4. People said that bridge was damaged during the war many years ago.

5. I said to my brother that his girlfriend was not hard-working.

1. Hoa told Tri that she would see him that night

2. The woman said that she had seen Mr. Thang at the bank the day before

3. The boys said that they liked going for a swim at weekends

4. I asked my brother if he could fix household appliances

5. She asked him if he loved his hometown

6. The taxi driver said that it was really dangerous to drive at night

7. The guard told the children not to step on the grass

8. His aunt said that she would visit Hoi An the next week

9. He asked me if I had ever read novels before

10. Kim's father said that he was not going to fish that week

EXERCISE  I : Put into the reported speech :

            1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”

Tom said he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father

            2/ She said : “I spent a summer in this village.”

She said she had spent a summer in that village

            3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”

The nurse told the doctor the patient in that room hadn't obeyed his orders

            4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”

They told me I had taught them English the year before

            5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”

Mr Brown said that their trip cost them 2 thousand dollars

            6/ He said to her : “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room.”

He told her he couldn't find his hat anywhere in that room

            7/ My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”

My father told them their secretary was going to finish that job

            8/ They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”

They said they couldn't meet me there either that day or the day after

            9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”

My mother said she thought it wouldn't rain the day after

            10/ He said : “Your car has been stolen, John.”   

He told John his car had been stolen     

            11/ They said : “The river is rising early this year.”

They said the river was rising early that year

            12/ He said : “I’ll expect her to come soon.”

He said he would expect her to come soon

            13/ Our teacher said : “ World War II broke out in 1939.”

Our teacher said World War II had broken out in 1939

            14/ The students said : “ We’ll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.”

The students said they would be sitting for their next exam the next Monday

            15/ He said : “ I’m going to finish this work.”

He said he was going to finish that work

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1."Mom,I want this toy car,''said the boy.

->The boy told his mom he wanted that toy car

2.''You must see your teacher now'',she said to me.

->She advised me to see my teacher then

3."We are learning how to make cakes'',said the bot.

->The boy said they were learning how to make cakes

4.''We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon'',they said

->They said they were going to visit their teacher that afternoon

5.''You must do your exercise with great care,Nam'',the teacher said

->The teacher advised Nam to do his exercise with great care

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1."Mom,I want this toy car,''said the boy.

->The boy told mom that he wanted that toy car.

2.''You must see your teacher now'',she said to me.

->She told me that I had to see my teacher then.

3."We are learning how to make cakes'',said the boy.

->The boy said they were learning how to make cakes

4.''We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon'',they said

->They said they were going to visit their teacher that afternoon

5.''You must do your exercise with great care,Nam'',the teacher said

->The teacher told Nam that he had to do his exercise with great care

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1."Mom,I want this toy car,''said the boy.

->The boy told mom that he wanted that toy car.

2.''You must see your teacher now'',she said to me.

->She told me that I had to see my teacher then.

3."We are learning how to make cakes'',said the boy.

->The boy said they were learning how to make cakes

4.''We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon'',they said

->They said they were going to visit their teacher that afternoon

5.''You must do your exercise with great care,Nam'',the teacher said

->The teacher told Nam that he had to do his exercise with great care

He said to her that she was his friend

Johny to his mother that he didn't know how to do that exercise

My friend asked if I was going to leave the next day

My mother asked if I had done my homework

Bill asked what time I went to bed the night before

The policeman said there was an accident

1. Tom said he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father

2. She said she once had spent a summer in that village

3.The nurse told the doctor the patient in that room hadn't obeyed the his order

4. They told me I had taught them English the year before

5.  Mr.Brown said their trip costed them two thousand dollars.

6. He said to her he couldn't find his hat anywhere in that room.

7. My father said to them his secretary was going to finish that job.

8. They said they couldn't meet me/us there either that day or the next day.

Refer:

1. Tom said he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father.

2. She said she had once spent a summer in that village.

3. The nurse said to the Doctor that the patient in that room didn't obey his/her obey.

4. The said to me that I had taught them last year.

5. Mr.Brown said their trip cost them two thousand dollars.

6. He said to her he couldn't find his hat anywhere in that room.

7. My father said to them his secretary was going to finish that job.

8. They said they couldn't meet me/us there either that day or the next day.

True or Fule

I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at desk near the window, but I couldn't see anything because the windows were too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall and an old blackboard. I don't think I was worried or at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept silent at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn't want to stay there.

More and more students came in, but the boy didn't stop crying. '' Mom, I want to go home''. He cried again and again. Later, the teacher came in. She went to the littel boy, and said something to him. I couldn't hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile. To this day, I still don't know what the teacher said to the little boy.

1. The writer went to school when he was 6 years old.(True or Fule)

2. In the classroom, there were beautiful pictures on the wall.(True or Fule)

3. The writer sat near the window, so he could look outside.(True or Fule)

4. The writer was not worried. He was afraid.(True or Fule)

5. The little boy cried, because he wanted to go home.(True or Fule)

6. When the teacher came in, the little boy stopped crying.(True or Fule)

7. The teachers said something interesting and made the boy smile.(True or Fule)

8. The writer knew what the teacher said to the little boy.(True or Fule).