Worksheetsreported speech
Total questions: 125
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
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.
Rachel insisted that they _________ plenty of time.
A. have
B. to have
C. having
D. had
I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it _________ raining there.
A. is
B. were
C. has been
D. was
I wonder _________ the tickets are on sale or not.
A. that
B. when
C. where
D. whether
Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sophie said you _________ ill.
A. are
B. were
C. was
D. should be
I told you _________ switch off the computer, didn’t I?
A. don’t
B. not
C. not to
D. to not
Someone _________ me that there’d been an accident on the motorway.
A. asked
B. said
C. spoke
D. told
Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I advised her _________.
A. no worry
B. not worry
C. no to worry
D. not to worry
We wonder_________ from his office after that scandal
A. why did he not resign
B. why he did not resign
C. why he not resign
D. why didn’t he resign
She_________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked or not.
A. asks
B. wondered
C. wanted to know
D. asked
"Let’s have dinner out this evening," said George.
A. George wanted to have dinner out alone.
B. George suggested having dinner out.
C. George invited them having dinner out.
D. George let others have dinner out.
“How long will you stay in England?”, Tâm’s friends asked him.
A. Tâm’s friends asked him how long will he stay in England.
B. Tâm’s friends asked him how long he will stay in England.
C. Tâm’s friends asked him how long he would stay in England.
D. Tâm’s friends asked him how long would he stay in England.
“Where does your father work?”, the teacher asked me.
A. The teacher asked me where your father worked.
B. The teacher asked me where my father worked.
C. The teacher asked me where did my father work.
D. The teacher asked me where did my father work.
“Will Mary be here for five days?, Tom asked Thư.
A. Tom asked Thư will Mary be here for five days.
B. Tom asked Thư how long would Mary be there.
C. Tom asked Thư whether Mary would be there for five days or not.
D. Tom asked Thư how long Mary would be there.
“Are you fond of watching television?”, Miss Ngân said to Mr. Bình.
A. Miss Ngân told Mr. Bình if he is fond of watching television.
B. Miss Ngân asked Mr. Bình if he was fond of watching television.
C. Miss Ngân invited Mr. Bình to be fond of watching television.
D. Miss Ngân suggested Mr. Bình to watching television
“Can you ride your bicycle to school?”, Bá said to Tuấn.
A. Bá said to Tuấn if he could ride your bicycle to school.
B. Bá told to Tuấn if he could ride his bicycle to school.
C. Bá asked Tuấn if he could ride his bicycle to school.
D. Bá advised Tuấn whether he could to ride his bicycle to school.
“I will expect to see you next Wednesday”, said Mary to her boy friend.
A. Mary sai to her boy friend she would expect to see you the following Wednesday.
B. Mary promised her boy friend that she would expect to see you the following Wednesday.
C. Mary expected to see her boy friend the following Wednesday.
D. Mary told boy her friend that she would expect to see him the next Wednesday.
They said, “We have to try our best to win the match. ”
A. They said we have to try our best to win the match.
B. They said we have to try their best to win the match.
C. They said they had to try their best to win the match.
D. They said they had to try our best to win the match.
My mother told me “You should visit your grandmother tomorrow”
A. My mother told me I should visit your grandmother tomorrow.
B. My mother invited me to visit my grandmother tomorrow.
C. My mother advised me to visit my grandmother the day after.
D. My mother urged me visiting my grandmother the next day.
“Would you like to have dinner with me?”, Miss Hoa said to me
A. Miss Hoa asked me if would I like to have dinner with her?
B. Miss Hoa suggested me if I would like to have dinner with her or not.
C. Miss Hoa told me to like to have dinner with her or not.
D. Miss Hoa invited me to have dinner with her.
Nam said to the taxi driver, “Please turn left at the first traffic light. ”
A. Nam asked the taxi driver please turn left at the first traffic light.
B. Nam said the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic light.
C. Nam asked the taxi driver turning left at the first traffic light.
D. Nam told the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic light.
She said to Nam: “Come into my office, please. ”
A. She told Nam to come into her office.
B. She told Nam to come into my office.
C. She said Nam come into her office, please.
D. She said Nam come into my office, please.
”I’m sorry I forgot your birthday”, Harry told Mary.
A. Harry said sorry to Mary for forgetting her birthday.
B. Harry felt sorry to forget Mary’s birthday.
C. Harry apologized to Mary for having forgotten her birthday.
D. Harry really felt a pity not to remember Mary’s birthday.
“You damage my laptop, Mike,” said Sylvia
A. Sylvia said Mike has damaged her laptop
B. Sylvia told Mike to damage her laptop.
C. Sylvia threatened Mike to damage her laptop.
D. Sylvia accused Mike of damaging her laptop.
Mike said “We bought these books this morning”.
A. Mike said they bought those books that morning.
B. Mike said they had bought those books that morning.
C. Mike said they have bought those books that morning.
D. Mike said they bought those books this morning.
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The teacher told the students to don’t discuss the take-home exam with each other.
told
to don’t
discuss
with each other
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The Nelsons asked us look over their plants for them while they were away on vacation.
us
look over
while
were away
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Nancy asked Mary that there was anything interesting on TV to see that night
asked
that
interesting on
that night
“How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!” Peter said to Mary.
A. Peter promised to say thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
C. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.
D. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.
“It was nice of you to drive me to the airport. Thank you.” Linda said to Jack.
A. Linda thanked that it was nice of Jack to drive her to the airport
B. Jack drove Linda to the airport and she thanked him.
C. Linda thanked Jack for driving her to the airport.
D. Linda said to Jack that he was nice to drive her to the airport.
“Remember to bring your books.” he said.
A. He said I remembered to bring my books.
B. He warned me against bringing my books.
C. He reminded me to bring my books.
D. He asked me if I remembered to bring my books.
“I will pay back the money, Gloria.” Said Ivan.
A. Ivan apologised to Gloria for borrowing her money
B. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.
C. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money.
D. Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria.
“I was not there at the time”, he said.
A. He denied to have been there at the time.
B. He denied to be there at the time.
C. He denied that he hadn’t been there at that time.
D. He denied having been there at that time.
“Be careful! Don't do that again,” he said.
A. He encouraged me to do that again.
B. He advised me to be careful and do that again.
C. He warned me not to do that again.
D. He told me to be careful, so I didn't do that again.
“ Don’t play video games all the time!”, he said.
a. He told the boy not to play video games all the time.
b. He said to the boy not play video games all the time.
c. He told to the boy not to play video games all the time.
d. He said the boy not play video games all the time.
“ Let me open the door for you, “ she said to me.
A. She offered to open the door for me.
B. She offered to open the door for you.
C. She invited to open the door for me.
D. She invited to open the door for you.
THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN (Vnt/V(s/es) đổi thành thì gì trong câu gián tiếp
Ved/C2 thì quá khứ đơn
thì quá khứ tiếp diễn (were/was + Ving)
Now chuyển thành gì trong câu gián tiếp
then
them
đổi "am/is/are" trong câu gián tiếp
was/were
is/am/are
"yesterday" chuyển sang câu gián tiếp
the day before
before
last week
the week before/ the previous week
the last week
the before week
ago
before
then
tomorrow
then
the following day
these
those
that
here
there
this
that
will/shall + Vo
would/should + Vnt
will + Ved/C2
"How long have you been working at your present job?" she asked
She asked me how long I had been working at my present job.
She asked me how long had I been working at my present job.
She asked me how long I have been working at my present job
She asked me how long have you been working at your present job.
"What do you do in your spare time?" she asked.
She wanted to know what I do in my spare time.
She wanted to know what I did in my spare time.
She wanted to know what did I do in my spare time.
She wanted to know what do I do in my spare time.
"Do you have a driver's license?" she asked
She asked me did you have a driver's license.
She asked me do you have a driver's license.
She asked me if I had a driver's license.
She asked me if I have a driver's license.
"Where did you go?".
She asked me where I had gone
She asked me where did you go.
She asked me where did I go.
She asked me where you had gone.
"Can you use a computer?" she asked
She wanted to know whether I can use a computer.
She wanted to know whether I could use a computer.
She wanted to know could I use a computer.
She wanted to know can I use a computer.
"How are you?" he asked.
He asked me how are you
He asked me how I am
He asked me how was I
He asked me how I was.
"Where have you been?" he asked
He asked me where had I been.
He asked me where have you been.
He asked me where I had been
He asked me where you had been
"How long have you been back?" he said.
He asked me how long had I been back.
He asked me how long I had been back.
He asked me how long have you been back.
He asked me how long you had been back.
"What are you doing now?" he asked.
He asked me what I am doing now
He asked me what you were doing now
He asked me what was I doing now
He asked me what I was doing now.
"Why did you come back?" he asked.
He asked me why I had come back.
He asked me why had I come back.
He asked me why did you come back.
He asked me why you had come back
"Are you glad to be back?" he asked.
He asked me if I was glad to be back.
He asked me was I glad to be back.
He asked me if I am glad to be back.
He asked me are you glad to be back.
"Do you plan to stay for a while?" he asked
He asked me if I plan to stay for a while.
He asked me if I planned to stay for a while.
He asked me did I plan to stay for a while.
He asked me do you plan to stay for a while.
"Can you lend me some money?"
He asked me can you lend him some money.
He asked me could you lend him some money.
He asked me if I can lend him some money.
He asked me if I could lend him some money.
"Where can I buy a phone card in this city?" he asked
He asked me where could he buy a phone card in that city.
He asked me where he could buy a phone card in that city.
He asked me where I could buy a phone card in that city.
He asked me where he can buy a phone card in that city.
Miss white said to him, "Why are you so late? Did your car have a flat tire?".
Miss White told him why was he so late and did your car have a flat tire
Miss White asked him why was he so late and did your car has a flat tire.
Miss White asked him why he was so late and if your car have a flat tire.
Miss White asked him why he was so late and whether his car had a flat tire
"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 liked.
Clair asked, "What time do the banks close?"
Claire wanted to know what time the banks close?
Claire wanted to know what time do the banks close?
Claire wanted to know what time did the banks close?
Claire wanted to know what time the banks closed.
The police officer said to us, "Where are you going?"
The police officer asked us where we were going?
The police officer asked us where were we going?
The police officer asked us where are we going?
The police officer asked us where we are going?
“How often do you come here?” she asked.
She asked me how often do I go there.
She asked me how often I went there.
“How long have you known him?” she asked.
She asked me how long I had known him.
She asked me how long had I known him.
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.
Mary: "I can't swim."
can't
couldn't
can not
hadn't
Mary: "I won't buy a new car."
won't
will
would
would't
Lenny sang, 'I want to get away, I want to fly away.'
Lenny sang, 'I want to get away, I want to fly away.'
Lenny sang he wanted to get away, he wanted to fly away.
Lenny sings he wanted to get away, he wanted to fly away.
Lenny sang he wanted to get away, he wants to fly away.
Jacob: "I work in an office."
Jacob told me (that) ___ worked in an office.
she
I
you
he
Victoria: "I like my cat."
Victoria told me (that) ___ liked ____cat.
I ; her
she; my
she; her
I; my
Leah: "How is your journey?"
Leah asked me how ____ journey was
his
my
your
her
Tania said, "Could you change my domain name?"
Tania asked if she could change the domain name.
Tania asked if we could change her domain name.
Tania said if I can change my domain name?
Tania wanted to know if she can change her domain name.
Tom said, "Why did you charge me?"
Tom asked that why have you charged me.
Tom asked why we had charged him.
Tom asked why we charge him.
Tom asked if we charged him.
"Be quiet!"
I told her be quiet.
I told her to be quiet.
I told for her to be quiet.
I told be quiet.
"Do you play chess?"
He asked me do I play chess.
He asked me if I did play chess.
He asked me did I play chess.
He asked me if I played chess.
which tense is not changed from direct speech into reported?
past simple
present continuous
past perfect
present perfect
Which of the following will be changed in reported speech?
regularly
could
this
had to
