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Total questions: 141
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Tom told me that they ______ meat since _______.
have not eaten / last year
did not eat / the following year
had not eaten / the year before
would not eat / the next year
She said she ______ take me home after school.
would
did
must
have
John said he had worked on the report since _____.
yesterday
two days ago
the day before
the next day
John told me that _____.
I must go now
he must go now
he had to go now
he had to go then
She said she ______.
was very tired last night
was very tired the night before
had been very tired last night
had been very tired the night before
John said that he had worked as a computer programmer five years ________.
ago
then
before
later
Jason asked me _____ me the book the day before.
if who gave
if who has given
who had given
that who had given
He asked me _____.
where we could meet the following day
where if we could meet tomorrow
that where we could meet the following day
where can we meet tomorrow
She asked her boyfriend _________.
where was her hat
where her hat was
was where her hat
her hat was where
John asked me ______ interested in football.
if I were
if were I
if was I
if I was
What do you want?” he asked me.
He asked me what I want.
He asked me what I wanted.
He asked me what do I want
He asked me what did I want.
“Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?”, said Gillian.
Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen.
Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen.
Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen.
Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen.
Khi chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp, từ "tomorrow" chuyển thành...?
(a)
Khi chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp, từ "now" chuyển thành...?
(a)
Khi chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp, từ "must" chuyển thành...?
(a)
Khi chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp, từ "today" chuyển thành...?
(a)
'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noelia said.
She said she can't go out to the cinema today.
Noelia said she could not go out to the cinema that day.
She said she couldn't go out to the cinema today.
She said she can't go out to the cinema that day .
'I can't find my book' said Alba.
Alba said she couldn't find her book.
Alba said she couldn't found her book.
Alba said she can't find her book.
She said she could found her book.
Marcos: "I go skiing with my family in winter."
Javi: "Marcos said (that) he ___ skiing with his family in winter."
gone
went
go
goes
"Somebody stole my wallet" said James.
=> James said ...................
somebody stole my walet
somebody stole his wallet
somebody had stolen his wallet
somebody had stole my wallet
"I am going to search the house" said the officer.
=> The officer said .......
he 's going to search the house.
he was going to search the house.
I am going to search the house.
I was going to search the house.
"I'm not using my smartphone right now" Daniel said
=>
Daniel said he wasn't using his smartphone right then.
Daniel said I wasn't using my smartphone right then.
Daniel said he didn't use his smartphone right then.
Daniel said He was not using his smartphone now.
" We won't go to the party tomorrow" They said.
=> ...............
They said they would not go to the party the next day
They said they will not go to the party the next day
They said we would not go to the party the next day.
They said they would not go to the party tomorrow.
" Did you study hard?" She asked me.
She asked me if I did studied hard.
She asked me if I studied hard.
She asked me if I had studied hard.
She asked me had I studied hard.
Sophie asked Tim ... to work the previous day.
why hadn't he come
if why he hadn't come
why he hadn't come
why he didn't come
"I don't want to go to the cinema next weekend." He said.
He said he didn't wanted to go to the cinema the following weekend.
He said he didn't want to go to the cinema the following weekend.
He said he had gone to go to the cinema the following weekend.
He said he wants to go to the cinema the following weekend.
The children told their mom, “We went out last night.”
=> The children told their mom ..................
They went out last night.
We went out last night.
They had gone out the night before.
We had gone out the night before.
He said, “I’ve never been there before.”
He said that he has never been there before.
He said that he had never been there before.
He said if he had never been there before.
He said if he has never been there before.
“Do you know the answer?” James asked me.
James asked me if I knew the answer.
James asked me whether I known the answer.
James asked me that I know the answer.
James asked me whether did I know the answer.
She said "I will go to HCM City tomorrow."
She said (that) she _____ to HCM City the following day.
would go
will go
was going
had gone
Tom said "I can swim."
Tom said (that) _______.
he will swim
he could swim
he would swim
he can swim
Laura told me that "I am going to live in London."
Laura told me that she ______ to live in London.
was going
is soing
has gone
had gone
Jimmy told me "I will come and see you tomorrow."
Jimmy said (that) _______ me the next day,
He would come and see
I will come and see
He is going to come and see
I would come and see
"I like to listen to music", she said.
=> She said that _____ to listen to music.
she liked
I like
she likes
I liked
Kate said that: "I have studied English since I was in grade 3."
Kate told me that "She _______ English since she _____ in grade 3.
had studied / had been
have studied / was
have studied / were
is studying / is
She said that she ___ with her friends the night before.
goes
had been
has been
went
Thuận said that _____ to run an office in HCM City.
he had been chosen
I have been chosen
I choose
I was chosen
Jane told me that she (go) (a) to HCM City the following July.
She said to me "Come and see me whenever you're free."
She told me to come and see (a) whenever I was free.
She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.
wrote
has written
was writing
had written
I asked Mary ______ to enter economics school.
are you planning
if was she planning
if she was planning
if she is planning
He asked the children _________ game on the computer any more.
not to play
if they play
not playing
don't play
He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.
if we had been going
that we had been going
if we were going
that we were going
John asked me _______ in English.
what does this word mean
what that word means
what did this word mean
what that word meant
The student said that the English test_______ the most difficult.
is
was
were
has been
The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
if he prefers
did he prefer
whether he preferred
he preferred
Our teacher told us __________ the quick online test.
play
playing
played
to play
She told her father that she____________ her best in the next final exam.
has tried
would try
had tried
tries
"Where did your first meet your wife?" I asked my brother
I asked my brother where he first met his wife.
I asked my brother where you had first met your wife.
I asked my brother where he had first met his wife.
I asked my brother where had he first met his wife.
Choose the reported speech: John "I am going"
John said (that) he is goes
John said (that) he was going
'John sais (that) he goes
Carl: 'She is tall.'
Carl says that she wasn't tall.'
Carl sais that she is tall.'
Carl said that she was tall.
Sally: 'I always do my homework.'
Sally said that she always does her homework.'
Sally says that he always do his homework.'
Sally said that she always did her homework.
Homer: 'He has caught a cold.'
Homer said that he had caught a cold.
Homer sais that she has caught a cold.
Homer said that he had a cold.
Marie: 'I want a fruit salad.'
Marie say that he wantes a fruit salad.’
Marie said that she wants a fruit salad.’
Marie said that she wanted a fruit salad.’
Holly: 'I will come here again.'
Holly said that she would come here again.'
Holly said that she could come here again.'
Holly sais that she will came here again.'
Arthur: "I can play the piano"
Arthur said that He can played the piano"
Arthur said that He can't play the piano"
Arthur said that He could play the piano"
Paul: "I have houseguests for the weekend"
Paul said He has houseguests for the weekend
Paul said He had houseguests for the weekend
Paul said He hasn't houseguests for the weekend
Choose the reported speech statement
I want a hotdog.
I write poems
Dany said that his mother did the cleaning.
We use reported speech when _______________
when the focus is on the action
we want to repeat what someone had previously said
describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths and fixed arragements.
“Please don’t shout.”
She told him not to shout.
She asked him not to shout.
“Can you show me the way?”
He told her to show him the way.
He asked her to show him the way.
“Turn right at the next corner.”
She told him to turn right at the next corner.
She asked him to turn right at the next corner.
“Don’t worry!”
She told him not to worry.
She asked him not to worry.
“What’s your name?”
She told him what his name was.
She asked him what his name was.
“Stop!”
She told him to stop.
She asked him to stop.
“What are you doing?”
She asked me what I was doing.
She told me what I was doing.
We use______________________ when the sentence is a command or instruction.
tell / told
ask /asked
“Don’t do that!”
She asked him not to do that.
She told him not to do that.
“Where do you live?”
She asked him where he lived.
She told him where he lived.
Tim said that Paul....
Tim asked ....
Tim asked....
Tim said...
Tim asked.....
Tim said...
'I like Emily very much', Finn said.
Finn said that he likes Emily very much.
Finn said that he liked Emily very much.
Finn said that he is liking Emily very much.
Finn said that he has liked Emily very much.
Kathy said, 'I'll meet you at the cinema at seven, Oli.'
Kathy told Oli she would meet her at the cinema at seven.
Kathy said Oli she would meet him at the cinema at seven.
Kathy told Oli she would meet him at the cinema at seven.
Kathy said Oli she would meet her at the cinema at seven.
‘I hated every minute of that film!’ said Max.
Max said that he had every minute of the film.
Max said that he hated every minute of the film.
Max said that he had had hated every minute of the film.
Max said that he had hated every minute of the film.
‘I’ve got a lot of homework to do.’ said Max.
Max said he haven't got a lot of homework to do.
Max said he have got a lot of homework to do.
Max said he had got a lot of homework to do.
Max said he hasn't got a lot of homework to do.
1. “We are very tired.”, they said.
A. They said we were very tired.
B. They said they were very tired.
C. They said we are very tired.
D. They said they are very tired.
2. “You work very hard.”, my mother said to me.
A. My mother told me that I work very hard.
B. My mother told me that I worked very hard.
C. My mother told me that I had worked very hard.
D. My mother told me that I have worked very hard.
3.“We have a lift very often but it doesn’t work.”, he said.
A. He said we have a lift very often but it doesn’t work.
B. He said they had a lift very often but it doesn’t work.
C. He said they had a lift very often but it didn’t work.
D. He said we had a lift very often but it didn’t work.
4. “I am going to Brighton tomorrow.”, said he.
A. He said he is going to Brighton tomorrow.
B. He said he was going to Brighton the next days.
C. He said he was going to Brighton the following day.
D. He said he is going to Brighton the day after.
5. “We have to go now.” Susan said.
A. Susan said that they had to go then.
B. Susan said that we had to go then.
C. Susan said that they have to go now.
D. Susan said that we have to go now.
6. “I am going away tomorrow, mom.”, the son said.
A. The son said that he was going away the next day, mom.
B. The son told his mom that he was going away the next day.
C. The son asked his mom if he was going away tomorrow.
D. The son said to his mom he was going away the next day.
7. “I’ll wait for you until you come”, she said to Nam.
A. She told Nam she’ll wait for you until he comes.
B. She told Nam she would wait for him until you came.
C. She told Nam she would wait for you until he came.
D. She told Nam she would wait for him until he came.
8. “I must write some letters now.” my brother said.
A. My brother said he must write some letters now.
B. My brother said he had to write some letters now.
C. My brother said he had to write some letters then.
D. My brother said he must to write some letters then.
9. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary. ” said Tom.
A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day
B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.
C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.
D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.
10. “I have something to tell you” Kerry said to Cheryl.
A. Kerry told Cheryl I had something to tell her.
B. Kerry told Cheryl he had something to tell her.
C. Kerry told Cheryl she had had something to tell him.
D. Kerry told Cheryl he had had something to tell her.
11.He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring. ”
A. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.
B. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.
C. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.
D. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.
12. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.
A. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.
B. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.
C. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.
D. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.
13. “I wrote to him yesterday”
.
A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.
B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday
C. She told me she had written to him yesterday.
D. She told me she had written to him the day before.
14. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.
A. She told me he was talking to your sister.
B. She told me she was talking to my sister.
C. She told me he was talking to my sister.
D. She told me he was talking to her sister.
15. “You will like my sister when you meet her”
A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.
B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.
C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.
D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.
16. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”
A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.
B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.
C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.
D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.
17 “I didn’t break your watch”
A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
B. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
C. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.
D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.
19. “I found a lot of mistakes in your plan”. Catherine said to Kevin.
A. Catherine told Kevin she found a lot of mistakes in his plan.
B. Catherine told Kevin she has found a lot of mistakes in his plan.
C. Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in his plan.
D. Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in her plan.
19 “I have just seen your mother this morning”.
A. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning.
B. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning.
C. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning.
D. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning.
20. “We are ready to come with our friends”
A. They told us they are ready to come with their friends.
B. They told us they were ready to come with our friends.
C. They told us we were ready to come with our friends.
D. They told us they were ready to come with their friends.
"Billy, go to bed!"
Mum ________ Billy to go to bed.
A. said
B. ordered
C. offered
D. reminded
"Please, please let me stay out late tonight."
Molly________ her father to let her stay out late that night.
A. begged
B. complained
C. asked
D. promised
"Will you come to my graduation party?"
He ________ me to his graduation party.
A. begged
B. said
C. ordered
D. invited
"I didn't steal the sweater from the shop."
Rachel________ stealing the sweater from the shop.
A. admitted
B. accused
C. denied
D. refused
"Put your hands in the air."
The police officer________ the robber to put his hands in the air.
A. warned
B. commanded
C. reminded
D. asked
"Stop talking or I'll send you to the headmaster's office!"
The teacher ________ to send the student to the headmaster's office if he didn't stop
talking.
A. threatened
B. warned
C. commanded
D. agreed
"I have an upset stomach."
He ________ to me of having an upset stomach.
A. said
B. apologised
C. complained
D. told
"I'll give you a lift to the train station."
He ________ to give his friend a lift to the train station.
A. agreed
B. invited
C. advised
D.offered
"Yes, I broke into the art gallery and stole the paintings."
The thief ________ to breaking into the art gallery and stealing the paintings.
A. admitted
B. accused
C. apologized for
D. agreed
“Let’s go for a walk.”
My boy friend ________ going for a walk.
A. asked
B. offered
C. suggested
D. told
"You broke my CD player."
My next-door neighbour ________ me of broking her CD player.
A. warned
B. accused
C. complained
D. said to
I'm not going to get married to my childhood sweetheart".
The fiancé ________ to get married to his childhood sweetheart
A. agreed
B. accepted
C. denied
D. refused
"Yes, I'll buy you a new laptop if you pass the national high school graduation examination".
Jonh's mother ________ to buy her son a new laptop if he passed the national high school graduation examination.
A. agreed
B. promised
C. suggested
D. admitted
“Of course, I will love you in any shape, in any world, with any past."
The bridegroom ________ to love his bride in any shape, in any world, with any past.
A. agreed
B. promised
C. suggested
D. admitted
"Don't forget to put your mobile phone on vibrate to avoid disturbing co-workers or clients at any meeting."
My boss ________ all staffs to put their mobile phone on vibrate to avoid disturbing co-workers or clients at any meeting.
A. warned
B. commanded
C. threatened
D. reminded
"I am sorry because I forget buying gifts for you on our wedding anniversary."
The husband ________ forgetting buying gifts for his wife on their wedding anniversary.
A. accused his wife of
B. complained to his wife of
C. apologised for
D. admitted to
"Don't sleep when your friends are still awake."
My teacher ________ me not to sleep when my friends were still awake.
A. warned
B. asked
C. ordered
D. reminds
"Could you do me a favor?"
The father ________ his daughter to do him a favor.
A. asked
B. told
C. said to
D. begged
“You are always playing computer games in class.”
The teacher ________ that the students were always playing computer games in class.
A. accused
B. complained
C. told
D. admitted
"I didn't cheat on my taxes."
My boss ________ that he hadn't cheated on his taxes.
A. promised
B. refused
C. denied
D. complained
He told me that _______ .
his father has sold the house
his father had sold the house yesterday
his father will sell the house
his father don’t sell the house
“I can’t explain this rule to you,” said my classmate to me.
My classmate told me he/she can’t explain that rule to me.
My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me.
My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to you.
My classmate said me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me.
Mike said, “We have bought these books today. ”
Mike said they bought those books that day.
Mike said they had bought those books that day.
Mike said they have bought those books that day.
Mike said they had bought those books today.
Sarah said, “I read Jane Eyre last year. ”
Sarah said she had read Jane Eyre the previous year.
Sarah said she had read Jane Eyre the year after.
Sarah said she has read Jane Eyre the previous year.
Sarah said she would read Jane Eyre the year before.
He said, “I haven’t seen my cousin today.”
He said he hasn’t seen his cousin that day.
He said he hadn’t seen my cousin that day.
He said he hadn’t seen his cousin that day.
He said I hadn’t seen his cousin that day.
“What did you ask him that upset him so much?” “I asked him _______ to get married again. ”
was he planning
if did he plan
if he plans
if he was planning
Having finished her presentation, the speaker asked _______ anyone had any questions.
if
that
what
why
The MP asked _______ the Prime Minister was aware of the growing social problem.
that
him
what
whether
He asked, “Why did she take my pen?”
He asked why she took his pen
He asked why did she take his pen
He asked why she had taken his pen
He asked why she has taken his pen
"What does she like?” he asked me.
He asked me what she likes.
He asked me what she liked.
He asked me what do I like.
He asked me what did I like.
“Please don’t make such a mess in your room,” his mother said.
His mother asked him not to make a mess in his room.
His mother asked him that he did not to make a mess in his room.
His mother asked him didn’t make such a mess in his room.
His mother asked him please not to make a mess in his room.
“Explain to me how to solve this problem,” said my friend to me.
My friend told me to explain to him how to solve this problem.
My friend told me to explain to me how to solve that problem.
My friend told me explain to him how to solve that problem.
My friend told me to explain to him how to solve that problem.
“Bring me a cup of black coffee now,” she said to the waiter.
She told the waiter to bring me a cup of black coffee at that moment.
She told the waiter to bring her a cup of black coffee at that moment.
She told the waiter bring her a cup of black coffee at this moment.
She told the waiter bring me a cup of black coffee then.
“Don’t worry over such a small thing,” she said to me.
She told me not worry over such a small thing.
She told me to not worry over such a small thing.
She told me not to worry over such a small thing.
She told not to worry over such a small thing.
“Don’t be afraid of my dog,” said the man to Kate.
The man said to Kate not to be afraid of his dog.
The man told Kate not be afraid of his dog.
The man told Kate not to be afraid of her dog.
The man told Kate not to be afraid of his dog.
“I will definitely let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tom said to Janet.
Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week.
Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of this week.
Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.
Alfred said to John, “I didn’t use your computer! Someone else did, not me.”
Alfred told John that he hasn't used his computer, saying that someone else had.
Alfred denied having used John’s computer, saying that someone else had.
Alfred refused to use John’s computer, saying that someone else had.
Alfred said to John that he hadn’t used his computer, saying that someone else had.
“No, no, you really must stay a bit longer!” said the boys.
The boys denied my staying a bit longer.
The boys refused to let me stay a bit longer.
The boys didn’t agree to let stay a bit longer.
The boys insisted on my staying a bit longer.
“I claim that you took my money,” she said to the housekeeper.
She insisted on the housekeeper taking her money.
She admitted the housekeeper having taken her money.
She warned the housekeeper against taking her money.
She accused the housekeeper of having taken her money.
“Why I haven’t thought of this before,” Dung said to himself.
Dung advised himself not to have thought of that before.
Dung suggested himself not thinking of that before.
Dung said that why he hadn’t thought of that before.
Dung wondered why he hadn’t thought of that before.
