Let’s see an example: Mary says to Peter he is a teacher.. 'My uncle has written ten books.' 1 The policeman tells Jane to fasten the seatbelts.. Task 1 1 Mary says to Peter she is as
Trang 1Task 3 - Make indirect sentences in the present Look
at the example.
e.g.: 'I am a student.' Mary says to Peter she is a student
1) 'Call for a taxi, please.' I to Ben _ _ 2) 'I got forty cents change at the market yesterday.' Kim _ _ 3) 'Why were your eyes sparkling?' Dave to me
_ _ 4) 'Will you show me round the house?' Mr Ford to the agent _ _ 5) 'Julie is crying in her bedroom now.' Frank
_ _ 6) 'Who do you take after?' The teacher to Lily
_ _ 7) 'Your new bicycle has been stolen.' Sally to Rob
_ _ 8) 'Don't ask me silly questions, Tom.' Tom's sister
_ _ 9) 'You should have painted the walls green.' My mum to me _ _ 10) 'Would you give me a lift?' Eve to Charlie
_ _ 11) 'Learn this poem by heart.' The teacher
_ _ 12) 'Do you have to speak to him?' Greg to Nora
_ _ 13) 'How could he be the murderer?' Mrs Taylor
_ _ 14) 'I can't come now.' Jenny
_ _ 15) 'Let's enjoy the party.' I to my friends
_ _
DON’T FORGET Change the pronouns: X says to Y
In reported speech you have to change I, me, my, mine,
myself, / we, us, our, ours, ourselves if X (speaker) isn’t I or
we YOU HAVE TO CONFORM I OR WE TO X
Let’s see two examples:
Mary says to Peter she is a student
Mary says to Peter they are friends
In reported speech you have to change you, your, yours,
yourself and yourselves if Y (receiver) isn’t you YOU HAVE
TO CONFORM YOU TO Y
Let’s see an example:
Mary says to Peter he is a teacher
When the instruction is in the past you have to go back a
tense
Task 2 – Tell, say or ask.
e.g.: Mary says to Peter she is happy
1) She _ him to empty the rubbish
2) Mother _ Carl if he needs her help
3) I _ her that soup is delicious
4) Kim _ where she can park her car
5) We _ them not to listen to the music so loudly
Task 1 – Make indirect sentences in the present Look at
the example.
e.g.: 'I am waiting for you.' Mary says to Peter she is
waiting for him
'I am asking your help.'
1) Mary says to Peter _
_
2) Paul says to Jenny _
_
3) I say to you
_
4) You say to me _
_
5) Jane says to the boys _
_
'We bought you some books yesterday.'
6) They say to us
_
7) Sarah say to the children
_
8) Mary says to Peter _
_
9) You say to me _
_
10) I say to you _
_
'Have you seen my glasses here?'
11) Mary asks Peter _
_
12) Paul asks Jenny _
_
13) I ask you
_
14) You ask me _
_
15) Jane asks the boys
_
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Trang 2Task 6 – Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
1) Jake said to Mary he
since his accident (not / to drive)
2) Dad asked me what I then (to
draw)
3) Olivia asked Jason where they
that day (have to / to go)
4) Paul said he an apple that day (to
buy)
5) Mr Johnson told the police somebody _
into his house while he (to
break, to sleep)
6) The official told me _ him my passport
(to show)
7) The reporter announced the murderer
in his home the previous night (to
catch - passive)
8) Jason said to me he when he
five (can / to write, to be)
9) Brian said he before that
football match the day before (not / to sleep)
Task 7 –Put the sentences into direct speech Look at the example
e.g.: He said he had forgotten to post the letter
'I have forgotten to post the letter.' or 'I forgot to post the letter.'
1) Jake asked you what he could do for you
2) Molly said to Oliver she was playing in the sands then 3) Dan told me to be careful with those dogs
4) Mr Smith asked her to listen to him carefully
5) Charles said to us he was going to bring us something from Japan
6) My teacher asked my father whether I spent enough time with doing my homework
Task 5 - Put the introductory verb into the past Then put the sentences into direct speech Look
at the example
e.g.: He says his uncle has written ten books
He said his uncle had written ten books
'My uncle has written ten books.' 1) The policeman tells Jane to fasten the seatbelts
2) Carl says to you he can learn thirty words a day
3) Mother asks the children how they eat the sausages 4) Granny asks her grandson whether he wants to taste her apple pie
5) I say to Tim I have sent him some photos
Task 4 - Make indirect sentences
in the past Look at the example.
e.g.: 'I am waiting for you.' Mary said to Peter she was waiting for him
1) 'Let me help you.' Sally to Rob
2) 'Whose hat are you wearing?' Mrs Gibson to Dave
3) 'We will win the election next month.' The politician
4) 'Have you drunk my glass of lemonade?' I to Ben
5) 'Where have you found these cats?' I to Ben
6) 'Your students are really diligent today.' Mrs Taylor to
the teacher
7) 'Don't enter my room.' Mrs Gibson to Dave
8) 'Are you hungry, children?' Mrs Gibson
9) 'I have seen a beautiful painting in the gallery.' Daisy
10) 'Did we win on the lottery last week?' Maggie
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Trang 3Task 1
1) Mary says to Peter she is asking his help.
2) Paul says to Jenny he is asking her help.
3) I say to you I am asking your help.
4) You say to me you are asking my help.
5) Jane says to the boys she is asking their help.
6) They say to us they bought us some books the day
before / the previous day.
7) Sarah say to the children they bought them some books
the day before / the previous day.
8) Mary says to Peter they bought him some books the
day before / the previous day.
9) You say to me you bought me some books the day
before / the previous day.
10) I say to you we bought you some books the day before
/ the previous day.
11) Mary asks Peter if / whether he has seen her glasses
there.
12) Paul asks Jenny if / whether she has seen his glasses
there.
13) I ask you if / whether you have seen my glasses
there.
14) You ask me if / whether I have seen you glasses
there.
15) Jane asks the boys if / whether they have seen her
glasses there.
Task 2
1) She tells him to empty the rubbish.
2) Mother asks Carl if he needs her help.
3) I say to her that soup is delicious.
4) Kim asks where she can park her car.
5) We asks / tells them not to listen to the music so loudly.
Task 3
1) I ask Ben to call for a taxi
2) Kim says she got forty cents change at the market the
day before / the previous day
3) Dave asks me why my eyes were sparkling
4) Mr Ford asks the agent if / whether s/he will show him
round the house
5) Frank says Julie is crying in her bedroom then
6) The teacher asks Lily who she takes after
7) Sally says to Rob his new bicycle has been stolen
8) Tom's sister tells Tom not to ask her silly questions
9) My mum says to me I should have painted the walls green
10) Eve asks Charlie if / whether he would give her a lift
11) The teacher tells to learn that poem by heart
12) Greg asks Nora if / whether she has to speak to him
13) Mrs Taylor asks how he could be the murderer
14) Jenny says she can't come then
15) I suggest my friends we should enjoy the party / I tell
my friends to let us enjoy the party
Task 4
1) Sally told Rob to let her help him
2) Mrs Gibson asked Dave whose hat he was wearing 3) The politician said they would win the election the next month
4) I asked Ben if / whether he had drunk my glass of
lemonade
5) I asked Ben where he had found those cats
6) Mrs Taylor said to the teacher his/her students were really diligent that day
7) Mrs Gibson told Dave not to enter her room
8) Mrs Gibson asked the children if / whether they were hungry
9) Daisy said she had seen a beautiful painting in the gallery 10) Maggie asked if / whether they had won on the lottery the previous week
Task 5
1) The policeman told Jane to fasten the seatbelts
'Fasten the seatbelts.' 2) Carl said to you he could learn thirty words a day
'I can learn thirty words a day.' 3) Mother asked the children how they ate the sausages
'How do you eat the sausages?' 4) Granny asked her grandson whether he wanted to taste her apple pie
'Do you want to taste my apple pie?' 5) I said to Tim I had sent him some photos
'I have sent you some photos.'
Task 6
1) Jake said to Mary he hadn't driven since his accident 2) Dad asked me what I was drawing then.
3) Olivia asked Jason where they had to go that day 4) Paul said he had bought an apple that day.
5) Mr Johnson told the police somebody broke into his house while he was sleeping.
6) The official told me to show him my passport.
7) The reporter announced the murderer had been caught
in his home the previous night
8) Jason said to me he could write when he was five 9) Brian said he hadn't slept before that football match
the day before
Task 7
1) 'What can I do for you?' 2) 'I am playing in the sands now.' 3) 'Be careful with these dogs.' 4) 'Listen to me carefully, please.' 5) 'I am going to bring you something from Japan.' 6) 'Does she / your daughter/son spend enough time with doing his/her homework?'