1. She said to me: “Don't make a lot of noise when you are playing.”
-> She asked__________________________________________________________ .
2. Rita said to me: “Don't worry. I'll pay you back on Saturday.”
-> Rita promised _______________________________________________________ .
3. My sister said to Jane: “Don’t turn off the light.”
-> My sister told ______________________________________________________ .
4. “Would you like to have lunch with me today?” said Tom.
-> Tom invited ________________________________________________________ .
5. “You should take better care of your health:” said Tom’s mother.
-> Tom’s mother advised _______________________________________________ .
6. “Would you mind taking off your hat?” I said to the woman in front of me.
-> I asked ____________________________________________________________ .
7. The flight attendant said to the passenger: “Fasten your seatbelts because we have to make a compulsory landing.”
-> The flight attendant told ______________________________________________ .
8. “Don’t forget to submit your assignments by tomorrow,” said the teacher to the students.
->The teacher reminded ________________________________________________ .
9. “I’m sorry. I didn’t do the homework,” Linh said to her teacher.
-> Linh apologized _____________________________________________________ .
10. "You'd better not swim too far from the shore," the lifeguard said to us.
-> The lifeguard advised ___________________________________________________ .
-> The lifeguard warned ___________________________________________________ .
->The teacher prevented____________________________________________________ .
11. “Don’t play around the edge of the swimming pool or you’ll fall in” the teacher said to her children.
-> The teacher warned __________________________________________________ .
-> The teacher prevented ________________________________________________ .
12. “You’ve broken my priceless vase, Ron!” said Ginny’s brother.
-> Ginny’s brother accused ______________________________________________ .
13. “It certainly wasn’t me who took her purse!” Kevin said to the police.
-> Kevin denied _______________________________________________________ .
14. He said to me, “You took my money.”
-> He accused _________________________________________________________ .
15. “I’m sorry I’m late this morning.” The employee said to his manager.
-> The employee apologized______________________________________________ .
16. “It was really kind of you to help me.” Mary said to you.
-> Mary thanked _______________________________________________________ .
17. “I’ll drive you to the airport now.” John said to Linda.
=> John insisted _______________________________________________________ .
1. “I have always wanted to be a pilot”, Paul said to you.
=> Paul has always dreamt _______________________________________________ .
1. She said to me: “Don't make a lot of noise when you are playing.”
-> She asked__me not to make a lot of noise when I was playing_ .
2. Rita said to me: “Don't worry. I'll pay you back on Saturday.”
-> Rita promised __to pay me back on Saturday______ .
3. My sister said to Jane: “Don’t turn off the light.”
-> My sister told __Jane not to turn off the light________ .
4. “Would you like to have lunch with me today?” said Tom.
-> Tom invited __me to have lunch with him that day_______ .
5. “You should take better care of your health:” said Tom’s mother.
-> Tom’s mother advised ___him to take better care of his health__ .
6. “Would you mind taking off your hat?” I said to the woman in front of me.
-> I asked _the woman in front of me to take off her hat_______ .
7. The flight attendant said to the passenger: “Fasten your seatbelts because we have to make a compulsory landing.”
-> The flight attendant told __the passenger to fasten his / her seatbelts because they had to make a compulsory landing.___
8. “Don’t forget to submit your assignments by tomorrow,” said the teacher to the students.
->The teacher reminded __the students to submit their assignments by the next day______ .
9. “I’m sorry. I didn’t do the homework,” Linh said to her teacher.
-> Linh apologized _to her teacher for having not done the homework__ .
10. "You'd better not swim too far from the shore," the lifeguard said to us.
-> The lifeguard advised __us not to swim too far from the shore_____ .
-> The lifeguard warned ___us not to swim too far from the shore_____ .
->The teacher prevented___us from swimming too far from the shore__ .
11. “Don’t play around the edge of the swimming pool or you’ll fall in” the teacher said to her children.
-> The teacher warned __her children not to play around the edge of the swimming pool______ .
-> The teacher prevented __her children from playing around the edge of the swimming pool______ .
12. “You’ve broken my priceless vase, Ron!” said Ginny’s brother.
-> Ginny’s brother accused __Ron of having broken his priceless vase._____ .
13. “It certainly wasn’t me who took her purse!” Kevin said to the police.
-> Kevin denied __having taken her purse__ .
14. He said to me, “You took my money.”
-> He accused _me of having taken his money__ .
15. “I’m sorry I’m late this morning.” The employee said to his manager.
-> The employee apologized__to his manager for being late that morning_____ .
16. “It was really kind of you to help me.” Mary said to you.
-> Mary thanked ___you for having been really kind to help her__ .
17. “I’ll drive you to the airport now.” John said to Linda.
=> John insisted __on driving Linda to the airport then________ .
18. “I have always wanted to be a pilot”, Paul said to you.
=> Paul has always dreamt __of being a pilot_____
Bài tập giúp em ôn luyện về những từ tường thuật phổ biến, các cặp từ được in đậm trong câu biểu thị cấu trúc ngữ pháp của chúng, ví dụ:
dream of: mơ về cái gì
apologize somebody for doing something: xin lỗi ai vì đã làm gì
thank sb for doing sth: cảm ơn ai vì đã làm gì
insist on doing sth: khăng khăng làm gì
ask sb to do sth / ask sb not to do sth: yêu cầu ai làm gì / không làm gì
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