Reported speech (with time)

“This man spoke to me on the road," said the woman.

• The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road.

• The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road.

• The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road.

• The woman said that man spoke to her on the road.

“I have bought a new bike," Tom said.

• Tom said he had bought a new bike.

• Tom said he has bought a new bike.

• Tom said he have bought a new bike.

• Tom said he bought a new bike.

Answer explanation

“I have bought a new bike," Tom said.

--> Tom said he had bought a new bike.

Thì Hiện tại hoàn thành ---> Thì Quá khứ hoàn thành ở câu gián tiếp.

"I will visit my grandma this Saturday." Ann said.

• Ann said that she would visit my grandma that Saturday.

• Ann said that she will visit my grandma this Saturday.

• Ann sald that she will visit her grandma this Saturday.

• Ann sald that she would visit her grandma that Saturday.

"I sent you the book yesterday,” Bob said to me.

• Bob told me that he sent you the book yesterday.

• Bob told me to send him the book the day before.

• Bob told me that I had sent him the book the day before.

• Bob told me that he had sent me the book the day before.

"I am preparing for the Math exam now," my brother said to me last week.

• Last week, my brother said to me that he was preparing for the exam then.

• Last week, my brother said to me that he was preparing for the exam now.

• Last week, my brother said to me that he is preparing for the exam then.

• Last week, my brother said to me that he prepared for the exam then.

“I will try my best to finish the work this afternoon,” said Sarah.

• Sarah said she will try my best to finish the work this afternoon.

• Sarah said she would try my best to finish the work this afternoon.

• Sarah said she will try her best to finish the work that afternoon.

• Sarah said she would try her best to finish the work that afternoon.

My sisiter said she _______ because it was too noisy.

(concentrate: Tập trung)

• can't concentrate

• does not concentrate

• don't concentrate

• couldn't concentrate

Answer explanation

My sisiter said she couldn't concentrate because it was too noisy.

--> "I can't concentrate because it is too noisy", my sister said.

She said she _______ the next week, but I have never seen her again.

• would be back

• had been back

• will be back

• is going to be back

Answer explanation

She said she would be back the next week, but I have never seen her again.

--> "I will be back next week", she said.

My mother told me that she ________ me a laptop on my next birthday.

• would give

• is giving

• gave

• will give

Answer explanation

My mother told me that she would give me a laptop on my next birthday.

--> "I will give you a laptop on your next birthday", she said.

My grandfather told me that he ____ on a ship 20 years before.

• had worked

• worked

• was working

• has worked

Answer explanation

My grandfather told me that he had worked on a ship 20 years before.

--> "I worked on a ship 20 years ago", my grandfather told me.