………………….………………………………………………………………
5. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”
………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………
6. Hoa said “I may visit my parents in the summer”
………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………
7. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”
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8. She said “She doesn’t buy this book”
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9. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Her classmate said “Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class”
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. They told us “Our friends will get the award for their highest scores”
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. He said “I will go to school by bus tomorrow”
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. Phong said “I need to learn more vocabulary”
…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………
14. His brother told him “You can use my computer today”
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. Mai said “I can not go to the movies with you, Nam”
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2. Put the following sentences into reported speech:
1. He said, “ I am going to town with my sister”
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2. He said to her, “ You are wearing your best clothes”
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3. They said, “We are unlucky today”.
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4. She said to me, “I want to speak to your brother”
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5. She said, “I have helped my mother”
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6. John said to Mary, “She is ready to go with us”
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7. She said to me, “They do not know you”
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8. He said, “ I shall answer the phone”
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………..
9. She said to them, “You can do it if you try”
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10. He said, “He has done his homework well”
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B. COMMANDS (Câu yêu cầu):
Cấu tạo:
S + told / asked + O + (not) to V

Ex: “Hurry up, Lan”

He told Lan to hurry up.
“Don’t make noise in class, please!”
The teacher asked them not to make noise in class.
 Dick said to Jim: “Please open the window.”  Dick told Jim to open the window.
 Mother said, “Tim, go to bed early.”  Mother told Tim to go to bed early.
 Father said to Liz: “Don’t come home late.”  Father told Liz not to come home late.
 Mary angrily said: “Never smoke in my room.”  Mary told us not to smoke in her room.
 “Would you turn on the radio, please.” She asked.  She asked me to turn on the radio.
 “Could you lend me some money, please.” He asked. He asked me to lend him some
money
C. QUESTIONS (Câu hỏi):
Form:
wh- + S + V
S + asked + O
if / whether + S + V

1. REPORTED SPEECH IN QUESTIONS: CAÂU TÖÔØNG THUAÄT TRONG CAÂU

HOÛI

1. Reported speech in“ Wh question” : Caâu töôøng thuaät trong caâu hoûi coù töø ñeå hoûi

S + asked / told + O + Wh -word + S + V-2 / - ed

Ví duï: He asked me: “ What do you know about Malaysia?”
 He asked me what I knew about Malaysia?”
Nam asked me: “ what is your name?”
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 Nam asked me what my name was
“What time does the film begin?”
 He asked me what time the film began.
Ex:  “Where do you live?”, he asked.  He asked me where I lived.
 She asked: “How old is he?”  She wondered how old he was.
 He asked her: “When can you start?”  He wanted to know when she could start.

Put the following sentences into reported speech:

1. She said to him, “Where do you live?”
………………..…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. She said to me, “When have you been to town today?”
…..…………………………………………………………………………………..
3. She said to John, “How is your father today?”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. He said, “Where shall I be tomorrow?”
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5. John said, “What can I do to help you ,Anna?”
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6. John said, “What do you say, Mary?” …………………………..
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7. Mary said, “How do you feel l, John?”
…… ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. He said to me, “What is your name?” …………
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9. She said to me, “Where are you going for your holidays?”
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10. She said, “How long does it take to get to London, Ba”
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11. 'What happened to Mr. Budd?' said one of the men.
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12. 'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.
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13. 'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third.
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14. 'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.
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15. 'Which team has won?' asked Ann.
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16. 'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.
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17. 'Who is playing next week?' he asked.
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18. 'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.
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19. 'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.
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20. 'Who has just dropped a $10 note?' I asked.
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EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)
1. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me
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2. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan
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3. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?”
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4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
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5. The teacher said to Lien “What‘s your hobby?”
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6. “How do you go to the airport?” His friend asked him
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7. “How much does this dress cost?” Lan asked Lien
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8. Ba asked Tam “How often do you wash your clothes?”
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9. “When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Thu
…………………………………………………………….………………………………………………
10. “How many books do the students need?” The librarian asked myteacher
…………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………
2. Reported speech in Yes/ No question:

S + asked / told + O + if ( whether) + S + V(-2 / - ed )

Ví duï: He asked me: “ Do you know about Malaysia?”
 He asked me if (whether) I knew about Malaysia?”
Nam asked me: “ Is your name Hoa ?”
 Nam asked me if (whether) my name was Hoa
“Have you seen that film?”
 He asked me if I had seen that film.
 He asked me: “Are you angry?”  He asked me if/ whether I was angry.

 She said to him: “Did you meet John yesterday?”

 She asked him if/ whether he had met John the previous day.

 The teacher said: “Have you finished the test?”

 The teacher asked us if/ whether we had finished the test.

* Ghi chuù: Khi töôøng thuaät moät caâu hoûi, caùc em löu yù nhöõng ñieåm sau:
- Trong caâu hoûi töôøng thuaät, chuû töø ñi tröôùc ñoäng töø, ôû ñaây ta khoâng coøn ñaûo
ñoäng töø ra tröôùc chuû töø nöõa.
- Trôï ñoäng töø “Do” khoâng coøn duøng trong caâu hoûi töôøng thuaät vaø daáu hoûi thay
baèng daáu chaám.
2. - Ñaïi töø vaø tính töø sôû höõu ñöôïc ñoåi tuøy theo chuû töø cuûa ñoäng töø giôùi thieäu
laø gì.

Exercise 1:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
→ Martin asked us
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
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→ He asked
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
→ She asked her boyfriend
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
→ She wanted to know
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
→ He wanted to know
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ The teacher wanted to know
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
→ My friend asked me

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and
tenses.

1. "What's the time?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know
2. "When will we meet again?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
3. "Are you crazy?" she asked him.
→ She asked him
4. "Where did they live?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know
5. "Will you be at the party?" he asked her.
→ He asked her
6. "Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
7. "Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.
→ The teacher wanted to know
8. "Why don't you help me?" she asked him.
→ She wanted to know
9. "Did you see that car?" he asked me.
→ He asked me
10. "Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.
→ The mother asked the twins
EXERCISES 3: (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)
1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Phong asked Peter
….…………………………………………………………………………….
2. “Does she like sports?” Hoa asked Lan
…..…………………………………………………………………………….
3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
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5. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend
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6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter
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7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan
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8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”
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9. “Will she be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu
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10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba
…….…………………………
C. COMMANDS IN REPORTED SPEECH: MEÄNH LEÄNH TRONG CAÂU TÖÔØNG
THUAÄT

S + asked / told + O + ( not ) to + V ……………….

requested
begged
ordered
…………………….

Ví duï: He said to me: “Can you post this letter for me?”
He asked me to post this letter for him
Ví duï: The doctor said to me: “Stay in bed for a few days “
The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days
- Boû töø PLEASE neáu trong caâu tröïc tieáp coù töø naøy.
Exercise 1:Put the following sentences into reported speech:
1. Mary said to John, “Open the box for me please”
……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The teacher said to Jim, “Don’t be late for class again”
…………………………………………………………………………..
3. He said to me, “Don’t make noise”. ………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………
4. She said to her classmates, “Be quiet, please”
………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Maryam said, “Help me with this exercise, Tom”
……………. …………………………………………………………………………
6. The teacher said to me, “Write that exercise out carefully” ……………………………..
……………………………………
7. She said to me, “Don’t believe everything she says”
…… ……………………………………………………………………………
8. He said to me, “Think before you answer”
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. My father said to me, “Put your book here” ……………………………..
……………………………………………………………………
10. She said to her brother, “Lock the front door before you go out”
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. He said, 'Get out of my way.'
 …………………………………………………………………………………….
12. 'Climb in through the window,' he ordered.
 …………………………………………………………………………………….
13. 'Please pay at the desk,' said the assistant.
 …………………………………………………………………………………….

14. 'Open your bag, please,' said the store detective.

 …………………………………………………………………………………….
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15. 'Don't worry about anything, Mrs. Pitt,' said her solicitor. 'Leave it all to me.'
 …………………………………………………………………………………….
16. 'Don't use bent coins in a slot machine,' I warned him.
 …………………………………………………………………………………….

17. 'Follow that car,' the detective said to the taxi-driver.

 …………………………………………………………………………………….
18. 'Wash it in lukewarm water,' recommended the assistant.
 …………………………………………………………………………………….

19. 'Have confidence in me,' urged the doctor.

 …………………………………………………………………………………….
20. 'Take me up to the 33rd floor,' he said to the liftman.
 …………………………………………………………………………………….

Exercise 2:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some
sentences.

1. "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.

The teacher told Joe
2. "Be patient," she said to him.
She told him
3. "Go to your room," her father said to her.
 Her father told her
4. "Hurry up," she said to us.
 She told us
5. "Give me the key," he told her.
 He asked her
6. "Play it again, Sam," she said.
 She asked Sam
7. "Sit down, Caron" he said.
He asked Caron
8. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
 The receptionist asked the guest
9. "Take off your shoes," she told us.
 She told us
10. "Mind your own business," she told him.
 She told him
11. "Don't touch it," she said to him.
 She told him
12. "Don't do that again," he said to me.
 He told me
13. "Don't talk to me like that," he said.
 He told her
14. "Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him.
 She warned him
15. "Don't let him in," she said.
 She told me
16. "Don't go out without me," he begged her.
 He begged her
17. "Don't forget your bag," she told me.
 She told me
18. "Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said.
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 The chemistry teacher told his students
19. "Don't give yourself up," he advised her.
 He advised her
20. "Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.
 She told the boys

Exercise 3 – Requests (positive): Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note

the change of pronouns in some sentences.

21. "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.

 The teacher told Joe
22. "Be patient," she said to him.
 She told him
23. "Go to your room," her father said to her.
 Her father told her
24. "Hurry up," she said to us.
 She told us
25. "Give me the key," he told her
 He asked her
26. "Play it again, Sam," she said.
 She asked Sam
27. "Sit down, Caron" he said.
 He asked Caron
28. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
 The receptionist asked the guest
29. "Take off your shoes," she told us
 She told us
30. "Mind your own business," she told him
 She told him

Exercise 4 – Requests (negative):Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note

the change of pronouns in some sentences.

1. "Don't touch it," she said to him.

 She told him
2. "Don't do that again," he said to me.
 He told me
3. "Don't talk to me like that," he said.
 He told her
4. "Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him.
 She warned him
5. "Don't let him in," she said.
 She told me
6. "Don't go out without me," he begged her.
 He begged her
7. "Don't forget your bag," she told me.
 She told me
8. "Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said.
 The chemistry teacher told his students
9. "Don't give yourself up," he advised her.
 He advised her
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10. "Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.
 She told the boys
11. “Listen carefully”, he said to us.

 He

12. “Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, Ann said to him.

 Ann

13. “ Eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said to her.

 The doctor

14. “Don’t sound”, I said to him.

I

15. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us.

 She

 Ghi chuù: Khi ñoåi töø caâu noùi tröïc tieáp sang caâu noùi giaùn tieáp thì nhöõng ñoäng töø
, nhöõng töø chæ ñònh, nhöõng traïng töø chæ thôøi gian vaø khoâng gian cuõng phaûi thay
ñoåi:
 FILL IN THE BLANK:
Caâu noùi tröïc tieáp Caâu noùi giaùn tieáp Caâu noùi tröïc Caâu noùi giaùn tieáp
tieáp
now can
today must
tonight shall
ago will
here yesterday
these last night / week
this on / next Monday
may tomorrow
Ghi chuù: Caùc töø “ would, could, should, ought to, might “ khoâng ñöôïc thay ñoåi trong
caâu töôøng thuaät
@ Chú ý:
A. REPORTED SPEECH with INFINITIVE (Câu gián tiếp với động từ nguyên thể):

Ex: “I will help you, Mary” said Peter

Peter promised to help Mary.
Ex: “Look at the board, please!”, said the teacher.
The teacher asked the students to look at the board.
Ex: “Remember to turn off TV before going to bed”, my father said to me
My father reminded me to turn off TV before going to bed.

Lời nói có liên quan đến hành động (lời hứa, lời đồng ý, mệnh lệnh, lời đề nghị, lời yêu cầu, lời khuyên
và lời gợi ý) thường được thuật lại bằng động từ nguyên mẫu có to (to-infinitive) hoặc tân ngữ + động
từ nguyên mẫu (O + to-infinitive)

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V + O + to-inf V + to-inf
Advise Expect Recommend Agree Propose
Ask Forbid Remind Demand Swear
Beg Implore Request Guarantee Threaten
Command Instruct Tell Hope Volunteer
Compel Invite Urge Offer Vow
Encourage Order Warn… promise want
Entreat Persuade want
Ex: “Don’t ride too fast, boys!”, I said. Ex: She said: “I’ll help you clean the floor.”
 I warned the boys not to ride too fast.  She offered to clean the floor for me.

 Không dùng to-inf sau một số động từ giới thiệu như: advise, insist, order, say, suggest… mà dùng
that-clause.
Ex: He said: “Let’s go out for dinner.”
 He suggested that we (should) go out for dinner.

 Trong tiếng Anh thân mật chúng ta có thể dùng say + to-inf trong câu tường thuật.
Ex: “I put the key on the shelf”, Nam said.
 Nam said to put the key on the shelf.

 Cấu trúc nghi vấn từ + to-inf là rất phổ biến.

Ex: I said: “Can you show me the way to use this camera, Jim?”
 I asked Jim how to use that camera.

B. REPORTED SPEECH with GERUND (Câu gián tiếp với động danh từ):
Cấu tạo:
S + V + (O) (prep) + V-ing
S + V + V-ing S + V + prep + V-ing S + V + O + prep + V-ing
suggest insist on accuse sb of
admit dream of thank sb for
deny think of congratulate sb on
look forward to prevent sb from
apologize (to sb) for warn sb against

Mệnh đề danh động từ (-ing clause) có thể được dùng thay cho mệnh đề that (that-clause) trong lời nói
gián tiếp sau các động từ giới thiệu: accuse of, admit, advise, apologise for, deny, dream of, insist on,
look forward to, mention, propose, prevent, recommend, report, suggest, think of…
Ex: “You stole my pen”.  He accused me of stealing his pen.
(He accused that I had stolen/ stole his pen)

 Một số động từ được theo sau bởi O + preposition + V-ing: accuse (of), congratulate (on), forgive
(for), prevent (from), stop (from), suspect (of), thank (for), warn (against)
Ex: “You shouldn’t buy a car.”  They warned us against buying a car.

 Một số ví dụ câu tường thuật với danh động từ:

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 “Shall we go for a swim now?”  He suggested going for a swim.

 “What about playing football?”  They suggested playing football.
 “I know I have made a silly mistake.”  She admitted having made/ making a silly mistake.
 “I’ve read your personal letters.”  She admitted having read/ reading my personal letters.
 “I really need a holiday after the examination.”  The child insisted on having a holiday
after the examination.
 “Please come on! Lend me some money.”  He insisted on lending some money.
 “Sorry I’ve made you wait.”  She apologized for having made him wait.
 “Sorry I’m late.”  The student apologized for being late.
 “You broke the window.”  The woman accused the boy of breaking the window.

 “It’s you who have stolen my cell phone.”  The boy accused his friend of having stolen
his cell phone.
 “I desperately want to become a famous singer.”  He dreamt of becoming a famous
singer.
 “What I always want is to take a place in a university.”  She dreamt of taking a place in a
university.
 “We won’t allow you to come home late at night.”  Her parents prevented her from
coming home late at night.
 “I can’t let you use my car.”  He prevented his brother from using his car.
 “I didn’t use your computer.”  She denied using my computer.
 “I never break into her house.”  The thief denied breaking into her house.
 “It’s very kind of you to help me.”  She thanked him for helping her.
 “You are really nice to visit us.”  They thanked us for visiting them.
 “I like the camera. I will buy it.”  The girl thought of buying the camera.
 “The children here are must to be pitied. I think we should help them.”  The woman
thought of helping the poor children.”
 “I feel like getting her letter soon.”  The young man looked forward to getting her letter
soon.
 “I can’t wait to meet you again.”  He looked forward to meeting me again
 “Let’s go out for a drink,” Susan said.
Susan suggested going out for a drink
 “I’ll help you with your physics exercise,” Peter said to Susan.
Peter insisted on helping Susan with her physics exercise.
 Tom said to me, “It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much.”
Tom thanked me for helping him.

C. CONDITIONAL IN REPORTED SPEECH (Điều kiện trong câu gián tiếp):

TYPE DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

1 “If it rains, I will stay at home to read - The boy said that if it rained, he would stay at

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books,” said the boy. home to read books.

2 “If I were a millionaire, I could help poor - The man told me if he were a millionaire,
children,” said the man. he could help poor children.

3 “If you had had breakfast, you wouldn’t - The man told me if I had had breakfast,
have been hungry,” said the man. I wouldn’t have been hungry.

Ví duï: Hoa said: “ I am happy now “ He said: “ I can play piano”

Hoa said (that) she was happy then He said (that) he could play piano
* Ghi chuù:
- - Boû daáu phaåy ( , ).
- Thay daáu ngoaëc keùp ( “ ) baèng that. Coù theå boû töø that.
D. EXCLAMATION:
1.
S + exclaimed / said / told (O) that + S + V (ch.) + (O/C/A)
He said, “ What a dreadful idea!” or “ How dreadful!”
→ He exclaimed/ said that it was a dreadful idea/ was dreadful.
2.
S + exclaimed/ said / told (O) + what (a/an) adj N (s) + S + V(ch.)
+ how adj/ adv. + S + V (ch.)
He said, “ What a dreadful idea!” or “ How dreadful!”
→ He said that what a dreadful idea it was/ how dreadful it was.
3.
S + gave an exclamation of delight/ disgust/ horror/ relief/ surprise…
“ Good.”, he exclaimed. → He gave an exclamation of pleasure/ satisfaction.
4.
With an exclamation of delight/ disgust/ horror…, S + V + ( O/ C/ A)
“ Ugh!”, she exclaimed and turned the programme off.
With an exclamation of disgust, she turned the programme off
NOTES:
a. Other types of exclamation, such as Good!/ Marvellous! (Tuyệt!)/ Splendid!(Hết sẩy!)
Heavens!( Trời ơi!)/ Oh!(O!)/ Uah!(ghê quá!) etc. can be reported as, in (b) or (c) above:
b. Note also:
He said, 'Thank you!' = He thanked me.
He said, 'Curse this fog!' = He cursed the fog.( nguyền rủa, chửi rủa)
He said, 'Good luck!' = He wished me luck.
He said, 'Happy Christmas!' = He wished me a happy Christmas.
He said, 'Congratulations!' = He congratulated me.
He said, 'Liar!' = He called me a liar.
He said, 'Damn!'etc. = He swore.
The notice said: WELCOME TO WALES'. =The notice welcomed visitors to Wales.
NOTES:
1. Had better : She said to Jason,” You’d better arrive on time,”
→ She said that Jason had better arrive on time.
→ She advised Jason to arrive on time
2. “ If I were you…” : “ If I were you, I should get another lawyer.”, she said.
→ She said that if she were me, she would get another lawyer. (LM, p.291)
→ She advised me to get another lawyer.
→ She told me that I should get another lawyer.
3. “ What about…?” → suggest :
“ What about go camping?”, he continued.

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→ He suggested going camping.
4. “ Why don’t you…?” → suggest / advise : She asked, “ Why don’t you visit Jane?”
→ She suggested that I (should) visit Jane.
→ She suggested my visiting Jane
→ She advised me to visit Jane.
5. “ Will…you?”/ Would…you?” / “ Could… you?” → “ say that…be + to inf.”/ “ suggest. that….
(should) V…” / “ order that…” / “ order SO to do sth”…
“ Will you stop talking?”, said the teacher.
→ The teacher ordered(told) them to stop talking.
→ The teacher said that they were to stop talking.
→ The teacher suggested that they (should) stop talking.
6. “ Would you mind + Ving…?” → ask … to inf / ask if….would mind + V-ing.
“ Would you mind opening the window?”, said Jason to the boy.
→ Jason asked the boy to open the window.
→ Jason asked the boy if he would mind opening the window.
7. “ Let’s….” → suggest + V-ing / suggest that….shoul + V …
Marie said to her friends, “ Let’s wait here.”
→ Marie suggested their waiting there.
→ Marie suggested that they should wait there.
8.“ Let + O + V …” → ask….to let….
“ Let me go”, said Jason to his principal teacher.
→ Jason asked his principal teacher to let him go.
 Reporting command and request depends on situation, speaker’s position, which helps to choose
the accurate reporting verb.
 Some famous verbs that are used to report command& request
1. advise SO (not) to do sth: (khuyen ai nen lam/ khong nen lam viec gi)
* The doctor advised the patient to take those pills.
* Teacher usually advises his/her students not to smoke.
2. apologize (to SO) for doing/ having done sth: ( xin loi ai vì da lam gi)
* She apologized (to her boss) for being late yesterday.
3. ask/ tell sO (not) to do sth: ( yeu cau, sai, bao ai lam/ khong lam gi)
* My parents asked me to study hard.
* Jason told us (not) to shut the door.
4. command/ order sO to do sth: ( ra lenh cho ai phai lam gi)
* The officer commanded/ ordered his men to fire.
5. object to (doing) sth: ( phan doi (lam) viec gi)
* I strongly objected to being charged a fee for using my credit card.
Object + that : I objected that he was too young for the job.
6. request sO to do sth: (yeu cau ai lam gì) – be requested to do sth : (duoc yeu cau lam gi)
* The police requested drivers to take care on the icy road.
( Drivers were requested to take care on the icy road.)
7. suggest : goi y/ de nghi
Suggest + V-ing: - He suggested taking the children to the zoo.
Suggest + that : - I suggested that we (should) break for lunch now.
Suggest (to SO) that: - I suggested to the others that they could join us.
8. remind sO to do sth: ( nhac ai laøm gi)
* Please remind me to buy a loaf of bread.
9. deny doing sth/ deny that : phủ nhận, không thừa nhận (đã làm gì).
* She denied knowing anything about it.
* He denied that he had been involved.
10. accuse sO of (doing) sth: ( len an ai da lam gi)
* The policeman accused the boy of stealing the bicycle.
* Jason accused his neighbor of thief
11. regret: hoi han/ hoi tiec:
- regret + V-ing : - I regretted (his) ever raising the matter.
- regret + that : - I regret that I cannot help.
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- regret + to inf. : We regret to inform you that your applications have been unsuccessful.
12. allow/ permit SO to do sth: cho phep ai lam gi
13. beg(ged) SO to do sth: cau xin ai lam gi.
14. urge SO to do sth: thuc giuc ai lam gi ……

EXERCISES

I. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first:
1. “Which class are you in?”.
I asked him………………………………………………………………………
2. “Do these books belong to you, Lien?” Nam said.
Nam asked Lien……………………………………………………………………
3. “ We are having a wonderful time here,” they said.
They said…………………………………………………………
4. “Which dress are you wearing to the party tonight, Jane?” I asked.
I asked Jane………………………………………………………………………
5. “I am having a birthday party next Sunday,” Mary said.
Mary said……………………………………………………………………
6. “Mary, please lend me your bicycle pump,” Paul said.
Paul asked …………………………………………………………………
7. She said, Children, stay away from the water.”
She warned………………………………………………………………
8. “Don’t worry about your mistakes, Jane”her teacher said.
Jane’s teacher told…………………………………………………
9. “I’ll see you in the morning, Helen.”
Jack told Helen……………………………………………………
10. I’m taking the 5.30 train tomorrow in the moring.”
Peter said..…………………………………………………………
11. “I like this hotel very much.”
Anna told me…………………………………………………………
12. She said, “Please forgive me, Mom.”
She begged…………………………………………………………………
13. “You should see a lawyer,” the policeman said to Mark.
The policeman advised…………………………………………
14. “Go on, apply for a job,” Jim said to me.
Jim encouraged me..……………………………………………
15. He said:” I am going to Ha noi tomorrow.”
He said………………………………………………………………………
16. She asked me:”How old are you?”
She asked me..………………………………………………………
17. Mary said:”I am very happy on my birthday.”
Mary said…….………………………………………………………………
18. Mrs.Tuyet said to her son:”Give the book to me, please.”
Mrs. Tuyet told her son…………………………………………
19. His mother said to him:”Don’t forget to turn off the faucet after using.”
His mother told him………………………………………………
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20. She asked me:”Have you ever been to Da Lat.”
She asked me…………………………………………………………
21. He said to me:”Can you help me?”
He asked me………………………………………………………………
22. The tourist asked me:”Is there a post office near here?”
The tourist asked me……………………………………………………
II. Put the following sentences into reported speech:
1 'What country do you come from?' said Bill.
………………………………………………………………………
2 'How long have you been here?' said Ann.
……………………………………………………………………
3 'Are you working as well as studying?' asked Peter.
……………………………………………………………………
4 'Have you got a work permit?' Bill wanted to know.
……………………………………………………………………
5 'What are you going to study?' asked Ann.
……………………………………………………………………
6 'Have you enrolled for more than one class?' said Peter.
……………………………………………………………………
7 'Do you want to buy any second-hand books?' said Bill.
……………………………………………………………………
8 'Have you seen the library?' asked Ann.
……………………………………………………………………
9 'Do you play rugby?' said Peter.
……………………………………………………………………
10 'Will you have time to play regularly?' he went on.
……………………………………………………………………
III. Put the following sentences into direct speech
1 Tom invited Ann to come for a drive the following day.
2 Ann accepted with pleasure and asked where he was thinking of going.
3 He said he'd leave it to her.
4 She suggested Stratford . . .
5 adding that she hadn't been there for ages.
6 Tom agreed and said that they might go on the river if it was a fine day.
7 Ann wondered what was on at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
8 Tom said they'd find out when they got there ...
9 adding that it was usually possible to get seats on the day of the play.
10 He asked Ann if she could be ready by ten.
IV. Put the following sentences into reported speech
1. My friend said, "Are you going to leave tomorrow?"
2."Have you done your homework?", said my mother.
3. I asked Bill, "What time did you go to bed last night?"
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4. Paul said "I must go home now."
5."There's been an accident and the road is blocked", said the policeman.
6. "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children.
7. Mary said, "My father died a year ago".
8."Must you go now?", said Mr. Brown.
9."Whose bicycle did you borrow yesterday?", his mother asked him.
10."It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday", said the teacher.
11."Be modest if you are a good pupil", said my father.
12."Shut the door but don't lock it" she said to us.
13. Tom said, "New York is bigger than London".
EXERCISE 5: Turn these sentences into reported speech:
1. “You took the money”, he said.(accuse)
2. “I stole his bicycle”, he said to the police.(admit)
3. He said to the police, “I didn’t steal the bike”.(deny)
4. He said, “I’m sorry I’m late”. (apologize)
5. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist.”, John said to Linda.(insist)
6. “I’m happy to hear that you have passed the final exam. Congratulations!”, Jim said to
me. (congratulate)
7. “It was nice of you to invite me to dinner. Thank you.”, Miss White said to George.
(thank)
8. Don’t play with the matches.”, I said to Jack. (warn….. against)
9. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.”, Margaret said to him.(apologize)
10. “I’ve always wanted to be a pilot.”, Paul said to his friends.(dream)
11. “You didn’t do what I said.”, the mother said to her son. (accuse)
12. The police said to the thief, “You broke the traffic rules.” (blame)
13. The student said , “I didn’t cheat in the exam.” (deny)
14. Tom said to Kate, “I would drive you to the station.” (insist)
15. Ba said to his father, “I broke the window glass this morning.” (admit)
16. “We should go for a picnic on Sunday.”, said Linda. (suggest)
17. “I always want to be a rich man.”, said David. (dream )
18. The manager told the visitors, “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport.” (warn……
against / warn …to-inf)
19. “Let’s eat out tonight.’, said Tom. (suggest)
20. “It’s too expensive to have dinner at a restaurant.”, Tom objected. (object)
21. “I must have made a mistake in the calculations.”, said Mr Forest.(admit)
22. “I’ll pay for the meal.”, Sarah insisted. (insist)
23. Neil told us, “Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.” (suggest)
24. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.”, Kate said to her parents.
(apologize)
25. “I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!”, Said Dane. (congratulate)
26. “I wish I’d asked for his name and address.”, said Tom. (regret)
27. James said to Daisy, “You are selfish.” (accuse)
28. “You mustn’t drink too much caffeine.”, Marta said to Martin. (warn…… against /
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29. “We should take the jumper back to the shop.”, Jack said to us.(recommend + O + to-
inf / recommend + gerund)
30. “It’s not true! I have never been arrested by the police.”, Larry said. (deny)
EXERCISE 6: Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings:
1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
 The doctor advised me .................................................................................................
2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
 Mary suggested ...........................................................................................................
3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said.
 Bill denied ...................................................................................................................
4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said.
 She accused Tom .........................................................................................................
5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary.
 Mary apologized for............................................
6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me.
 Jane refused ........................................................
7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.”
 Joe invited....................................................................................................................
8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
 Mr. Gray warned the children not ......................
9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
 They invited .................................................................................................................
10. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”
 He asked ......................................................................................................................
11. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.”
 She threatened ....................................................
12. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.”
 John promised ....................................................
13. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.”
 She advised..........................................................
14. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.”
 They reminded ....................................................
15. “Stay away from me.”
 Tom warned .................................................................................................................
16. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?”
 He suggested ...............................................................................................................
17. “You can’t run out of the garden,” Ms. Kelly said to the children.
 Ms. Kelly prevented the children .......................
18. “Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulations!” said Bill.
 Bill congratulated................................................
19. “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said.
 Daisy insisted her mother ...................................
20. “You can stay in my house when I am on holiday.”
 Jim told us ..........................................................
21. “I’ve been spending a lot more time with my children.”
 He said ................................................................
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22. “John left here an hour ago.”
 She told me ..................................................................................................................
23. “Oh, I’m too hot.”
 He said .........................................................................................................................
24. “Are you enjoying yourself?”
 He wanted to know ......................................................................................................
25. “What’s the weather like?”
 She asked me ...............................................................................................................
26. “Will Ted and Alice be at the party?”
 She asked us ................................................................................................................
27. “Does Ann always go to church on Sundays?”
 He wondered ......................................................
28. “How can I solve the problem?”
 I wanted to know .........................................................................................................
29. “Did you study hard for the exam?”
 She asked .....................................................................................................................
30. “What did you think of the performance yesterday?
 She asked me.......................................................
Reported Speech
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked _______________________________________
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
→ Martin asked us __________________________________
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
→ He asked ________________________________________
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter ______________________
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
→ She asked her boyfriend ____________________________
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
→ She wanted to know _______________________________
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
→ He wanted to know ________________________________
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ The teacher wanted to know _________________________
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
→ She asked me ____________________________________
10."Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
→ My friend asked __________________________________
11."What's the time?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know ________________________________
12."When will we meet again?" she asked me.
→ She asked me ____________________________________
13."Are you crazy?" she asked him.
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14."Where did they live?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know _______________________________
15.Will you be at the party?" he asked her.
→ He asked her ____________________________________
16."Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.
→ She asked me ___________________________________
17."Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.
→ The teacher wanted to know ________________________
18."Why don't you help me?" she asked him.
→ She wanted to know ______________________________
19."Did you see that car?" he asked me.
→ He asked me_____________________________________
20."Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.
→ The mother asked the twins ________________________
21.He said, "I like this song."
→ He said ________________________________________
22."Where is your sister?" she asked me.
→ She asked me ___________________________________
23."I don't speak Italian," she said.
→ She said ________________________________________
24."Say hello to Jim," they said.
→ They asked me __________________________________
25."The film began at seven o'clock," he sai.
→ He said ________________________________________
26."Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys _________________________________
27."Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him ___________________________________
28."I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said ________________________________________
29."Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know _______________________________
30._"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised the audience __________________
31._"I was very tired," she said.
→ She said ________________________________________
32."Be careful, Ben," she said.
→ She told Ben ____________________________________
33."I will get myself a drink," she says.
→ She says _______________________________________
34."Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
→ He wondered __________________________________
35."I cannot drive them home," he said.
→ He said _______________________________________
36."Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
→ She asks Peter __________________________________
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37."Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
→ She asked me ___________________________________
38.He said, "Don't go too far."
→ He advised her __________________________________
39."Have you been shopping?" he asked us.
→ He wanted to know _______________________________
40."Don't make so much noise," he says.
→ He asks us ______________________________________
41."Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.
→ The teacher told Joe ______________________________
42."Be patient," she said to him.
→ She told him ____________________________________
43."Go to your room," her father said to her.
→ Her father told her ________________________________
44."Hurry up," she said to us.
→ She told us _____________________________________
45."Give me the key," he told her.
→ He asked her ____________________________________
46."Play it again, Sam," she said.
→ She asked Sam __________________________________
47."Sit down, Caron" he said.
→ He asked Caron _________________________________
48."Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
→ The receptionist asked the guest _____________________
49._"Take off your shoes," she told us.
→ She told us______________________________________
50._"Mind your own business," she told him.
→ She told him ____________________________________
51."Don't touch it," she said to him.
→ She told him ____________________________________
52."Don't do that again," he said to me.
→ He told me _____________________________________
53."Don't talk to me like that," he said.
→ He told her _____________________________________
54."Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him.
→ She warned him _________________________________
55."Don't let him in," she said.
→ She told me _____________________________________
56."Don't go out without me," he begged her.
→ He begged her___________________________________
57."Don't forget your bag," she told me.
→ She told me _____________________________________
58."Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said.
→ The chemistry teacher told his students _______________
59."Don't give yourself up," he advised her.
→ He advised her ___________________________________
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60."Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys _________________________________
61.She said, "Go upstairs."
→ She told me ______________________________________
62."Close the door behind you," he told me.
→ He told me ______________________________________
63."Don't be late," he advised us.
→ He advised us ____________________________________
64."Stop staring at me," she said.
→ She told him _____________________________________
65."Don't be angry with me," he said.
→ He asked her _____________________________________
66."Leave me alone," she said.
→ She told me ____________________________________
67."Don't drink and drive," she warned us.
→ She warned us ___________________________________
68."John, stop smoking," she said.
→ She told John ___________________________________
69."Don't worry about us," they said.
→ They told her ____________________________________
70."Meet me at the cinema." he said.
→ He asked me ____________________________________
71.Ha said to Mai: “ Don’t touch the electric wires”
→ _______________________________________________
72.“Please, don’t tell anyone the news,” Ha said to her sister.
→ _______________________________________________
73.“Don’t drive so fast” Ha said to Minh.
→ _______________________________________________
74.“Please remove your shoes before entering” Ha said to Hang.
→ _______________________________________________
75.“Ba, don’t interrupt me when I’m meditating” Ha said to Ba.
→ _______________________________________________
76.“First switch on, then wait for 2 minutes” Ha said to Nhung.
→ _______________________________________________
77.“Hanh, take the man to the cells” Ha said to Tung.
→ _______________________________________________
78.“Don’t forget to write me a letter every week” Ha said to her friend.
→ _______________________________________________
79.Ha said: “Don’t make so much noise, Hieu”
→ _______________________________________________
80.Ha said to Mai, “You’re going to post the letter, don’t forget.”
→ _______________________________________________
81.He said, “I don’t know what happened.”
→ _______________________________________________
82.She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.”
→ _______________________________________________
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83.He said, “I have a toothache.”
→ _______________________________________________
84.She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.”
→ _______________________________________________
85.They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.”
→ _______________________________________________
86.He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.”
→ _______________________________________________
87.She said, “I go to the supermarket every day.”
→ _______________________________________________
88.He said, “I have received the envelope.”
→ _______________________________________________
89.They said, “We visited Cannery Row.”
→ _______________________________________________
90.She said, “I feel very sick.”
→ _______________________________________________
91.He said, “I bought some popcorn.”
→ _______________________________________________
92.They said, “We’re flying to California.”
→ _______________________________________________
93.He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.”
→ _______________________________________________
94.He said he didn’t know what had happened.
→ _______________________________________________
95.She said that she had gone to the dentist yesterday.
→ _______________________________________________
96.She said the doctor had written her a prescription.
→ _______________________________________________
97.He said that he had a toothache.
→ _______________________________________________
98.She said she went to the museum every day.
→ _______________________________________________
99.They said they were going to the supermarket.
→ _______________________________________________
100. She said that the doctor had given her some pills.
→ _______________________________________________
101. He said he had received the report.
→ _______________________________________________
102. They said they had visited the aquarium.
→ _______________________________________________
103. He said that he was feeling sick.
→ _______________________________________________
104. She said she had bought some bread.
→ _______________________________________________
105. He said that he was turning off the television.
→ _______________________________________________
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106. They said they were driving to Chicago.
→ _______________________________________________
107. “If you are late tomorrow, I am going to fire you,” he said
→ _______________________________________________
108. “I’m telling you that I didn’t break that window”, the boy said
→ _______________________________________________
109. “I’m going to change the wheel on my car myself,” said Hang.
→ _______________________________________________
110. “It’s certainly essential to take a longterm view of the situation,” the boss said →
111. “I passed my driving test first time,” said Sam.
→ _______________________________________________
112. “It’s the first time I’ve flown”, Ha said.
→ _______________________________________________
113. Hang said: “Why doesn’t Ha buy them this picture as a wedding present?”
→ _______________________________________________
114. “I can’t work at all! My typewriter isn’t working properly,” she said
→ _______________________________________________
115. “I think you should try to be more punctual,” she said to Ha
→ _______________________________________________
116. “You can’t park here”
→ _______________________________________________
117. “Have you worked before?” she said to him
→ _______________________________________________
118. “Can you work on Saturday before?” she said to him
→ _______________________________________________
119. “May I open the window?” she asked
→ _______________________________________________
120. “Would it be alright if I had the day off?” she said to her boss
→ _______________________________________________
121. “May I borrow your tennis racket?” she asked him
→ _______________________________________________
122. “Are you coming to the party tonight, Ha?” she asked
→ _______________________________________________
123. “Can you borrow your pen please, Ha?” she asked
→ _______________________________________________
124. “Do you know where my tennis racquet is, Mum?” she asked her Mum
→ _______________________________________________
125. “Was Ha at work yesterday?” she asked her secretary
→ _______________________________________________
126. “Did you read the article about Prince Diana?” she asked him
→ _______________________________________________
127. “Where do you live?” she said to him
→ _______________________________________________
128. “Why do you want the job?” she said to him
→ _______________________________________________
129. “How did you hear about it?” she said to him
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→ _______________________________________________
130. “How much do you expect to earn?” she said to him
→ _______________________________________________
131. “When can you start?” she said to him
→ _______________________________________________
132. “What time is it, Ha?” she asked
→ _______________________________________________
133. “How long have you worked for this company?” she asked
→ _______________________________________________
134. “Why has he been working so hard?” she asked
→ _______________________________________________
135. “Why did you do it when I told you not to?” she said to me
→ _______________________________________________
136. “Why didn’t you come at ten o’clock?” she said
→ _______________________________________________
137. “If you type this letter out for me, I’ll buy you a drink, OK? Thanks!” he said
(persuade)
→ _______________________________________________
138. “Sure, I don’t mind at all if you use my typewriter. Go ahead.” he said (allow)
→ _______________________________________________
139. “All right, it’s true, I was nervous.” he said (confess)
→ _______________________________________________
140. “I don’t think Liverpool will win.” he said (doubt)
→ _______________________________________________
141. “Don’t forget: you’ve got to hand in your work this evening” he said (remind)
→ _______________________________________________
142. “It’s a shame you couldn’t make it to the party last night” he said (regret)
→ _______________________________________________
143. “Don’t worry, as long as you keep your head, you’ll manage all right” he said
(assure)
→ _______________________________________________
144. “You really must come, and visit us next weekend” he said (insist)
→ _______________________________________________
145. “If I had more time, I’d help you with your work” he said (claim)
→ _______________________________________________
146. “Might it be a good idea if we all organized our time more effectively” he said
(suggest)
→ _______________________________________________
147. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”
→ _______________________________________________
148. She said, “I went to the dentist yesterday.”
→ _______________________________________________
149. She said, “The doctor wrote me a prescription.”
→ _______________________________________________
150. He said, “I have a toothache.”
→ _______________________________________________
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151. She said, “I go to the museum every day.”
→ _______________________________________________
152. They said, “We’re going to the supermarket.”
→ _______________________________________________
153. She said, “The doctor gave me some pills.”
→ _______________________________________________
154. He said, “I received the report.”
→ _______________________________________________
155. They said, “We visited the aquarium.”
→ _______________________________________________
156. He said, “I’m feeling sick.”
→ _______________________________________________
157. She said, “I bought some bread.”
→ _______________________________________________
158. He said, “I’m turning off the television.”
→ _______________________________________________
159. They said, “We’re driving to Chicago.”
→ _______________________________________________
160. He said he didn’t know what had happened.
→ _______________________________________________
161. She said that she had gone to the dentist yesterday.
→ _______________________________________________
162. She said the doctor had written her a prescription.
→ _______________________________________________
163. He said that he had a toothache.
→ _______________________________________________
164. She said she went to the museum every day.
→ _______________________________________________
165. They said they were going to the supermarket.
→ _______________________________________________
166. She said that the doctor had given her some pills.
→ _______________________________________________
167. He said he had received the report.
→ _______________________________________________
168. They said they had visited the aquarium.
→ _______________________________________________
169. He said that he was feeling sick.
→ _______________________________________________
170. She said she had bought some bread.
→ _______________________________________________
171. He said that he was turning off the television.
→ _______________________________________________
172. They said they were driving to Chicago.
→ _______________________________________________
173. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”
→ _______________________________________________
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174. She said, “I went to the dentist yesterday.”
→ _______________________________________________
175. She said, “The doctor wrote me a prescription.”
→ _______________________________________________
176. He said, “I have a toothache.”
→ _______________________________________________
177. She said, “I go to the museum every day.”
→ _______________________________________________
178. They said, “We’re going to the supermarket.”
→ _______________________________________________
179. She said, “The doctor gave me some pills.”
→ _______________________________________________
180. He said, “I received the report.”
→ _______________________________________________
181. They said, “We visited the aquarium.”
→ _______________________________________________
182. He said, “I’m feeling sick.”
→ _______________________________________________
183. She said, “I bought some bread.”
→ _______________________________________________
184. He said, “I’m turning off the television.”
→ _______________________________________________
185. They said, “We’re driving to Chicago.”
→ _______________________________________________
186. He said he didn’t know what had happened.
→ _______________________________________________
187. She said that she had gone to the doctor yesterday.
→ _______________________________________________
188. He said he had a toothache.
→ _______________________________________________
189. She said she would write him a prescription.
→ _______________________________________________
190. They said they were going to the drugstore.
→ _______________________________________________
191. He said that the doctor had given him some pills.
→ _______________________________________________
192. She said that she went to the supermarket everyday.
→ _______________________________________________
193. He said he had received the envelope.
→ _______________________________________________
194. They said that they had visited Cannery Row.
→ _______________________________________________
195. She said that she felt very sick.
→ _______________________________________________
196. He said he had bought some popcorn.
→ _______________________________________________
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197. They said they were flying to California.
→ _______________________________________________
198. He said he was cutting off the main valve.
→ _______________________________________________
199. “I’m tired,” Trevor said.
→ _______________________________________________
200. “Sorry. I wasn’t listening,” Hang said.
→ _______________________________________________
201. “Is this your pencil?” he asked his pupil.
→ _______________________________________________
202. “I’m going to Paris soon,” she said.
→ _______________________________________________
203. “It’s time to start revising (ôn lại) for the exam,” the teacher said.
→ _______________________________________________
204. “The film will be interesting,” I thought.
→ _______________________________________________
205. “I can’t help you because I have too much to do,” she said.
→ _______________________________________________
206. “Anne has bought the tickets.” She said to me.
→ _______________________________________________
207. “It took me three hours to get here because the roads are flooded” he told me.
→ _______________________________________________
208. “I think it’s a crazy (điên dại/ ngu xuẩn) idea. It’s won’t work” she said.
→ _______________________________________________
209. The receptionist says “Breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00”
→ _______________________________________________
210. “Where are you going?” he asks me.
→ _______________________________________________
211. “Do you want to go out for a meal?” she asked him.
→ _______________________________________________
212. “Why are you late?” they asked their guests.
→ _______________________________________________
213. “Can I use your phone to make a local call?” she asks me.
→ _______________________________________________
214. “Which countries have you been to?” the customs officer asks me.
→ _______________________________________________
215. “Do you know where Jean is living?” he asked me.
→ _______________________________________________
216. “What color are you going to paint the living room?” she asks them.
→ _______________________________________________
217. “Where did you go last night?” his father asked him.
→ _______________________________________________
218. “Why doesn’t she talk to me any more?” I thought to myself.
→ _______________________________________________
219. “What are you going to do with your scholarship?” Hang asked Huong.
→ _______________________________________________
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220. “Remember to book a table” said Ann.
→ _______________________________________________
221. “Could you please ring back in half an hour?” said the secretary.
→ _______________________________________________
222. “Get into the right lane (lối đi),” said the driving instructor.
→ _______________________________________________
223. “I should say nothing about it if I were you,” said my brother.
→ _______________________________________________
224. “Please, please don’t do anything dangerous,” his wife said.
→ _______________________________________________
225. “Why don’t you open a bank account?” Tom said.
→ _______________________________________________
226. “I can’t sell the cassette player at that price” he said.
→ _______________________________________________
227. “Could I see your driving license (bằng lái xe)?” said the policeman.
→ _______________________________________________
228. “Why don’t you go to a dentist, Mary, before your toothache gets any worse,” I
said.
→ _______________________________________________
229. “Open your suitcase for inspection (sự kiểm tra).” the customs officer said to all
passengers.
→ _______________________________________________
230. “I’ve replaced all the carpets (tấm thảm).” She said to me.
→ _______________________________________________
231. “Can I move the furniture (đồ đạc) around?” I asked her.
→ _______________________________________________
232. “How many bedrooms are there?” Sally asked.
→ _______________________________________________
233. “When do you want to move in?” Mrs. Mawby asked.
→ _______________________________________________
234. “Is there a fridge in the kitchen?” she asked him.
→ _______________________________________________
235. “I need $ 100 deposit (tiền đặt cọc)” she said.
→
Practise:
1. Change into directed speech:
1. She said that she........................ (already, see) DR. Rice.
2. They told me they........................ (not, eat) such kind of food before
3. He said he........................ (return) later.
4. She said she........................ (collect) it for me after work.
5. Jason asked me who....................... (give) me the book the day before.
6. Robert said that his father....................... (go) to Dallas the year before.
7. He wanted to know if we........................ (go) shopping during the previous
morning.
8. John often says he.................... (not, like) boxing because it ................. (be) a
cruel sport.
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2. Choose the correct answer.
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 were 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 going
10. Did they say they __________ me again ?
A. will phone B. have phoned C. would phone D. had
phoned

Dạng 2: Sử dụng hình thức của động từ trong câu tường thuật
Trong dạng này các em phải thuộc công thức của câu tường thuật ở dạng mệnh lệnh khẳng
định và phủ định, một số động từ đặc biệt như:
Suggest + Ving : đề nghị advise + O + to Vo: khuyên ai làm gì
Deny + Ving : từ chối đã làm gì invite + O + to Vo : mời ai làm gì
Admit + Ving : thừa nhận đã làm remind + O + toVo : nhắc nhở ai làm gì
Apologize for + Ving: xin lỗi ai vì đã ask + O + to Vo : yêu cầu ai làm gì
Look forward to + Ving: mong đợi làm gì promise to Vo : hứa làm gì
Accuse + O + of + Ving : tố cáo ai đã agree + to Vo : đồng ý làm gí
Thank + O + for + Ving: cám ơn ai vì đã refuse + to Vo : từ chối ko làm
gì
Prevent + O + from + : ngăn cản ai làm gì encourage + O + to Vo: khuyến khích ai làm
Blame + O + for + Ving: phàn nàn ai đã allow + O + to Vo: cho phép ai làm

VD1: I told her _________ on the stairs.

A. don’t sit B. not sit C. not to sit D. to not sit

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- Trong VD1, các em phải nhìn những đáp áp để nhận ra dạng của câu tường thuật. Đây là
dạng mệnh lệnh phủ định, vậy các em phải nhớ công thức : Speaker + told / asked ... + O + not to
Vo , dựa vào đây, các em chọn đáp án C là đúng
VD2: “Don’t play video games all the time!”, he said.
A. He told the boy not tot play video games all the time.
B. He said to the boy not play video games all the time.
C. He told to the boy not to play video games all the time.
D. He said the boy not play video games all the time.
- Trong VD2, các em cũng phải nhận dạng được đây là mệnh lệnh khẳng định để loại 2 đáp án
không đúng là B, D vì trong câu mệnh lệnh, không dùng động từ tường thuật “said”. Các em cũng có
quyền loại đáp án C vì “told” không đi với “to”. Vậy đáp án A là đúng.
VD3: The office _______ us to pay the money.
A. suggested B. reminded C. thanked D. admitted
- Trong VD3, các em dựa vào hình thức của các động từ (như thầy đã liệt kê ơ trên) của từng đáp
án, vậy chỉ có đáp án B là đúng.
VD4: “If I were you, I would take the job,” said my room-mate.
A. My room-mate was thinking about taking the job .
B. My room-mate advised me to take the job.
C. My room-mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me.
D. My room-mate insisted on taking the job for me.
- Trong VD4, các em phải biết nội dung của câu tường thuật trực tiếp (nếu tôi là bạn tôi sẽ nhận
công việc đó). Như vậy có nghĩa là khuyên ai làm gì đó => động từ tường thuật sẽ chúng ta sẽ dùng
ADVISE. Đáp án B là chính xác nhất
Practise:
1. Choose the correct answer.
1. His parents never allowed him ................
A. smoking B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoke
2. The teacher told his students ______ laughing.
A. to stop B. stopping C. stop D. stopped
3. His sister apologized ______ rude to him.
A. to be B. for being C. to being D. being
4. I advised her ______ anything about it to her friends.
A. not saying B. not to say C. saying D. not say
5. I asked Barbara to let me ______ her car for the weekend.
A. to use B. used C. using D. use
6. I'm looking forward _______ receiving your email soon.
A. at B. to C. in D. for
7. The teacher advised him ______ harder.
A. study B. to study C. studying D. studies
8. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave
9. She told the boys _______ on the grass.
A. do not play B. did not play C. not playing D. not to play
10. He advised _______ too far.
A. her did not go B. her do not go C. her not to go D. she did not go
11. He asked _______ him some money.
A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends
12. She apologized to the teacher _________ being late.
A. to B. for C. about D. on
13. I _________ everybody for all the help they had given me.
A. thanked B. blamed C. apologized D. suggested

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14. The teacher encouraged _______________ good compositions.
A. us write B. us to write C. us writing D. us to writing
15. The doctor told me ___________________.
A. I stay in bed for a few days B. I will stay in bed for a few days
C. I have to stay in bed for a few days D. to stay in bed for a few days
Những thay đổi trong lời nói gián tiếp:
1. Thay đổi động từ: Thì của các động từ trong lời nói gián tiếp thay đổi theo một nguyên tắc chung là lùi
về quá khứ (các thì xuống cấp):

PRACTISE: Fill in the blank

Direct Speech Reported Speech

1. Present Simple:V1 1. Past Simple:V2/ed
Ex: Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 ………………………………………………
o’clock” ……………………………………………….
Ex2: He said “ I like beer” ………………………………………………
2. Present Progressive: am/is/are +Ving 2. Past Progressive:was/were+Ving
Ex: He said “I’m watching TV” ………………………………………………

3. Present Perfect: has/have + V3/ed 3. Past Perfect: had + V3/ed

Ex: He said “ I have just bought a new book” ………………………………………………

4. Past Simple: V2/ed 4. Past Perfect: had + V3/ed

Ex: They said “ We came by car ” ………………………………………………

5. Past Progressive: was/were + V-ing 5. was/were+V-ing or Past Perfect progressive

Ex: He said “I was sitting in the park at 8 ………………………………………………
o’clock” ………………………………………………

6. Past Perfect: had + V3/ed 6. Past Perfect: had + V3/ed

Ex: She said “ My money had run out” ………………………………………………

7. Future Simple: will +V without to (V0) 7. would + V without to ( Vo)

Ex: Lan said “I’ll phone you” ………………………………………………

8. can 8. could
Ex: He said “ you can sit here” ………………………………………………

9. may 9. might
Ex: Mary said “I may go to Ha noi again” ………………………………………………

10. must 10. must/ had to

Ex: He said “I must finish this report” ………………………………………………

*
2. Thay đổi về từ chỉ thời gian và nơi chốn:
Fill in the blanks

Trực tiếp Gián tiếp

Today/ tonight
Yesterday
last month/ night …
Tomorrow
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this moth
The day before yesterday
The day after tomorrow
next month
Here
Now
Ago
This
These
* Chú ý:
- NÕu têng thuËt vÉn cïng ë 1 ®Þa ®iÓm vµ thêi gian, chóng ta kh«ng thay ®æi th× cña ®éng tõ,
tÝnh tõ chØ ®Þnh vµ tr¹ng ng÷ thêi gian vµ n¬i chèn.
Eg: He said “ I will come here to take this book tonight”.
 An hour ago he said he will come here to take this book tonight.
- Thªm liªn tõ vµo c©u têng thuËt chØ nguyªn nh©n
Eg: She said “ I am very tired I have worked overnight.”
 She said she was very tires because she had worked.
Eg: ‘We will have a test tomorrow’, My teacher said.
-> My teacher said (that) they would have a test the next day.
*Note: Có thể sử dụng một số ĐT dẫn sau: thought, announced, explained, complained, believed…

a. Yes/ no questions:
S + asked + ( O ) + if / whether + clause
Tuan asked Ba “Are you fond of watching television?”
 Tuan asked Ba ……………………………………………………………
b. Wh-questions:
S + asked + (O) + wh - word + clause
1. He said to me, “Why did you go with her father last week?”
 He asked me ………………………………………………..
2. “I have left my watch at home. Can you tell me the time?”
 He said that …………………………and asked me ……………………………………………..

(+) He/ she + ordered + object + to infinitive

commanded
told
asked
requested
1. “Please wait for a minute.” The man asked me
 The man asked……………………………………………………………….
2. “Would you mind opening the door” she asked me.
She asked me ………………………………………………………………………
3. He said to the waiter, “ Please bring me some hot water.”
 He told………………………………………………………….
4. I said to her “Please shut the window.”
 I asked her ……………………………………………………………
(-) He/ she + ordered + object not to + infinitive
told
asked
Eg: “ Please don’t talk loudly”.
 He asked …………………………………………………………….
He said “Don’t shut the door”.
 He asked …………………………………………………………….
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Exclamationin reported speech
- Động từ tường thuật là: exclaim/shout
Eg: He said, “ What a lovely garden they have”
He exclaimed that they had a lovely garden.
He said that it was … / hoặc He exclaimed that it was …
1. She said; “What a pity!” (Direct speech) -> She exclaimed that it was a pity
2. I said; “What a nice horse” -> I exclaimed that it was a nice hoese
3. He said; “How beautiful she is!”-> He exclaimed that she was beautiful!
4. “What a big egg” he said -> He said that it was a big egg.
5. “How dreadful!” he said -> He exclaimed that it was dreadful.

S + invite + (O) + to V …
S + offer + to V …
Ex: He said, “Would you like to go out for a drink?”
---> He invited me to go out for a drink.
She said to me; “How about some coffee”
-> She invited me some coffee
“I will look after the house for you if you like” he said.
-> He offered to look after the house for me if I liked.
* Ta sử dụng “ Would you like to V... / How about …/ Why don’t you + … để mời
Eg: Why don’t you come to my village to have a day off?
* Offer: - Would you like me to V
- Shall I do.../ Can I…? Could I …?
- I’ll do … if you like
Eg: Can I help you with the dishes? Shall I shut the door?
Would you like a drink? Would you like to come for a meal?
b. Yêu cầu: (động từ tường thuật ask)
Ex: She said, “Can you lend me your book?”
---> She asked me to lend her my book.
* Ta cã thÓ sö dông : Could you….? , Can you …? Would you mind …? Or câu mệnh lệnh để yêu cầu
“Would you mind closing the door?”  he asked me to close the door.
Can you close the door? Close the door ,please.
* “I’d like…” “Can I have…?” khi chuyển sang gián tiếp ta áp dụng cấu trúc
“Could I have…?”
S + asked + someboby + for + something
Ex: In a restaurant, the man said; “I’d like a bottle of red wine, please”
-> The man asked for a bottle of red wine
c. Khuyên bảo:
Ex: “You should study harder,” my mother said.
---> My mother advised me to study harder.
*Lêi khuyªn thêng b¾t ®Çu b»ng:
- You should / You ought to V...........
- If I were you , I would/ should …
- You had better …
- Why don’t you ….
Eg’ Why don’t you repaint our room? She advised me to repaint their room.
Chuyển sang gián tiếp có cấu trúc sau: S + advised + O + to V …
d. Lời nhắc nhở
“Remember…” khi chuyển sang lời nói gián tiếp ta áp dụng cấu trúc sau
Don’t for get
S + remind(ed) + someboby + to Infinitive verb
Ex: She said to me; “Don’t forget to ring me up tomorrow evening”
-> She reminded me to ring her up the bext eveining
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e. Sự đồng ý về quan điểm như: all right, yes, of course (áp dụng cấu trúc sau):
S + agreed + to verb…
Ex: “All right, I’ll wait for you” he said
-> He agreed to wait for me
f.: would like, wish
S + wanted + obj + to verb…
Ex: “I’d like Lan to become a doctor,” my mum said
-> My mum wanted Lan to become a doctor
g. Từ chối : S + refused + to V …
Eg: ‘No, I won’t lend you my car”
-> He refused to lend me his car.
h. Lời hứa: S + promised to V…
Eg: ‘I’ll send you a card on your birthday”
-> He promised to send me a card on my birthday.
* Công thức chung khi đổi sang câu tường thuật với to V:
S + V (+ O) + to V

6. Reported speech with gerund: (câu gián tiếp với danh động từ)
- Khi lời nói gián tiếp là lời đề nghị, chúc mừng, cảm ơn, xin lỗi ….động từ tường thuật cùng với danh
động từ theo sau nó thường dùng để truyền tải nội dung lời nói trên.
 Động từ tường thuật + V-ing.......
* Động từ tường thuật:deny, admit, suggest, regret...........
Ex: He said to me; “Let’s go home”
-> He suggested going home

 Động từ tường thuật + giới từ + Ving…

* Động từ tường thuật: : dream of, object to, insist on, complain about, think of, look forward
to.........
Ex: “I’ll help you with your physics exercise,” Peter said to Susan.
---> Peter insisted on helping Susan with her physics exercise.
 Động từ tường thuật + giới từ + tân ngữ + Ving…
* Động từ tường thuật: thank sb for, accuse sb of, congratulate sb on, apologize sb for, warn sb
against, prevent sb from, stop sb from…
Ex1: “It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you.
---> Tom thanked me for helping him.
Ex2: “I’m sorry I’m late,” Peter said.
---> Peter apologised for being late.
 Danh ®éng tõ têng thuËt thêng ®i theo ®éng tõ têng thuËt SUGGEST trong c¸c mÉu c©u
®Ò nghÞ sau:
 Why don’t you/ Why not / How about -> suggest + sb + V-ing
 Let’s / Let’s not -> suggest + V-ing/ suggest + not+ V-ing
 Shall we/ It’s a good idea -> suggest + V-ing.
a. Cảm ơn, xin lỗi:
S + thanked + s.o + for + v-ing
S + apologized for + (not) + v-ing
S + apologized + to + s.o + for + (not) + v-ing
Ex1: “It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you.
---> Tom thanked me for helping him.
Ex2: “I’m sorry I’m late,” Peter said.
---> Peter apologised for being late.
b. Chúc mừng:
S + congratulated + s.o + on + v-ing
Ex: John said, “I heard you received the scholarship. Congratulations!”
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---> John congratulated me on receiving the scholarship.
“I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John said to us.
-> Tom congratulated us on passing our exams
c. Cương quyết, khăng khăng:
S + insisted + on + v-ing…
Ex: “I’ll help you with your physics exercise,” Peter said to Susan.
---> Peter insisted on helping Susan with her physics exercise.
“I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda
-> Peter insisted on driving Linda to the station
d. Cảnh báo, ngăn cản:
Lời cảnh báo như : be careful, be dangerous
a. S + warned + s.o + to verb…
b. S + warned + s.o + against + v-ing …

ex1: “Be careful of strangers and don’t go out at night”; he said

-> He warned us to be careful strangers and not to out at night
Ex2: “Don’t stay at the near the airport,” I said to Ann
-> I warned Ann against staying at the hotel near the airport
Ex3: “Don’t go out alone at night,” I said to Linda.
---> I warned Linda agaisnt going out alone at night.
Ngăn cản: S + prevented, stopped + s.o + from + v-ing…
Ex1: “Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane
-> Her mother prevented Jane from going out that night
Ex2: “Sit here. I can’t let you stand all the time,” Mary said to me.
---> Mary prevented me from standing all the time.
e. Chấp nhận hoặc phủ nhận:
Ex1: “We stole his money,” they said.
---> They admitted stealing his money.
Ex2: “I didn’t steal his money,” she said.
---> She denied stealing his money.
f. Đề nghị, gợi ý:
S + suggest + (not) + V-ing …
S1 + suggest (ed) + That + S2 + should + bare infinitive
Ex: He said to me; “Let’s go home”
-> He suggested going home
-> He suggested that we should go home
Ex: “Let’s go out for a drink,” Susan said.
---> Susan suggested going out for a drink.
* Lêi ®Ò nghÞ, gîi ý thêng b¾t ®Çu b»ng:
- sö dông “could” ®Ó gîi ý: She could phone her
- Shall we ….
Shall we go and see a film?
Shall we talk about something different now?
- What about …/ How about V-ing…/ Let’s V……./ Why don’t we V ….
What about going to Judy's?
How about using my car?
Let's go outside.
Why don't you write to her yourself?
g. Tố cáo, buộc tội:
Ex: “You took some of my money,” he said.
---> He accused me of taking some of his money.
h. Mơ ước:
S + dreamed + of + v-ing…
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Ex: “I want to pass the exam with flying colours,” John said.
---> John dreamed of passing the exam with flying colours.
“I’ve always wante to be rich, ” Bob said
-> Bob had always dreamed of being rich
i. Söï suy nghó veà caùi gì (aùp duïng caáu truùc sau)
S + think (thought) + of +v-ing…
Ex: John’s wife: The house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it
John : I think so
-> John and his wife were thinking of buying the house.

k. Söï chaáp nhaän (aùp duïng caáu truùc sau)

S + admitted + v-ing…
Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!
The thief|: Yes…! But…
-> The thief admitted stealing/having stolen Mrs Brown’s car
l. Söï mong ñôïi (aùp duïng caáu truùc sau)
S + looked forward to + v-ing…
Ex: “Mr.Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon”
Mrs Smith: I think so
-> Mr and Mrs. Smith looked forward to meeting their children soon
7. Các hình thức hỗn hợp trong lời nói gián tiếp: (mixed forms in reported speech)
Lời nói trực tiếp có thể bao gồm nhiều hình thức hỗn hợp: câu khẳng định, câu hỏi, câu mệnh lệnh, câu
cảm thán:
Eg: 1. He said, “Can you play the guitar?” and I said “No”
 He asked me if I could play the guitar and I said that I couldn’t.
2. “I don’t know the way. Do you? He asked.
 He said that he didn’t know the way and asked her if she knew it.
3. “I’m going to shopping. Can I get you something? She said
 She said that she was going to shopping and asked if she could get me anything.

Exercises:

1. Reported speech with to infinitive

1. She said to him: “give me another glass of wine”.
……………………………………………………..……………………………………………………
2. She said to me: “bring me a book”.
………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………
3. Mother said to him: “open the window please!”.
………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………
4. He said to me: “shut the door after you”.
………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………
5. The captain said to them: “wait here still I come back”.
………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………
6. She told her: “take it and come with me”.
………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………
7. He said to me: “don’t come back before one o’clock”.
………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………
8. My mother told me: “don’t forget to look at the door”.
………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………
9. He said to his brother: “don’t open the window, open the door”.
………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………
10. He said to the girl: “don’t sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!”.

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………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………
2. Reported speech with to infinitive and gerund (HSG)
1. ‘You have broken 2 of my glasses, boy” said the old man.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. “Yes, I’ve broken 2 of them” said the boy.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. “Certainly. I’ll take you to the zoo next Sunday” He said (insist)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. “I’ll water the flowers every morning if you like” She said (offer)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. “No, we won’t go with him next Friday’ they said (refuse)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. ‘You have made the wall dirty, pupils” said the teacher. (accuse)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. “No, we didn’t make noise last night” said the children (deny)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. “We will shut the door if you go on getting out’ said the parents to children (threaten)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. “I am sorry. I’ve made the house untidy” said the girl. (apologize)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. “I will punish you if you don’t pay attention to the lesson, pupils” said the teacher (threaten)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. “Would you like me to look after the house for you?” He said (offer)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. “Will you keep quite, please?’ she said (tell)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. “Will you keep your mouth shut? He said (order)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
14. Shall we meet outside the cinema after eight” he said (suggest)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. “Would you like me to repair the car for you?’ he said (offer)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
16. “Will you have a drink?” he said (invite)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. “You had better hurry’ she said (advise)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
18. “Please, please let me come in” he said (beg)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
19. ‘Don’t talk anymore.” He said (command)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
20. ‘Try again, all of you” he said (encourage)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
21. “Don’t swim so far” He said to me (warn somebody to do something)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
22. ‘Do come and enjoy tea with my family” she said (invite)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
23. “Why don’t we come to visit our teacher today?” he said (suggest)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
24. “My advise to you is to do morning exercises” she said (advise)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
25. “In your place, I would learn English” she said to me (advise)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Change the following sentence into reported speech:

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1. Teacher to John “Write that exercise carefully”
2. Mrs Green said “ Please sing at our party, Mary”
3. Teacher to John: “Be careful; think before you answer”
4. Tom: “Read my exercise, John, and tell me if it is correct”
5. Traveler to taxi driver: “Direct to Victoria station as fast as you can. I must catch the 12.50
train”.
6. “It is cold here. Is the window open?” He asked me
7. The pupil said “Teacher, give us better marks, please”
8. “What a dirty face you have!” Ann said to her son.
9. “Don’t come back before one o’clock” advised my brother.
10. “I wonder who is coming on the excursion tomorrow. I do hope it won’t rain.” She said
11. “It’s a very nice evening. Why don’t we go out for a walk? Mrs Brown suggested
12. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday”, said the teacher
13. “Be modest if you are a good pupil” said my father.
14. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” she said to me.
15. “Have you got shampoo, Alice? I must wash my hair.” Johnny asked
16. He said to me ‘Listen! Can you hear someone coming?”
17. “Do as I tell you or you will be punished. I’ll teach you who is the master in this house,” he said
18. “I shouldn’t do that if I were you. Isn’t it very dangerous” he said
19. Mary said ‘I can not go to the movie with you, John”
20. “Shut the door but don’t lock it” she said to us.

Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that best rewrite the root one:

1. “I’m in a bit of a hurry, but I’ll ring you tomorrow,” William said
A. William explained that If he weren’t hurry, he’d ring me tomorrow.
B. William told me that though he was in a bit hurry, but he would ring me the next day.
C. William said he was a bit pressed for time, but that he would bring me the following day
D. William said he was a bit hurry, but he’d ring me the previous day.
2. 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
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. “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 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
5. The doctor said to Peter’ “Don’t go for a walk today”
A. the doctor said Peter not to go for a walk today
B. the doctor told Peter not 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
6. “Please don’t mention it to any body,” Mary said to her friend
A. Mary asked her friend not to mention it to anybody.
B. Mary asked her friend not mention it to anybody.
C. Mary asked her friend to not mention it to anybody.
D. Mary asked her friend did not mention it to anybody.
7. Tom said: “ I have already has breakfast, so I am not hungry.’
A. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he is not hungry.
B. Tom said he has already had breakfast, so he is not hungry.
C. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he was not hungry.
D. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he was not hungry.
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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.
A. I asked Nick where is he going. D. I asked Nick where he is going.
9. He said to them: “Who will you see before you leave here?”
A. He asked them who they would see before they left there.
B. He asked them who would they see before they left there.
C. He asked them who they would see before you left there.
D. He asked them who you would see before they left there.
10. 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 I go there the day before.
D. She asked me why hadn’t I gone there the day before.
11. Mother asked me: “Did you play with your friends yesterday?”
A. Mother asked me if I had played with my friends the day before.
B. Mother asked me if I played with my friends the day before.
C. Mother asked me if I had played with your friends the day before.
D. Mother asked if you had played with my friends the day before.
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. “Will you help me, please? She said. “I can’t rich the top shelf.”
A. She asked me help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
B. She asked me to help her as she can’t reach the top shelf.
C. She asked me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
D. She warned me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
14. “This is a horrible room. Why don’t you ask for something better?” he said
A. He said it was a horrible room and reminded me to ask for something better.
B. He said it was a horrible room and advised me to ask for something better.
C. He said it was a horrible room and warned me to ask for something better.
D. He said it was a horrible room and invited me to ask for something better.
15. “Remember to switch off when you have 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
16. “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.
17. “Why don’t you go by train? It’s much less tiring than driving, “ I said.
A. I advised him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
B. I suggested him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
C. I warned him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
D. I advised him going by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
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 I will.
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. “If I were you I’d try to get a room on the top floor,” he said
A. He advised me to try to get a room on the top floor.
B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor.
C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor.
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20. Have you found the book? (she asked me…)

A. She asked me if I had found the book.
B. She asked me if I found the book.
C. She asked me whether I had found the book or not.
D. B and C are correct

 Some special cases:

1. Indirect speech with Let’s/ Let him/ Let her/ Let them:
+ Let’s/ Let him/ let her/ Let them do something
 …. suggest that somebody should do something (dùng cho mọi trường hợp)
Eg: “Let’s eat out tonight” she said.  She suggested that they should eat out that night.
“Let him prepare all the lesson.” She said  She suggested that he should prepare all the lesson.
+ Let’s/let him/ let her …
… suggest + V-ing (dùng cho let’s)
…suggest + somebody’s + V-ing ( dùng cho let him/ let her/ let them
Eg: “Let’s go camping next weekend” he said He suggested going camping the following
weekend.
“Let them do their exercises this morning” she said  She suggested their doing exercises that
morning.
2. + “Yes, let’s”  agree
Eg” “Let’s go to the theatre tonight? He said
“Yes, let’s’ said one of his friends.
 He suggested going to the theatre that night and one of his friends agreed.
+ “No, Let’s not”  object to the idea/ be against the idea
Eg’ “No, let’s not. It is hot” said another friend
 but another friend objected to that idea/ was against it because it was hot.
3. Let = allow
Eg: “Let him go with me, mother” she said  She asked her mother to let him go with her
“Let her do it herself, teacher” he said to his teacher.  He asked his teacher to let her do it herself.
BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG: Change the following sentences into reported speech:
1. “Let’s give a party” said Ann
“Let’s not” said her husband
2. “Let’s take a tent and camp out” said Bill
“ Good idea” said Nina
3. “Let the children stay indoor tonight.” She said
4. “Let me go” he said to the policeman.
5. “Let’s go swimming in the lake” he said
“No, it is against law” said his friend.
6. “Let’s prepare everything for the party” she said.
“Yes, let’s” said her friend.
7. “Let’s stay here till the storm has passed” he said
8. “Don’t drive too close the car in front” said my mother (warn)
9. “Let’s go swimming. It is too hot to learn our lesson now.” He said
10. “You ought to wear a safety helmet when you drive motorbike” she said to her husband.
Rewrite the following sentences using given words or phrases:
1. ‘What’s your job?” Mary asked Tom.
Mary wanted to …
2. The factory inspector asked me where I kept the fine fighting equipment
‘Where …
3. She said “It’s good if you make your own decision” (advise)
She …
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4. “Why don’t you read that book, Peter” she said
She suggested …
5. “What a mischievous boy!” he said.
He exclaimed …
6. “How wonderful the play was!” said John
John exclaimed …
7. ‘Me? No, I didn’t break your glasses.’ Peter said.
Peter …

4. Indirect speech with ‘must” ‘need” “have to”

+ I must do … = unchanged/ had to
Eg: ‘I must be there at 6 a.m” he said  He said he must/ had to be there at 6 a.m
+ Must I/ you/ he … do …? = had to
Eg: “Must you get ready for the party” he said  He asked if I/ she had to get ready for the party.
+ I must not do … = unchanged
Eg: “I must not get up early tomorrow”, she said  she said that she must not get up early the next
day
+ You/ She/ He must not do … = unchanged/ weren’t to do/ wasn’t to do
Eg: “He must not be present at the meeting today” she said
 She said that he must not be/ wasn’t to be present at the meeting that day.
+ I needn’t do = needn’t have to/ wouldn’t have to …
Eg” “I needn’t do my homework” she said
 She said that she needn’t have to do her homework/ wouldn’t have to do her homework.
+ You he/ she needn’t do … = unchanged
Eg: “You needn’t lock the door” she said
 She said that he needn’t lock the door.
+ Need I/ you/ he do …? = unchanged / had to
Eg: “Need I prepare everything for the meal” she said
 She asked if she need/ had to prepare everything for the meal.
5. Indirect speech with some expressions:
+ “Thanks” he said
 He thanked me
+ “Good luck” he said  He wished me good luck
“Happy Christmas” he said  he wished me happy Christmas
+ “Congratulation” she said  He congratulated me
+ The notice said ‘Welcome to Bacgiang”
The notice welcomed visitors to Bac giang
+ “No/ Yes”  Subject + Auxiliary verb
Eg: “Did you have a good time” he said; “yes’ I said
 He asked me if I had had a good time and I said I had
“Have you done your work” he said “ No’ I said
 He asked me if I had done my work and I said I hadn’t
+ Good morning/ evening/ hello  Subject + greet …

Exercise : (HSG) Change into reported speech

1. “Don’t repeat the mistake” the instructor warned the sportsman.
2. “As soon as I hear from him, I will let you know” My neighbour said to me.
3. “I will live in town till my husband returns from the expedition and when he returns, we will go to
the seaside together,” she said
4. “I hope they will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting” she remarked
5. “This story happened long ago,’ he said, “ and few people remember anything about it”
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7. James said “Do you want me to type this letter for you?”
8. James said to Jill, “When do you expect to finish your assignment?”
9. ‘These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back next year,” he said
10. Rose said, ‘I was just leaving the office when I came face to face with a stranger”
11. Richard asked Jane, “Is it true that your father fought in the last war?”
12. The inspector said to the woman, “What were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?”
13. The passenger said to the taxi driver “Hurry up!” and he added “I must be at the station on time.”
14. Father said, “The taxi is coming now. Is everyone ready?”
15. Helen said, ‘I think I’ll have to find a better job. I can’t make both ends meet”.
16. He said to her, “What are you so late? I’ve been waiting for half an hour already”
17. She said to him “Don’t let them down. I’ll be very embarrassed if you go back on your words.’
18. She said to her husband, “You’d better not drink too much. You may lose control of the car and
have a bad accident”
19. The boy said to his mother “When shall we have lunch? I am very hungry.”
20. She said to him, ‘I am glad you’ve come. Sit down, please”
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.

Change into reported speech:

1. She said; “How beautiful they are”
2. I said; “How fast he is running!”
3. He said; “What a lovely house!”
4. She said; “What beautiful flowers!”
5. She said to him; “Shall we eat out tonight?”
6. Why don’t you put a better lock on the door?
7. He said; “Cigarette”, I answer “No thanks”
8. She said to me; “Remember to lock the door before you go to bed”
9. She said; “Can I have some money; Mum?”
10. She said; “The earth moves around the sun”
11. Tom said; “I would rather you started today”
12. She said; “Could I have a cup of coffee”
13. “Would you mind waiting?” he said
14. “Would you like to drink coffee?” he said
15. Lan said; “You had better go to the doctor?”
16. Henry said; “Let’s not much fuss about it”
17. They said; “We will wait for if you are late”
18. Peter said; “I wish I had something to eat”
19. My mother said; “If I were you, I should do nothing about it”
20. The coach said to them; “It’s high time we began training for our next match”
21. I sai to her; “I wish you had seen it”
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22. His mother said; “Don’t forget to thank Mrs Jones”
23. He said; “You might check these figures for me”
24. “Where shall we meet?” I said. “What about the hotel?” bill said
25. “You needn’t come in tomorrow”, said my employer. “Take the day off”
EXERCISE: Change the following sentences into Indirect Reported Speech or vice-versa
1. The doctor told him that he worked too hard.
“You..…………………………………………………………….........……………………
2. “I’m sorry I broke the glass”, said Peter.
Peter apologized.……………………………………………………………………………
3. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
“How…...……………………………………………………………………………………
4. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”, he asked.
He suggested…………………………………………………………..……………………
5. “Keep away from this area”, said the security guard when we approached the fence.
The security guard told……………………………………………………………………
6. Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert!”.
Isabel…...……………………………………………………………………………………
7. She asked John to repeat what he had said.
Please……..…………………………………………………………………………………
8. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.
The film star objected…..……………………………………………………………………
9. “If I were you, I’d look for another job”, said one of my friends.
One of my friends……………………………………………………………………………
10. She wanted to know if he had studied French.
She asked him, “………………………………………………………………………………
11. “Bring your umbrella in case it rains”, he said to me.
He told……....…………………………………………………………………………………
12. “Why don’t you ask her yourself?”, I said to my brother.
I………..…....…………………………………………………………………………………
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……...…....……………………………………………………………………….………
23. “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?” asked Mary.
Mary wanted to know….……………………………………………………………….……
24. “Shall we walk round for a change this evening?” she said.

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She suggested..…………………………………………………………………….……
25. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.
Bill doubted....……………………………………………………………………………
26. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said George.
George suggested…………………………………………………………………….…
27. “Why didn’t I get a computer before? , thought the officer manager.
The officer manager wondered…………………………………………………….……
28. “Jack, why don’t we help Old Tom?”, said Jackie.
Jackie suggested..……………………………………………………………….…………
29. “Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?”, he said.
He……………………………………………………………………….…………………
30. She asked me what I had been doing at three the previous afternoon.
“What……....……………………………………………………………………………
31. “I wasn’t there at that time”, he said.
He denied…....…………………………………………………………………….………
32. The policeman charged him with stealing that bicycle.
“You………....……………………………………………………………………………
33. “Where has he been?”, she doesn’t know that.
She doesn’t......……………………………………………………………………………
34. “Can I have a new bicycle?”, said Anna to her mother.
Anna asked......……………………………………………………………………………
35. “Let’s go for a walk in the park”, said Andrew.
Andrew……....……………………………………………………………………………
36. He said, “I wish I knew the answer”.
He said that......………………………………….…………………………..……………
37. “Please don’t drive so fast”, Ann begged her boyfriend.
Ann pleaded.....……………………………………………………………………………
38. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.
Bill doubted.....…………………………………………………………….…………….
39. “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary.
Mary asked.....…………………………………………………………..………………
40. “Where is the station car-park?”, Mrs. Smith asked.
Mrs. wanted...………………………………………………………..…………………
41. His English is not good, and he got a bad mark in his test last week
If……..….....……………………………………………………………………………
42. “I don’t love you any more”, said Eric to his girlfriend.
Eric told….....………………………………………………….………………………
43. “I must see the manager”, she cried.
She insisted.....……………………………………………………………………………
44. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda”, said William.
William….…...………………….……………………..………………………………
45. “How old is your little boy?”, said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.
The nurse….....…………………….…………………………..………………………
46. “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?”, said the travel agent.
The travel.......…………………………………………………………………………
47. “You are cheating me”, said Carol to June.
Carol…….......…………………………………………………………………………
48. “Where is the nearest tube?”, she asked.
She enquired....…………………….………………………………..…………………
49. “It wasn’t me who took your car”, said Bob.
Bob.……….....……………………..……………………………….………………
50. “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack”, he said.
He advised.......………………………………………………………………………

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51. “When it stops snowing, we must start digging ourselves out”, he said.
He said…….....………………………………………………………………………
52. “You’d better not go out with Peter any more, Elizabeth”, said John.
John……….....………………………………………………………………………
53. “Less noise”, the teacher told the boys.
The teacher......………………………………………………………..……………
54. “You caused the accident”, said the other driver.
The other driver…..………………………………………………..………………
55. Helen wanted to know the name of Shirley’s hairdresser’s.
Helen said, “Shirley, where do……………………………………..………………
56. Paul said he was going to China the following year.
“I…………......……………………………………………………..………………
57. The porter told us that the train had left five minutes before.
“I’m sorry but..………………………………………………..……………………
58. “I never used bad language”, she said.
She denied…...………………………………………………..….…………………
59. She asked John to repeat what he had said.
“Please…......……………………………………………………….………………
60. “Must you go so soon?”, I said.
I…….……......………………………………………………………………………
Choose the correct answer among A , B C or D.
1. She asked me where I_____________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
2. I asked Martha________ to enter law school.
A. are you planning B. if she is planning
C. was she planning D. if she was planning
3. Nam wanted to know what time _________ .
A. the movie began C. the movie begins
B. did the movie begin D. does the movie begin
4. Julia said that she ________ there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
5. Paul asked her, “Have you got 20 pounds?”
à Paul asked her ________ 20 pounds.
A. if she got B. if she had got
C. whether she got D. whether had she got
6. He told me __________ him up at six o'clock.
A. please pick B. to pick C. should pick D. I can pick
7. He said that Linda and John ________ married ________ .
A. were getting / tomorrow B. are getting / the next day
C. were getting / the next day D. will getting / the day after
8. They asked me when _________ .
A. did I arrive B. will I arrive C. I had arrived D. I can arrive

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9. The farmer said, “ I didn’t see her.”
---> The farmer said ____ her.
A. he had seen B. I hadn’t seen
C. she didn’t see D. he hadn’t seen
10. I wondered________ the right thing.
A. if I am doing B. was I doing
C. am I doing D. whether I was doing
11. Charlie __________ that his father was in hospital.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. asked me
12. Mr Brown said, “I watched TV last night.”
-- -> Mr Brown said that he _______ TV the night before.
A. was watching B. watched
C. had watched D. has watched
13. The teacher said Columbus ________ America in 1492.
A. discovered B. had discovered
C. was discovering D. would discover
14. “ Please don't tell anyone what happened," Ann said to me.
A. Ann said to me please don't tell anyone what happened.
B. Ann told me didn't tell anyone what had happened.
C. Ann said me not to tell anyone what happened.
D. Ann told me not to tell anyone what had happened.
15."Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?" he said.
A. He invited me to go to the cinema with him that night.
B. He offered me to go to the cinema with him tonight.
C. He asked me if I'd like to go to the cinema with him tonight.
D. He would like me to go to the cinema with him this night.
16.'Remember to pick me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon," she said.
A. She told me to remember to pick her up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
B. She reminded me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the following afternoon.
C. She reminded me to remember to pick her up at 6 o'clock the next afternoon.
D. She told me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the next day afternoon.
17." Let's have a picnic next Saturday," Julia said.
A. Julia said that let's have a picnic the next Saturday.
B. Julia suggested having a picnic the following Saturday.
C. Julia advised how about having a picnic the next Saturday.
D. Julia told that why they didn't have a picnic next Saturday.
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18. "If I were you, I'd tell him the truth," she said to me.
A. She said to me that if I were you, I'd tell him the truth.
B. She will tell him the truth if she is me.
C. She suggested to tell him the truth if she were me.
D. She advised me to tell him the truth.
19. “ Stay in bed for a few days," the doctor said to him.
A. The doctor said to him stay in bed for a few days.
B. The doctor said him to stay in bed for a few days.
C. The doctor told him to stay in bed for a few days.
D. The doctor told to him stay in bed for a few days.
20. “ Why don't you have your room repainted?" said Viet to Nam.
A Viet suggested that Nam should have his room repainted.
B. Viet suggested having Nam's room repainted.
C. Viet asked Nam why you didn't have your room repainted.
D. Viet wanted to know why Nam doesn't have his room repainted.
21. Mary said, “ I want to give up my job.” -> Mary said that ...........................
A. she wants to give up her job. C. she wanted to give up my job.
B. I wanted to give up her job. D. she wanted to give up her job.
22. His wife said to him, “ write to me as often as you can”
A. His wife told him to write to her as often as he can
B. His wife told him to write to her as often as he could
C. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can
D. His wife told to him to write to her as often as he could
23.Mary said ,”I have not seen Peter since last month .”
A. Mary said she has not seen Peter since the previous month.
B. Mary said she had not seen Peter since the previous month .
C. Mary said she was not seen Peter since the previous month.
D. Mary said she doesn’t see Peter since the previous month
24. “ I want to go on holiday but I don’t know where to go.”
---> Tom said that _________________________________________
A. he wanted to go on holiday but he doesn’t know where to go.
B. he wants to go on holiday but he didn’t know where to go.
C. he wanted to go on holiday but he didn’t know where to go.
D. I wanted to go on holiday but I didn’t know where to go.
25. Mary said : “ What will you do this evening, John ?”
A. Mary asked John what would he do that evening.
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B. Mary asked John what John did that evening.
C. Mary wanted to know what she and John would do that evening.
D. Mary wanted to know what John would do that evening.
26. He said to them, “Don't tell me such a nonsense!”
A. He told them not to tell him such a nonsense.
B. He told them to tell him such a nonsense.
C. He told them not to tell them such a nonsense.
D. He told them to tell them such a nonsense.
27. "If I were you. Bill, I'd buy the house, " Stephen said.
A. Stephen suggested Bill to buy the house.
B. Stephen advised Bill to buy the house.
C. Stephen promised Bill that he would buy the house.
D. Stephen forced Bill to buy the house.
28. “Don’t forget to feed the chicken twice a day.”
A. He said don’t forget to feed the chicken twice a day.
B. He told not to forget to feed the chicken twice a day.
C. He reminded me to feed the chicken twice a day.
D. He suggested me to feed the chicken twice a day
29. “Never borrow money from friends,” my father said.
A. My father told me never to borrow money from friends.
B. My father said to me never borrow money from friends.
C. My father suggested me never borrowing money from friends.
D. My father advised me not borrow money from friends
30. “Please don’t leave until I come back,” Sarah said.
A. Sarah told us do not leave until she comes back.
B. Sarah asked us do not leave until she came back.
C. Sarah told us not to leave until she came back.
D. Sarah said to us not to leave until she comes back
31. "Could you lend me your pen? " Tom said to Jerry.
A. Tom asked Jerry to lend him her pen.
B. Tom asked to lend Jerry's pen.
C. Tom asked if Jerry could lend you her pen.
D. Tom asked if Jerry could lend her his pen.
32. "Right. I'll take the brown pair, "Andrew said.
A. Andrew promised to take the brown pair.
B. Andrew wanted to take the brown pair.
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C. Andrew agreed to take the brown pair.
D. Andrew asked to take the brown pair.
33. "I will ring you up after I get home." Peter said to Mary.
A. Peter promised to give Mary a wedding ring after he got home.
B. Peter asked Mary to pay him a visit after he' got home.
C. Peter promised to visit Mary after he got home.
D. Peter promised to telephone Mary after he got home.
34 . “I’ve been playing tennis a lot lately," John said.
A. John said that I have been playing tennis a lot lately.
B. John said that he has been playing tennis a lot lately.
C. John said that he had been playing tennis a lot lately.
D. John said that she had been playing tennis a lot lately.
35. “Tom had an accident last week, but he wasn't injured," said Mary.
A. Mary said Tom had an accident last week but he wasn't injured.
B. Mary said Tom had had an accident last week but he wasn't injured.
C. Mary said Tom had an accident the last week but he hadn't been injured.
D. Mary said Tom had had an accident the week before but he hadn't been injured.
36. “I don't know what Fred is doing," said my sister.
A. My sister said that she didn't know what Fred was doing.
B. My sister said she doesn't know what Fred is doing.
C. My sister said that I don't know what Fred is doing.
D. My sister said that she hasn't known what Fred was doing
37. I suggested that he should paint the house light blue.
A. "Shall we painted the house light blue?" I said to him.
B. "How about to paint the house light blue?" I said to him.
C. "Let's paint the house light blue," I said to him.
D. "Why don't you paint the house light blue?" I said to him.
38 . He invited me to have dinner with him.
A. "Would you like to have dinner with me?" he said.
B. "Do you like having dinner with me?" he said.
C. "Would you like dinner with me?" said he.
D. "Will you like to have dinner with me?" said he.
39. They wanted to know where I came from.
A. "We want to know where do you come from," they said.
B. "Where did you come from?" they asked.
C. "Where do you come from?" asked they.
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D. "We wanted to know where I came from," they said.
40 . He reminded me to buy him some stamps.
A. "Don't forget to buy me some stamps," he said.
B. "Remember buying me some stamps," said he.
C. "Remind to buy me some stamps," said he.
D. "Don't deny buying me some stamps.," he said.
41. "I'll definitely return it to you tomorrow, " John said.
A. John said that he'll return it to me the next day.
B. John promised to return it to me the next day.
C. John told that he'll return it to me the next day.
D. John decided to return it to me next day.
42. "Shall I carry your suitcase, Mary? " said Peter.
A. Peter promised to carry Mary's suitcase.
B. Peter decided to carry Mary's suitcase.
C. Peter wanted to carry Mary's suitcase.
D. Peter offered to carry Mary's suitcase
43. “ I'll never make that mistake again.”, Robert said.
=> Robert promised _____ that mistake again.
A. no making B. not made
C. never to make D. never made
44. 'I'd like you to tell me the truth,' Lara said.
=> Lana wanted ___________ her the truth.
A. I to tell B. me to tell C. me telling D. I telling
45. 'You should quit smoking and eat more vegetable,' said the doctor.
=> The doctor advised him _________ more vegetable.
A. to quit smoking and eat B. quit smoking and eat
C. to quit smoking and to eating D. quitting smoking and eating
46. 'Please come and join our party tonight', said Lana.
=> Lana invited us____________ .
A. to come and join our party tonight B. to their party that night
C. to come and join their party that night D. to our party tonight
47. "Be aware of the dog,” said Tom.
=> Tom warned us ___________ .
A. to be aware of the dog B. being aware of the dog
C. we should be aware of the dog D. aware of the dog
48. "I'm really sorry for being late again," said Ann.
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A. I felt sorry for Ann's being late again.
B. Ann was sorry for my being late again.
C. Ann excused for my being late again.
D. Ann apologized for being late again.
49. "How about spending the day at the beach? " said Tom.
A. Tom said he wanted to spend the day at the beach.
B. Tom suggested spending the day at the beach.
C. Tom insisted on spending the day at the beach.
D. Tom advised us to spend the day at the beach.
50. "I am sorry I didn't wait for you," Mary said to John.
A. Mary apologized for not waiting for John.
B. Mary insisted on not waiting for John.
C. Mary sorry for not waiting for John.
D. Mary denied not waiting for John.
51. "You mustn't call the police," he said to his wife.
A. He accused his wife of calling the police.
B. He warned his wife calling the police.
C. He stopped his wife from calling the police.
D. He apologized his wife for calling the police.
52. “Please don’t leave until I come back,” Sarah said.
A. Sarah told us do not leave until she comes back.
B. Sarah asked us do not leave until she came back.
C. Sarah told us not to leave until she came back.
D. Sarah said to us not to leave until she comes back.
53 . "Let's go to Ba Vi next weekend", Mai said.
A. Mai insisted on going to Ba Vi next weekend.
B. Mai suggested going to Ba Vi the next weekend
C. Mai wanted to go to Ba Vi the next weekend.
D. Mai dreamed of going to Ba Vi the next weekend.
54. "It was so kind of you to give me the flowers," Lan said to Minh.
A. Lan thanked Minh to give her the flowers.
C. Lan thanked Minh on giving her the flowers.
D. Lan thanked Minh for giving her the flowers.
B. Lan thanked Minh to be kind to give her the flowers.
55. "It's me. I made your dress dirty," Jane said to Ann.
A. Jane accused Ann of making her dress dirty.
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B. Ann prevented Jane from making her dress dirty.
C. Jane denied making Ann's dress dirty.
D. Jane admitted making Ann's dress dirty.
56. "Don't go near that deserted house," Tuan said to me.
A. Tuan advised me not going near that deserted house.
B. Tuan insisted me going near that deserted house.
C. Tuan warned me against going near that deserted house.
D. Tuan suggested me not to going near that deserted house.
57. "How beautiful the dress you have just bought is!" Peter said to Mary.
A. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.
B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
C. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.
D. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.
58. "Hello, Mary!" Peter said, " _______________"
A. Peter said hello Mary. B. Peter said Mary hello.
C. Peter told Mary hello D. Peter greeted Mary.
59. "Why don't you ask the teacher for help?" Peter asked me.
A. Peter advised me to ask the teacher for help.
B. Peter recommended me not to ask the teacher for help. ,
C. Peter told me the reason why I did not ask the teacher for help.
D. Peter suggested that he should ask the teacher for help.
60. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.
A. that did I know / who were Robert
B. that I knew / who Robert were
C. if I knew / who Robert was
D. whether I knew / who was Robert
61. The mother asked her son _______.
A. where he has been B. where he had been
C. where has he been D. where had he been
62. Martin asked me _______.
A. how is my father B. how my father is
C. how was my father D. how my father was
63. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred
C. did he prefer D. if he prefers
64. . "You damaged my bicycle, Tom!" said John.
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A. John accused to Tom for damaging his bicycle.
B. John accused with Tom to have damaged his bicycle.
C. John accused Tom of damaging his bicycle.
D. John accused Tom to damage his bicycle.
65. "Don't walk on the grass" the gardener said to us.
A. The gardener said to us don't walk on the grass.
B. The gardener told us not to walk on the grass.
C. The gardener suggested us not to walk on the grass.
D. The gardener advised us not to walk on the grass.
66. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.
A. does not like / is B. did not like / were
C. not liked / had been D. had not liked / was
67. He asked _______ him some money.
A. her to lend B. her lending
C. she has lent D. she lends
68. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.
A. have not eaten / ago B. had not eaten / previous
C. did not eat / before D. would not eat / last
69. “Can I bring a friend to the party?” Nancy wanted to know.
A. Nancy asked if she could bring a friend to the party.
B. Nancy wanted to ask someone to bring her friend to the party.
C. Nancy knew that bring a friend to the party was good.
D. Nancy wanted to invite her friend out and to the party.
70. She asked me, "How high was the church?"
A. She asked me how high the church was.
B. She asked me how high is the church.
C. She asked me how high the church had been.
D. She asked me how the church had been.

Put the sentences into reported speech.

1. “If the weather is fine, I will go on a picnic with my friends,” she said.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “What would you do if you had three days off ?” I asked him.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. “I would have come to see you if I had known your address, Jim” she said.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. “I’m sure she will help you if you ask her.” , he told me.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. “If Today were Sunday, we wouldn’t go to school.” They said to me.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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6.She said to me, “If I were you, I wouldn’t tell her about this.”
…………………………………………………………………………………………
7. “There would not be enough seats if a lot of guests came.”
…………………………………………………………………………………………
8. “You will be surprised if you meet him.” , Peter said to Linda.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
9.The boy said : “I won’t be strong if I don’t swim everyday.”
…………………………………………………………………………………………
10. “What would you do if you saw a snake ?” Nam asked Nga.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
11. “We’ll have lunch outside in the garden if it’s not cold.” ,Mr John said.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
12. “Tom would win more races if he trained hard.” , The man said.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
13. “If you feel like a chat, phone me tonight.” David said to me.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
14. “If you isn’t so much junk food, you would be a lot fitter.” Mother said.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
15. “I will be surprised if Mary doesn’t pass the exam.” , our teacher said.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
16. “If I knew her hobbies, I could let you know.” He said to me.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
17. “If I won the lottery, I would buy a new car.” , the man said.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
18. “If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn’t have made such a big mistakes.”
Julia said to LiLi.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise:Choose the correct answer:
1. Jack asked me _____.
A. where do you come from? B.where I came from
C. where I came from D.where did I come from?
2. She asked me _____ I liked pop music.
A.when B.what C.if D.x
3. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.
A.told B.tell C. have told D. are telling
4. I wanted to know_____ return home.
A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
5. Claire told me that her father____ a race horse.
A. owns B. owned C. owning D. A and B
6. What did that man say ______?
A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you
7. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it _______ raining there.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was
8. The builders have ______ that everything will be ready on time.
A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising
9. The doctor _______ him to take more exercise.
A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling
10. 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
11. Yesterday, Laura ______ him to put some shelves up.
A. asked B. is asking C. ask D. was asked

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12. Tom has ______ this story wasn’t completely true.
A. admitting that B. was admitted that C. admitted that D. admit that
13. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy ______ that day.
A. that B. the C. then D. this
14. I wonder _____ the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what B. when C. where D. whether
15. Mathew _____ Emma that her train was about to leave.
A. has reminded B. has reminded that C. reminded D. reminded that
16. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sophie said you _____ ill.
A. are B. were C. was D. should be
17. Ann ______ and left.
A. said goodbye to me B. says goodbye to me C. tell me goodbye D. told me goodbye
18. I told you ______ to switch off the computer, didn’t I ?
A. don’t B. not C. not to D. to not
19. Bill was slow, so I ________ hurry up.
A. tell him B. told him for C. told to D. told him to
20. Sarah was driving to fast, so I ______ to slow down.
A. asked her B. asked C. ask D.have asked her
21. Someone ______ me there’s been an accident on the motorway.
A. asked B. said C. spoke D. told
22. Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I advised her _____.
A. no worry B. not worry C. no to worry D. not to worry
23. 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
24. Tom said that New York _______ more lively than London.
A. is B. be C. was D. were
25. When he was at Oliver’s plat yesterday, Martin asked if he ______ use the phone.
A. can B. could C. may D. must
26. George couldn’t help me. He ______ me to ask Kate.
A. tell B. said C. told D. say
27. Judy ______ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.
A.admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested
28. I said that I had met her ______
A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before day.
29. The man asked the boys ______
A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting
C. why they fight D.why were they fighting
30. “______the door”, he said.
A. please open B. open pleased C. please to open D. please, opening
31. I wanted to know ______ return home.
A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
32. The woman wonders _______ doing well at school.
A. whether her children are B. if her children were
C. whether her children were D. her children are if
33. Peter said he was leaving for Paris ______.
A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the following week
34. “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
35. They said that their house had been broken into ______.
A. the two days before B. two days ago C. two days before D. since two days
36. She advised me _______ an apple everyday to stay healthy.
A. eating B. I should eat C. to eat D. please, eat
37. “I’ll come with you as soon as _______” she replied.

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A. I was ready B. I am ready C. I ready ready D. am I ready
38. “_____ today as it was yesterday.” She remarked.
A. it wasn’t so foggy B. it isn’t so foggy
C. it hadn’t been so foggy D. it isn’t such foggy
39. “I wish _____ eat vegetables”, he said.
A. my children will B. my children would
C. whether my children would D. my children must
40. “I _____ late again”, she promised.
A. I am not B. I won’t be C. I wouldn’t D. I was not late
41. “How long _____ here?”, asked Jane.
A. you have been B. you had been C. had you been D. have you been
42. She wanted to know ______.
A. what was happening B. was happening
C. it was happening D. was happening what
43. “Do you know ______?” asked the man.
A. where is the ticket office B. where the ticket office is
C. the ticket office is D. where was the ticket office
44. The teacher asked Mary ______ the previous match.
A. who wins B. who is winning C. who won D. that won
45. My father asked me _____ of the film.
A. what do you think B. what I think C. what did you think D. what I thought
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
46. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.
A.told B.tell C. have told D. are telling
47. I wanted to know_____ return home.
A.when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she
would
48. Claire told me that her father____ a race horse.
A. owns B.owned C. owning D. A and B
49. What did that man say ______?
A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you
50. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it _______ raining there.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was
51. The builders have ______ that everything will be ready on time.
A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising
52. The doctor _______ him to take more exercise.
A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling
53. 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
54. Yesterday, Laura ______ him to put some shelves up.
A. asked B. is asking C. ask D. was asked
55. Tom has ______ this story wasn’t completely true.
A. admitting that B. was admitted that C. admitted that D. admit that
56. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy ______ day.
A. that B. the C. then D. this
57. I wonder _____ the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what B. when C. where D. whether
58. Mathew _____ Emma that her train was about to leave.
A. has reminded B. has reminded that C. reminded D. reminded
that
59. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sophie said you _____ ill.
A. are B. were C. was D. should be

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60. Ann ______ and left.
A. said goodbye to me B. says goodbye to me C. tell me goodbye D. told me
goodbye
61. I told you ______ to switch off the computer, didn’t I?
A. don’t B. not C. not to D. to not
62. Bill was slow, so I ________ hurry up.
A. tell him B. told him for C. told to D. told him to
63. Sarah was driving to fast, so I ______ to slow down.
A. asked her B. asked C. ask D.have asked
her
64. Someone ______ me there’s been an accident on the motorway.
A. asked B. said C. spoke D. told
65. Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I advised her _____.
A. no worry B. not worry C. no to worry D. not to worry
66. 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
67. Tom said that New York _______ more lively than London.
A. is B. be C. was D. were
68. When he was at Oliver’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he ______ use the phone.
A. can B. could C. may D. must
69. George couldn’t help me. He ______ me to ask Kate.
A. tell B. said C. told D. say
70. Judy ______ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.
A.admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested
71. I said that I had met her ______ .
A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before
day.
72. The man asked the boys ______ .
A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting
C. why they fight D.why were they fighting
73. “______the door”, he said.
A. please open B. open pleased C. please to open D. please,
opening
74. I wanted to know ______ return home.
A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she
would
75. The woman wonders _______ doing well at school.
A. whether her children are B. if her children are
C. whether her children were D. her children are if
76. Peter said he was leaving for Paris ______.
A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the following
week
77. “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
78. They said that their house had been broken into ______.
A. the two days before B. two days ago C. two days before D. since two
days
79. She advised me _______ an apple everyday to stay healthy.
A. eating B. I should eat C. to eat D. please, eat
80. “I’ll come with you as soon as _______” she replied.
A. I was ready B. I am ready C. I ready ready D. am I ready
81. “_____ today as it was yesterday.” She remarked.
A. it wasn’t so foggy B. it isn’t so foggy

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C. it hadn’t been so foggy D. it isn’t such foggy
82. “I wish _____ eat vegetables”, he said.
A. my children will B. my children would
C. whether my children would D. my children must
83. “I _____ late again”, she promised.
A. I am not B. I won’t be C. I wouldn’t D. I was not
late
84. “How long _____ here ?”, asked Jane.
A. you have been B. you had been C. had you been D. have you
been
85. She wanted to know ______.
A. what was happening B. was happening
C. it was happening D. was happening what
86. “Do you know ______ ?” asked the man.
A. where is the ticket office B. where the ticket office is
C. the ticket office is D. where was the ticket office
87. The teacher asked Mary ______ the previous match.
A. who wins B. who is winning C. who won D. that won
88. My father asked me _____ of the film.
A. what do you think B. what I think C. what did you think D. what I
thought
89. “ Why hasn’t Minh phoned? ” she wondered
A. she wondered why Minh hasn’t phoned B. she wondered why Minh didn’t phone
C. she wondered why Minh hadn’t phoned D. she wondered why hadn’t Minh
phoned
90. “Could you tell me how to get 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
91. “Have you heard of her marriage?”
A. she asked me if I hear of their marriage
B. she asked me whether I had heard of their marriage
C. she asked me if I had heard of their marriage
D. B and C
92. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.”
A. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month
B. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month
C. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month
D. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month
93. The little boy said “two and two make four.”
A.The little boy said that two and two made four.
B.The little boy said that two and two have made four.
C.The little boy said that two and two had made four.
D.The little boy said that two and two make four.
94. “If I were you, I would go to the doctor. ”Minh said to Lan.
A. Minh told Lan to become a doctor
B. Minh advised Lan to go to the doctor
C. Minh told Lan that he would to go to the doctor
D.Minh advised Lan not to go to the doctor
95. His wife said to him: “write to me as often as you can”
A. His wife told him to write to her as often as he can
B. His wife told him to write to her as often as he could
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D. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can
96. “What were you doing last night, Mr John?” asked the police.
A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr John
B. The police asked Mr John what he had been doing the night before
C. The police asked Mr John what he had been done the night before
D. The police asked Mr John what had he been done the night before
97. 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
98. She told me _______.
A. think well before I answered B. think well before I answer
C. to think well before I answered D. think well before I will answer
56. He begged them --------------.
A. help him B. should help him C. to help him D. help to
him
57. She said that she -------------- there the year before.
A. went B. had gone C. would go D. goes
58. Peter asked Jane why -------------- the film on T.V the previous night.
A. didn’t she watch B. hadn’t she watched C. she doesn’t watch D. she hadn’t
watched
59.They said they -------------- us if we needed.
A. help B. helped C. would help D. had helped
60. He advised them -------------- in class.
A. to not talk B. not to talk C. to talk not D. don’t talk
61. She said to us “Don’t be late again”.
A. She said us not to be late again. B. She told us to be not late again.
C. She told to us not to be late again. D. She told us not to be late again.
62. “John shouldn’t have behaved so badly.”, said Janet.
A. Janet doesn't like John's behaviors. B. Janet was angry with John.
C. Janet disliked John. D. Janet objected to John's behaviors.
63. 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.
64. “I’m sorry I have to leave so early’, he said.
A. He apologized for having to leave early.
B. He apologized to have to leave early.
C. He apologized that he has to leave early.
D. He apologized to have left early.
65. “Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?”, said Gillian.
A. Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen.
B. Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen.
C. Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen.
D. Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen.
66 .“Where did you go last night, Nam?”, said Hoa
A. Hoa said to Nam where had he gone the night before.
B. Hoa said to Nam where he had gone the night before.
C. Hoa told Nam where he had gone last night.
D. Hoa asked Nam where he had gone the night before.
67. “What were you doing last night, Mr. John?” The police asked.
A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr. John.
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C. The police asked Mr. John what had he been done the night before.
D. The police asked Mr. John what he had done the night before.
68. He said he would do it --------------.
A. yesterday B. the following day C. the previous day D. the day
before
69. 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
70. Ann -------------- and left.
A. said good bye B. said me good bye C. told me good bye D. goodbye

Change into reported speech

1. “Open the safe,” the robber said to the bank clerk. -> The robber ordered....
2. “ Leave this spaces clear,” the notice said.-> The noticed told.......
3. “Mr.Brown, this is Miss White,” he said.-> He introduced ..........
4. “ Shall I open the window for you?” he said.-> He told....
5. “ I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.-> He promised ......
6. “ Would you like to come with me?” John said.-> He invited........
7. “ Don’t worry. Of course you can take a holiday,” John said.-> John ressured me that.....
8. “ Don’t forget to take the holiday,” John said. -> John reminded ..............
9. “ You should take a holiday,” John said.-> John advised ............
10. “Are you going to take a holiday?” John said.-> John asked whether........
11. “ It’s all right by me if you take a holiday,” John said. John agreed that ........
12. “ Actually, I’d rather you took a holiday,” John said. -> John prefered that......
13. “I thought you were going to take a holiday” John said-. -> John expected .....
14. “ Taking a holiday would be a good idea” John said-->John proposed that.....
15. “ You really must take a holiday,” John said.->John insisted that.......
16. “ Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said -> I warned....
17. “ Read it before you sign it” he said to his client. ->. He advised...
18. “ Will you help me, please?” he said, “ I can’t reach the top shelf” ->She asked...
19. “ Please do as I say, “ he said to me. -> He begged
20. “ Don’t forget to prune the roses” said my aunt.-> My aunt reminded....
21. “ Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said. -> Laura offered...
22. “ If you don’t pay the rasom, we’ll kill the boy” said the kidnapper.-> The kinapper threatened
23. “ I won’t answer any questions” Paul said -> Paul agreed..
24. “ Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said Minh to Phong.-> Minh invited.
25. “ Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning” Lan said.-> Lan reminded.....
26. “ Would you like me to clean the room for you” she said -> She offered....
27. “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom.” said Mike. -> Mike advised....
Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences with Gerund
1. “ Why don’t you organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien.-> Ms Lien
suggested........
2. “ I’m sorry I’m late, said Mr Thanh. -> Mr Thanh apologized.....
3. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator” Said Bob.-> Bob denied.....
4. “ You were cheating” said David to Henry. -> David accused ........
5. “ I must see the manager.” he cried. -> He insisted.....
6. “ If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first” said Mike to his brother.
->Mike criticized....
7. “ You won the scholarship. Congratulation,” Mary told me.-> Mary congratulated ......
8. “ It was kind of you to help me with my homework” Lan said to Hoa. -> Lan thanked ......
9. “ Shall we walk there? It’s not far,” he said. -> He proposed ..........
10. “ turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick mother said.-> Dick’s
mother prevented...........

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11. “ I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter. ( apologized)-> Peter ......
12. “ You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John. ( criticized)
13. “ Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend” he said. ( suggested)
14. “ You stole the jewels” the inspector said to him.( accused)
15. “ I only borrowed your car for some hours” the man said. (admitted)
16. “ I’m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike.” Said Bob.-> Bob apologized ......
17. “ You damaged my camera’ said Jane to Henry. -> Jane accused .....
Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences with Infinitive and Gerund
1. “ I will bring the sandwiches to the party” said Helen.-> Helen offered...
2. “ Let’s all go to Lisbon!” they said. -> They suggested......
3. “ You’d better leave that old flat,” my mother told us. -> My mother advised ..........
4. “ Please let me go to Martin’s house!” Said Muriel three times. -> Muriel insisted.....
5. “ It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister. ->My
mother accused....
6. “I’m awful sorry, I will never again use your car without permission” she said almost crying. ->
She apologized....
7. “ Don’t cross the river, it’s full of crocodiles” -> They warned...
8. “I’m sorry I’m late” -> He apologized....
9. “ I think you’d better drink the medicine” the doctor said.-> The doctor advised....
10. “Let’s eat something and then go for a stroll” she said.-> She suggested...
11. “ Don’t worry, I’ll pay for the drink” ->He insisted....
12. “ Yes, it was me who ate all the cake”-> She admitted...
13. “Red wine is the best option for this dish” ->The waiter advised.........
14. “ Why don’t we go for a walk”? -> She suggested.................
15. “ I wasn’t anywhere near the scene of the crime. ->The accused claimed ............
16. “ This spot is the best place for a picnic.” -> My father said ...............
17. “ The swallows return every spring and fly past my window.”-> She explained ...............
18. “ Can you answer the phone? I’m having a shower.” -> He asked his son .......................
19. “ I gave you my homework last week.”-> The boy insisted........
20. “ Could you come and pick me up from school today, Dad?”-> Bill asked..............
21. “ If I were you, I wouldn’t drink so much” ->He advised his friend..................
22. “ I won’t help you because you didn’t help me”
a.-> Joan said ..............
b.-> Joan refused ............
23. “ I’ll bring it back tomorrow”
a. ->He said...........
b. ->He promised.............
Exercise 4. Restate the given sentences. Choose the most suitable reporting verb in brackets.
Make it active or passive as appropriate.
1. The girl said to Jim, “ Would you give your book to Mary?” ( ask, tell order) -> The girl ..........
2. The little said to her father, “ Daddy, I really like tricycle. Can we buy it?” (require, ask, advise)
-> Everyone ..........................
3. The sign on the side door says, “ Do not enter,” so we have to use a different door. ( ask, remind,
force). Nobody.............
4. Before Bobby went to bed, his father said, “ Don’t forget to brush your teeth” (invite, allow,
remind). -> Before Bobby went to bed, his father ...............................
5. The factory manager said to the employees” Don’t come late. If you do, you will lose your
work” ( ask, warn, encourage) ->The employees................

6. When I asked the nurse about my skin rash, she said, “ You should consult dermatologist” (ask,
permit, advise) -> The nurse............
7. “ I will not tell anyone else about our plan.” He said to me ( order, promise, warn).-> He .......
8. “ Okay, you can go alone to Hanoi this summer” ( warn, persuade, agree) -> My parents......

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9. “ Don’t worry. If your car breaks down, I will give you a lift home.” (agree, order, offer)
-> My friend’s brother .......
10. Under the law, drivers and all passengers must wear seat belt while in a moving vehicle.
(encourage, require, permit).-> Drivers and all passengers ..................
Exercise 5. Choose the most suitable verb form the box to report each of the sentences.
Remember they all follow the pattern verb + to – infinitive.
promise, ask, order, remind, advise,
encourage, bed, invite, warn, allow
1. “ Could you possible do for me a favour?” She said to Tom. -> She........
2. “ Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John. -> Rosy......
3. “ Don’t forget to post the letter,” my wife said to me. -> My wife ........
4. The man said the boys, “Don’t swim in the lake without an adult present”. -> The boy........
5. He said to me, “ It would be best if you limited the sugar consumption.” -> He ..............
6. “ You must a fine of one hundred pounds” the judge said to Edward. -> The judge .....
7. “ Please don’t tell him about my absence from class yesterday” she said to me. ->She....
8. My parents often said to me “ Good for you! It’s good to be independent”
-> My parents often....
9. Mrs. Jones said to her children” Each of you may have one piece of candy”.-> Mrs. Jones....
10. “ I wont be late next time” Mary said to the teacher. -> Mary......
Exercise 6. Rewrite these sentences below, using the words in blankets.
1. He said to her, “ Come to the party. You’ll enjoy it,” (persuade )
2. He said to me, “ I’ll lend you some money if you like”. (offer)
3. He said to us “ Why don’t you have a holiday in my country cottage?”(invite)
4. “ All right. I’ll help you” Tom said to Joe.(agree)
5. “ I’ll tell you the truth” Tom said to Joe.
6. “ Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists. (warn)
7. “You must pay for the damage you’ve done,” she said. So I paid (make)
8. “ I haven’t done anything wrong,” Tom said. (deny)
9. “ No, I won’t talk to the lawyer,” Tom said. ( refuse)
10. “ Yes, I did drive too fast through the town, she said (admit)
11. “ You damage my sweater, Tom” said Ben. -> Ben accused....
12. Many people feel like taking part in the Boston Marathon.-> Many people look...
13. “ Stop speeding or you will get a ticket” said the traffic warden to the driver. -> The traffic
warden warned....
14. “ Please do go to the movies with me tonight.” said Aunt Fancy.-> Aunt Fancy persuaded
me.......
15. “ Why don’t we work and keep ourselves from starving?” said Mike. -> Mike suggested.....
16. “ Go on holiday when the weather gets warmer,” she told him.(advise)
17. “ Keep out of this room at all time,” she said to them. (warn)
18. “Remember to post those letters” he said to me. (remind)
19. “ If you can’t find anyone else,I’ll drive you you to the airport” he said to me. (volunteer)
20. “ If you don’t give me a pay rise, I’ll resign,” he said to me.(threaten)
21. “ You’ve broken my radio,Frank!” said Jane.->Jane accused....
22. “ You should have waited for us” the team leader said to John.-> The team leader criticized...
23. “ It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob.-> Bob denied.....
24. ´Shall we go to Paris for the weekend?” Mary said to me. Mary suggested..................
25. “ I saw Megan in town,” he said.-> He metioned...........
26. “ Be careful of malefactors and don’t go out at night alone”-> (warn)
27. “ Nam, you shouldn’t spend so much money on gambling”-> (advise)
28. ‘ Would you like to have lunch with me today”(invite)
29. “Why don’t you open a bank account” (encourage)
30. “ Remember to book a table in advance”( remind)
31. “ Fasten your seat belts” (tell)
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32. “ I’ll offer you some more wine tomorrow”( promise)
33. “ Ok, I’ll carry some of these parcels for you”(offer)
34. “ Could you possibly give me a lift to the next village” ( ask)
35. “ Please don’t drink any more wine” (beg)
. Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
1. I asked(A) him how far was it(B) to the station if(C) I went there by taxi(D).
2. All of(A) my students wondered(B) how many(C) people lived in Tokyo?(D)
3. They asked me that(A) I could(B) do the(C) shopping for(D) them.
4. Her mother ordered(A) her do not go(B) out with him(C) the night before(D).
5. The traffic warden(A) asked me(B) why had I parked(C) my car there(D).
6. He said that(A) he will pick(B) me up at(C) 8 am the following(D) day.
7. She said(A) that the books in(B) the library would be(C) available tomorrow(D).
8. He advised(A) her thinking about(B) that example again(C) because it
needed correcting(D).
9. The(A) receptionist said I must(B) fill out that form(C) before I attended(D) the
interview.
10. Marty said a(A) good friendship is(B) like a diamond(C) – valuable, beautiful
and durable(D

I. Write the following sentences, being as shown, so that the meaning staying the meaning.

1. “Lan, can you remember to buy some bread?”

Minh reminded…………………………………………………
2. “ I really think you should see a doctor, Chi”
Binh advised……………………………………………………
3. “No, I’m sorry, I won’t work on Saturday. Definitely not”
Ann refused………………………………………………………
4. “ If you like, I’ll help you do the decorating, Bac”
Linh offered………………………………………………………
5. “Yes, all right, I’ll share the bill with you, Mai”
Kim agreed………………………………………………………
6. “Carol, speaking English,” he said
He told……………………………
7. “Fill in the form, sir” the receptionist said to the guest.
The receptionist asked………………………………..
8. “Mind your own business,” Ethel told me.
Ethel told………………………………………….
9. “Don’t repair the computer yourself” she said to him.
She warned…………………………………………..
10. “Don’t give yourself up” he told his girlfriend.
He advised …………………………………………..
11. “Don’t go out without me,” Harry told Sally.
Harry begged…………………………………………
12. Allen said, “I’d like you to visit my house”
Allen wanted…………………………………………
13. “Don’t forget to post the letter for me when you go out” my wife said.
My wife reminded………………………………………………………………………

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14. “Could you possibly speak more slowly, please?” the student said to the teacher.
The student asked………………………………………………………………………
15. “You turn it on first, and then you press this button.” she told me.
She instructed……………………………………………………………..
16. “Guard, take him to the prison” said the king.
The king ordered………………………………………………………….
17. “Can you trans late this sentence into English for me?” Maria said to Mark.
Maria asked………………………………………………………………….
18. “Don’t forget to send Aunt Kim a birthday card,” Mary said to her son.
Mary reminded……………………………………………………………..
19. “Sign on the dotted line” the postman said to me.
The postman ordered……………………………….
20. “Please, please, please marry me. I can’t live without you,” Ben talked to Moria.
Ben begged………………………………………………………………
21. “Please come to our wedding,” John said to his boss.
John invited……………………………………………
22. “I’ll pay for the next round” Bobby said.
Bobby told…………………………………
23. “Don’t run around the edge of the swimming pool or you’ll fall in” Susan said to her children.
Susan warned……………………………………………………….
24. “I won’t go to bed,” Ron said.
Ron refused……………………………………………….
25. “You should talk to your advisor,” Bill said to me.
Bill offered…………………………………………..
26. “Take that chewing gum out of your mouth immediately!” the teacher said to Jo.
The teacher ordered………………………………………………………………..
II. Rewrite the following sentences in Reported Speech, using the right form of the verbs given in
brackets.
For example: “I’ll take you to town,” said.( offered)
-> She offered to take me to town.
1. “You should take the job, Frank.” Joanna said. (encourage)
…………………………………………………………………………
2. “I like to see your identification before I let you into the building” the guard said to me.(want).
………………………………………………………………………………….
3. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us” Jim said to Brenda.( invite) .
………………………………………………………………….
4. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never!” Linda said to David.(refuse)
………………………………………………………
5. “ Ok, I’ll lend you my car,” my cousin told me. (agree)
……………………………………………………..
6. “I really will be at at the airport to meet you,” she told me. (promise)
…………………………………………………….
7. “Be careful with that fierce dog,” the old lady said to her (warn)
……………………………………………………………………..
8. “You have to do this for me, David,” said Peter (request)
………………………………………………………….
9. “Get out of your cat!” the police said to me (order).
……………………………………………………….
10. “I’ll shoot you if you don’t give me the money,” the robber said to the bank manager.
…………………………………………………………………..
. Change each of the following sentences into reported speech.
1) John said, “I want to attend a famous university.”

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→John said
2) “I’m looking for the book you gave me last week,” Mary said to Peter.
→Mary told Peter
3) Alfred said to John, “I did not promise to send you a telegram.”
→Alfred
4) "I will get myself a drink," she said.
→She said
5) "I cannot drive them home," he said.
→He said
6) "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she said.
→She
7) "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
→He said
8) The father said, “I was on a business trip the whole day yesterday.”
→The father
9) “My brother will get married next month,” James said.
→James
10) Henry said to his mother, “Come and spend a week with us.”
→Henry told
11) He said to me, “Keep a seat for me in the lecture hall.”
→He
12) Mike said to Henry, “Give me my book back, please.”
→Mike
13) "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
→She
14) He said, "Don't go too far."
→He
15) "Don't make so much noise," he said.
→He
16) The mother said to her son, “Don’t move, please.”
→ The mother
17) My sister said to me, “Don’t open the window.”
→My sister
18) Jane said to Williams, “Will you be free tomorrow?”
→Jane asked
19) Fred asked the postman, “Are there any letters today?”
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→Fred
20) Richard asked the Browns, “What are you going enter?”
→Richard
21) "I was very tired," she said.
→ She said
22) "Be careful, Ben," she said.
→ She told Ben
23) "I will get myself a drink," she says.
→ She says
24) "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
→ He wondered
25) "I cannot drive them home," he said.
→ He said
26) "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
→ She asks Peter
27) "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
28) He said, "Don't go too far."
→ He advised her
29) "Have you been shopping?" he asked us.
→ He wanted to know
30) "Don't make so much noise," he says.
→ He asks us

COMPLETE THIS TABLE:

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

this 

these 
now 
here 
today 
tonight
 …………………………../…………………… / ……………………
tomorrow
 …………………………/ ………………………..
yesterday
next week/ month…  …………………………..…; ……………………………after
last week/ month…  the ……………..week/ month…; the week/ month……………….
to come 
Ex: He said: “I went back to my hometown last week.”
 He said that he had gone back to his hometown the week before.
. Change each of the following sentences into reported speech.

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1) John said he wanted to attend a famous university.

2) Mary told Peter she was looking for the book he had given her the week before.

3) Alfred told John he had not not promised to send him a telegram.

4) She said she would get herself a drink.

5) He said he couldn’t drive them home.

6) She asked Peter if/whether he preferred tea or coffee.

7) He said the film had begun at seven o’clock.

8) The father he had been on a business trip the whole day the day before

9) James said his brother would get married the following month.

10) Henry told his mother to come and spend a week with them.

11) He told me to keep a seat for him in the lecture hall.

12) Mike told Henry to give him his book back.

13) She told the boys not to play on the grass.

14) He told me not go too far.

15) He told me not to make so much noise.

16) The mother told her son not to move.

17) My sister told me not to open the window.

18) Jane asked Williams if he would be free the day after.

19) Fred asked the postman if there were any letters that day.

20) Richard asked the Browns what they were going to enter.

21) She said she had been very tired.

22) She told Ben to be careful.

23) She says she will get herself a drink.

24) He wondered why I hadn’t phoned him.

25) He said he could not drive them home.

26) She asks Peter if he prefers tea or coffe.

27) She asked me where I had spent my holiday the year before.

28) He advised her not to go too far.

29) He wanted to know if/whether we had been shopping.

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30) He asks us not to make so much noise.

Change into the Reported Speech

1. Ann says: “I’m tired”.
2. Tom said, “New York is bigger than London”.
3. “Come and see me if you have time”, he said to us.
4. “Please help us”, they said.
5. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, she said to me.
6. I said to him, “Where did you put it?”
7. They asked: “Where’s your school?”
8. Bill says to me, “Where will he go tomorrow?”
9. Mary said to me, “When did you pick Ann up?”
10.John said, “When will the teacher get back?”
11.Ann said, “What do you call a person who makes and repairs things of iron, Jane?”
12.She said, “How do you go to the circus?”
13.The traveller asked, “How long does it take to get to London?”
14.Mr. Smith said to me, “Where are you going on your vacation?”
15.William said, “I won’t visit her again.”
16.John said, “I have finished studying my lesson.”
17.“The clock will never work again if you try to repair it”, the man said.
18.Mary said, “I can’t go to the movies with you, John.”
19.“Lift up your head, Lan”, said her mother.
20.He told me, “Don’t call me a champion.”
21.He asked me, “Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”
22.She wanted to know, “How long will it take me to get there?”
23.She asked him, “Have you read this book?”
24.He asked me, “Who is the girl over there?”
25.“Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary
26.“Do you know how far the swimming pool is?” I asked Mary.
27.“Do you like this?” – “yes”.
28.“I didn’t know them – Did you, Tom?” she asked.
29.“Avoid the Marble Arch” said the policeman “There’s going to be a big demonstration there.”
30.“Don’t take more than two of these at one”, said the doctor, handing me a bottle of pills.
31.“I’d buy a big tin if I were you”, said the grocer.
32.Mary says “I usually get up much earlier than you do, Tom.”
33.The doctor said, “Stay out of the crowds and don’t forget to take medicines.”
34.They asked us “May we smoke here in this room?”
35.The teacher told them “Memorize this lesson.”
EXERCISES:
I.
1. He said, 'Get out of my way.'
2. 'Climb in through the window,' he ordered.
3. 'Please pay at the desk,' said the assistant.
4. 'Open your bag, please,' said the store detective.
5. 'Don't worry about anything, Mrs. Pitt,' said her solicitor. 'Leave it all to me.'
6. 'Don't use bent coins in a slot machine,' I warned him.
7. 'Follow that car,' the detective said to the taxi-driver.
8. 'Wash it in lukewarm water,' recommended the assistant.
9. 'Have confidence in me,' urged the doctor.
10. 'Take me up to the 33rd floor,' he said to the liftman.
II.

1 'What happened to Mr. Budd?' said one of the men. 2 'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.
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3 'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third. 4 'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked
someone else.
5 'Which team has won?' asked Ann. 6 'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.
7 'Who is playing next week?' he asked. 8 'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.
9 'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann. 10 'Who has just dropped a $10 note?' I asked.
III.
1 'What country do you come from?' said Bill. 2 'How long have you been here?' said Ann.
3 'Are you working as well as studying?' asked Peter. 4 'Have you got a work permit?' Bill wanted to
know.
5 'What are you going to study?' asked Ann. 6 'Have you enrolled for more than one class?'
said Peter.
7 'Do you want to buy any second-hand books?' said Bill. 8 'Have you seen the library?' asked Ann.
9 'Do you play rugby?' said Peter. 10 'Will you have time to play regularly?' he
went on.
IV.
1 Tom invited Ann to come for a drive the following day.
2 Ann accepted with pleasure and asked where he was thinking of going.
3 He said he'd leave it to her.
4 She suggested Stratford . . .
5 adding that she hadn't been there for ages.
6 Tom agreed and said that they might go on the river if it was a fine day.
7 Ann wondered what was on at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
8 Tom said they'd find out when they got there ...
9 adding that it was usually possible to get seats on the day of the play.
10 He asked Ann if she could be ready by ten.
V.
1. My friend said, "Are you going to leave tomorrow?"
2."Have you done your homework?", said my mother.
3. I asked Bill, "What time did you go to bed last night?"
4. Paul said "I must go home now."
5."There's been an accident and the road is blocked", said the policeman.
6. "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children.
7. Mary said, "My father died a year ago".
8."Must you go now?", said Mr. Brown.
9."Whose bicycle did you borrow yesterday?", his mother asked him.
10."It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday", said the teacher.
11."Be modest if you are a good pupil", said my father.
12."Shut the door but don't lock it" she said to us.
13. Tom said, "New York is bigger than London".
EXERCISE 5: Turn these sentences into reported speech:
1. “You took the money”, he said.(accuse)
2. “I stole his bicycle”, he said to the police.(admit)
3. He said to the police, “I didn’t steal the bike”.(deny)
4. He said, “I’m sorry I’m late”. (apologize)
5. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist.”, John said to Linda.(insist)
6. “I’m happy to hear that you have passed the final exam. Congratulations!”, Jim said to me. (congratulate)
7. “It was nice of you to invite me to dinner. Thank you.”, Miss White said to George. (thank)
8. Don’t play with the matches.”, I said to Jack. (warn….. against)
9. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.”, Margaret said to him.(apologize)
10. “I’ve always wanted to be a pilot.”, Paul said to his friends.(dream)
11. “You didn’t do what I said.”, the mother said to her son. (accuse)
12. The police said to the thief, “You broke the traffic rules.” (blame)
13. The student said , “I didn’t cheat in the exam.” (deny)

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14. Tom said to Kate, “I would drive you to the station.” (insist)
15. Ba said to his father, “I broke the window glass this morning.” (admit)
16. “We should go for a picnic on Sunday.”, said Linda. (suggest)
17. “I always want to be a rich man.”, said David. (dream )
18. The manager told the visitors, “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport.” (warn…… against / warn …to-inf)
19. “Let’s eat out tonight.’, said Tom. (suggest)
20. “It’s too expensive to have dinner at a restaurant.”, Tom objected. (object)
21. “I must have made a mistake in the calculations.”, said Mr Forest.(admit)
22. “I’ll pay for the meal.”, Sarah insisted. (insist)
23. Neil told us, “Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.” (suggest)
24. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.”, Kate said to her parents. (apologize)
25. “I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!”, Said Dane. (congratulate)
26. “I wish I’d asked for his name and address.”, said Tom. (regret)
27. James said to Daisy, “You are selfish.” (accuse)
28. “You mustn’t drink too much caffeine.”, Marta said to Martin. (warn…… against / warn …to-inf))
29. “We should take the jumper back to the shop.”, Jack said to us.(recommend + O + to-inf / recommend +
gerund)
30. “It’s not true! I have never been arrested by the police.”, Larry said. (deny)
EXERCISE 6: Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings:
1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.” The doctor advised me ....................................................
2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.” Mary suggested ........................................................................................
3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said. Bill denied .......................................................................................
4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said. She accused Tom ........................................................................................
5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary. Mary apologized for................
6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me. Jane refused .........................................
7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.” Joe invited............................................................................................
8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.” Mr. Gray warned the children not ................................................
9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us? They invited ..........................................................................
10. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.” He asked ................................................................................
11. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.” She threatened .......................................................................
12. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.” John promised .....................................................................
13. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.” She advised.............
14. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.” They reminded ...........................................................
15. “Stay away from me.” Tom warned .............................................................................................................
16. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?” He suggested ........................................................................................
17. “You can’t run out of the garden,” Ms. Kelly said to the children. Ms. Kelly prevented the children ........
18. “Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulations!” said Bill. Bill congratulated.....................................
19. “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said. Daisy insisted her mother ....................................
20. “You can stay in my house when I am on holiday.” Jim told us ..................................................................
.21. “I’ve been spending a lot more time with my children.” He said ................................................................
22. “John left here an hour ago.” She told me ....................................................................................................
23. “Oh, I’m too hot.” He said ............................................................................................................................
24. “Are you enjoying yourself?” He wanted to know .......................................................................................
25. “What’s the weather like?” She asked me ....................................................................................................
26. “Will Ted and Alice be at the party?” She asked us .....................................................................................
27. “Does Ann always go to church on Sundays?” He wondered ......................................................................
28. “How can I solve the problem?” I wanted to know ......................................................................................
29. “Did you study hard for the exam?” She asked ............................................................................................
30. “What did you think of the performance yesterday? She asked me..............................................................

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