* Report what was said, using the verb in brackets and a to-infinitive clause.
01. “Don’t shout,” I said to Jim. (asked)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
02. “I’ll take you to town,” Ann said to John. (offered)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
03. “Don’t wait for me If I’m late,” John said to us. (told)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
04. “You should take the job, Frank,” Sandra said. (advised)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
05. “Stay in bed for a few days,” the doctor said to me. (told)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
06. “I’ll finish it by the end of this week,” he said. (promised)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
07. “Laura! Don’t touch the electric wires!” Mike said. (warned)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
08. “Don’t forget to sign the form,” Anna said to Janet. (reminded)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
09. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened,” An said to me. (asked)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. “Don’t wear those boots in the house,” she said to her child. (asked)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. “You mustn’t leave the door unlocked,” Mr. Atkins said to Mark. (told)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. “Can you open your bag, please,” the customs officer said to me. (asked)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?” Mike said to me. (invited)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
14. “You’d better not lend them any more money, Tom,” said Mary. (advised)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. “Why don’t you use a password to protect your files?” An said to me. (suggested)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Hãy nhập câu hỏi của bạn vào đây, nếu là tài khoản VIP, bạn sẽ được ưu tiên trả lời.
01. “You can sit here.”
The steward said..............I could sit there................................
02. “Jim may arrive late today.”
She told me .............Jim might arrive late that day..................................................
03. “John left here an hour ago.”
She told me ...................................John had left there an hour before.........................................
04. “I posted the card yesterday.”
Joanna told me ...she had post the postcard the day before.................................................
05. “I grow these carrots myself.”
He said ...he grew those carrots himself ..................................................
06. “I don’t want anything to eat now.”
He said ....he didn't want anything to eat then.......................................................................................
07. “I don’t know where Archie is today.”
Vicky said .......he didn't know where Archie was that day......................................................................................
08. “I’m taking my driving test tomorrow.”
She said .............she was taking her driving test the day after......................................................................................
09. “I saw Susan in a local shop last week.”
Paul said ..........he had seen Susan in a local shop the week before...............................................................................................
10. “There isn’t any milk in this bottle, Ann.”
Mike told Ann ....there wasn't any milk in that bottle............................................................................
11. “You must do your homework every day.”
Jane told me .......I had to done my homework everyday..............................................................................
12. “You should go to the library more often.”
Tom told us ..........to go to the library more often..................................................................
13. “I’ve only had this new computer since yesterday.”
Louis said ..........she had only had that new computer since the day before ............................................................................
14. “The twins can’t go to school today because they are ill.”
Chris said .......the twins couldn't go to school that day because they were ill....................................................................................
15. “I won’t be home this evening because I have to work late.”
Mike said .........he wouldn't be home that evening because he had to work late..........................................................................
* Complete the sentences to report what was said. Use appropriate verb tenses and make other changes you think are necessary.
01. “You can sit here.”
The steward said I could sit there.
02. “Jim may arrive late today.”
She told me Jim might arrive late that day.
03. “John left here an hour ago.”
She told me John had left there an hour before.
04. “I posted the card yesterday.”
Joanna told me she had posted the card the previous day.
05. “I grow these carrots myself.”
He said he grew those carrots himself.
06. “I don’t want anything to eat now.”
He said he didn't want anything to eat then.
07. “I don’t know where Archie is today.”
Vicky said he didn't know where Archie was that day.
08. “I’m taking my driving test tomorrow.”
She said she was taking her driving test the following day.
09. “I saw Susan in a local shop last week.”
Paul said he had seen Susan in a local shop the previous week.
10. “There isn’t any milk in this bottle, Ann.”
Mike told Ann there wasn't any milk in that bottle.
11. “You must do your homework every day.”
Jane told me I had to do my homework everyday.
12. “You should go to the library more often.”
Tom told us to go to the library more often.
13. “I’ve only had this new computer since yesterday.”
Louis said she had only had that new computer since the previous day.
14. “The twins can’t go to school today because they are ill.”
Chris said the twins couldn't go to school that day because they were ill.
15. “I won’t be home this evening because I have to work late.”
Mike said he wouldn't be home that evening because he had to work late.
1 Sara advised Jack to take that job
2 Tim invited me to go dancing with him that night
3 Olivia offered to give me a lift
4 Peter promised to try his best that time
5 Emily decided to eat spinach instead of broccoli as usual
6 David suggested going sailing that weekend
7 Henry refused to join in my English clun
8 I congratulated Robert on his amazing speech
9 He apologized to me for returning my book late
10 Alice reminded me to give Bill her gift
* Complete the sentences to report what was said. Use appropriate verb tenses and make other changes you think are necessary.
01. “What’s your name?”
She asked me what my name was.
02. “Are you a student?”
She wanted to know if I was a student.
03. “What school are you going to?”
She wanted to know what school I was going to.
04. “Can you speak any foreign languages?”
She asked me if I could speak any foreign languages.
05. “How many languages can you speak?”
She asked me how many languages I could speak.
06. “Have you got any certificates?”
She wanted to know if I had got any certificates.
07. “Why do you want to take the course?”
She wanted to know why I wanted to take the course.
08. “How did you hear about the course?”
She asked me how I had heard about the course.
09. “Do you have any French friends?”
She asked me if I had any French friends.
10. “Do you like French music?”
She asked me if I liked French music.
11. “Will you be to France in the future?”
She wanted to know of I would be to France in the future.
12. “How long does the course take?”
I asked her how long the course took.
13. “How much are the course fees?”
I asked her how much the course fees were.
I wanted to know how much the course fees were.
15. “Are you going to take the level exam this weekend?”
She asked me if I was going to tkae the level exam that weekend.
16."How long does the course take? Lily said to Mr.Robinson
➜Lyli asked..........Mr.Robinson how long the course took................
17.Minh said to me"You must be here at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning
➜Minh told....me I had to be there at 7 o'clock the previous morning.......
18.Ann said to John" I'll take you to town tonight
➜Ann offered.....to take John to town that night...........
19.Tim said"I'll finish the report by the end of this weekend
➜Tim promised.....to finish the report by the end of this weekend...........
20."What's your phone number? The interviewer said to me
➜The interviewer.....asked me what my phone number was.......
57. “Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, Ann said to him.
……………………… Ann told me not to wait for her if she was late.………………
58. “Eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said to her.
……………………… The doctor told me to eat more fruit and vegetables………………
59. “Don’t shout”, I said to him.
…………………… I told him not to shout.…………………
60. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us.
…………………… She told me to shut the door but not to lock it.…………………
61. Ann says, “I’m tired”.
…………………………… Ann said that she was tired…………
62. Tom said, “New York is bigger than London”.
………………………… Tom said that New York was bigger than London.……………
63. “Come and see me if you have time”, he said to us.
…………………………… He told us to come and see him if we had time…………
64. “Please help us”, they said to us.
…………………… They told us to help them…………………
65. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, she said to me.
………………………… She told me not to forget to send my parents her regards.……………
1. We use indirect speech (reported speech) to report the meaning of what was said. We put indirect speech in a noun clause beginning with that.
2. After a reporting verb in the past simple, we usually change present modals to past modals, and present tenses to past tenses.
'Could you get there and back in one day?' I asked. (I asked if he . . .)
=>I asked if he could get there and back in one day
3 'Could you translate this for me, please?' I asked the official.
=> I asked the official to translate that for me
7 'Will you have a drink?' he said.
=>He asked me if I would have a drink
8 'Why don't you install gas central heating?' said the advertisement.
=>the advertisement asked mr to install gas central heating
9 'Will you read this very carefully, please?' he said to me.
=>He asked me if I would read that very carefully
10 'Shall I tell him what happened?' she asked me.
=>she asked me to tell him what had happened
11 'Wouldn't you to look ten years younger?' said the hairdresser.
=>the hairdresser asked me not to look ten years younger
12 I'm going to Brighton tomorrow,' said Ann.
=>Ann said she was going to Brighton the next day
13 'Can I have a sweet?' said the small boy.
=> the small boy asked me to have a sweet
14 'Can we stay up till the end of the programme?' said the children.
=>the children asked me to stay up till the end of the programme
15 'Could I have the weekend off?' he asked his boss.
=>he asked his boss to have the weekend off
16 'Could I leave early on Friday?' he said.
=>he asked me to leave early on Friday
17 'Why don't you pop music?' the teenagers asked him.
=> the teenagers asked him to pop music
18 'Why don't you take up the oboe again?' said my friends, (advise)
=>my friends advised me to take up the oboe again
24 'Would you to see over the house?' I asked her.
=>I asked her to see over the house
28 'Would you mind living by yourself for six months?' they asked.
=?they asked me to live by myself for six months
30 'Why don't you trust him?' I asked Ann.
=>I asked Ann to trust him
* Report what was said, using the verb in brackets and a to-infinitive clause.
01. “Don’t shout,” I said to Jim. (asked)
…………………… I told Jim not to shout.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
02. “I’ll take you to town,” Ann said to John. (offered)
………………………Ann offered john to take him to town………………………………………………………………………………………………………
03. “Don’t wait for me If I’m late,” John said to us. (told)
…………………………… Ann told us not to wait for her if she was late.…………………………………………………………………………………………………
04. “You should take the job, Frank,” Sandra said. (advised)
…………………………… Sandra advised Frank to take the job.…………………………………………………………………………………………………
05. “Stay in bed for a few days,” the doctor said to me. (told)
……………………………… The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days………………………………………………………………………………………………
06. “I’ll finish it by the end of this week,” he said. (promised)
……………………He promised to finish it by the end of that week…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
07. “Laura! Don’t touch the electric wires!” Mike said. (warned)
……………………… Mike warned Laura not to touch the electric wires………………………………………………………………………………………………………
08. “Don’t forget to sign the form,” Anna said to Janet. (reminded)
…………………………… Anna reminded Janet to sign the form…………………………………………………………………………………………………
09. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened,” An said to me. (asked)
…………………………………… Peter asked me not to tell any body what had happened…………………………………………………………………………………………
10. “Don’t wear those boots in the house,” she said to her child. (asked)
………………………… She asked her child not to wear those boots in the house.……………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. “You mustn’t leave the door unlocked,” Mr. Atkins said to Mark. (told)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. “Can you open your bag, please,” the customs officer said to me. (asked)
………………………………………………the customs officer asked me if i could open your bag………………………………………………………………………………
13. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?” Mike said to me. (invited)
…………………… Mike invited me to come on a picnic with them.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
14. “You’d better not lend them any more money, Tom,” said Mary. (advised)
………………………… John advised Tom not to lend them any more money……………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. “Why don’t you use a password to protect your files?” An said to me. (suggested)
………………………………………Ann advised me to use a password to protect my files………………………………………………………………………………………