Reported Speech with Infinitive and Geủnd

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REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE:
1. ask + O + to V // order + O + to V : bảo ai làm việc gì
2. advise + O + to V : khuyên ai làm việc gì
3. invite + O + to V : mời ai làm gi
4. remind + O + to V : nhắc nhở ai làm gì
5. promise + to V : hứa với ai sẽ làm gì
6. urge + O + to V : kêu gọi ai làm gì
7. warn + O + (not) to V : cảnh báo ai không được làm gì
REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND:
1. dream of + V-ing : mơ về…………
2. deny + V-ing : phủ nhận làm việc gì
3. look forward to + V-ing : mong đợi…………..
4. accuse + O + V-ing : buộc tội ai làm gì
5. Insist on + V-ing : khăng khăng làm việc gì
6. prevent + O + from + V-ing : ngăn cản ai làm gì
7. Congratulate + O + on + V-ing : chúc mừng ai về việc gì
8. apology (to O) + for + V-ing : xin lỗi ai vì việc gì
9. admit + V-ing : thừa nhận đã làm gì
10. suggest + V-ing : đề nghị làm gì
ĐỔI TRẠNG TỪ TRONG CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT:
today ---> that day next week ---> the week after/ the following week
tonight ---> that night now ---> then tomorrow ---> the day after/ the following day
ago ---> before yesterday ---> the day before/ the previous day
this ---> that these ---> those
last week ---> the week before here --->there the previous week
GợI Ý CÁCH LÀM BÀI:
Bước 1: Đọc kỹ câu trực tiếp, xác định NGÔI, THÌ và TRẠNG TỪ (để có thay
đổi phù hợp).
Bước 2: Xác định động từ tường thuật và giới từ theo sau (nếu có) (giới từ có thể theo ngay sau động từ tường
thuật hoặc sau túc từ).

Bước 3: Xác định động từ cần thêm – TO hoặc ING, đặt túc từ (người/vật được tường thuật) vào sau động từ
tường thuật (nếu có).
Bước 4: Đặt động từ chính thêm TO hoặc - ING (sau động từ tường thuật hoặc giới từ).
_ Công thức chung khi đổi sang câu tường thuật với To
S + V (+ O) + to V
_ Công thức chung khi đổi sang câu tường thuật với V-ing:
S + V (+ O) (+ prep) + V-ing
EXERCISE
1. “Please type this letter for me” The director said to his secretary.
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2. “Lie down on the floor” The robbers said to everybody at the bank.
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3. “If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that second-hand car.” Said John.
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4. “Would you like to go out for dinner with me?” said Mary.
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5. “Don’t forget to come to the meeting tomorrow.” Said the manager.
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6. “I’ll try my best to look for that book for you” Jim promised.
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7. “We really must stay together.” Said the Trade Union Officer.
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8. “Don’t touch that wire with your wet hand.” said the teacher.
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9. “I’ll always wish to become a good doctor.” said Linda.
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10. “No, of course not. I didn’t damage your computer.” said Peter.
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11. “ I can’t wait until August to go to Paris for my holiday.” said my sister.

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12. “You stole the money I put on the table this morning.” said my brother.
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13. “No, let me pay for the meal. Not you.” David insisted.
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14. “You’ve won the gold medal. Congratulation!” said the teacher.
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15. I’m terribly sorry. I was so impolite to you yesterday.” said my friend.
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16. “Yes. You’re right. I broke the vase when cleaning the table.” said she.
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17. “Let’s go to the beach.” said she.
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18. “You should Join the football team, Eric.”
The teacher encouraged……………………………………………………………
19. “We’ll come back again.” (promise)
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20. “You’d better not swim too far from the shore” (advise)
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21. “ I feel like meeting our children soon.” Said Mrs Bike. (looked forward to)
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22. “Could you close the window?” (ask)
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23. “you should go home and rest for a while.” (advise)
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24. “You should not drink beer.” (advise)
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25. “ Come and see me whenever you want.” (invite)
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26. “ Please don’t smoke in my car.” (order)

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27. “ Sue, give me your phone number.” (tell)
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28. “ I’ll never do it again” (promise)
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29. “All right. I’ll wair for you.” (agree)
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30. Stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop. (stop)
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31. “ The house is very nice.! We’ll certainly buy it.” Said his wife. (were thinking of)
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32. Why don’t we stay at home for a change?
I suggested……………………………………………………………………………
33. Shall we invite our friends on Sunday?
Do you consider……………………………………………………………………..?
34. Are you going to the seaside this summer?
Have you planned on…………………………………………………………………?
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REPORTED SPEECH
Change the following sentences into reported speech:
1. “Come and see me if you have time.” He said to us.
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2. “ Don’t forget to send your parents my regard.” She said.
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3. Mary said: “I have finished studying my lesson.”
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4. My friend said “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”
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5. “Why were you late yesterday morning?”
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6. The traveller asked: “How long does it take to get to Paris?”
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7. Ann said: “I must go home now.
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8. “Who put salt in my coffee?” said she.
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9. He said to me: “You can keep this one if you like.”
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10. “If I were you, I’d stop smoking.
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11. “Have your passport ready in your hand.” The custom officer said to the passengers.
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12. “I didn’t know them. Did you, John?” she asked.
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13. “Don’t take more than two of these at once.” Said the doctor, handing me a bottle of pills.
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14. “It’s a very night evening. Why don’t we go for a walk.” Mary suggested.
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15. Rachel said: “I work for a small publishing company.”
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16. “I’m their marketing manager.” Said he.
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17. “The company has opened an office in Barcelona.” Said her.
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18. “ It’s been very successful.” He said.
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19. He said: “I’ve been chosen to run a new office in Marid.
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20. “I’m studying Spanish in the evenings.” said he.
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21. He said: “I don’t have enough time to enjoy myself.”
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22. He said: “I haven’t had linch with a friend for ages.”
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23. He said: “ I hope my friend will come and visit me in Marid.”
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24. He said: “I went there last week with my secretary.”
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25. He said: “We didn’t have much time for sightseeing.”
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26. He said: “I have to get back to work now.”
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27. “Where are you going?” asked Tom.
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28. “Where are you going to spend your holiday?” asked Mike.
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29. “What will you do when you leave school?” said Jenifer.
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30. “How did you know my name?” the nurse asked the patient.
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31. “Do you have an appointment?” said the clerk.
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32. “Have you seen my keys?” said Bernard to his wife.
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33. “Why didn’t Isabel phone me?” ask he.
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34. “Will you carry my briefcase for me, Jim?” said Richard.
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35. “When can I see the doctor?” Charles asked the receiptionist.

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36. “I’m going to Paris soon” she said.
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37. “The film will be interesting.” I thought.
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38. “I can’t help you because I have too much to do.” She said.
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39. “Anna has bought the ticket.” Said he.
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40. “Breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00.” the receiptionist explained.
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41. “I went to Oxford University in the 1960s.” he said.
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42. “I’ve never been to America.” She said to me.
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43. “Do you want to go out for a meal?” she asked.
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44. “Why are you late?” they asked her.
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45. “Can I use your phone?” asked she.
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46. “Where have you come from?” the police said to him.
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47. “How long are you going to be on holiday?” she asked.
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48. “When do you have to go to work?” she asked.
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49. “Did you post my letter.” He said to me.
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50. “Will you be back early?” he asked her.

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