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CHUYÊN ĐỀ 10: CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT

IV. PRACTICE EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets
Question 1: The instructor warned the sportsman (not repeat)______that mistake.
Question 2: "What did you ask him that upset him so much?” “I asked him if he
(plan)______to get married again.”
Question 3: Having finished her presentation, the speaker asked if anyone (have)
______any questions.
Question 4: The MP asked if the Prime Minister (be)______aware of the growing social
problems.
Question 5: He said that he (go)______abroad for a year if he (be)______me.
Question 6: John told me that when he (see)______my sister, she (talk)______ with a
handsome man.
Question 7: Peter said that if he (be)______rich he (travel)______a lot.
Question 8: I asked him whose car he (borrow)______the previous night.
Question 9: They asked me if my brother (work)______in London then.
Question 10: He asked the children (not make)______too much noise.
Question 11: The woman asked whether the children (can get)______lunch at school or
not.
Question 12: James said that he (must)______take the early bus that morning.
Question 13: We asked the guide if it (be)______safe to stay in the mountains for
the night if the weather (not change)______for the better.
Question 14: Peter told me that Daisy (look)______frightened as if something terrible
(happen)______.
Question 15: My brother said that if oil (pour)______into water, it (float)______ on the
water surface.
Question 16: Laura said that when she (walk)______to school, she saw an accident.
Question 17: Julia said that she (be)______there at noon.
Question 18: My parents told that they (love)______each other since they
(be)______students at high school.
Question 19: He asked me what I (do)______after I had graduated from university.
Question 20: He (tell)______me that he is leaving that afternoon.
Question 21: They asked me how many children there (be)______in the school.
Question 22: The scientist said the earth (go)______around the sun.
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Question 23: The porter said that he would wake me up when the train (arrive)______in
Leeds.
Question 24: He asked his girlfriend where she (be)______the night before.
Question 25: She said that she (bear)______in 1987 but I don’t believe. She is much
younger than her age.

Exercise 2.1: Change these following sentences into reported speech

Question 1: They said: "We are learning English now ",
=> They said______________________________________________.
Question 2: “My friend is coming next week”, Tom said.
=> Tom said______________________________________________.
Question 3: "I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend", she said.
=> She said______________________________________________.
Question 4: "You will have to finish all these exercises before next week", the teacher said
to his students.
=> The teacher said to his students__________________________________.
Question 5: "I came back here early yesterday", she said.
=> She said______________________________________________________.
Question 6: Johnny said to his mother: "I don’t know how to do this exercise."
=> Johnny said to his mother________________________________________.
Question 7: "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children.
=> The children said________________________________________________.
Question 8: Mary said: "I cannot go to the movies with you, John".
=> Mary said_____________________________________________________
Question 9: The man declared: "I shall be doing exactly the same work next Monday as I
am doing today".
=> The man declared______________________________________________.
Question 10: The woman said: "I was bom in 1954 and I have been living in this small
town since I was small".
=> The woman said______________________________________________.
Question 11: "My teacher wants to have a talk with you tomorrow morning", Tom said.
=> Tom said_______________________________________________________.
Question 12: Our teacher said: "The Second World War broke out in 1939".
=> Our teacher said_________________________________________________.
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Question 13: Linh said: "If my father repairs the bike now, I will ride the bike to school this
afternoon."
=> Linh said_______________________________________________________.
Question 14: "I would have passed the exam if I had tried my best", Binh said.
=> Binh said______________________________________________________.
Question 15: The young man said to her: "If you didn’t agree with me now, I wouldn’t
meet you anymore."
=> The young man said to her___________________________________________.
Question 16: "If you aren’t doing homework, what will you do next?", I said to the boy.
=> I said to the boy___________________________________________________.
Question 17: Quynh said to An: "If your father weren’t a billionaire, you could save your
money".
=> Quynh said to An_________________________________________________.
Question 18: We said to Xuan: "We won’t go camping if your family doesn’t join with us."
=> We said to Xuan____________________________________________________.
Question 19: "If my parents hadn’t given birth to me fifteen years ago, I wouldn’t have
seen the Earth", Hoang said.
=> Hoang said______________________________________________________.
Question 20: "If a stranger appeared, what would you do?", he said to his brother.
=> He said to his brother______________________________________________.
Question 21: Van said: "If I hadn’t missed the bus last morning, I couldn’t have been late at
school".
=> Van said_________________________________________________________.
Question 22: Khanh said to Thao: "If you had had breakfast, you couldn’t be hungry now".
=> Khanh said to Thao______________________________________________.
Question 23: "Leave your address with the secretary", the assistant said to me.
=> The assistant asked______________________________________________.
Question 24: "Phone to me for an answer tomorrow", the manager said to the client.
=> The manager told the client________________________________________.
Question 25: "Don't leave these books on the table, put them back on the shelf, the librarian
said to the student.
=> The librarian reminded the student_____________________________________.
Question 26: "Be a good girl and sit quietly for five minutes", the nurse said to the child.
=> The nurse told the child______________________________________________.
Question 27: "Leave your things here", my companion said to me.
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=> My companion advised______________________________________________.

Question 28: "Don’t forget to send your parents my regards", she said to me.
=> She reminded______________________________________________.
Question 29: "You should join the football team, Eric", said the teacher.
=> The teacher encouraged____________________________________________
Question 30: "Remember to lock the door before you go to school", my sister said.
=> My sister reminded______________________________________________.
Question 31: "Be careful of strangers and don’t go out at night", he said to us.
=> He warned___________________________________________________
Question 32: "Come and see me whenever you want", she said to him.
=> She invited__________________________________________________
Question 33: "Leave here immediately!", I said to him.
=> I ordered__________________________________________________
Question 34: "We will shut the door if you go on getting out", said the parents to children.
=> The parents threatened___________________________________________
Question 35: "Please, please let me come in", he said.
=> He begged___________________________________________________
Question 36: "Have you travelled abroad much?", he asked me.
=> He asked me___________________________________________________
Question 37: "Who has written this note?", the boss asked the secretary.
=> The boss asked_________________________________________________
Question 38: "Why didn’t I remember meeting her 2 days ago?", he wondered.
=> He wondered___________________________________________________
Question 39: "Did you really see this happen with your own eyes?", the policeman asked
the boy.
=> The policeman asked the boy______________________________________
Question 40: "Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?", he asked her.
=> He asked her______________________________________________.
Question 41: Tom said to the girl: "When did you have this picture taken?"
=> Tom asked ______________________________________________.
Question 42: "Shall we go somewhere for a cup of coffee after class?", Tom said.
=> Tom suggested ______________________________________________.
Question 43: "Would you like another cup of tea?", the landlady said to the guest.
=> The landlady invited______________________________________________.
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Question 44: My sister said to me: "What about going to see Aunt Mary on Sunday?"
=> My sister suggested__________________________________________
Question 45: She asked me: "Have you ever seen a flying saucer?"
=> She asked______________________________________________.
Question 46: James said: "Do you want me to type this letter for you?"
=> James asked______________________________________________.
Question 47: He asked me: "Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?"
=> He asked______________________________________________.
Question 48: My friend said: "Are you going to leave tomorrow?"
=> My friend asked______________________________________________.
Question 49: I asked Bill: "What time did you go to bed last night?"
=> I asked Bill______________________________________________.
Question 50: "Why don’t we organize an English competition for our students?", said Ms
Lien.
=> Ms Lien suggested___________________________________________

Exercise 2.2: Change these following sentences into reported speech

Question 51: "I’m sorry I’m late", said Mr Thanh.
=> Mr Thanh apologised ______________________________________.
Question 52: "Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator”, said Bob.
=> Bob denied ______________________________________.
Question 53: "You were cheating", said David to Henry.
=> David accused ______________________________________ .
Question 54: "I must see the manager.", he cried.
=> He insisted ______________________________________ .
Question 55: "If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first", said Mike to
his brother.
=> Mike criticised ______________________________________.
Question 56: "You won the scholarship. Congratulations!", Mary told me.
=> Mary congratulated ______________________________________.
Question 57: "It was kind of you to help me with my homework", Lan said to Hoa.
=> Lan thanked ______________________________________.
Question 58: "It’s true. I broke your favorite glass", said Peter.
=> Peter admitted ______________________________________.
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Question 59: "You stole the jewels", the inspector said to him.
=>The inspector blamed ______________________________________.
Question 60: "I only borrowed your car for some hours", the man said.
=> The man said ______________________________________.
Question 61: Alfred said to John: "I didn't use your cassette player! Someone else did, not
me."
=> Alfred denied ______________________________________.
Question 62: "If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill the boy", said the kidnapper.
=> The kidnapper threatened ______________________________________.
Question 63: Father said: "I was the superintendent while this school was being built."
=> Father said ______________________________________.
Question 64: "These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back
next year?" he said
=> He said ______________________________________.
Question 65: Rose said: "I was just leaving the office when I came face to face with a
stranger."
=> Rose said ______________________________________.
Question 66: The inspector said to the woman: "What were you doing at 7 o'clock
yesterday evening?"
=> The inspector asked ______________________________________.
Question 67: The passenger said to the taxi-driver: "Hurry up!" and he added "I must be at
the station on time."
=> The passenger urged ______________________________________.
Question 68: Father said: "The taxi is coming now. Is everyone ready?"
=> Father said ______________________________________.
Question 69: Helen said: "I think I'll have to find a better job. I can't make both ends meet."
=> Helen said ______________________________________.
Question 70: He said to her: "Why are you so late? I've been waiting for half an hour
already.
=> He asked ______________________________________.
Question 71: She said to him: "Don't let them down. I'll be very embarrassed if you go back
on your words."
=> She asked ______________________________________.
Question 72: She said to her husband: "You'd better not drink too much. You may lose
control of the car and have a bad accident".
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=> She advised ______________________________________

Question 73: The boy said to his mother: "When shall we have lunch? I'm very hungry."
=> The boy asked ______________________________________.
Question 74: He said: "I don't understand why she has refused to join us on the trip. She
has promised to join with us."
=> He said ______________________________________.
Question 75: She said to him: "I'm glad you've come. Sit down, please."
=> She said ______________________________________.
Question 76: 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."
=> Mr Brown said ______________________________________.
Question 77: "It's raining too hard to go out. We'd better stay home tonight and watch TV
instead", John said.
=> John suggested ______________________________________.
Question 78: "Could you ring up the station and find out when the train comes in?", said
Tom to me.
=> Tom asked ______________________________________.
Question 79: "Be careful. Don't go too near the edge of the cliff', she said to the boys.
=> She warned ______________________________________.
Question 80: "Please, please come to help me with the assignment. I can’t do it by myself',
my friend said to me.
=> My friend begged ______________________________________.
Question 81: "I wouldn't buy that sort of raincoat if I were you", my friend said to me.
=> My friend advised ______________________________________.
Question 82: "Would you mind moving your bicycle?" said the janitor "It's in the way."
=> The janitor asked ______________________________________________
Question 83: "I have finished reading this book. Could I take out another book? ," she said
to the librarian.
=> She told ________________________________________________.
Question 84: "Remember to leave the window open when you're using the gas stove", my
mother said to me.
=> My mother reminded ______________________________________.
Question 85: "Wear your school badge or they won't let you into the classroom", my
teacher said to me.
=> My teacher asked ______________________________________.
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Question 86: "Would you like to come over to my house for a small party? Your presence
is my honor", my friend said to me.
=> My friend invited ______________________________________.
Question 87: "You have sped along at over 100 kilometers per hour. Show me your driver's
license, will you?" the policeman said to the drunken driver.
=> The policeman ______________________________________.
Question 88: "Do come again next weekend", the hosts said to the visitor, “we will miss
you so much.”
=> The hosts invited ______________________________________.
Question 89: "I'll live in town till my husband returns from the expedition and when he
returns, we'll go to the seaside together", she said.
=> She said ______________________________________.
Question 90: "This story happened long ago", he said, "and few people remember anything
about it."
=> He told us ______________________________________.
Question 91: “I haven't read so interesting a book since I was 15", she said.
=> She said ______________________________________.

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
Question 1: The shop assistant finally agreed______a full refund.
A. giving me B. to give me C. give to me D. to me to give
Question 2: Bill asked me why______to go shopping with me.
A. I hadn't invited him B. hadn't I invited him
C. I hadn't him invited D. hadn't I him invited
Question 3: "Don't come to the interview late", my mom said.
A. My mom told me do not come to the interview late.
B. My mom told me did not come to the interview late.
C. My mom told me not to come to the interview late.
D. My mom told me not coming to the interview late.
Question 4: "I will help you with your CV, Mary", Peter said.
A. Peter advised Mary to write the CV B. Peter promised to help Mary with her CV.
C. Peter advised Mary not to write her CV D. Peter wanted Mary to help with the CV.
Question 5: “______”, the doctor advised his patient.
A. You had better stop drinking B. You had better to drink