Bài tập về câu tường thuật trong Tiếng Anh

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1. Reported Speech Exercises : Exercise 1 : 1. “Open the door,” he said to them. - He told them 2. “Where are you going?” he asked her. - He asked her where 3. “Which way did they go?” he asked. - He asked 4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her. - I told 5. “Don’t try to open it now,” she said to us. - She told 6. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her. - I asked her 7. “He’s not at home”, she said. - She said that 8. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked. - The girl wanted to know 9. “Don’t stay out late, Ann” Tom said. - Tom told Ann 10. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her. - He asked 11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked. - Thomas asked Jean 12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary”, I said.
2. - I told Mary 13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said. She said that 14. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said. - She said that 15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked. - She asked us 16. “I’ll phone you tomorrow,” he told Jack. - He told Jack that 17. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked. - Tom asked Jean 18. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said. - He said that 19. “Don’t keep the door locked,” he said to us. - He told us 20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him. - I asked him how long 21. “Are you going by train?” she asked me. - She wanted to know 22. “Don’t use too much hot water,” she said to us. - She asked us 23. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me. - She invited me 24. “Don’t do it again,” she said to them. She told them
3. 25. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked. - She asked 26. “Don’t get your shoes dirty, boys,” she said. - She told 27. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Mary asked. - Mary asked 28. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter. - Peter asked if 29. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager. - The office manager wondered 30. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John. - John advised Elizabeth 31. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda!” said John. - John accused 32. “ You damaged my bicycle, John!” said Mary. - Mary accused 33. “When was your little boy born?” said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley. - The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley 34. “You should take more exercise, Mr. Robert,” the doctor said. - The doctor advised 35. “Will I find a job?”, Tim said to himself. - Tim wondered 36. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number,” said Paul to Susan. - Paul apologized 37. “When is the first day of your holiday, Peter?” Martha asked.
4. - Martha asked Peter when 38. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother. - Anna asked 39 “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William”, his mother said. - William’s mother told 40. “Don’t bite your nails,” said Mrs. Rogers to her son. - Mrs. Rogers told 41. “I’ve seen the film three times, Mary” said George. - George said 42. “I’m sorry, Angela,” said Martin, “I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car. - Martin apologized 43. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked us. - The landlady asked 44. “ John, please don’t tell anyone my new address,” said Mary. - Mary asked 45. “Breakfast will not be served after 9. 30” said the notice. - The notice said that 46. “Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?” - I asked 47. “Don’t forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow” - She reminded me 48. “Do not write on the wall,” said the teacher to the boys. - The teacher told the boys 49. “How many jobs have you had since 2000?” the interviewer asked Mr. Simpson. - The interviewer asked
5. 50. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police?” the officer asked the frightened witness. - The officer wanted to know KEY : 1. He told them to open the door. 2. He asked her where she was going. 3. He asked me which way they had gone. 4. I told her to bring it back if it didn’t fit. 5. She told us not to try to open it then. 6. I asked her whether/ if it was going to be a fine day that day. 7. She said that he was not at home. 8. The girl wanted to know whether/ if the bus station was far away. 9. Tom told Ann not to stay out late. 10. He asked her to let him borrow her car. 11. Thomas asked Jean whether/if she had seen his gloves. 12. I told Mary not to leave the window open. 13. She said that she would have a cup of tea with me. 14. She said that she would pay him if she could. 15. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer. 16. He told Jack that he would phone him the following day. 17. Tom asked Jean whether/if he could sit beside her. 18. He said that he wanted a camera for his birthday. 19. He told us not to keep the door locked. 20. I asked him how long he was going to stay. 21. She wanted to know whether I was going by train. 22. She asked us not to use too much hot water.
6. 23. She invited me to come to her party. 24. She told them not to do it again. 25. She asked whether/ if Mr. Brown sent the potatoes to me. 26. She told the boys not to get their shoes dirty. 27. Mary asked what Peter wanted for lunch that day. 28. Peter asked Janet whether/ if he could borrow her typewriter. 29. The office manager wondered why he hadn’t got a computer before. 30. John advised Elizabeth not to lend him any more money. 31. John accused Amanda of stealing his best cassette. 32. Mary accused John of damaging her bicycle. 33. The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley where her little boy had been born. 34. The doctor advised Mr. Robert to take more exercise. 35. Tim wondered whether/ if he would find a job. 36. Paul apologized to Susan for giving her the wrong number. 37. Martha asked Peter when the first day of his holiday was. 38. Anna asked her mother whether/ if she could have a new bicycle. 39. William’s mother told him not to leave the house until she got back. 40. Mrs. Rogers told her son not to bite his nails. 41. George said to Mary that he had seen the film three times. 42. Martin apologized to Angela for having damaged her car. 43. The landlady asked us whether/if we had had enough for lunch. 44. Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address. 45. The notice said that breakfast would not be served after 9.30. 46. I asked where the best place to buy souvenirs was. 47. She reminded me to bring my passport with me the following day.
7. 48. The teacher told the boys not to write on the wall. 49. The interviewer asked Mr. Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000. 50. The officer wanted to know why the frightened witness hadn’t reported the incident to the police. Exerices 2 : 1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked. She asked 2. "How are you?" Martin asked us. Martin asked us 3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?" He asked 4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter. The mother asked her daughter 5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend. She asked her boyfriend 6. "What are they doing?" she asked. She wanted to know 7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me. He wanted to know 8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?" The teacher wanted to know 9. "How do you know that?" she asked me. She asked me 10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me. My friend asked me KEY :
8. 1. She asked where her umbrella was. 2. Martin asked us how we were. 3. He asked if he had to do it. 4. The mother asked her daughter where she had been. 5. She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best. 6. She wanted to know what they were doing. 7. He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema. 8. The teacher wanted to know who spoke English. 9. She asked me how I knew that. 10. My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin. Exercise 3 : 1. "What's the time?" he asked. → He wanted to know . 2. "When will we meet again?" she asked me. → She asked me . 3. "Are you crazy?" she asked him. → She asked him . 4. "Where did they live?" he asked. → He wanted to know . 5. "Will you be at the party?" he asked her. → He asked her . 6. "Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me. → She asked me . 7. "Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked. → The teacher wanted to know .
9. 8. "Why don't you help me?" she asked him. → She wanted to know . 9. "Did you see that car?" he asked me. → He asked me . 10. "Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins. → The mother asked the twins . KEY : 1. He wanted to know what the time was. 2. She asked me when we would meet again. 3. She asked him if he was crazy. 4. He wanted to know where they had lived. 5. He asked her if she would be at the party. 6. She asked me if I could meet her at the station. 7. The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer. 8. She wanted to know why he didn't help her. 9. He asked me if I had seen that car. 10. The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room. Exercises 4 : 1. "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said. → The teacher told Joe . 2. "Be patient," she said to him. → She told him . 3. "Go to your room," her father said to her. → Her father told her . 4. "Hurry up," she said to us.
10. → She told us . 5. "Give me the key," he told her. → He asked her . 6. "Play it again, Sam," she said. → She asked Sam . 7. "Sit down, Caron" he said. → He asked Caron . 8. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said. → The receptionist asked the guest . 9. "Take off your shoes," she told us. → She told us . 10. "Mind your own business," she told him. → She told him . KEY : 1. The teacher told Joe to stop talking. 2. She told him to be patient. 3. Her father told her to go to her room. 4. She told us to hurry up. 5. He asked her to give him the key. 6. She asked Sam to play it again. 7. He asked Caron to sit down. 8. The receptionist asked the guest to fill in the form. 9. She told us to take off our shoes. 10. She told him to mind his own business.
11. Exercises 5 : 1. "Don't touch it," she said to him. → She told him . 2. "Don't do that again," he said to me. → He told me . 3. "Don't talk to me like that," he said. → He told her . 4. "Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him. → She warned him . 5. "Don't let him in," she said. → She told me . 6. "Don't go out without me," he begged her. → He begged her . 7. "Don't forget your bag," she told me. → She told me . 8. "Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said. → The chemistry teacher told his students . 9. "Don't give yourself up," he advised her. → He advised her . 10. "Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said. → She told the boys . KEY : 1. She told him not to touch it. 2. He told me not to do that again. 3. He told her not to talk to him like that.
12. 4. She warned him not to repair the computer himself. 5. She told me not to let him in. 6. He begged her not to go out without him. 7. She told me not to forget my bag. 8. The chemistry teacher told his students not to eat in the lab. 9. He advised her not to give herself up. 10. She told the boys not to hurt themselves. Exercises 6 : 1. She said, "Go upstairs." → She told me . 2. "Close the door behind you," he told me. → He told me . 3. "Don't be late," he advised us. → He advised us . 4. "Stop staring at me," she said. → She told him . 5. "Don't be angry with me," he said. → He asked her . 6. "Leave me alone," she said. → She told me . 7. "Don't drink and drive," she warned us. → She warned us . 8. "John, stop smoking," she said. → She told John . 9. "Don't worry about us," they said.
13. → They told her . 10. "Meet me at the cinema." he said. → He asked me . KEY : 1. She told me to go upstairs. 2. He told me to close the door behind me. 3. He advised us not to be late. 4. She told him to stop staring at her. 5. He asked her not to be angry with him. 6. She told me to leave her alone. 7. She warned us not to drink and drive. 8. She told John to stop smoking. 9. They told her not to worry about them. 10. He asked me to meet him at the cinema. Exercises 7 : 1. He said, "I like this song." → He said . 2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me. → She asked me . 3. "I don't speak Italian," she said. → She said . 4. "Say hello to Jim," they said. → They asked me . 5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said. → He said .
14. 6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said. → She told the boys . 7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him. → She asked him . 8. "I never make mistakes," he said. → He said . 9. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know. → He wanted to know . 10. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience. → The stuntman advised the audience . KEY : 1. He said that he liked that song. 2. She asked me where my sister was. 3. She said that she didn't speak Italian. 4. They asked me to say hello to Jim. 5. He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock. 6. She told the boys not to play on the grass. 7. She asked him where he had spent his money. 8. He said that he never made mistakes. 9. He wanted to know if she knew Robert. 10. The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home. Exercise 8 : 1. "I was very tired," she said. → She said . 2. "Be careful, Ben," she said.
15. → She told Ben . 3. "I will get myself a drink," she says. → She says . 4. "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me. → He wondered . 5. "I cannot drive them home," he said. → He said . 6. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says. → She asks Peter . 7. "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me. → She asked me . 8. He said, "Don't go too far." → He advised her . 9. "Have you been shopping?" he asked us. → He wanted to know . 10. "Don't make so much noise," he says. → He asks us KEY : 1. She said that she had been very tired. 2. She told Ben to be careful. 3. She says that she will get herself a drink. 4. He wondered why I hadn't phoned him. 5. He said that he could not drive them home. 6. She asks Peter if he prefers tea or coffee. 7. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the year before.
16. 8. He advised her not to go too far. 9. He wanted to know if we had been shopping. 10. He asks us not to make so much noise.