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REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN THE CORRECT TENSE AND
VOICE
grows
1. She………………………………………(grow) roses. These roses
Are grown
……………………………………..(grow) on the rich soil so that
grow
they ……………………………………(grow) fast and more fabulous
are being ironed
2. The clothes …………………………………………………….(iron) by
Jack at the moment. He
Is ironing
……………………………………………..(iron) them because they
Will be worn/are going to be worn
…………………………………………………………….(wear) at the party
Have been given
3. I ……………………………………………..(give) an announcement of
the delay of the flight. The official
has given
……………………………………..(give) customers some papers to
check in.
Created by: Ms. NGAN
 I’m tired

What did Ann say?

She said, “ I’m tired” Directed speech

Exactly what S.O said

Put in quotation mark “…”
 Anna said
that she was
very tired.

She said (that) she was tired Reported speech

Introductory Exact meaning of what S.O said

verb Not put in “ ”
 SAY (THAT) S + V…. Ex. He said (that) he would quit his job.
 SAY TO SOMEBODY (THAT) S + V…
Ex. He said to me (that) he would quit his job.
 SAY, “…..” Ex. He said, “ I’ll never forgive for what she did.”
 TELL S.B TO DO S.TH Ex. He told me to type the letter for
him.
 TELL S.B ABOUT S.TH Ex. She told them about her trip to
Hue
 TELL S.B (THAT) S + V… Ex. I told her (that) I would lend her
some money.
 DIRECT INDIRECT
• Am, is, are • Was/were
• Shall/will • Should/would
• Can • Could
• May • Might
• Must
• Have/has to • Had to
• Ought to • Ought to
 DIRECT INDIRECT
• NOW • THEN
• TOMORROW • THE FOLLOWING DAY
• NEXT WEEK • THE FOLLOWING WEEK
• TONIGHT • THAT NIGHT
• TODAY • THAT DAY
• YESTERDAY • THE DAY BEFORE
• LAST NIGHT • THE NIGHT BEFORE
• LAST WEEK • THE WEEK BEFORE
• HERE • THERE
• THIS • THAT
• THESE • THOSE
 DIRECT INDIRECT
• SIMPLE PRESENT • SIMPLE PAST
• SIMPLE PAST • PAST PERFECT
• PRESENT • PAST PERFECT
PERFECT • PAST
• PRESENT CONTINUOUS
CONTINUOUS • PAST PERFECT
• PRESENT CONT.
PERFECT CONT. • WOULD/COULD….
• SIMPLE FUTURE
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HE SAID
HE SAID TO ME THAT
HE TOLD ME REPORTED WORDS
Example 1 S+ said/told + that + S+ V
“We are having a party now” the woman said

The woman said that they were having a party

then
Example 2 S+ said/told + that + S+ V
I have lost
my toy!

The little girl thought that

she had lost her toy
Example 3 S+ said/told + that + S+ V
“I was very stupid”, the man said

The man said that he had been very stupid

 NO CHANGES
Present Simple
When the introductory verb is
Future
in:
Present Perfect

“We will see the cartoon film” say the boys

The boys say that they will see the cartoon film
 When the sentence expresses something which is always
true (general truth)

Past Continuous
When the sentence is in: Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous

“She was having dinner while

she was watching TV ” said
the boy
The boys said that the girl
was having dinner while
she was watching TV
When there are these modal verbs: WOULD, COULD, MIGHT,
SHOULD, OUGHT TO
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S+V+
HE ASKED ME IF/WHETHER
COMPLEMENT
Example 1 S+ asked S.O + whether/if + S+ V

Do you
She asked me want to
whether I wanted marry
to marry her me???
Example 2 S+ asked S.O + whether/if + S+ V

Can you
play the
piano?

She asked us
whether we could
play the piano
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HE ASKED WHEN/WHAT S+V+

etc. COMPLEMENT
ME
Example 1 S+ asked S.O + what/how… + S+ V

She asked me
what I wanted What do
you want?
Example 2
S+ asked S.O + what/how… + S+ V
He asked me
where we were Where
going are we
going?
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HE ASKED ME
INFIVITIVE
HE TOLD ME TO
Example 1
S+ asked/told/forced.. + S.O + TO V
The woman commanded him to get out of the house.

The man begged her to let him stay

Get out of
this house!!!! Please,
please let
me stay…
Example 2
S+ asked/told/forced.. + S.O + TO V
She ordered
me to iron her iron my
dress… dress!
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HE ASKED ME
HE TOLD ME NOT TO INFIVITIVE
Example 1
S+ asked/told/forced.. + S.O + NOT + TO V

She asked
me not to
Don’t hurt hurt her
me any more anymore
Example 2
S+ asked/told/forced.. + S.O + NOT + TO V
Don’t
Her mother phone your
told her not friends in
to phone her the evening
friends in the
evening
 Commands – requests – suggestions
Ask somebody (not) to do something

Tell somebody (not) to do something

Force somebody (not) to do something

Order somebody (not) to do something

Require somebody (not) to do something

Request somebody (not) to do something

Suggest (not) doing something

Etc.
 LET’S PRACTICE
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A 2. Said
3. told
B 1. said
4. said
2. said
5. told
3. tell C 1. said
6. tell
4. said 2. said
3. said
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2. He , his 4. His, him

3. They ,
their 5. He, his

6. He, me ,
his him
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2. He said they were working in the garden

3. She told us they had got married six months

before

4. He said he would go shopping the following/

next day

5. He said he had bought a new car the previous

week/ the week before.
 6. They said they weren’t doing anything the
next/following week.

7. She told me (that) she couldn’t go out that night

8. He said (that) he had forgotten to pay the bill.

9. She told me (that) they had brought me a

present
10. She told Peter (that) she would phone him
the following/ next day/ the day after.
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2. Rose said she had put the washing in the washing
machine.

3. He said a giraffe is bigger than a mouse

4. She said that they hadn’t seen Tom for two weeks.

5. She says she hasn’t phoned her uncle since last

month.

6. The student said birds can fly.

7. She said he was studying for an exam then/ at that
time.

8. He said leaves fall from the trees in autumn.

9. They said they had visited the circus the previous
weekend/ the weekend before.

10. Tony said she had dropped the vase on the floor.

11. She said he had taken the money to the bank that
morning.

12. The teacher said the Earth moves round the sun.
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2. She asked George when he would call her.
3. She asked if I could play the piano.
4. He asked who there was.
5. She asked Jonathan if he liked fish.
6. Mother asked what I had done that day.
7. Jim asked if I had gone to work the day
before.
8. He asked how I had got there.
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9. She asked me if I had seen her blue jacket
anywhere
10. She asked me if I would take him to
work the day after
11. She asked me where I had been
12. She asked me if they would visit them in
the summer
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2. Who had called the fire brigade.

3. If/whether we/they had asked people
to leave the building.
4. If/whether anyone had been injured.
5. How many fire-fighters were there
then/at that time.
6. If/whether any of the house had been
damaged.
2. Told
3. Asked 7

4. Ordered
5. Begged
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2. The fire-fighter told/ordered them to stand back

3. The fire-fighter told/ordered them to bring the light

nearer.
4. The fire-fighter told/ordered them to pass him an
axe.

5. The fire-fighter told/ordered them to go to the other

side of the plane.
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2. The shop assistant told the child not to touch

anything.
3. The secretary asked me to wait there.
4. She suggested going swimming.
5. The park keeper told them not to walk on the
grass.
6. He told them not to stay out late that night.
7. Annie begged Barry to help her.
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2. He asked Jill to get him a glass of water.
3. She refused to help Jim.
4. Her mother promised to buy her something nice for her
birthday.
5. He warned us not to play near the road because it was
dangerous.
6. She offered to do the shopping.
7. She begged her parents not to leave her alone in the dark.
8. He suggested going to the cinema that night.
9. His father ordered him to go to bed at once/ immediately.
10. They suggested watching a video.
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2. Alison offered to help organise the meeting.
3. Alex offered to give them copies of the plan.
4. Bob suggested doing some research on the
subject.
5. Nick promised to give them all the details the
following week.
6. Diana warned them not to decide until they
knew the cost.
 2.Sarah said to me, “I’m
looking for a new job.”
12 3.Brian asked, “What time
does the train to Leeds
leave?”
4.She said, “I don’t like
jogging.”
5.“I’ll be back tomorrow”, he
said
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2. He asked her why she had done that.

3. ‘Titanic is the best film I’ve ever seen,’

Susie said to her mother.
4. ‘Put the rubbish in the bin,’ he said to
them.

5. He asked her to answer the telephone.

6. Diana warned them not to decide until

they knew the cost.
 7. Ben asked me if/ whether I was going
out on Saturday night.
8. ‘I’ve never ridden a horse before,’ said
Adam
9. Mother said that we would go to the
circus the following day.
10. ‘Pick up the paper from the floor,’ Mr
Carter said to them.
11. ‘Please, please let me go to the party.’
Julia asked her parents.
12. Greg suggested having a party on his
birthday.
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1. He asked me where the post office was

2. She suggested visiting the zoo

3. Mother said, “You must always tell the truth”

4. The doctor told me not to exercise a lot

 2.Have you done, did
3.Myself
4.Enough
5.Used to
16 6.Needn’t
7.Have been washing
8.Was written
9.Whose
10.Shall, will
11.Which
12.Used to