1. I’d like Tom to drive more slowly.
I wish Tom drove more slowly.
2. My father started working in this factory over ten years ago.
My father has been working in this factory for over ten years
3. He was often taken to the cinema on weekends.
He used to be taken to the cinema on weekends.
4. Nobody has used this room for ages .
This room hasn't been used for ages .
1. I’d like Tom to drive more slowly.
I wish
2. My father started working in this factory over ten years ago.
My father has
3. He was often taken to the cinema on weekends.
He used
4. Nobody has used this room for ages .
This room
5. It’s so hot. I want to be in the swimming pool.
I wish
6. Some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the Ao Dai.
Lines of poetry
7. “How many languages can you speak, Lan?”
The interviewer wanted to know
8. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.
It was
1. Robinson doesn’t find it easy to live alone on this island.
-> Robinson doesn’t …………………………..…………………………….
2. He always goes swimming after finishing his work.
-> He is used to…………………………..…………………………….
3. My father used to play football when he was young.
-> My father doesn’t ……………………………………………….............…...………
4. They used to make these vases by hand
-> These vases………………………………………………………………………
5. His father no longer goes fishing with him.
-> His father used to ………………………………………………………………………
6. Please keep quiet in the classroom
-> I’d rather you……................…………............................................................
7. “Would you mind not smoking in here?”
-> I’d rather ……................………….............................................…............................
8. Don’t tell anyone what I said.
-> I’d rather you ……................………….........................................…............................
9. It is high time we went home.
-> It is high time ………………………………………………..
10. You really should be able to dress yourself by now
-> It’s high time …………………………………………………..
11. It is high time for you to go to school.
-> It’s about …………………………………………………..
Complete the sentences using “be / get used to + V-ing”
1. I / be / used to live / on my own. I've done it / for / long time.
2. Hans has lived in England for over a year, so he /be / used / drive / on the left / now.
I.Combine these sentences using relative clause.
1. Here is the book.It is on wild animals.
2. These are the picture books. They interest the pupils.
3. Jack has many dictionaries. They are kept for reference.
4. The large room is the library. It is near the laboratory.
5. The long table is for reading. It is in the middle of the room.
6. The books are for reference. They are on the stacks near the librarian.
7. We saw the reader. The reader was reading a newspaper.
8. I met a man. His sister works in television
9. This library is free for the teachers staff. They come here to do research.
10. A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in hospital.
11. I found a cat. The cat's leg was broken
12. That is the woman. She kept this library.
13. This is the boy. I told you about him ( This is the boy whom/ that I told you about)
14. The man turned out to be my friends's father. He sat next to me on the bus.
15. Ann is very friendly. She lives next door.
16. We stayed at the Grand Hotel. Ann recommend it to us.
17. John is one of my closet friends. I have known him for a very long time.
18. Shiela is away from home a lot. Her job involves a lot of traveling.
19. We often go to visit our friends in Bristol. It is only thirty miles away.
20. The young man came to see me about the job. His father used to be my neighbour.
EXERCISE I : Put into the reported speech :
1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”
2/ She said : “I spent a summer in this village.”
3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”
4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”
5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”
6/ He said to her : “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room.”
7/ My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”
8/ They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”
9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”
10/ He said : “Your car has been stolen, John.”
11/ They said : “The river is rising early this year.”
12/ He said : “I’ll expect her to come soon.”
13/ Our teacher said : “ World War II broke out in 1939.”
14/ The students said : “ We’ll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.”
15/ He said : “ I’m going to finish this work.”
1. When I was a child, I used ( follow ) _________________my mom to the market.
2. My father was good at swimming. He used to ( go )__________________ swimming in summer.
3. When my uncle was young, he used ( go )____________________ fishing on Sunday.
4. My father used to ( smoke )_________________________ a lot when he was young.
6. Mr Smith has taught in this college since he was twenty.
Mr. Smith began______________________________________________________
7. Nancy started to play the piano on Monday.
Nancy________________________________________________________
8. Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.
Tom__________________________________________________________9. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks. Jack and Jill started____________________________________________________.
10. When did they start to type their report ?
How long_________________________________________________________?
1.They have worked in that factory for five years. They began... 2.My father started to give up smoking last year. My father has........... 3. They have worked in that factory since 2001.-They started.... 4.He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12. --He started...............
Exercise 4. Viết lại câu sử dụng USED TO + V(nguyeân): thöôøng , ñaõ töøng
1. We lived in the country , but we don’t any more. -> We used ……………………………………………….
2. My father usually went swimming a lot when he was young. -> My father used…………………………………………
3. My father usually told me stories before bedtime when I was a little child.
-> My father used………………………………………………………………………
4. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year. -> I used…………………………………………………
5. There were some trees in the field. -> There used…………………………………………….
6. She doesn’t live with her parents any more. -> She used……………………………………………
7. He is not a poor man any more. -> He used……………………………………………….
8. They didn’t go to the cinema every Sunday last year. -> They didn’t use………………………………………
9. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.
-> In the past my hair used………………………………………………………………………………
10. I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.
-> I used …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
-> Did you use…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. He no longer has long hair . -> He used………………………………………………………
13. I gave up smoking 10 years ago. -> I used…………………………………………………
14. He often went hunting when he was in Africa. -> He used…………………………………………………
15. We no longer go to the evening class together. -> We used……………………………………………………
16. They usually wore jeans when they were young. -> They used…………………………………………………
17. I lived in Nha Trang once , but I don’t any more. -> I used…………………………………………………………
