
VO NGUYEN GIAP HIGH SCHOOL
REVIEW FOR THE FIRST EXAM
A. TENSES AND PASSIVE VOICE
TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE
Hi n t i ệ ạ
đnơ
S +V / Vs(es) + O ----------->
People grow tea in Moc Chau. ----->
My mother cleans the house twice a day.
So+ am/is/ are +Ved /V3 +(BY+ Os)
Tea is grown in Moc Chau.
The house is cleaned twice a day.
Quá kh ứ
đnơ
S +Ved / V2 + O ---------->
They cleaned that window yesterday.-->
To Ngoc Van drew those pictures. ------->
So + was/were+Ved /V3 + (BY+ Os)
That window was cleaned yesterday.
Those pictures were drawm by To Ngoc Van.
Hi n t i ệ ạ
ti p di nế ễ
S + am/is/ are + Ving + O --------->
They are building a new school. -------->
I am opening a letter. --------------------->
So + am/is/ are + being +Ved / 3rd + (BY+
Os)
A new school is being built.
A letter is opening (by me).
Quá kh ứ
ti p di nế ễ
S + was/were +Ving + O --------->
The secretary was opening the mail at 8p.m
yesterday. --->
So +was/were+ being +Ved /3rd +(BY+ Os)
The mail was being opened at 8p.m yesterday.
Hi n t i ệ ạ
hoàn thành
S + have/has +Ved / V3 + O ->
Someone has cleaned the window.
The students haven't done exercises.
So + have/has+been +Ved / V3 + (BY+ Os)
The window has been cleaned.
Exercises haven't been done (by the students).
T ng lai ươ
đnơ
S + will/ shall + V1 + O ->
They will build a new bridge next month.
So + will/shall + be+ Ved /V3+(BY+ Os)
A new bridge will be built next month.
T ng lai ươ
g nầ
S +am/is/ are +going to +V1 + O ->
She is going to type the report.
The students are going to hold the meeting.
So+am/is/are+going to +be + Ved/V3 +(BY+
Os)
The report is going to be typed by her.
The meeting is going to be held by the students.
have
has
had + to
used
have/has
S + had + to + V1 + O
used
I have to write a report. -->
He has to wash the car. --->
My brother had to do a lot of exercises. -->
have/has
So + had + to +be + Ved/V3 + (BY+ Os)
used
A report has to be written ( by me).
The car has to be washed (by him).
A lot of exercises had to do by my brother.
Đng t ộ ừ can/ could can/ could
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khi m ế
khuy tế
S + may + V1 + O
must
should
You can't wash this desk. -->
We should clean our classroom every day.
You must leave your raincoat outside the
room.
They may use this room for the classroom.
So + may + be+ Ved /V3 +
must (BY+ Os)
should
This desk can,t be washed.
Our classroom should be cleaned every day.
Your raincoat must be left outside the room.
This room may be used for the classroom
I/ Put verbs in the correct tense forms.
1. Up to now, the teacher ( give ). . . . . . . . .. . . . our class 5 tests.
2. Long ago, my younger brother often ( cry ). . . . . . . . .. . . .
3. David ( be ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . born after his father ( die ). . . . . . . . .. . . .
4. When I ( be ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . a child, I ( want ). . . . . . . . .. . . . to be a doctor
5. Please be quiet! I ( work ) . . . . . . . . .. . . .
6. Mary ( come ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . from London
7. Sometimes I ( get ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . up before the sun ( rise )………..
8. I’m preparing to support anything he ( say ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . tomorrow
9. At 4 p.m yesterday? Well, I ( work ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . in my office at that time
10. The audience ( listen ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . to everything he said last night
1/ has given 2/ cried 3/ was – had died 4/ was – wanted 5/ am working 6/ comes
7/ get – rises 8/ will say 9/ was working 10/ listened
11. She ( ask ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . me to tell about him several times
12. Mr Jackson ( paint ) . . . . . . .. . his house since last month
13. When I came in, they all ( sit ) . . . . round the fire. Mr Pike ( do ) . .. crossword puzzle.
14. Yesterday thieves ( break ) . . . . . .. into the house and ( steal ) . . . . . a lot of fur coats while the guests
( dance ) . . . . . . . . .. . . .
15. He ( do ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . his homework before he went to the cinema
16. How long you ( wait ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . for me? – Just a few minutes.
17. What you ( do ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . after you ( go ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . home yesterday?
18. He often ( say ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . OK when he ( talk ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . with the guests
19. Tom ( not come ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . here tomorrow
20. Trees ( plant ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . since it ( stop ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . raining
11/ has asked 12/ has painted 13/ were sitting – was doing 14/ broke – stole – were dancing
15/ had done 16/ have you waited 17/ did you do – had gone 18/ says – is talking
19/ won’t come 20/ have been planted - stopped
21. Listen! The bird ( sing ) . . . . . . . . .. . . .
22. The house ( build ) . . . . . . . . .. . . .2 years ago
23. Someone ( cut ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . down all the trees in the garden
24. Mr Pike ( live ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . here since last October
25. John ( watch ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . TV at 8 last evening
26. Some animals ( not eat ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . during winter
27. Why didn’t you listen while I ( speak ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . to you?
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28. Be quiet! The teacher ( be ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . angry
29. Hurry up! The train ( come ). . . . . . . . .. . . .
30. I ( speak ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . to you about that matter after the meeting tonight
21/ is singing 22/ was built 23/ cut 24/ has lived 25/ was watching
26/ don’t eat 27/ was speaking 28/ is 29/ is coming 30/ will speak
31. Where are you ? – I’m upstairs. I ( have ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . a bath
32. We ( not receive ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . any letters from him since he ( leave ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . four months ago
33. How long you ( study ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . in this school?
34. Dick ( start ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . school before he ( be ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . seven
35. He’ll leave as soon as he ( hear ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . the news
36. It ( rain ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . when we arrived
37. We ( not see ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . them for a long time
38. He felt asleep while he ( do ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . his homework
39. When your father ( die ). . . . . . . . .. . . . ? I ( not know ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . when he ( die ) ………
40. Up to then I never ( see ) . . . . . . . . .. . . . such a fat man.
31/ am having 32/ haven’t received – left 33/ have you studied 34/ had started – was
35/ hears 36/ was raining 37/ haven’t seen 38/ was doing
39/ did your father die – don’t know - died 40/ have seen
B. TURN INTO PASSIVE VOICE :
1. The thieves have stolen the most valuable painting in the museum.
2. Some people will interview the new president on T.V
3. I am going to repair those shoes ?
4. He has broken the nose in the football match.
5. Have you finished the above sentences ?
6. He lends his friend his new shoes.
7. She left her relatives five million pounds.
8. The shop assistant handed these boxes to the customer
9. The board awarded the first prize to the reporter.
10. Have you sent the Christmas cards yet ?
11. The committee appointed Alice secretary for the meeting.
12. He hides the broken cup in the drawer.
13. They keep this room tidy all the time.
14. They all voted the party a great success.
15. We gave Ann some bananas and some flowers.
16. They moved the fridge into the living room
17. She brought some cups of tea to the visitors in the next room .
18. My mother waters this flower every morning.
19. John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
20. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
21. We should clean our teeth twice a day.
22. Our teachers have explained the English grammar.
23. Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city .
24. Tom will visit his parents next month.
25. The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.
26. Did Mary buy this beautiful dress ?
27. My sister cleans the room everyday.
28. The local sports center hold several volleyball tournaments in this season.
29. Someone attacked the boy the boy in the street last night.
30. The workers have finished the project people grow rice in Viet Nam.
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C. DIRECT – INDIRECT SPEECH
1. L i nói tr c ti p và gián ti p (direct/ indirect speech)ố ự ế ế
Trong câu tr c ti p thông tin đi th ng t ng i th nh t ự ế ẳ ừ ườ ứ ấ sang ng i th hai (ng i th nh t nói tr c ườ ứ ườ ứ ấ ự
ti p v i ng i th hai). Trong l i nói tr c ti p chúng ta ghi l i chính xác nh ng t , ng mà ng i nóiế ớ ườ ứ ờ ự ế ạ ữ ừ ữ ườ
dùng. L i nói tr c ti p ph i đc đt trong d u ngo c kép.ớ ự ế ả ượ ặ ấ ặ
He said “I bought a new motorbike for myself yesterday”.
“I love you”, she said.
Trong câu gián ti p, thông tin đi t ng i th nh t qua ng i th hai đn ng i th ba. Khi đó câu cóế ừ ườ ứ ấ ườ ứ ế ườ ứ
bi n đi v m t ng pháp. ế ổ ề ặ ữ
He said he had bought a new motorbike for himself the day before.
2. Quy t c chuy n t tr c ti p ắ ể ừ ự ế sang gián ti pế
2.1. Quy t c chuy n t l i nói tr c ti p ắ ể ừ ố ự ế sang gián ti pế: lùi m t th iộ ờ
Simple present –> simple past Present progressive –> past progressive
Present perfect –> past perfect Simple past –> past perfect
Past progressive –> past perfect progressive Simple future –> would + V
Can/may/must –> could /might/had to
2.2. Các chuy n đi khác: ể ổ
– Đi tạ ừ nhân x ng:ư
I –> he/she We –> they You –> I/ we
(tân ngữ và tính từ s h u chuy n theo nhân x ng ch ng )ở ữ ể ư ủ ữ
– Tr ng tạ ừ ch n i ch n:ỉ ơ ố
Here –> there
This –> that
These –> those
– Tr ng ng ch th i ạ ữ ỉ ờ gian:
Today –> that day
Tomorrow –> the next day/ the following day
Yesterday –> the day before/ the previous day
Last week –> the week before/ the previous week
The day after tomorrow –> in 2 days’ time
The day before yesterday –> two days before.
Now –> then
Ago –> before
2.3. Các tr ng h p không đi th i ườ ợ ổ ờ
– S th t, s vi c luôn luôn đúng:ự ậ ự ệ
“The earth moves round the sun” he said.
–> He said that the earth moves round the sun.
I/ Turn into reported speech: Statements:
1. “ I have nothing to show you,” I said to her.
2. “ Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,” She said
3. Jack Lumber said, “ Olga Ivanov won the gold medal yesterday.”
4. Johnny’s mother said, “ The English Government put him in prison the day before yesterday.”
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5. Father said, “ I am coming back next week.”
6. Jennifer said,” We are having champagne tonight.”
7. ‘’ I’m going away tomorrow , mother,” he said.
8. “ I’ve been in London for a month but sofar I haven’t had time to visit the Tower,” said Rupert.
9. “ It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,” I remarked.
10. “ The new underpass is being officially opened the day after tomorrow,” said the BBC announcer.
11. “ We must move to our new flat. We don’t like it nearly so much as our last one.” Said my aunt
12. “ We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work,” they said.
13. “ From one of the windows of my flat I can see the Eiffel Tower,” he said.
14. “ I have no idea what the time is but I’ll dial 8081 and find out,” said his daughter.
15. He said, “ My wife has just been made a judge.”
16. “ I’ll come with you as soon as I’m ready,” she replied
17. “ I have a German lesson this afternoon and haven’t done my homework yet,” said the small boy.
18. “ If you let the iron too hot you will scorch your clothes,” I warned her.
19. “ You haven’t given me quite enough. The bill is for $ 14 and you’ve paid me only $ 13,” he pointed
out.
20. Anna said “ Englishmen make good husband because they are nearly always willing to help in the
house.”
II/ Turn into reported speech: Wh-Questions
1. “ What happened to Mr Budd?” said one of the men.
2. “ Which of his son inherited his estate?’’ asked another.
3. “ Who is going to live in the big house?” enquired a third.
4. “ What will happen to his racehorses?” asked someone else.
5. “Which team has won?” asked Ann.
6. “ Which team won the previous match?” said Bill.
7. “ Who is playing next week?” he asked.
8. “ Where is the ticket office?” asked Mr Jones.
9. “ What platform does the train leave from? “ asked Bill.
10. “ When does it arrive in NewYork?” he asked.
IV/ Turn into reported speech: Commands , requests, advice
1. He said to the boy,” Get out of my way.”
2. “ Climb in through the window,” he ordered.
3. “ Please pay at the desk,” said the assistant.
4. The store detective said to Mary,” Open your bag, please.”
5. “ Don’t worry about anything, MrsPitt,” said her.
6. “ Don’t use bent coin in the slot machine,” I warned him.
7. “ Wash it in the lukewarm water,” the assistant recommended me.
8. “Don’t eat too much starch,” I adviced her,” and avoid fried food.”
9. “ Don’t say anything to make her angry,” said my father.
10. “ Take me up to the 33rd floor,” he said to the lift man.
IV/ Turn into reported speech: Commands , requests, advice,invitation.
1. “ Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?” he said to me.
2. “ Would you like a cigarette?” One of the guests said to me.
3. “ If I were you I’d try to get a room on the top floor” He said to his friend.
4. “ Will you help, please?’’ The mother said to her son.
5. “ Take the letter to the post, will you.? And shut the door as you go out,” said the boss to his secretary.
1/ He invited me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
2/ One of the guests invited me a cigarette.
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