Reported speech exercises

bài tập về câu trực tiếp gián tiếp với các động từ đặc biệt theo cấu trúc

1. 1. “We would like you to come to my wedding next week” John said.
=> John invited us .....................................................................................................................
2. “I’m terribly sorry because of having broken your vase, sir!” The waiter said to his
boss.
=> The waiter apologized .........................................................................................................
3. “Don’t forget to block the door whenever you go out” Mother said
=> Mother reminded me ...........................................................................................................
4. “I will not let you contact with that man”, she said to Ann. (PREVENT)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
5. “You should take part in that competition” Her dad said. (ENCOURAGE)
=>..................................................................................................................................................
6. “ Wow, This dish tastes so delicious! Would you like to try it?” Tony said to his friend.
(INVITE)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
7. “We don’t allow you to go out after 10 pm” Marry ‘s parents said (STOP)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
8. “Mrs White, I am very sorry that your husband has passed away”, the doctor said.
(REGRET/ tell)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
9. “If only I had invested in coffee market. Now, the coffee price is so high” Mr. Brown
said (REGRET)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
10. “I’m sure that I had told my sister about that news” Danny said (REMEMBER)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
11. “ In my opinion, you should taste spring rolls and Chung cake first when visiting
Vietnam” the leader said us. (SUGGEST)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
12. “You had better obey your mother”, grandma said to me. (ADVISE)
=>..................................................................................................................................................

2. 13. “You look really sexy with your new yellow dress!” The seller said to the lady
(COMPLEMENT)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
14. “It is so nice of you to say that”, the lady said to the shopkeeper. (THANK)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
15. “We are absolutely grateful to you because of your support” The couple said to the
policemen. (THANK)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
16. “Please remember to turn off the machine after you use it” The service provider said
to his customers. (REMIND)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
17. “Mom, I would like you to meet my close friend, Anna” Susan said (INTRODUCE)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
18. “You‘d better not come near that dog”, the safeguard said to me (PREVENT)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
19. Scientists say forests are being destroyed by air pollution. (BLAME)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
20. Would you mind not smoking in my house?
=> I ‘d rather ..............................................................................................................................
21. “Congratulation! You have passed the entrance exam to the Commercial University”
the teacher said to me. (CONGRATULATE)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
22. “It is so attractive of you to wear the red hat”, the stylist said to the singer.
(COMPLEMENT)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
23. “You need to cut down unnecessary expenditure to save money” Tom’s mother said
(TELL)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
24. They regret not doing business with you (WISH)

3. => .................................................................................................................................................
25. “You damaged my mobile phone”, said John to Mary. (ACCUSE)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
26. “You should not have behaved like that” said Linda to Amy. (CRITICIZE)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
27. “ Please forgive me, I didn’t intend to hurt you”, said David to his girl friend.
(APOLOGISE)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
28. “Let’s go camping”, a member of the group said. (SUGGEST)
=> .................................................................................................................................................
29. We are waiting for your news
=> (LOOK FORWARD TO) ...................................................................................................
30. He said to me “Don’t be late tomorrow”
=> He told me ............................................................................................................................




30. He told me to not be late the following day/ the next day.
20. I ‘d rather you didn’t smoke in my house
19. Scientists blame air pollution for the destruction of forests.

4. She prevented Ann from contacting with that man.
5. Her dad encouraged her to take part in that competition.
6. Tony invited his friend to try the dish.
1. John invited us to come to his wedding the next/ following week.
2. The waiter apologized to his boss for having broken his vase. / The waiter apologized
to his boss for breaking his vase.
3. Mother reminded me to block the door whenever I go out.

4. Ann said: “Come to my place whenever you are free.”
→ Ann invited me to come to her place whenever I was free.
“Can you read the instructions again?” she said.
→ She asked me to read the instructions again.
He said: “Would you mind opening the door, please?”
→ He asked me to open the door.
ĐỘNG TỪ NGUYÊN MẪU (TO -INFINITIVE) TRONG LỜI NÓI GIÁN TIẾP
Khi lời nói gián tiếp là một lời đề nghị, mệnh lệnh, ý định, lời hứa, lời yêu cầu, …động từ tường
thuật cùng với động từ nguyên mẫu theo sau nó thường được dùng để chuyển tải nội dung lời nói này.
a. Reporting Verb + To-inf …
- agree demand (đòi hỏi) guarantee (bảo đảm)
- hope promise swear (thề)
- threaten (đe dọa) volunteer offer (đưa ra đề nghị)
- refuse consent (bằng lòng) decide
Ex: “I will give you my book if you need it,” said my friend.
→ My friend offered to give me her book if I needed it.

b. Reporting Verb + Object + To-inf …
- ask (bảo, yêu cầu) advise (khuyên) command (ra lệnh)
- expect (mong đợi) instruct (hướng dẫn) invite (mời)
- order (ra lệnh) persuade (thuyết phục) recommend (khuyên)
- remind (nhắc nhở) encourage (cổ vũ) tell (bảo)
- urge (thúc giục) warn (cảnh báo) want (muốn, mong muốn)