1. Mary said to John, “Open the box for me please”

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2. The teacher said to Jim, “Don’t be late for class again”

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3. He said to me, “Don’t make noise”. à………………………….…………………………………………………………………………

4. She said to her classmates, “Be quiet, please” à………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Maryam said, “Help me with this exercise, Tom”

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6. The teacher said to me, “Write that exercise out carefully” à……………………………..……………………………………

7. She said to me, “Don’t believe everything she says”

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8. He said to me, “Think before you answer” à……………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. My father said to me, “Put your book here” à……………………………..……………………………………………………………………

       10. She said to her brother, “Lock the front door before you go out”

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11.  He said, 'Get out of my way.'

 …………………………………………………………………………………….                     12.  'Climb in through the window,' he ordered.

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   13.  'Please pay at the desk,' said the assistant.

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   14.  'Open your bag, please,' said the store detective.

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   15.  'Don't worry about anything, Mrs. Pitt,' said her solicitor. 'Leave it all to me.'

   à  ……………………………………………………………………………………. 

   16.  'Don't use bent coins in a slot machine,' I warned him.

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   17.  'Follow that car,' the detective said to the taxi-driver.

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18.  'Wash it in lukewarm water,' recommended the assistant.

à  …………………………………………………………………………………….                        

19.  'Have confidence in me,' urged the doctor.

à  ……………………………………………………………………………………. 

      20.  'Take me up to the 33rd floor,' he said to the liftman.

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1. Teacher to John: "Write that exercise out carefully". -> 2. Officer to soldiers: "Bring the gun into position". -> 3. Mary to John: "Open the box for me, please". -> 4. Mrs. Green said: "Please sing at our party, Mary". -> 5. Teacher to John: " Be careful; think before you answer", -> 6. Mary to her sister: "Don't try to be funny" -> 7. Mother to her son: "Look where you're going". -> 8. Liz: "Shannon, don't eat in my room". -> 9. He said to me, "Read the instructions before you switch on the machine". -> 10. She said to us, "Shut the door but don't lock it". ->

Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings:
1.´How many classes are there in your school?' The man said to Paola
=> The man asked
2. ´Where is your house, Nam?´ said Hung
=> Hung asked
3. ´How far is it from your house to this school, Lan?´ said Nga
=> Nga asked
4. ´Did you stay at home last night, Ba?´asked Hung
=> Hung asked
5. ´Are you a student?´ The man said me
=> The man asked
6. ´Please lend me your pen for a moment,´ I said to Mary
=> I asked
7. He said to us ´Do your homework carefully´
=> He told
8. ´Don´t be late for class again, Jim´ The teacher asked
=> The teacher asked
9. ´Don´t swim out too far, boy´. She asked
=> She asked

\(III. Imperative 1. Dont move or Ill shoot, said the bank robber to the clerk. The bank robber threatened .... 2. Dont forget to phone the police, she told him. She reminded ....... 3. Dont swim out too far, boys, said the coach. The coach .... 4. Lets go for a walk in the park, said Andrew. Andrew....... 5. Please dont drive so fast, Ann begged her boyfriend Ann pleaded ....... 6. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary. Mary asked......... 7. Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?, he said. He .... 8. "Be carefully and don't come near the edge, children." He .... 9. "Get on with your work!" the boss said to me. .... 10. "Would you like to come to my party tomorrow?" Ann asked me. .... EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE 1. Ill wait for you. I promise, he said to me. He promised __________________________________________________________________ 2. Please, please turn off the T.V, John, said Tom. Tom begged __________________________________________________________________ 3. His mother said to him: Open the window please! His mother told _______________________________________________________________ 4. He said to me: Shut the door after you. He told ______________________________________________________________________ 5. The captain said to them: Wait here still I come back. The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________ 6. Mr. Brown, this is Miss White, he said. He introduced _________________________________________________________________ 7. He said to me: Dont come back before one oclock. He asked _____________________________________________________________________ 8. My mother said: Dont forget to lock the door. My mother told ________________________________________________________________ 9. Dont touch that switch, Peter. I said I warned_____________________________________________________________________ 10. Come and have dinner with us Rosy said to John. \)

Reported commands, request:
1. "Sit down, Mary" the teacher told
2. "Don't go near the sea, children"
3. "Don't be late, Jim", Jim's teacher told
4. "Do this test again, please" the teacher told
5. "Leave your keys on the desk, please"
6,"Don't use the telephone after seven o'clock"
7. "Finish the job tonight, please"
8. "Whould you open the door, please?"
9. "Could you lend me some money, please?"
10. "Would you pass me a cigarrete?"
11. "Will you clean the floor for me?"
12. "Can you help me to do this test?"
13. "Who wrote that book?" He asked Ba
14. "Did you stay at home last night?, She asked me
15."I'm very tired now" said Hoa
16." Where does she go every evening?" Lan asked her brother
17."Will you come to my house for dinner?" he asked me
18."Why don't we go jogging?" Ba said to us
19."The test isn't easy enough for us to do" We said
20."How was you yesterday?"He asked her
21."I haven't seen that film for a long time" Nga said to us
22."She wanted to know how to use this computer"Ha said
23.Nam said"Can you help me?"
24."Do you play soccer well?", he asked
25.The teacher asked "Where do you go yesterday?"
26.He said to us:"Open your books, please?"
27."Are you student now?"He asked me
28."What are you doing when the phone ring?"Ba asked Hoa
29."They can swim in the sea very well today"He said
30. She said that" I must look after the house now"

 1. The teacher said to Linda, “Sit down, please.”

2. The teacher said to Nam, “Go to the blackboard, please.”

 3. The teacher said to the students, “Keep quiet, please.”

4. The teacher said to the children, “Don’t come to class late.”

5. Mary said to Tom, “Don’t smoke in this room.”

6. He said to me, “Get out.”

7. The teacher said to John, “Open your book, please.”

8. He said to me, “Come with me.”

9. My sister said to me, “Go to the movie.”

10. I said to him, “Stay at home.”

11. My daughter said to us, “Don’t laugh.”

12. The mother said to her kids, “Stop fighting.”

13. He said to her, “Can you speak up?”

14. Jimmy said to Susan, “Can you lend me some money?”

15. Mary said to Tom, “Can you give me a hand?”

16. Hoa said to Tuan, “Can you carry my suitcase, please?”

17. They said to her, “You should study hard.”

18. The doctor said to the patient, “You should stay at home and take tablets.”

19. He said to me, “You shouldn’t do so much work.”

20.My mother said to me, “You shouldn’t stay up late.”

Choose the most suitable verb form the box to report each of the sentences. Remember they all follow the pattern verb + to – infinitive.

1. Their mother said to them , " Don't make so much noise "

2. Nam said to the taxi driver, " Please turn left at the first traffic light "

3. She said to her son, " Go straight upstairs and get into bed "

4. Mary said to John, " Can you carry my suitcase, please?"

5. My mother said to me : "Don't stay up late "

6. Lan said to me : "Please wait for me a few minutes."

7. The boy said : " Please take me to school early, mom."

8. John said: " You should learn how to speak English as a native speaker does."

ex3. rewrite thesentences in reported speech from

1. " don't believe everything you hear " he said to me { advise }

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2. " lend me your pen for a moment " I said to Mary { ask }

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3. " would you like to have lunch with me on sunday " Danny said to sarah { invite }

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4. " will you help me , please ? " she said to me { ask }

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5. " you had better apologize for being late " my mother said to me { advise }

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6. " you will come back again " they said { promise }

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7. " you should join the football team , Eric " said the teacher { encourage }

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