I. Turn into indirect speech, using word in the parenthese

1. He said “Sit down, Mary”                                                 

2. The children’s mother said “Don’t go near the sea.”        

3. Tim father said “Don’t be late.”                                     

4. The librarian said “Be quiet, children”                             

5. The officer ordered “Don’t shoot, men”                           

6. He said to us “Have your tickets ready, please.”              

7. My boss told me “Finish the job tonight, please”             

8. “Please take a seat, ladies,” said the manager

9. “Would you open the window, Ba” said the teacher

10. “Hand over the money” said the robber to the clerk

11. “Leave me alone, all of you” said the teacher

12. “Mai, Could you lend me $4?” said Thu.

13. “Type these letters first” said Mr. Hai to Nga

14. Bill said “Can you give me a lift to school?”

Change the following sentences to Reported Speech

1, She asked me "Have you ever seen such an interesting film?"

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2, "Please sit down for a few minutes" Mary told her boy friend

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3, I said to him "Don't call me again at this late hour"

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4, Mother said "Don't stand here doing nothing"

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5, The mother said to her children "Why don't you go to bed?"

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6, John asked me "Is your father a teacher or a doctor?"

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7, The teacher said "John, why didn't you hand in your paper?"

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8, Mr Brown said to me: "Who did you meet yesterday?"

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9, Mary said: "The clock will never work again if you try to repair it"

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10, "How beautiful the girl is!" Tom said

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 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.”

Put the following commands and requests into reported speech.

1.The teacher said to Tim,"Com into my office,please"

=>The teacher asked Tim

2.The mother said to her children."Have breakfast,please"

=>The mother told her children

3.Miss Jackson said to me,"Can you give Tim this dictionary?"

=>Miss Jackson asked me

4.Mrs.Jackson said to Tim,"Could you give me a hand?"

=>Mrs.Jackson told Tim

5.The policeman said,"Don't touch anything in the room."

=>The police told me

6.The lifeguard said,"Don't swim out too far,boys."

=>The lifeguard asked/told

7."Don't make so much noise."My father said.

=>My father asked told me

8."Try your best to improve your pronunciation,Tim."Miss Jackson said.

=>Miss Jackson asked

9.The teacher said to me:"You should spend more time on Spain pronunciation."
=>The teacher said

10."You should pratice speaking English every day." said my teacher.

=>My teacher said

11."You should learn by heart all these words." Miss Hoa said to Nga.

=>Miss Hoa said

12."You shouldn't drink too much coke,Ba"Lan said

=>Lan said Ba

Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown.

1) He said to me,”You took the money.”

He accused _____________________________________

       2) The teacher said to Jim, “Would you give your book to Mary please?”

             The teacher asked ______________________________

2) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”

The student apologized ____________________________

3) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”

Boddy’s father reminded ___________________________

4) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,” 

Helen saidHelen has always dreamed _______________________

5) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”

The nurse advised _____________________________________

6) “Don’t touch the hot plate,” 

I said to AnnI warned _______________________________________________

7) The fire chief said, “Everyone must leave the building immediate ly.”

The fire chief ordered ________________________________

8) The man said to the hunters, “Everyone stopped hunting and killing animals.”

The man prevented _________________________________

9) The instructor said to the students, “You’ll have exactly one hour to complete the exam.

The instructor warned ______________________________

Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown.1) He said to me,”You took the money.”He accused _____________________________________2) The teacher said to Jim, “Would you give your book to Mary please?”The teacher asked ______________________________3) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”The student apologized _____________________________4) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”Boddy’s father reminded ___________________________5) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,” Helen saidHelen has always dreamed ________________________6) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”The nurse advised _____________________________________7) “Don’t touch the hot plate,” I said to AnnI warned _______________________________________________8) The fire chief said, “Everyone must leave the building immediate ly.”The fire chief ordered _________________________________9) The man said to the hunters, “Everyone stopped hunting and killing animals.”The man prevented _________________________________10) The instructor said to the students, “You’ll have exactly one hour to complete the exam.”The instructor warned ______________________________

Exercise (54): Change these sentences into Reported Speech.
1. The manager said, "Come into my office, please".
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2. The teacher said to us, "Don't make so much noise".
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3. Mr. Green said, "Please come to our dinner tonight, Bill”.
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4. Susan said to Tom, "Don't call me again at this late hour".
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5. She said to the boy, "Show me what you have in your hand".
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6. The policeman ordered, "Stay where you are and don't touch anything".
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7. The old lady said, "Will you please water these flowers for me".
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8. She said, "Don't leave your coat on this chair".
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9. She said to him, "Don't speak to me like that and behave yourself".
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10. Peter said, "Would you mind lending me your dictionary till next Monday".
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Ex 2/Change the following sentences into reported speech.

1.      “Don’t go out at night” said he.

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2.      “ Don’t move this bike away, Tam” Hoa said.

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3.      “Close the book, please” the teacher said.

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4.      “ Turn down the radio, Hoa” said her father.

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5.      Mr Rice said “I’m going to Chicago”

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6.      “I’ll see you tomorrow” said she.

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7.      She said “I don’t like this film”

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8.      “Mary really likes this furniture” said he.

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9.      “My parents are arriving here next week” said Peter.

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10.  “I have to go now” said Tung.

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11.  “Do you like Madona ?” she asked me.

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12.  They said to me “ Does your father work here?”

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13.  “Are you a foreigner ?” asked she.

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14.  He asked her “Have you met Danny yet ?”