he was living in London then

we were his best friends

he didn't know what Fred was doing

she had to go home then

I. Reported statements

1. I live here with my parents

> He said..he lived there with his parents..

2.Our new house is beautiful

=> He said.their new house was beautiful ...

3. I want to be a teacher of English

=> He said.he wanted to be a teacher of English ..

4. I can't speak Chinese

=> She said..she couldn't speak Chinese .

5.My sister is now having a wonderful time in Nha Trang

=> He said..his sister was having a wonderful time in Nha Trang then.

1 : He said (that) he lived there with his parent

2 : He said (that ) their new house was beautiful

3 : He said (that) he wanted to be a teacher of english

4 : She said (that) she couldn't speak chinese

5 : He said (that) his sister was then having a wonderful time in Nha Trang

1. Lan said that she was working in Hanoi then.

2. Binh said that he needed a new bicycle.

3. Mary said that her English teacher was very humorous.

4. My younger brother said that he didn't want to stay at home then.

5. Binh said that Mr. Thanh could speak two languages well.

A. Change the following sentences into reported speech

1. Lan said,"i am working in Hanoi now."

-> Lan said that she was working in HN then

2. "I need a new bicycle" Binh said

-> Binh said that he needed a new bicycle

3. Mary said,"my English teacher is very humorous."

-> Mary said that her E teacher was very humorous

4. "I don't want to stay at home now"my younger brother said

-> My younger brother said that he didn’t want to stay at home then

5. "Mr.Thanh can speak two languages well"Binh said

-> Binh said that Mr.Thanh could speak two languages well

1.Lan said she was working in Hanoi then.

2.Binh said he needed a new bicycle.

3. Mary said her English teacher was very humorous.

4. My younger brother said he didn't want to stay at home then.

5. Binh said Mr Thanh could speak two languages well

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.

1)Can i takr a photo, please?

=> would you mind if i take a photo?

2) my father painted that house last year

=>that house was painted by my father last year

3) he said:" i must go home now."

=>he said (that) i had to go home then

4) she wore a warm coat. She didn't want to be cold

=>she wore a warm coat so as not to be cold

1. Lan said, "I am working in Hanoi now."

-> Lan said she was working in Hanoi then.

2. "I need a new bicycle," Binh said.

-> Binh said he needed a new bicycle.

3. Mary said, "My English teacher is very humorous."

-> Mary said her English teacher was very humorous.

4. "I don't want to stay at home now," my younger brother said.

-> My younger brother said he didn't want to stay at home then.

5. "Mr. Thanh can speak two languages well," Binh said.

-> Binh said Mr. Thanh could speak two languages well.

6. Miss Hang said, "I'll go on a picnic to Nha Trang tomorrow."

-> Miss Hang said she would go on a picnic to Nha Trang the next day.

7. "I don't know who she is," said Tom.

-> Tom said he didn't know who she was.

8. Mai told us: "It's raining heavily outside."

-> Mai told us that It was raining heavily outside.

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

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

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

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

11. Lan asked Hoa, "Can you speak French well?"

-> Lan asked Hoa if she could speak French well.

12. I asked Mai, "Are you free tonight?"

-> I asked Mai if she was free that night.

13. Nhi asked Mai, "Do you like listening to pop music?

-> Nhi asked Mai if she liked listening to pop music.

14. She asked me, " Do you live near here?"

-> She asked me if I lived near there.

15. "Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office?" a tourist asked me.

-> A tourist asked me if I could tell her the way to the nearest post office.

16 Mary asked me if I had to go then

17 John asked nhi if Ha Long Bay was in northern Vietnam

18 Linh asked me if i would come to her house for dinner

19 The teacher asked Nam if Mount Everest was the highest mountain in the world