Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 9: Câu tường thuật

INDIRECT SPEECH
1.He said: “I shall expect her” 
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2.He said: “I can’t find my hat”
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3.She said: “I am going to the movies tomorrow”
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4.Lan said to me: “You are looking much better”
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5.He says: “The river is rising early this year”
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6.She said to me: “I will do it if necessary I can”
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7.He said to his friend: “Did you see the accident yesterday?”
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8.John said to me: “How did you come here?”
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9.He said: “Have you finished your task, Nam?”
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10.He said: “Yesterday evening I met Nam. He has bought a new car”
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11.She said to me: “Who is this book?”
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12.Nam said to his father: “Please let me go to Paris”
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13.He said to me: “Do you like to live in Orange Country? 
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14.My friend asked me: “ Have you a lot of money?” 
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15.He said: “I can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow”
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16.They said: “We did it yesterday”
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17. ‘ If I were you, I’d read the exam questions very carefully.’ Teacher said 
àTeacher advised Minh ____________________________________________________
18. ‘ You had better not waste your time, Betty.’ Tom said.
àTom advised____________________________________________________________
19. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, I said to him. 
àI told __________________________________________________________________
20. ‘ I image I’ll see Sue at the party.’ john said
àJohn hoped______________________________________________________________
21. ‘ Don’t forget to give the book to Jane’ David said
àDavid reminded__________________________________________________________
22. Before Tim went to bed, his father said, ‘Don’t forget to brush your teeth.’
àBefore Tim went to bed, his father reminded___________________________________
23." Is this your new calculator, Mai?" Nam asked.
à Nam __________________________________________________________________
24." Tell me what you saw at the party yesterday?" I said to Tom . 
à I _____________________________________________________________________
25.“ Do you know how far the drug store is?” The foreigner asked me . 
à The foreigner __________________________________________________________
26. “ Will you please water the flowers for me tonight, Jim?” said the old woman
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27. I said to John, “Why aren’t you looking for a job?”
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28. Nancy said: “Why didn’t you call me,John?’ 
àNacy wanted___________________________________________________________
29. “Remember to give your parents my regard, Lan” Nam said. 
àNam said______________________________________________________________
30. “Teacher, give us better marks, please” the puplis said. 
àThe pupils_____________________________________________________________
31. Mr Smith said to her:”Where will you go on your vacation?”
àMr Smith asked_________________________________________________________
32.He said: “I am very proud of my parents, Daisy” 
àHe told________________________________________________________________
33. “Be modest if you are a good pupil,Lan” said her mother.
àLan’s mother told her_____________________________________________________
34.“Can I use your phone?” he said to me. 
à He asked______________________________________________________________
35. ” Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him 
àI wondered_____________________________________________________________
36. 'If I had any money, I'd buy you a drink,' she said to me. 
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37. 'If I were you, I'd stop smoking,' she said to her brother.
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38. 'Can you lend me ten pounds?' said the boy to me
Ò The boy asked _________________________________________________________
39. “Don’t play with the matches!”I said to Jack. 
àI warned________________________________________________________________
40. 'Don't swim out too far, boys.' said the pool guard.
Ò The pool guard warned__________________________________________________
 II.Change direct speech into reported speech :
1. “Thanks for helping me.”Mary said. 
àMary thanked ___________________________________________________________
2. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist,”John said to Linda. 
àJohn insisted ____________________________________________________________
3. “I’m happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations!”Jim said to you. 
àJim congratulated ________________________________________________________
4. “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you,”Miss White said to Peter. 
àMiss White thanked ______________________________________________________
6. “I’m sory I didn’t phone you earlier,”Margaret said to you. 
àMargaret apologized______________________________________________________
7. “I have always wanted to be a pilot,”Paul said to you. 
àPaul has always dreamed of________________________________________________
8. “You didn’t do what I said,”the mother said to her son. 
à The mother accused _____________________________________________________
9. She said,“Children, stay away from the water” 
àShe warned_____________________________________________________________
10. “You damaged my bicycle, John!”Said Margaret 
àMargaret accused ________________________________________________________
11.'If I catch the plane, I'll be home by five,' he said. 
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12.'You should stay in bed if you feel unwell.' my mother said. 
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13.'What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar, Jane?' 
Ò Ann asked______________________________________________________________
14.'If I'd had my mobile yesterday, I could have contacted you,' Matthew said to Jane. 
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15.'If I don't practice my English, I won't get any better,' she said. 
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16.'If you press this switch, the computer will come on,' he said to his students. 
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17.'I'd have been in bad trouble if you hadn't helped me,' he said to his friends.
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18. 'If the door is clocked, what shall I do ?' she said to herself. 
Ò She wondered __________________________________________________________
19. 'If I were you, I'd read the exam questions very carefully.' said the teacher to us
Ò The teacher advised _____________________________________________________
20. 'It’s better to have the theater built next to the town hall.' they said
Ò They offered___________________________________________________________
21. 'Okay, I'll collect David from school ', said his father.
Ò David’ father promised ___________________________________________________
22. 'Please stay for a few more days.' she said to us.
Ò She invited ___________________________________________________________
23. 'We'll fight the ban on smoking in public places.', said the heavy smokers. 
Ò The heavy smokers threatened _____________________________________________
24. “I imagine I'll see Olivia at the party.' said Tom
Ò Tom hoped ____________________________________________________________
25. 'Let me take the children into town.', he said
Ò He volunteered _________________________________________________________
26. 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.' said Mike to Jane. 
Ò Mike thanked___________________________________________________________
27. 'I must have made a mistake in the calculations.'
Ò Mr. Forest admitted ____________________________________________________
28. 'I'll pay for the meal.' 
Ò Sarah insisted__________________________________________________________
29. 'Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.'
Ò Neil suggested ________________________________________________________
30. 'I'm sorry I couldn't come to visit you last summer.' said Kate to me
Ò Kate apologized_______________________________________________________
31. 'I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!' said Dane
Ò Dane congratulated _____________________________________________________
32. 'I wish I'd asked for his name and address.' said Mary
Ò Mary regretted ________________________________________________________
33. 'You've dirtied the floor, children.' said Mrs. Brown
Ò Mrs. Brown accused____________________________________________________
34. 'You mustn't drink too much caffeine.' Marta said to me
Ò Marta warned _________________________________________________________
35. 'It's not true! I have never been arrested!' Larry said.
Ò Larry denied __________________________________________________________
III. Change the following sentences into the indirect speech, using the verbs in brackets:
1.Nga said that she was sorry she dropped the jug.(apologise) 
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2.The policeman said that the thief stole the bicycle.(accuse) 
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3.The thief said tha ... rect speech.
The manager asked me to come to his office.
Mr.Green asked Bill to send him an application form.
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Jane told him to read her exercise and tell her if it was correct.
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Mother told me to be more careful.
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The manager told Mary not to use the office phone for personal calls.
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REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND
“Let’s go to the beach tomorrow.”the little boy said.
The little boy suggested _________________________________
“You don’t pay attention to the lesson, Nam”.said the teacher.
The teacher accused _____________________________________ 
 “Don’t eat so much nutritious food.”the doctor said to him
The doctor warned ______________________________
 “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to him
→ The teacher accused ..
 “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.”
Mary apologized for _______________________
 “I’ll drive you to the station. I insist.”
Peter insisted on ________________________
“I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!”
Mary congratulated _____________________
 “I’ve always wanted to be rich.”
 She has always dreamed of ____________.
9. “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport.”I said to them.
I warned against _______________________________
10. “Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight.”
His mother prevented ___________________________
11.	 “I’m sorry I’m late”.
Peter apologized for ___________
12. “Let me pay for the meal”.
Tom insisted on _____________________
13. “ I feel like meeting our children soon”, said Mrs.Smith
Mrs. Smith looked forward to ________________________
14. “ Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house” said the woman to the boy.
The woman 
15. “ I didn’t take your money”, the boy said to her
The boy denied _____________________________________
16. You mustn’t leave the shop!
Policeman stopped the customer from _______________
17. Ann said, “What about having a party?”
Ann suggested_______________________________
18 The police said, “ Don’t get into the park”
The police prevented _________ 
18. “ Yeah, it’s me that drank all the wine in the bottle.”
Tommy admitted _______________ 
INDIRECT SPEECH
I- Questions - Exercise 1:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
"Where is my umbrella?" she asked.→ She asked 
"How are you?" Martin asked us.→ Martin asked us 
He asked, "Do I have to do it?"→ He asked 
"Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.→ The mother asked her daughter 
"Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.→ She asked her boyfriend 
"What are they doing?" she asked.→ She wanted to know 
"Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.→ He wanted to know 
The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"→ The teacher wanted to know 
"How do you know that?" she asked me.→ She asked me 
"Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.→ My friend asked me 
II- Questions - Exercise 2:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
"What's the time?" he asked.→ He wanted to know 
"When will we meet again?" she asked me.→ She asked me 
"Are you crazy?" she asked him.→ She asked him 
"Where did they live?" he asked.→ He wanted to know 
"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.→ He asked her 
"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.→ She asked me 
"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.→ The teacher wanted to know 
"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.→ She wanted to know 
"Did you see that car?" he asked me.→ He asked me 
"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.→ The mother asked the twins 
III- Exercise 1 – Requests (positive): Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.
"Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.→ The teacher told Joe 
"Be patient," she said to him.→ She told him 
"Go to your room," her father said to her.→ Her father told her 
"Hurry up," she said to us.→ She told us 
"Give me the key," he told her.→ He asked her 
"Play it again, Sam," she said.→ She asked Sam 
"Sit down, Caron" he said.→ He asked Caron 
"Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.→ The receptionist asked the guest 
"Take off your shoes," she told us.→ She told us 
"Mind your own business," she told him.→ She told him 
IV- Exercise 2 – Requests (negative):Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.
"Don't touch it," she said to him.→ She told him 
"Don't do that again," he said to me.→ He told me 
"Don't talk to me like that," he said.→ He told her 
"Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him.→ She warned him 
"Don't let him in," she said.→ She told me 
"Don't go out without me," he begged her.→ He begged her 
"Don't forget your bag," she told me.→ She told me 
"Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said.→ The chemistry teacher told his students 
"Don't give yourself up," he advised her.→ He advised her 
"Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.→ She told the boys 
V- Exercise 3 – Requests (mixed):Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.
She said, "Go upstairs."→ She told me 
"Close the door behind you," he told me.→ He told me 
"Don't be late," he advised us.→ He advised us 
"Stop staring at me," she said.→ She told him 
"Don't be angry with me," he said.→ He asked her 
"Leave me alone," she said.→ She told me 
"Don't drink and drive," she warned us.→ She warned us 
"John, stop smoking," she said.→ She told John 
"Don't worry about us," they said.→ They told her 
"Meet me at the cinema." he said.→ He asked me 
VI- Mixed Exercise 1:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a question.
He said, "I like this song."→ He said 
"Where is your sister?" she asked me.→ She asked me 
"I don't speak Italian," she said.→ She said 
"Say hello to Jim," they said.→ They asked me 
"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.→ He said 
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.→ She told the boys 
"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.→ She asked him 
"I never make mistakes," he said.→ He said 
"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.→ He wanted to know 
"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.→ The stuntman advised the audience 
VII- Mixed Exercise 2:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a question and whether you have to change the tenses or not.
"I was very tired," she said.→ She said 
"Be careful, Ben," she said.→ She told Ben 
"I will get myself a drink," she says.→ She says 
"Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.→ He wondered 
"I cannot drive them home," he said.→ He said 
"Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.→ She asks Peter 
"Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.→ She asked me 
He said, "Don't go too far."→ He advised her 
"Have you been shopping?" he asked us.→ He wanted to know 
"Don't make so much noise," he says.→ He asks us
VIII-Put the following direct speech.
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.
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 when 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.
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.
51. He advised me not to buy that car.
52. Nam offered to carry Lan's suitcase.
53. Ann agreed to share the food with Dave.
54. Paul reminded Sue to buy some bread.
55. The man ordered the children not to touch anything in that room.
56. Mary said that she had to go home to make the dinner.
57. Tom asked me if/whether I was going to Ho Chi Minh City the next week/the following week.
58. Mom asked if I had finished my homework.
59. She told me that she couldn't do it by herself.
60. Lan wanted to know if Nam's brother lived in London.
61. His father warned him not to repeat that mistake again.
62. The photographer told me to give a smile.
63. The librarian told the student not to leave those books on the table.
64. He asked me if I had travelled abroad much.
65. The boss asked the secretary who had written that note.