bài tập về lời nói gián tiếp C. if I knew / who Robert was D. whether I knew / who was Robert,31. The mother asked her son _____.,A. where he has been B. where he had been C. where has he been D. where had he been,32. Martin asked me _____.,A. how is my father B. how my father is C. how was my father D. how my father was,33. The host asked Peter _____ tea or coffee.,A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred C. did he prefer D. if he prefers,34. She asked me _____ my holidays _____.,A. where I spent / the previous year B. where I had spent / the previous year,C. where I spent / last year D. where did I spend / last year,35. He advised _____ too far.,A. her did not go B. her do not go C. her not to go D. she did not go,36. John often says he _____ boxing because it _____ a cruel sport.,A. does not like / is B. did not like / were C. not liked / had been D. had not liked / was,37. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _____.,A. before B. ago C. last D. previous,38. He asked _____ him some money.,A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends,39. Andrew told me that they _____ fish two _____ days.,A. have not eaten / ago B. had not eaten / previous,C. did not eat / before D. would not eat / last,40. Jason told me that he _____ his best in the exam the _____ day.,A. had done / following B. will do / previous C. would do / following D. was going / previous,41. John asked me _____ in English.,A. what does this word mean B. what that word means,C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant,42. The mother told her son _____ so impolitely.,A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave,43. She said she _____ collect it for me after work.,A. would B. did C. must D. had,44. She said I _____ an angel.,A. am B. was C. were D. have been,45. I have ever told you he _____ unreliable.,A. is B. were C. had been D. would Be,46. I told him _____ the word to Jane somehow that I _____ to recch her during the eary hours.,A. passing/will try B. he will pass/tried C. to pass / would be trying D. he passed / have tried,47. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _____.,A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day,48. John asked me _____ interested in any kind of sports.,A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was,49. John asked me _____ that film the night before.,A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen,50. The guest told the host that _____. D. he had to go then,A. I must go then B. he must go now C. he had to go now

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bài tập về lời nói gián tiếp C. if I knew / who Robert was D. whether I knew / who was Robert,31. The mother asked her son _____.,A. where he has been B. where he had been C. where has he been D. where had he been,32. Martin asked me _____.,A. how is my father B. how my father is C. how was my father D. how my father was,33. The host asked Peter _____ tea or coffee.,A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred C. did he prefer D. if he prefers,34. She asked me _____ my holidays _____.,A. where I spent / the previous year B. where I had spent / the previous year,C. where I spent / last year D. where did I spend / last year,35. He advised _____ too far.,A. her did not go B. her do not go C. her not to go D. she did not go,36. John often says he _____ boxing because it _____ a cruel sport.,A. does not like / is B. did not like / were C. not liked / had been D. had not liked / was,37. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _____.,A. before B. ago C. last D. previous,38. He asked _____ him some money.,A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends,39. Andrew told me that they _____ fish two _____ days.,A. have not eaten / ago B. had not eaten / previous,C. did not eat / before D. would not eat / last,40. Jason told me that he _____ his best in the exam the _____ day.,A. had done / following B. will do / previous C. would do / following D. was going / previous,41. John asked me _____ in English.,A. what does this word mean B. what that word means,C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant,42. The mother told her son _____ so impolitely.,A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave,43. She said she _____ collect it for me after work.,A. would B. did C. must D. had,44. She said I _____ an angel.,A. am B. was C. were D. have been,45. I have ever told you he _____ unreliable.,A. is B. were C. had been D. would Be,46. I told him _____ the word to Jane somehow that I _____ to recch her during the eary  hours.,A. passing/will try B. he will pass/tried C. to pass / would be trying D. he passed / have tried,47. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _____.,A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day,48. John asked me _____ interested in any kind of sports.,A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was,49. John asked me _____ that film the night before.,A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen,50. The guest told the host that _____. D. he had to go then,A. I must go then B. he must go now C. he had to go now

Mì 2 Tôm · Accepted Answer

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#1. B. where he had been

=> Present perfect is backshifted to past perfect in reported questions

#2. D. how my father was

=> Tense is backshifted and no subject–auxiliary inversion

#3. A. whether he preferred

=> Choice questions use whether/if and present simple is backshifted

#4. B. where I had spent / the previous year

=> Past simple is backshifted to past perfect and time expression changes

#5. C. her not to go

=> Advise object not to infinitive

#6. A. does not like / is

=> General facts and habits use present simple

#7. A. before

=> “The summer before” is used in reported speech

#8. A. her to lend

=> Ask object to infinitive

#9. B. had not eaten / previous

=> Past simple is backshifted to past perfect, “ago” changes form

$0. A. had done / following

=> Past simple is backshifted and “the next day” becomes “the following day”

$1. D. what that word meant

=> Indirect question with statement word order

$2. B. not to behave

=> Tell object not to infinitive

$3. A. would

=> “Will” is backshifted to “would”

$4. B. was

=> Present tense is backshifted to past tense

$5. A. is

=> General truth is not backshifted

$6. C. to pass / would be trying

=> Tell object to infinitive and future continuous is backshifted

$7. C. the day before

=> Time expression is changed in reported speech

$8. A. if I were

=> Yes–no reported question with backshifted tense

$9. C. if I had seen

=> Past simple is backshifted to past perfect

%0. D. he had to go then

=> “Must” changes to “had to” and “now” changes to “then”

Timi · Answer

Here are the answers to the indirect speech exercise:

31. B. where he had been  
32. D. how my father was  
33. A. whether he preferred  
34. B. where I had spent / the previous year  
35. C. her not to go  
36. A. does not like / is  
37. A. before  
38. A. her to lend  
39. B. had not eaten / previous  
40. A. had done / following  
41. D. what that word meant  
42. B. not to behave  
43. A. would  
44. B. was  
45. C. had been  
46. C. to pass / would be trying  
47. C. the day before  
48. A. if I were  
49. C. if I had seen  
50. D. he had to go then