Bài 1:  Chuyển những câu trực tiếp sau đây thành câu gián tiếp.

1.   “You don’t have to do this if you don’t really want to”. They said to me.

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2.   “I saw Jim when I was walking home yesterday.” He told me.

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3.   “Will you forgive Jim if he apologizes to you?” Jane asked me.

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4.   “Peter has been a friends of mine for 3 years” I told Jane.

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5.   “I am frustrated that Jim forgot our date yesterday”. Jane told me.

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6.   “There was a serious car accident right here last week” Josh said.

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Exercise 3: VII.       Rewrite the following sentences using question words before to-infinitives.

1.   I don’t know where I should visit this summer vacation.

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2.   Could you tell me who I should ask for advice?

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3.   She wondered what she should write in the final essay.

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4.   I have no idea who I should contact in case of emergency.

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5.   They can’t decide when they leave for America.

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Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

            1.   I wish he ......................... here now. (be)

            2.   She wishes you ......................... better. (feel)

            3.   I wish that you ......................... here yesterday. (be)

            4.   I wish he ......................... the work tonight. (finish)

            5.   We wish you ......................... tomorrow. (come)

            6.   We wish you ......................... what to do last year. (know)

            7.   I wish that he ......................... us next year. (visit)

      8.   He always wishes he ......................... rich. (be)

            9.   The boy wishes that he ......................... the competition the next day. (win)

Exercise 4: Underline the mistake and rewrite the correct sentence.

            1    I wish I have more time to look after my family.

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            2.   I wish my father gives up smoking in the near future.

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            3.   I wish you will come to my party next week.

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            4.   I wish it stops raining now.

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            5.   I wish you are my sister.

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            6.   She wishes she is the most beautiful girl in the world.

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            7.   I wish Miss Brown will come here and stay with us next week.

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            8.   I wish I could been there with you.

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Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences using “wish”.

            1.   I have to study hard.

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            2.   It is raining heavily.

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       4.  She doesn’t join in the trip.

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            5.   I am not good at English.

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            6.   He studies badly.

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            7.   He doesn’t like playing sports.

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            8.   I don’t have a computer.

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Exercise 7: Rewrite the sentences using used to or didn’t use to.

eg.       My parents lived in the USA when they were young.

            [ My parents used to live in in the USA when they were young.

 1.        I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.

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            2.   I quite like classical music now, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger.

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            3.   I seem to have lost interest in my work.

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            4.   My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.

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            5.   Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.

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