1. the man said '' be quiet, boys''

the man told the boys to be quiet

2. ann said to him '' don't wait for me if i am late ''

Ann told him not to wait for her if she were late

3. tom said to us '' please help me ''

Tom told us to help him

4. ''turn your light off and go to bed early, nam'' I said

I told Nam to turn off his light and go to bed early

5. he said '' I'll be here again tomorrow''

he said he would be there again the next day

6. he said to them '' your houses are nicer than mine ''

he told them their houses were nicer than his house

7. she said '' he's lived her for 4 years''

she said he had lived there for 4 years

8. '' I'm going away for a few days and will phone you when I get back '' tom said to me

Tom told me he was going away for a few days and would phone me when he get back

9. '' I saw her this morning '' said he

he said he had seen her that morning

10. '' I don't like this film'' Betty said to Bill

Betty told Bill he didn't like that film

11. '' I saw John yesterday but he didn't see me '' Tom said

Tom said he had seen John the previous day but he hadn't seen him

12. she said to her mother '' I haven't seen her since I came here''

she told her mother she hadn't seen her since she came there

13. Mary said to John '' I can not go to the movie with you next week ''

Mary told John she couldn't go to the movie with him the following week

14. William said '' I'm very grateful to you for your helping me with the vietnamese lesson, Lan''

William told Lan that he was very grateful to her for her helping him with the vietnamese lesson

Put the following sentences into reported speech 

1) Charles said,"I'm living in London now".

=> Charles said he was living in Lodon then.

2) He said to us, "you are my best friends".

=> He said that we were his best freinds.

3) Johnny said to me,"I don't know   what Fred is doing" 

=> John said to me that he didn't know what fred was doing.

4) She said," I will answer the phone" 

=> She said she would answer the phone.

5) He said to his friends," I must go home now". 

=> He said to his freinds that he had to go home then.

6) Hoa said,"I can't go out after 8 mp". 

=> Hoa said that she couldn't go after 8 p.m.

7) She said to me," I will come and see you as soon as I can." 

She said to me that she would come and see me as soon as she could.

8) Susan said," My sister is coming to see me next week." 

=> Susan said that her sister was coming to see her the week after.

9) Judy said," John wants to come here but he isn't to very well

=> Judy said that John wanted to come there but he wasn't very well.

10) Judy said to me," I'm going away for a few days.I'll phone you when i get back."

=> Judy said to me that she was going away for a few days and she would phone me when she got back. 

1. . “It’s time to start revising (ôn lại) for the exam,” the teacher said.

The teacher said it was time to start revising for the exam.

2. The receptionist says “Breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00”

The receptionist says breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00.

3.“It took me three hours to get here because the roads are flooded” he told me.

He told me it had taken him three hours to get there because the roads were flooded.

4.“I can’t help you because I have too much to do,” she said.

She said she couldn't help me because she had much to do.

5. “I’ve replaced all the carpets .” She said to me.

She said to me she had replaced all the carpets.

6. She said to them " He's lived here for 4 years "

She said to them he had lived there for 4 years.

7. Mary said to John " I cannot go to the movie with you tomorrow"

Mary said to John she couldn't go to the movie with him the next day.

9.“I haven’t been here for years.” she said. → She said she hadn’t been there for years.

10. Mary said: “I cannot go to the movie with you, John”. → Mary told John that she couldn't go to the movie with him.

11. “I saw her on my way to school yesterday”. he said.→ He said he had seen her on his way to school the day before.

12. “How will you travel to work?”→ She asked me how I would travel to work.

13. “Have you ever been to Delphil?” Phil asked Mark. → Phil asked Mark if he had ever been to Delphil.

14. “I won’t tell you my secret,” she said to me.→ She refused to tell me her secret.

15. “Why don’t we stay at home for a change?” Peter said.→ Peter suggested staying at home for a change.

16. Mary told me, “I saw them at this place”.→ Mary told me she had seen them at that place.

17. “I met her about three months ago.” he said.→ He told me he had met her about three months before.

18. “If I see Tom, I will give him a lift.” said Peter.→ Peter said if he saw Tom, he would give him a lift.

19. “I could get a job easily if I had a degree.” said Susan.→ Susan said he could have got a job easily if she had had a degree.

20. “Ok, I’ll be there on time,” said Mary.→ Mary agreed to be there on time.

21. “I can’t speak any foreign languages.” Nam said.→ Nam said he couldn't speak any foreign languages.

22. Peter said, “Can I borrow your car tonight, Mary?”→ Peter asked Mary if he could borrow her car that night.

23. “You’ve dirtied the floor, children” said Mrs. Brown.→ Mrs. Brown accused children of having dirtied the floor.

24. “It’s not true. I have never been arrested!” Larry said.→ Larry denied having been arrested.

25. “I will not change the date of the meeting,” Mary said.→ Mary promised not to change the date of the meeting.

26. “Don’t forget to call me tonight,” Mary said to Tom.→ Mary reminded Tom to call her that night.

27.“Don’t shout!” I said to Jim.

=> I told Jim not to shout

28. “Please don’t tell anyone what happened!” Ann said to me.

=> Ann told me not to tell anyone what had happened.

29. “Can you open the door for me, Tom?” Ann asked.

=> Ann asked Tom to open the door for him.

30. “Eat more fruits and vegetables!” The doctor said to me

=> The doctor advised me to eat more fruits and vegetables.

31. “Read the instructions before you switch on the machine!” He said to me. ..

=> He told me to read the instructions before I switched on the machine.

32. “Shut the door but don’t lock it!” She said to us. 

=> She told us to shut the door but not to lock it.

33. “Can you speak again? I don’t understand” He said to me. 

=> He asked me to speak again because he didn't understand.

34. Tom said: “New York is bigger than London”. 

=> Tom said New York was bigger than London.

35. Ann said: “I want to go to New York next year”

=> Ann said she wanted to go to New York the next year.

1. "I'm living in London now, " Charles said.

-> Chales said that he was living in London then.

2. "You are my best friends," Jane said to us.

-> Jane told us we were her best friends.

" I don't know what Fred is doing," Johnny said to me.

-> Jonny told me he didn't know what Fred was doing.

4. " We are decorating our Christmas tree," Hoa said

-> Hoa said that they were decorating their Chrismas tree.

5. " I must go home now," he said to his friends.

-> He told his friends he must go home then.

6. " I can't go out after 8 p.m," Hoa said.

-> Hoa said that she couldn't go out after 8 p.m.

7. " I will come and see you as soon as I can," she said to me .

-> She told me she would come and saw me as soon as she could.

8. " John wants to come here but he isn't very well," July said.

-> July said that John wanted to come there but he wasn't very well.

9. " I have to wear uniform when I am at school," Susan said.

-> Susan said that she had to wear uniform when she was at school.

10. " I'm going away for a few days. I'll phone you when I get back." July said to me.

-> July told me she was going away for a few days and she would phone me when she got back.

11. " Run faster," Ba said to his teamate.

-> Ba told his teammate to run faster.

12. " Could you collect my new ao dai at the tailor round the corner?" Lan's mother said to her.

-> Lan's mother asked her if she could collect her new Ao Dai at the tailor round the corner.

1. "I'm living in London now, " Charles said.

Charles said he was living in London then.

2. "You are my best friends," Jane sai to us.

Jane said that we were her best friends.

3. " I don't know what Fred is doing," Johnny said to me.

Johnny said that he didn't know what Fred was doing.

4. " We are decorating our Christmas tree," Hoa said

Hoa said that they were decorating their Christmas tree.

5. " I must go home now," he said to his friends.

He said to his friends that he had to go home then.

6. " I can't go out after 8 p.m," Hoa said.

Hoa said that she couldn't go out after 8 p.m

7. " I will come and see you as soon as I can," she said to me .

She said to me that she would come and see me as soon as she could.

8. " John wants to come here but he isn't very well," July said.

July said that John wanted to come there but he wasn't very well.

9. " I have to wear uniform when I am at school," Susan said.

Susan said she had to wear uniform when she was at school.

10. " I'm going away for a few days. I'll phone you when I get back." July said to me .

July said to me that she was going away for a few days and she would phone me when she got back.

11. " Run faster," Ba said to his teamate.

Ba told his teamate to run faster.

12. " Could you collect my new ao dai at the tailor round the corner?" Lan's mother said to her.

Lan's mother asked Lan if she could collect her new ao dai at the tailor round the corner.

Mary said, "I usually get up earlier than you do".

=> Mary said she usually got up earlier than I did

2.She aid to them,"He's lived here for 4 years"

=> She told them he had lived there for 4 years

3.We're going to attend a very important meeting on Sunday, he said

=> he said they were going to attend a very important meeting on Sunday,

4.The manager said,"come into my office, please."

=>The manager told his secretary to come into his office

5. The teacher said," leave your books on the table."

=> The teacher told me to leave my books on the table

6. I live here with my parents

=>He said(that) he lived there with his parents

7. Our new house is beautiful

=>He said(that) their new house was beautiful

8.I want to be a teacher of English

=>He said(that) he wanted to be a teacher of English

9.I'm thinking of going to study Eglish in Australia

=> he said he was thinking of going to study Eglish in Australia

10.I'm going away for a few days. I'll phone you later

=>He said(that) he was going away for a few days and told me to phone him later

II. Change into indirect speech:

10. We said to them, "Your houses are very nice"

-> We said to them their houses were very nice.

11. She said to them, "He's lived here for 4 years"

-> She said to them he had lived there for 4 years.

12. Tom said, "I'm going away for a few days and will phone you when I get back"

-> Tom said that he was going away for a few days and would phone me when he get back.

13. Mary said to John, "I cannot go to the movie with you tomorrow"

-> Mary said to John she couldn't go to the movie with him the following day.

14. William said, "I'm very grateful to you for your helping me with the Vietnamese lesson"

-> William said that he was very grateful to me for my helping him with the Vietnamese lesson.

15. "I don't like this film" Betty said to Bill.

-> Betty said to Bill she didn't like that film.

16. "Don't swim out too far, boy" She asked.

-> She told boy not to swim out too far.

17. "Please don't smoke in my car" the drivere asked.

-> The driver told me not to smoke in his car.

18. "Come to see me when you have free time." My uncle asked.

-> My uncle told me to come to see him when I had free time.

19. "The windows are broken," said Nga.

-> Nga said that the windows were broken.

20. "You must pay me now," said Lan.

-> Lan said that I had to pay her then.

21. "I will go to HCM City tomorrow." Said Mr. Quang.

-> Mr. Quang said that he would go to HCM City the following day.

22. We are learning English now," said the students.

-> The students said that they were learning English then.

23. “Are you a student?" Tim asked.

-> Tim asked me if I was a student.

24. "Will you be to France in the future?" my uncle asked.

-> My uncle asked me if I would be to France in the future.

25. "Do you like English music?" Ann asked.

-> Ann asked me if I liked English music.

26. "Where do you live?" Ann asked.

-> Ann asked me where I lived.

27. "Which grade are you in?" asked Tim.

-> Tim asked me which grade I was in.

28. "What are you doing now? She asked me

-> She asked me what I was doing then.

29. "What have you got in your luggage?" he asked

-> He asked me what I had got in my luggage.

30. "Are you a spy?" Nam asked

-> Nam asked me if I was a spy.

31. "Do you have a notebook?" he asked

-> He asked me if I had a notebook.

32. "Where are you going?" Hoa asked

-> Hoa asked me where I was going.

33. "Where have you come from?" Lan asked

-> Lan asked me where I had come from.

34. "How long have you been in the country?" Ba asked

-> Ba asked me how long I had been in the country.

10. We said to them, "Your houses are very nice"

-> We said to them their houses were very nice

-> We exclaimed that their houses were very nice

11. She said to them, "He's lived here for 4 years"

-> She said to them he had lived there for 4 years

12. Tom said, "I'm going away for a few days and will phone you when I get back"

-> Tom said that he was going away for a few days and would phone me when he got back

13. Mary said to John, "I cannot go to the movie with you tomorrow"

-> Mary said to John she couldn't go to the movie with him the following day

14. William said, "I'm very grateful to you for your helping me with the Vietnamese lesson"

-> William said that he was very grateful to me for my helping him with the Vietnamese lesson

15. "I don't like this film" Betty said to Bill.

-> Betty said to Bill she didn't like that film

16. "Don't swim out too far, boy" She asked.

-> She told the boy not to swim out too far

17. "Please don't smoke in my car" the drivere asked.

-> The driver asked me not to smoke in his car

18. "Come to see me when you have free time." My uncle asked.

-> My uncle asked me to come to see him when I had free time

19. "The windows are broken," said Nga.

-> Nga said that the windows were broken

20. "You must pay me now," said Lan.

-> Lan said that I must pay her then

21. "I will go to HCM City tomorrow." Said Mr. Quang.

-> Mr. Quang said that he would go to HCM City the following day

22. We are learning English now," said the students.

-> The students said that they were learning English then

23. “Are you a student?" Tim asked.

-> Tim asked me if I was a student

24. "Will you be to France in the future?" my uncle asked.

-> My uncle asked me if I would be to France in the future

25. "Do you like English music?" Ann asked.

-> Ann asked me if I liked English music

26. "Where do you live?" Ann asked.

-> Ann asked me where I lived

27. "Which grade are you in?" asked Tim.

-> Tim asked me which grade I was in

28. "What are you doing now? She asked me

-> She asked me what I was doing then

29. "What have you got in your luggage?" he asked

-> He asked me what I had got in my luggage

30. "Are you a spy?" Nam asked

-> Nam asked me if I was a spy

31. "Do you have a notebook?" he asked

-> He asked me if I had a notebook

32. "Where are you going?" Hoa asked

-> Hoa asked where I was going

33. "Where have you come from?" Lan asked

-> Lan asked me where I had come from

34. "How long have you been in the country?" Ba asked

-> Ba asked how long I had been in the country