‘I don’t think your father like me,’ said the young wife.. ‘You mustn’t think that,’ she said her husband; ‘it is just that he is old and finds it hard get used to new people.’ ( leave[r]
(1)Reported Speech
I Complete the following sentences by changing direct speech into indirect speech A commands and requests .
1 “Bring me a book”, he said to me
2 He said to me, “Don’t come back before one o’clock” “Have a cup of tea”, he said to her
4 Mother said to me, “Don’t forget to lock the door” “Open the window”, Mother said to him
6 She said to me, “Don’t put your shoes on the chair” “Come to the cinema with me”, he said to her
8 My grandmother said to me, “Don’t spend all your money on food” “Shut the door after you”, father said to us
10 Her father said to her, “Don’t drive to fast”
11 “Cook in the butter”, Mrs Brow said to her daughter 12 I said to her, “Don’t be a baby”
B Statements
1 Mary said, “I like oranges better than bananas” He said, “ We have finished our work”
3 The secretary said, “I will answer the phone” The boy said, “I can’t it”
5 She said, “I’m going away tomorrow”
6 Jack Lumber said, “Olyga Ivanov won the gold medal yesterday” Father said, “I’m coming back next week”
8 He said, “We are having champagne now” She said to me, “You have got my umbrella” 10 I said to her, “I have something to show you” 11 She said to him, “You haven’t given me a book” 12 He said to me, “You can keep that one if you like” 13 Tom said to me, “You will receive a letter from her” 14 He said, “I’ll be here again tomorrow”
15 We said to them, “Your houses are very nice” 16 He said to them, “He’s lived here for years”
17 Tom said to John, “I can’t go to the movie with you tomorrow” 18 “I saw you this morning”, he said
19 “I don’t like this film”, Betty said to Bill
20 “I saw John yesterday but he didn’t see me”, Tom said
21 She said to his mother, “I haven’t seen him since I came here” 22 Mary said, “I usually get up earlier than you do”
23 Miss Lissa said, “I catch the bus near my house, Lan” 24 Lan said, “I came to see you yesterday, Lien”
(2)C Yes – No Questions
1 She asked him, “Have you read this book?” “Did you know them, Tom?” she asked
3 “Are there any letter for me?” Mary said to me I asked, “Do you want tea or coffee, Tom?”
5 “Do you know which cup you used?” she asked her son “Will you go on a trip with me, Maria?” he said
7 He said, “Have you got a sister?”
8 “Will you have time to read this letter?” he asked his student “Can you get coffee on the train?” asked my aunt
10 “Did you play for our school team?” said Bill 11 “Are you a student?” Nam asked Lien
12 “Have you seen the library?” asked Ann D WH – Questions
1 The policeman said, “What is the matter?” My sister said, “Why are you so said?”
3 She said to me, “Where have you put my shoes?” He said to her, “Where are you going?”
5 He said to me, “When will you come again?” “When did you put my hat?” Mary asked him
7 “How well did you sister speak English?” the manager asked her 8. “Who did you go to the cinema with?” mother asked me
9 He asked her “when you leave this place?” 10 She said,“How you go to the circus?”
11 “How many classes are there in your school?” my mother asked 12 Bill said to me, “Where will you go tomorrow?”
13 John said, “When will the teacher come back?”
14 The traveler asked, “How long does it take to get to London?” 15 He asked me, “Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?” 16 “Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him 17 “Where was you last night, Mr Jones” he said 18 “What country you come from?” said Bill
19 “Who did you give the money to?” my mother asked 20 “What is your name?” he asked me
21 “What time is it?” she asked Nam
22 “Who did you see here yesterday, Boy?” said Mr Brown 23 “How long have you learnt English?” he asked me 24 “What is your address?” Nam asked Lien
D Put the following into indirect speech, being careful to avoid ambiguity: ‘I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key, so I had to break the
(3)2 ‘The mirror is there so that you can see yourself when you are dancing,’ the instructress told him
3 ‘I wrote to him the day before yesterday I wonder why he hasn’t rung up,’ she said
4 ‘If the ground is dry on the day of the race, my horse might win,’ said the own ‘You’d better slow down There’s a speed limit here,’ she said to me (use
advise )
6 ‘If Tom wants seats, he’d better apply early,’ she said
7 ‘We walked 50 miles last night to see the Minister and protest about our rents being raised He was very polite and promise to what he could for us,’ said one of the tenants
8 ‘They should put traffic light here, otherwise there’ll be more accidents,’ she said
9 ‘It’s time we began training for our next match,’ the coach said to them 10 ‘If you leave home at six, you should be here at nine,’ he said to me
11 ‘If it rains this afternoon it will be too wet to play the match tomorrow,’ the captain said
12 ‘I meant to plug in the electric blanket but I plugged in the electric kettle by mistake I’m always doing silly things like that,’ she told her guest
13 ‘I was intending to it tomorrow,’ he said,’ but now I don’t think I’ll able to.’ 14 ‘Bill should very well at the university, Mrs Smith,’ said the headmaster
‘He’s done very well here.’
15 ‘I don’t think your father like me,’ said the young wife ‘You mustn’t think that,’ she said her husband; ‘it is just that he is old and finds it hard get used to new people.’ ( leave mustn’t unchanged )
16 ‘The steak is overdone again I’m not complaining; I’m just pointing it out,’ said her husband
‘I wish you’d stop pointing things out,’ said his wife
17 ‘They couldn’t open the safe on the spot so they carried it away with them,’ the night watchman reported
18 ‘If you saw my father, you’d recognize him at one He is the most extraordinary-looking man,’ she said to me
19 ‘I found an Roman coin in the garden yesterday,’ he said,’ and I’m going to take it to the museum this afternoon.’
20 He said,’ I’m got out of my boat, leaving the engine running, but while I was standing on the quay the gears suddenly engaged themselves.’
21 The Macbeth enters and says, ‘I have done the deed.’ 22 ‘Would you like me to go with you?’ I said
- I’d rather go alone,’ he answered
(4)24 ‘Yesterday Tom and I went to look at a house that he was thinking of buying It was rather a nice house and had a lovely garden but Tom decided against it because it was opposite a cemetery,’ said Celia
25 He said, ‘My wife wants to take a job but I’d rather she concentrated on our home.’
26 ‘It’s high time you passage your test; I’m tired of driving round with a L-plate on the front of the car,’ my sister said
27 ‘I don’t know what your father will say when he sees what the mess your puppies have make of this five-pound note,’ said mother
28 ‘I wish you’d seen it,’ I said to her C REPORTED SPEECH- STATEMENTS: Put the following questions into indirect speech: ' I'm working in a restaurant' she said ' I can't live on my basic salary,' Peter said
3 ' My young brother wants to be a taxi inspector,' said Mary
4 ' We had done our homework before we played football,' said the children ' I've made a terrible mistake!' said Peter
6 'You are always making terrible mistakes,' I said
7 ' We've been here for two and a half years,' said the woman 'and we're going to stay here for another six months.'
8 ' I'm living with my parents at the moment,' she said ' I'm leaving tomorrow by the 4.30 from Victoria', she said
10 ' We'll come and see you off,' we said 11 ' I've just bought a car,' said Peter,
12 ' I'm bathing the babies tonight' said Mary 13 ' I didn't see you here yesterday' he said to me 14 ' We haven't finished our work yet' said the students 15 ' I've missed my train and I'll be late for work,' said Bill 16 ' We'll wait for you if you are late,' they said
17 ' They are supposed to be landing at London airport,' I said
18 ' If you lend me the chain-saw,' said Mary,' I'll bring it back the day after tomorrow.' 19 ' I hate getting up on dark morning,' said Peter
20 ' I lived with my uncle in Paris five years ago' Lan said 21 ' I've only just had my lunch,' said his sister
22 ' I usually take my dog out for a walk when I come from my work,' he said 23 ' I bought this bag in Milan last month,' I said
24 ' This colour doesn't go with your coat' said Peter 25 ' I don't want to work with you' he said to me I Statements: (Câu phát biểu)
1 “I have something to show you now” He said to me He told me ………
(5)3 “I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready” Tom said to her Tom told her ………
4 “I must go now” the father said to us
Our father told us ……… “I’m having a good time here” said Maryam
Maryam said ……… He said to me, “I can’t this test”
He told me ……… They said to him, “We are learning English now
They told him ……… She said to me, “I will go to China next week”
She told me ……… She said, “I didn’t buy this book”
She said ………
10 Lan said to Tam, “You should stay at home and your homework” Lan told Tam ………
II WH-Questions (Câu hỏi WH)
1 She asked me, “Why you have to this work?” She asked me ………
2 “Who puts the salt in my cup of coffee?” asked Peter Peter asked me ………
3 “Why you come here late?”, he asked the girl
he asked the girl ……… “Where you live, the boy?” asked the man
The man asked me ……… The teacher said to me, “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me ………
6. “How many people are there in your family?”
She asked me ……… 7. “Why did you collect waste paper?”
They asked her ……… 8. “How long will you stay in England?”
Tam’s friend asked him ……… 9. “What time schools begin?”
He asked Mrs Brown ……… 10.“How many books the students need?”
The librarian said to my teacher ……… III Yes-No questions (câu hỏi YES-NO)
(6) She asked me ……… They asked me “Do you like to play this game?”
They asked me ……… “Do you like pop music?” Hoa said to Maryam
Hoa asked Maryam … ……… He said to me “Are you thirsty?”
He asked me ……… “Are they late for class?”
She asked me ……… “Do you enjoy reading love-stories?”
Mr Pike asked Lan ……… “Are there any oranges in the fridge?”
She asked me ……… “Have you traveled to school by bus?”
She asked me ……… “Will she be here for five days?”
They asked me ……… 10 Was Hoa playing computer games?”
Hoa’s mother wanted to know ……… IV Imperative (Caâu meänh leänh)
1 My mother said to me, “Don’t go to class late”
My mother told me ……… He said to her, “Don’t put your leg on my hat”
He told her ……… Thu said to Nam, “Sit down, please”
Thu told Nam ……… The teacher said to them, “Don’t make noise in class”
The teacher told them ……… He said to me, “Do this test again, please”
He told me ……… 6. “If I were you, I wouldn’t come to class late”
She advised him ……… “Shut the door but don’t lock it”
She asked me ……… 8. “Would you like to have a cup of coffee?”
She invited me ……… 9. The teacher said to us, “Be careful when doing these exercises” The teacher told us