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REPORTED SPEECH (1)
I/. Put in “tell” or “say”:
1.
All the experts ................. the earth is getting warmer.
2.
Did you ........... Mark and Sarah how to find our house?
3.
The Sales Manager is going to .............. everyone about the meeting.
4.
Vicky, why don’t you just ................ what the matter is?
5.
They ......... they’re going to build a new Disney World here.
6.
What did Natasha .......... about her holiday plans?
7.
Could you .......... me the way to the train station, please?
8.
The company should ........... its employees what’s going on.
9.
You shouldn’t ...................... lies, you know, Matthew.
10.
Did you ......... anything to Melanie about the barbecue?
II/. Reported STATEMENTS:
1.
They said, “This is the book we have been looking for.”
………………………………………………………………
2.
Her sister said, “I don’t like this flower.”
………………………………………………………………
3.
“This book isn’t mine,” Mary said to me.
………………………………………………………………
4.
He said, “I can’t get into the house because I lost my key.”
………………………………………………………………
5.
“We’re very busy now, but we will have more time tomorrow,” said the boys.
………………………………………………………………
III/. Reported COMMANDS:
1.
He said to me, “Don’t blame me. It’s not my mistake.”
………………………………………………………………
2.
My father said, “Buy me some grapes and get me a newspaper.”
………………………………………………………………
3.
He said to he, “Forgive me if I say too much.”
………………………………………………………………
4.
Tom said to her, “Don’t talk about this story anymore.”
………………………………………………………………
5.
“Sit down and tell me what is worrying you,” he said to the little girl.
………………………………………………………………
IV. Reported QUESTIONS:
1.
'What did you think of the performance yesterday?'
-> She asked me ……………………………
2.
'Who were you looking for?'
-> He asked me ……………………………
3.
'How can I solve the problem?'
-> I wondered ………..
4.
“Did someone ring me an hour ago?” she said to me.
-> She ………………………………………………………
5.
“What time is the flight?” I said.
-> I wanted to know ………………………………………
6.
“Have you hurt yourself?” she said to the little boy.
-> ………………………………………………………………
7.
“Did you lend them your camera, Mary?” said he
-> He ………………………………………………………………
8.
“Is the box made of cardboard?” she said.
-> She wanted to know………………………………………….
REPORTED SPEECH WITH TO-inf & V-ing (2)

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I/. Rewrite the sentences
1.
The teacher said to Greg, “Keep your eyes on your own paper.”
-> The teacher warned ………………………………………………
2.
My parents said to me, “You may stay up late on Saturday night.”
-> My parents allowed ………………………………………………
3.
The judge said, "You must pay a fine of fifty dollars, Mr. John"
-> The judge ordered ……………………………………………………..
4.
Bill said, "Don't touch this hot pot."
-> Bill warned …………………………………………………..
5.
"Don't be late for the meeting tomorrow."
-> Mary reminded .....................................
6.
"I will not accept this contract," said Sheila.
-> Sheila refused ………………………………………………
7.
"Yes. I'll lend you that CD tomorrow."
-> She agreed………………………
8.
"Sure. I'll stage my live show next year."
-> He promised …………………
9.
The hijacker said to the pilot, “Land the plane or I’ll shoot you.”
-> The hijacker threatened ……………………………………
10.
“Would you like to go for a ride in my car?”
-> He invited …………………………………………………
II/. Rewrite the sentences
1.
"Why don't we go to the movies tonight?"
-> He suggested …………………………………………….
2.
"Thank you for helping me," the old lady said to me.
The old lady thanked ………………………………………..
3.
"I didn't break into her house," the man said.
-> The man denied ………………………………………..
4.
"You're lying," the detective said to him.
-> The detective accused ………………………………………..
5.
"I hope you'll forgive me for coming so late," the student said to the teacher.
->The student apologized ………………………………………..
6.
"You can't run out of the garden," Ms Kelly said to the children.
-> Ms Kelly prevented ……………………………
7.
"I feel like seeing you soon, Susan," said her mother.
-> Her mother looked forward ……………………………
8.
"People have a right to say what they think", she said.
-> She said we couldn't stop ……………………………
9.
The manager said to the workers, "You have done excellent work this month.”
-> The manager congratulated ……………………………
10.
"I always want to run my own business", she said to me.
-> She told me that she dreamed ……………………………
III/. Choose the most suitable verb in each reported sentence:
1.
"Would you like to come on a picnic with us?" -> He …………us to come on a picnic with them.
A. advised
B. ordered
C. invited
D. begged
2.
"If you don't give me a pay rise, I'll resign." -> He …………his boss to give him a pay rise.
A. reminded
B. ordered
C. warned
D. threatened
3.
"Can I borrow your pencil?" -> He …………to borrow my pencil.
A. asked
B. begged
C. demanded
D. offered
4.
"I must know your decision soon." -> Her parents …………
to know her decision soon.
A. ordered
B. demanded
C. threatened
D. reminded

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5.
"Don't forget to go to the supermarket after work." -> She ………… her husband to go to the supermarket
after work.
A. ordered
B. asked
C. reminded
D. warned
6.
"If you can't find anyone else, I'll drive you to the airport." -> He ………to drive her to the airport.
A. offered
B. invited
C. refused
D. begged
7.
When I was little, my father gave me some advice. He said ……… to the strangers.
a. I shouldn’t talk
b. that shouldn’t talk
c. don’t talk
d. that I don’t talk
8.
“Should we turn left or go straight?” “Hmm, I’m not sure which way ……”
a. do we turn
b. to turn
c. should we turn
d. it turned
9.
What did that man say ……………?
A. at you
B. for you
C. to you
D. you
10.
I don’t know why Susan didn’t go to the meeting. She said …………
a. she will definitely go
b. she was definitely going
c. she had definitely gone
d. she is definitely going
11.
The librarian asked us …………………so much noise.
a. don't make
b. not make
c. not making
d. not to make
12.
Somebody forgot this hat. I wonder …………….
a. whose is this hat
b. whose hat this is
c. whose hat is
d. is this whose hat.
13.
“What did your grammar teacher want to talk to you about?”
“I did badly on the last test. She ………………studied for it.”
a. said why hadn't I
b. said why I hadn't
c. asked why hadn't I d. asked why I hadn't
14.
“Hi Bob. Did you take the job?” Bob's friend asked him ………………
a. did he take the job.
b. whether you took the job.
c. if he had taken the job.
d. had he taken the job.
15.
Jack asked his sister_______.
A. where you have gone tomorrow
B. where she would go the following day
C. where would she go the following day
D. where you will go tomorrow
16.
Peter apologised_______.
A. me for phoning not earlier
B. not to phone me earlier
C. for not phoning me earlier
D. not for phoning me earlier
17.
I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.
A. said to
B. suggested
C. advised
D. recommended
18.
My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.
A. remember to plant B. not to plant to plant C. to plant
D. planting
19.
Our new neighbours wanted to know ……
A. where the nearest store had been
B. where the nearest store was
C. where was the nearest store
D. where is the nearest store
20.
We were wondering how …………to the concert on time.
A. could we get
B. are we going to get C. we could get
D. can we get
ĐH 2009
1.
“Why don’t you reply to the President’s offer right now?” said Mary to her husband.
A. Mary suggested that her husband should reply to the President’s offer without delay.
B. Mary told her husband why he didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
C. Mary ordered her husband to reply to the President’s offer right now.
D. Mary wondered why her husband didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
2.
“Please don’t drive so fast, Tom,” said Lisa.
A. Lisa complained about Tom’s driving too fast.
B. Lisa pleaded with Tom not to drive too fast.
C. Lisa insisted on Tom’s driving on.
D. Lisa grumbled to Tom about driving slowly.
3.
She said, “John, I’ll show you round my city when you’re here.”
A. She made a trip round her city with John.
B. She promised to show John round her city.
C. She planned to show John round her city.
D. She organized a trip round her city for John.
DTDH 2010
4.
"Would you like some more beer?" he asked.
A. He wanted to invite me for a glass of beer. B. He asked me if I wanted some beer. C. He asked me
would I like some more beer. D. He offered me some more beer.
5.
“We’re having a reunion this weekend. Why don’t you come?” John said to us.
A. John asked us why we didn’t come to a reunion this weekend.

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B. John simply asked us why we wouldn’t come to a reunion.
C. John didn’t understand why we came to a reunion.
D. John cordially invited us to a reunion this weekend.
6.
“Stop smoking or you’ll be ill,” the doctor told me.
A. The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness.
B. I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness.
C. The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness.
D. I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes.
ĐH 2011
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“Don’t forget to tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us.
A. The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
B. The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
C. The team leader ordered us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
D. The team leader simply wanted us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
8.
“My company makes a large profit every year. Why don’t you invest more money in it?” my friend said to me.
A. My friend suggested his investing more money in his company.
B. My friend persuaded me to invest more money in his company.
C. I was asked to invest more money in my friend’s company.
D. My friend instructed me how to put more money into his company.
9.
“Mum, please don’t tell dad about my mistake,” the boy said.
A. The mother was forced to keep her son’s mistake as a secret when he insisted.
B. The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake.
C. The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake.
D. The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake any more.
10.
“You shouldn’t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!” said Jane.
A. Jane accused Frank of having cheated the press with their confidential report.
B. Jane criticized Frank for having disclosed their confidential report to the press.
C. Jane suspected that Frank had leaked their confidential report to the press.
D. Jane blamed Frank for having flattered the press with their confidential report.
11.
“If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your boy,” the kidnappers told us.
A. The kidnappers pledged to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.
B. The kidnappers ordered to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.
C. The kidnappers threatened to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.
D. The kidnappers promised to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.
ĐH 2012 (A1)
12.
“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.
A. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.
B. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.
C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.
D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.
13.
“Please accept my apology for arriving late,” said Janet to her employer.
A. Janet apologised to her employer for her late arrival.
B. Janet had to make an apology because her employer demanded it.
C. Janet quickly made an apology and the employer accepted it.
D. Janet thought she would apologise to her employer for arriving late.
ĐH 2012 (D1)
14.
“If I were you, I would not choose to write about such a sensitive topic”, the teacher said.
A. I was blamed for writing about such a sensitive topic by the teacher.
B. I was ordered by the teacher not to write about such a sensitive topic.
C. The teacher advised me on writing about such a sensitive topic.
D. The teacher advised me against writing about such a sensitive topic.
15.
“We lost the game because of the referee,” said the team captain.
A. The team captain refused to tell the referee about their loss in the last game.
B. The team captain admitted to the referee that they had lost the last game.
C. The team captain blamed the referee for their loss in the last game.
D. The team captain said that without the referee, they might have lost the last game.