REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

STATEMENTS
1. Mother said:" I have a headache today."
2. Helen said:" I'm watching the late night show now."
3. Mr Cooper said:" I take my medicine regularly."
4. Mrs Miller said:" I don't feel better now."
5. Sarah said:" My father takes me to school every day."
6. He said to the reporters:" I'm a farmer in Cornwall."
7. She said “My mother doesn’t buy this book today”
8. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”
9. Her classmate said “Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class”
10. Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”
11. Tracy said: “I need to go home now”
12. Lucy said to me: “ I clean the house twice a day”
13. My sister said to me: “ I don’t talk to my friend anymore.”

1. Mr Brown said:" I was watching TV here last night."

2. Sandy explained:" I saw the accident at the corner of High Street 2 weeks ago."
3. Bob said:" We had a wonderful time at Peter's party yesterday."
4. The farmer said:" I didn't see her at this time yesterday."
5. Will and Tim said:" We were very happy about the present."
6. Mr Jones said: As a young boy I collected stickers."
7. Peter reported:" We played a lot of tennis here last year."
9. The Clarks told us:" We drove right down to Athens last summer."
10. Peter said:" They were interested in these countries."
11.“I’ve worn this skirt for many times” She said to me.
12.“She has given you her mobile number” John said.
13.“My father has worked for this company for 12 years”. Ba said to me.
14.“We have visited this country for three times” – the visitors said to us.
15.“I haven’t heard about your plan to Italy” Linda said
16.“We’ve finish these fences before midnight” The workers said.
17.“Our children have gone to school since early in the morning” They said to me.

1. Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week”
2. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”
3. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”
4. Hoa said “I may not visit my parents in the summer”
5. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”
6. They told us “Our friends will get the award for their highest scores”
7. He said “I will go to school by bus tomorrow”
8. Phong said “I need to learn more vocabulary”
9. His brother told him “You can use my computer today”
10. Mai said “I can not go to the movies with you, Nam”
YES/NO QUESTIONS
1. “Do you live with your family?” 13. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last
My teacher wanted to know Sunday?” She wanted to know
2. “Does your mother speak Spanish?” 14. “Can you help me fix my fences?” My father
Linda asked me asked me
3. James said “Do you want me to type this 15. “Can I talk to you for a minute?” My teacher
letter for you?” said to me
4. “Does she like sports?” Hoa asked Lan 16. “Can I borrow your lawn mower?” My friend
5. “Do your sister and brother go to the same asked me
school?” She asked Nam 17. "Can you meet me at the station?" she asked
6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam me
wondered 18. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”
7. “Did Lucy have a great time yesterday?” She 19. “Will you come to my house warming party
asked me next week?”
8. “Did you bring this cake to our party last 20. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked
night?” They asked me his friend
9. “Did I do something wrong?” He asked me 21. “Will she be here for five days?” Tam
10. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She wondered
asked her mom 22. “Have you seen my car?” He asked me
11. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan 23. “Has your sister gone out?” the sender asked
wanted to know me
12. “Is that your cat?” He wondered 24. “Have you callled your mom yet?” my father
wanted to know.
 WH-QUESTION
1. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me
2. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan
3. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?”
4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
5. The teacher said to Lien “What‘s your hobby?”
6. “How did you go to the airport?” His friend asked him
7. “How much does this dress cost?” Lan asked Lien
8. Ba asked Tam “How often do you wash your clothes?”
9. “How long has your father left Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Thu
10. “How many books do the students need?” The librarian asked myteacher
11. I said to him, “Where did you put it?”
13. Bill says to me, “Where will he go tomorrow?”
14. Mary said to me, “When did you pick Ann up?”
15. John said, “When will the teacher get back?”
16. Ann said, “What do you call a person who makes and repairs things of iron, Jane?”
17. She said, “How do you go to the circus?”
18. The traveller asked, “How long does it take to get to London?”
19. Mr. Smith said to me, “Where are you going on your vacation?”
26. He asked me, “Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”
27. She wanted to know, “How long will it take me to get there?”
28. My teacher wanted to know “What can you do to fix the fault?”
29. He asked me “How can we know the answer?”
30. She wanted to know “Where can I the english book?”
31. Lily asked me “What have you found?”
32. The children wanted to know “Where have my parents been so far?”
TO INFINITIVE ( TO / NOT TO)
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.→ 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

SPECIAL CASE: SUGGEST

1. They said”Why don’t we build a building in our village?”.

=>They suggested..…………………………………………………………………………….
2. “Shall we walk round for a change this evening?” she said.
She suggested..…………………………………………………………………………….
3. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said George.
George suggested…………………………………………………………………….…….
4. “Jack, why don’t we help Old Tom?”, said Jackie.
Jackie suggested..……………………………………………………………….…………
5. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”, he asked.
He suggested………………………………………………………………………………
6. “ Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend” he said.
=>He suggested..…………………………………………………………………………….
7. “ Let’s all go to Lisbon!” they said.
-> They suggested ..…………………………………………………………………………….
8. “Let’s eat something and then go for a stroll” she said.
-> She suggested ..…………………………………………………………………………….
9. “You’d better get a summer job”.
-> My mom suggested ..…………………………………………………………………………….
10. Lucy advised me to go to the dentist.
-> Lucy suggested..…………………………………………………………………………….
11. “I think you should study harder”
-> My father suggested ..…………………………………………………………………………….
12. “Both of you have to keep silent”
-> She suggested..…………………………………………………………………………….
13. “She’d better stay at home”
->The doctor suggested..…………………………………………………………………………….

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. I said that I had met her ______ .
A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before day.
 7. The man asked the boys ______ .
A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting
C. why they fight D.why were they fighting
8. Peter said he was leaving for Paris ______.
A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the following week
9. 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
10. “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
11. The teacher asked Mary ______ the previous match.
A. who wins B. who is winning C. who won D. that won
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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 could
D. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can
15. “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
16. She said that she -------------- there the year before.
A. went B. had gone C. would go D. goes
17. 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
18.They said they -------------- us if we needed.
A. help B. helped C. would help D. had helped
19. He said he would do it --------------.
A. yesterday B. the following day C. the previous day D. the day before
20.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
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN)

A. Cách chia động từ:

ĐỘNG TỪ TO BE (AM, IS, ARE) ĐỘNG TỪ THƯỜNG

* I + am I, you, we, they, danh V0
* you, we, they, danh từ số nhiều từ sồ nhiều ( boys, Don’t + V0
( boys, Janet and I,etc) + are Janet and I,etc) Wh- + do + S
* He, she, it, danh từ số ít ( the boy, + V0?
Janet, my father,etc) + is
My mum is a doctor. We catch the bus every morning.
My mum is not (isn’t) a doctor. We don’t catch the bus every morning.
Is your mum a doctor?
Yes, she is / No, she isn’t Do you catch the bus every morning?
Yes, I do / No, I don’t
You are my friend.
You are not (aren’t) my friend. What do you do every morning?
Are you my friend?
Yes, I am / No, I am not

He, she, it, danh từ số ít V(s/es)

( the boy, Janet, my Doen’t + V0
father,etc) Wh- + does +
S + V?
She catches the bus every morning.
She doesn’t catch the bus every morning.

Does she catch the bus every morning?

Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t.

What does she do every morning?

CÁCH THÊM S/ES VÀO ĐỘNG TỪ

go => goes 1) study => studies
have => has cry => ……..
do => does try =>………
2) –s, -z, -ch, -sh => thêm
es
watch => watches
buzz => buzzes
miss => misses
wish => wishes
3) Những từ còn lại thêm
“s”
work => works
smile => smiles

B. CÁC TRƯỜNG HỢP DÙNG THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN:

1. Chỉ một thói quen, thường đi với các trạng từ

* always (luôn luôn), usually (thường thường), often (thường), sometimes
(thỉnh thoảng), never (không bao giờ), seldom =rarely = hiếm khi, hardly
(hầu như không)
* every morning/day/week.
* once (1 lần) => once a week/month/year
twice (2 lần) => twice a week/month/year
three/ four/… times => three times a week/month/year
 *He goes to school every morning.
They always play football after school.

*How often do you visit your grandma?

I visit my grandma twice a week.

2. Chỉ một sự thật hiển nhiên, luôn luôn đúng:

The Earth moves around the Sun.
(Trái đất chuyển động xung quanh mặt trời)
Water freezes at zero degrees.
(Nước đóng băng ở 0’C)

3. Chỉ một lịch trình trong tương lai

The train leaves at 6.30 tomorrow.
The play begins at 7.30. We should be at the theater earlier than that time to
get the tickets.

C. CÁCH ĐẶT TRẠNG TỪ CHỈ MỨC ĐỘ THƯỜNG XUYÊN TRONG CÂU:

always, usually, often, sometimes, never,etc

1. TRƯỚC ĐỘNG TỪ THƯỜNG

I always watch TV.
I don’t always watch TV.
Do you always watch TV?
What do you often do in your free time?
We can usually go for a walk.

2. SAU ĐỘNG TỪ “TO BE”

My teacher is never late for work.
I’m always interested in what you’re doing.

Task 1: Filling “be”

1. She ……. a kind girl. 9. Our school ……. very far from our house.
2. I ……. happy 10. These flowers ……. for her.
3. You ……. very smart. 11. He ……. tall and thin.
4. They ……. tired of working. 12. My children ……. at school now.
5. My father ……. a doctor. 13. Dan and I ……. students.
6. The students ……. in the school yard. 14. The sky ……. full of stars.
7. It ……. a cat 15. The summer ……. hot
8. There ……. a pen in my bag. 16. Boys and girls ……. in the bookstore.
 Task 2: don’t or doesn’t

I ………. like tea. He ………. play football in the afternoon. You ………. go to bed at midnight.
They……….do the homework on weekends. The bus ……….arrive at 8.30 a.m. My brother
……….finish work at 8 p.m. Our friends ………. live in a big house. The cat ………. like me. She ……….
open the door. We ………. have a tent. My school ………. have a lot of students. My parents ……….
allow me to stay up late.

Task 3: Supply the correct form of the verb:

1. My friends (go) camping every summer. 1. Tom and Derek (go) to church every
2. (you / like) swimming? sunday.
3. Katie (get up) at 6:00 am every day. 2. (you / like) jogging?
4. We always (use) dictionary in class. 3. Mike (study) French regularly.
5. School (start) at 9:00 in the morning. 4. I (speak) Spanish.
6. My parents (not live) in Chicago. 5. My brother (eat) an apple every day.
7. Your aunt (not like) pop music. 6. You (not / watch) TV at all.
8. (Kara / study) French? 7. She (not / cut) the potatoes, that's your
9. (he / play) basketball? job.
10. Lea and her sister (watch) TV every day 8. (Daniel / know) you?
after dinner. 9. (he / work) ?
11. Pamela never (play) video games. 10. Lea (watch) the same show every night.
12. Dogs (not play) with cats. 11. Pamela (have) many video games.
13. Claire (listen) to jazz music. 12. Eagles (see) everything.
14. His daughter always (take) their dog out 13. Claire always (carry) her laptop with her.
for a walk. 14. His cat (scratch) everybody.
15. I usually (go) to bed around 10 o'clock. 15. I usually (eat) out.
16. What time (you / get up) on weekdays? 16. What time (you / arrive) home?
17. (the movie / start) at 8 o’clock? 17. (it / work) ?
18. Which bus (you / take) to go to school? 18. Which car (you / want) ?
19. My son usually (visit) his grandpa on the 19. My son (respect) me.
weekends. 20. He (run) fast.
20. Your brother (eat) too much chocolate.
Task 4: Change the following sentences into negative and question form.

1. Sarah (carry)………..her books to school 5. Tom and Jerry always (work) together.
every day. 6. He (have) a car
2. My kids (enjoy) playing chess every night. 7. She (do) her homework every evening.
3. Andrea often (visit) me. 8. My wife (teach) at this school.
4. My father (get) up at 6 o’clock every
morning.

Task 5: Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use Simple Present.
Example: ___ they ______ their friends? (to phone)
Answer: Do they phone their friends?
1) _______ you ______________ mineral water? (to drink)
2) _________ Sarah and Linda ______________ their pets? (to feed)
3) _________ your teacher _____________ your homework? (to check)
4) _________ they _____________ in the old house? (to live)
5) ___________ the cat _____________ on the wall in the mornings? (to sit)
6) _____________ Nina _____________ computer games? (to play)
7) _________ your parents _____________ TV in the afternoon? (to watch)
8) __________ your grandmother ____________ the phone? (to answer)
9) __________ Andy ____________ the shopping? (to do)
10) ______ Garry and Ken ________ a cup of tea in the afternoon? (to have)
Example: _____________ their friends? (they/to phone)
Answer: Do they phone their friends?
11) _______________ to school? (you/to walk)
12) _______________ a banana in the morning? (Ronda/to eat)
13) _______________________ parrots? (your father/to like)
14) _______________ a room with her sister? (Wendy/to share)
15) _______________ a lot in England? (it/to rain)
16) ______________________ sports after school? (the friends/to do)
17) ______________________ camping in summer? (Susan and Jack/to go)
18) _______________ their friends to the party? (they/to invite)
19) _______________ at the bus stop? (we/to wait)
20) _______________ in the mornings? (he/to smile)

Task 6. Form questions.

Example: where / they / to have / breakfast
Answer: Where do they have breakfast?

1) how / Linda / to go / to the park 6) when / his mum / to come / home

____________________________________? ___________________________________?
2) Frank / to read / comics 7) why / you / to ride / your bike
___________________________________? ___________________________________?
3) where / she / to live 8) what / they / to eat / for breakfast
___________________________________? ___________________________________?
4) to be / Peter / from Austria 9) you / to walk / to school
___________________________________? ___________________________________?
5) can / Ron / to speak / English 10) Marie and Joe / to like / homework
___________________________________? ___________________________________?