Bài tập Indirect speech

INDIRECT SPEECH
1.He said: “I shall expect her” 
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2.He said: “I can’t find my hat”
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3.She said: “I am going to the movies tomorrow”
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4.Lan said to me: “You are looking much better”
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5.He says: “The river is rising early this year”
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6.She said to me: “I will do it if necessary I can”
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7.He said to his friend: “Did you see the accident yesterday?”
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8.John said to me: “How did you come here?”
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9.He said: “Have you finished your task, Nam?”
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10.He said: “Yesterday evening I met Nam. He has bought a new car”
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11.She said to me: “Who is this book?”
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12.Nam said to his father: “Please let me go to Paris”
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13.He said to me: “Do you like to live in Orange Country? 
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14.My friend asked me: “ Have you a lot of money?” 
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15.He said: “I can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow”
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16.They said: “We did it yesterday”
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17. ‘ If I were you, I’d read the exam questions very carefully.’ Teacher said 
àTeacher advised Minh ____________________________________________________
18. ‘ You had better not waste your time, Betty.’ Tom said.
àTom advised____________________________________________________________
19. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, I said to him. 
àI told __________________________________________________________________
20. ‘ I image I’ll see Sue at the party.’ john said
àJohn hoped______________________________________________________________
21. ‘ Don’t forget to give the book to Jane’ David said
àDavid reminded__________________________________________________________
22. Before Tim went to bed, his father said, ‘Don’t forget to brush your teeth.’
àBefore Tim went to bed, his father reminded___________________________________
23." Is this your new calculator, Mai?" Nam asked.
à Nam __________________________________________________________________
24." Tell me what you saw at the party yesterday?" I said to Tom . 
à I _____________________________________________________________________
25.“ Do you know how far the drug store is?” The foreigner asked me . 
à The foreigner __________________________________________________________
26. “ Will you please water the flowers for me tonight, Jim?” said the old woman
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27. I said to John, “Why aren’t you looking for a job?”
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28. Nancy said: “Why didn’t you call me,John?’ 
àNacy wanted___________________________________________________________
29. “Remember to give your parents my regard, Lan” Nam said. 
àNam said______________________________________________________________
30. “Teacher, give us better marks, please” the puplis said. 
àThe pupils_____________________________________________________________
31. Mr Smith said to her:”Where will you go on your vacation?”
àMr Smith asked_________________________________________________________
32.He said: “I am very proud of my parents, Daisy” 
àHe told________________________________________________________________
33. “Be modest if you are a good pupil,Lan” said her mother.
àLan’s mother told her_____________________________________________________
34.“Can I use your phone?” he said to me. 
à He asked______________________________________________________________
35. ” Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him 
àI wondered_____________________________________________________________
36. 'If I had any money, I'd buy you a drink,' she said to me. 
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37. 'If I were you, I'd stop smoking,' she said to her brother.
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38. 'Can you lend me ten pounds?' said the boy to me
ề The boy asked _________________________________________________________
39. “Don’t play with the matches!”I said to Jack. 
àI warned________________________________________________________________
40. 'Don't swim out too far, boys.' said the pool guard.
ề The pool guard warned__________________________________________________
 II.Change direct speech into reported speech :
1. “Thanks for helping me.”Mary said. 
àMary thanked ___________________________________________________________
2. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist,”John said to Linda. 
àJohn insisted ____________________________________________________________
3. “I’m happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations!”Jim said to you. 
àJim congratulated ________________________________________________________
4. “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you,”Miss White said to Peter. 
àMiss White thanked ______________________________________________________
6. “I’m sory I didn’t phone you earlier,”Margaret said to you. 
àMargaret apologized______________________________________________________
7. “I have always wanted to be a pilot,”Paul said to you. 
àPaul has always dreamed of________________________________________________
8. “You didn’t do what I said,”the mother said to her son. 
à The mother accused _____________________________________________________
9. She said,“Children, stay away from the water” 
àShe warned_____________________________________________________________
10. “You damaged my bicycle, John!”Said Margaret 
àMargaret accused ________________________________________________________
11.'If I catch the plane, I'll be home by five,' he said. 
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12.'You should stay in bed if you feel unwell.' my mother said. 
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13.'What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar, Jane?' 
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14.'If I'd had my mobile yesterday, I could have contacted you,' Matthew said to Jane. 
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15.'If I don't practice my English, I won't get any better,' she said. 
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16.'If you press this switch, the computer will come on,' he said to his students. 
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17.'I'd have been in bad trouble if you hadn't helped me,' he said to his friends.
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18. 'If the door is clocked, what shall I do ?' she said to herself. 
ề She wondered __________________________________________________________
19. 'If I were you, I'd read the exam questions very carefully.' said the teacher to us
ề The teacher advised _____________________________________________________
20. 'It’s better to have the theater built next to the town hall.' they said
ề They offered___________________________________________________________
21. 'Okay, I'll collect David from school ', said his father.
ề David’ father promised ___________________________________________________
22. 'Please stay for a few more days.' she said to us.
ề She invited ___________________________________________________________
23. 'We'll fight the ban on smoking in public places.', said the heavy smokers. 
ề The heavy smokers threatened _____________________________________________
24. “I imagine I'll see Olivia at the party.' said Tom
ề Tom hoped ____________________________________________________________
25. 'Let me take the children into town.', he said
ề He volunteered _________________________________________________________
26. 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.' said Mike to Jane. 
ề Mike thanked___________________________________________________________
27. 'I must have made a mistake in the calculations.'
ề Mr. Forest admitted ____________________________________________________
28. 'I'll pay for the meal.' 
ề Sarah insisted__________________________________________________________
29. 'Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.'
ề Neil suggested ________________________________________________________
30. 'I'm sorry I couldn't come to visit you last summer.' said Kate to me
ề Kate apologized_______________________________________________________
31. 'I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!' said Dane
ề Dane congratulated _____________________________________________________
32. 'I wish I'd asked for his name and address.' said Mary
ề Mary regretted ________________________________________________________
33. 'You've dirtied the floor, children.' said Mrs. Brown
ề Mrs. Brown accused____________________________________________________
34. 'You mustn't drink too much caffeine.' Marta said to me
ề Marta warned _________________________________________________________
35. 'It's not true! I have never been arrested!' Larry said.
ề Larry denied __________________________________________________________
III. Change the following sentences into the indirect speech, using the verbs in brackets:
1.Nga said that she was sorry she dropped the jug.(apologise) 
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2.The policeman said that the thief stole the bicycle.(accuse) 
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3.The thief said that he didn’t take the bicycle.(deny)
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4.Tom said that he would drive Kate to the station.(insist)
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5.Ba said that he broke the mobile phone.(admit)
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6.Lan said that they should go for a picnic on Sunday.(suggest)
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7.Daivid said that ha always wanted to be a rich man.(dream)
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8.The manager told the visitors not ot stay at the hotel near the airport.(warn)
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9. Jean said“No, it is not true. I didn’t steal the money!”.(deny)
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10.Peter said “Why don’t we go to the cinema this evening?”(suggest )
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11. David told“I ‘ve broken your pen. I ‘m sorry, Jack”(apologise)
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12. “No, no, you really must have another drink.”Dick said.(insist)
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13. “It was me who stole the money”said Jim.(admit)
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14. Jane said, “Let’s go to the Zoo, shall we?”(suggest)
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15. “Don’t touch that flower!” the old lady said the boy.(warn)
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16. “Don’t use the telephone after eleven o’clock” (TELL) 
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17. “Please, give me money” (BEG)
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18. “Eat your meal, Nam!” (TELL)
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19. “Don’t go away!” (ADVISE) 
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20. “Go and buy some meat ! Don’t be long!”(ORDER)
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21. “I’ll take you to town” (OFFER)
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22. “My friend will eat all food in fridge” (AGREE)
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23. “Lan ‘ll go to the cinema with me” (PROMISE)
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24. “Don’t sit on my hat!” (REQUEST) 
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25.“John, remember to pay th watch to me.” (REMIND) 
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IV. Multiple Choice.
1. “ Do you like this book?”
a. My father wanted to know if I did like that book 
b. My father asked me if I liked that book
c. My father told me if I liked that book d. My father said if I liked that book
2. “Let’s go out for a walk, shall we ?”
a. She suggested going out for a walk b. She suggested to go out for a walk
c. She suggested not to go out for a walk d. She suggested go out for a walk
3. His wife said to him , “ Write to me as soon 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 could . 
d. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can
4. “May I see Mr.Pike ?” the guest asked.
a.The guest asked to see Mr.Pike.	 	b.Mr.Pike wanted to see the guest.
c.The guest invited Mr.Pike to see. 	d.Mr.Pike wanted the guest to see.
5.The lift-girl said to me, “I ‘m sorry. I can’t take you up in the lift”
a.The lift-girl invited to take me up in the lift.	 
b. The lift-girl agreed with me by taking me up in the lift.
c.The lift-girl told me to take her up in the lift. d.The lift-girl refused to take me up in the lift.
6. “I will do it for you, Mary”, Peter said.
a.Peter advised Mary not to do it.	b. Peter advised Mary to do it.
c.Peter promised to do it for Mary.	 d.Peter wanted Mary to do it.
7. “Susan, can you remember to buy me some sugar?” said Billy.
a.Billy advised Susan to buy him some sugar.	
b.Billy reminded Susan to buy him some sugar.
c.Billy reminded Susan to buy me some sugar.	
d.Billy invited Susan to buy me some sugar.
8. “Don’t talk in class”, the teacher said.
a.The teacher told his student do not talk in class.	
b.The teacher told his student did not talk in class.	
c.The teacher told his student not to talk in class.	
d.The teacher told his student not talking in class.	
9. “It is you that stolen my purse”,Mr.Pike said to the young man.
a.Mr.Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse. 	
b. Mr.Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse. ( tửứ choỏi ,phuỷ nhaọn )
c. Mr.Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse.
d. Mr.Pike asked the young man of stealing her purse
10. “Thank you very much for your help, John,”said Daisy.
a.Daisy thanked John for helping her.	b.Daisy told John to help her.
c.Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks.	d.Daisy would like John to help her.
11. “You cheated in the exam”,the teacher said to his students. ( gian laọn )
a.The teacher insisted his students on cheating in the exam.	
b. The teacher prevented his students from cheating in the exam.
c. The teacher advised his students to cheat in the exam.
d. The teacher accused his students of cheating in the exam.
12. “Please give me some more money, Mum,”Daisy said.
a.Daisy protected her mother from giving her some more money
b.Daisy insisted her mother on giving her some more money.
c.Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money.
d. Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money.
13. “ Why didn’t you answer my phone last night?”
a.He asked me why he hadn’t answered my phone last night
b.He asked me why I didn’t answer his phoned the night before 
c..He asked me why I hadn’t answered his phone the night after
d..He asked me why I hadn’t answered his phone the night before
14. “What would you do if you were a billionaire ?” the man said to the woman
a. The man asked the woman what would she do if she were a billionaire.
b. The man asked the woman what she would do if she were a billionaire.
c. The man asked the woman what you would do if you were a billionaire.
d. The man asked the woman what would you do if you were a billionaire.
15. “ If I were you, I wouldn’t lend her any money”	 
a. He advised me if he had been me ,he wouldn’t have lent her any money
b. He advised me to lend her any money	 c.He advised me not to lend her any money 
d. He advised me lend her any money
16. “Leave it there if you don’t like it”
a.He asked me to leave it here if I didn’t like it b.He told me to leave it there if I not to like it
c. He asked me to leave it there if I didn’t like it 
d. He told me to leave it here if I didn’t like it.
17. “Tell me what is happening to you”
a. He told me to tell him what was happening to me 
b. He asked me to tell him what is happening to me
c. He asked me to tell me what was happening to him 
d. He asked me to tell him what was happening to me
18. “ What were you doing last night , Mr. John ? “ the police asked .
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 doing the night before .
19. “ I have seen that film twice”
a. Tom said that he had seen this film twice b.Tom told that he had seen that film twice
c. Tom said to me that he had seen that film twice 
d. Tom said that he had seen that film twice
20 .”Would you mind opening the window?” I said to him
a. I said to him if he would mind opening the window 
c. I told him to mind opening the window b. I asked him to open the window 
d. I asked him to mind opening the window
21. 'You broke my glasses,' said the woman to me.
a.The woman insisted on breaking her glasses. 
b.The woman advised me to break her glasses. c.The woman told me to break her glasses.