EXERCISE  I : Turn into the reported speech:

            1/ The manager said : “ Come into my office, please.”

            2/ The teacher said ro us : “Don’t make so much noise.”

            3/ Mr.Green said : “Please come to our dinner tonight, Bill.”

           4/ Susan said to Tom : “Don’t call me again at this late hour.”

            5/ She said to the boy : “Show me what you have in your hand.”

            6/ The policeman ordered : “Stay where you are and don’t touch anything.”

            7/ The old lady said : “Will you please water these flowers for me.”

            8/ She said : “Don’t leave your coat on this chair.”

            9/ She said to him : “Don’t speak to me like that and behave yourself.”

            10/ Peter said : “Would you mind lending me your dictionary till next Monday.”

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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Mary said, "I usually get up earlier than you do". => 2.She aid to them,"He's lived here for 4 years" => 3.We're going to attend a very important meeting on Sunday, he said => he said 4.The manager said,"come into my office, please." =>The manager told his secretary 5. The teacher said," leave your books on the table." => 6. I live here with my parents =>He said(that) 7. Our new house is beautiful =>He said(that) 8.I want to be a teacher of English =>He said(that) 9.I'm thinking of going to study Eglish in Australia => he said 10.I'm going away for a few days. I'll phone you later =>He said(that)

1. The teacher said to Tim, “Come into my office, please.”

=> The teacher asked Tim _{………………………………………………………………………………………………___________________}

2. The teacher said to Tim “Study more about your spelling”.

=> The teacher told Tim       _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

3. Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise.”

=> Their mother asked them_{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

Exercise 1: Turn the following sentences into indirect speech :

1.     The teacher said to Nam “Come into my office, please”

2.     “We are going shopping this afternoon” they said to Mr Quang.

3.     “ My sister is a singer” said he.

4.     “I will buy a new bike next week” she said.

5.     “I don't know what Mai is doing now”she said.

6.     “Don't forget to send your parents my regards” Lan said.

7.     Mary said  “I can go to the movies with you, John”

8.     “It isn’t foggy today as it was yesterday” said the teacher.

9.     Linh said “Turn off the light before going out”

10.                        I said to him “Stay at home”

11.                        My mother said to the kids "Stop fighting ".

12.                        The teacher said “Don't make noise in the class”

13.                        “She learns English well" said his mother.

14.                        The child said to the beggar “Are you very poor?”

15.                        He said to Lan “I will visit Ha Long Bay tomorrow”

16.                        She said  “Do you often do your homework after school?”

17.                        He said “I went to the library yesterday”

18.                        The police asked “Where did you stay last night?”

19.                        The girl said “I am going on holiday tomorrow”.

20.                        They said “We are going learning English now”.

21.                        “I’m going away for a few days. I'll phone you when I get back”.

22.                        He said “My brother is a doctor here”

23.                        Nga said “I stayed at home yesterday”

24.                        She saked me “Give me your ticket, please”

25.                        They asked him “Don't touch the button”

26.                        She said “I can't find my umbrella”

27.                        “Please don't smoke in the room”she said.

28.                        “Run faster”he said to his friends.

29.                        “We are growing vegetables” they said.

1 the teacher said to Tim, "come into my office , please"

2 " don't make so much noise",their mother said to them

3 " could you give me a hand , please?" mrs jackson said to tim

4 mary said ti Jim , "can you carry my suitcase please?"

5 " you should stay in bed fora few days ." the doctor said

6 " you ought to keep your body warm."the doctor said

7 "you shouldn't drink alcohol or smoke." the doctor said to her

8 " i am an architect" nam said

III. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.

Question 16. The teacher said to Nam “Come into my office, please”.

->The teacher told ________________________________________________________

Question 17. “I want to go shopping with you this afternoon”, Nga said to her brother.

-> Nga said to ________________________________________________________

Question 18. “My sister wants to be a singer” said he.

-> He said ________________________________________________________

Question 19. “I will buy a new bike next week”, she said.

->She said ________________________________________________________

Question 20. “I don’t know what Mai is doing now”, she said.

-> She said ________________________________________________________

Question 21. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, Lan said.

-> Lan told ________________________________________________________

Question 22. Mary said “I can go to the movies with you, John”

-> Mary said to ________________________________________________________

Question 23. Linh said to her friend “Turn off the light before going out”

->Linh asked ________________________________________________________

Question 24. I said to him “Stay at home”

->I told ________________________________________________________

Question 25. My mother said to the kids “Stop fighting”

-> My mother told ________________________________________________________

Question 26. The teacher said “Don’t make noise in the class”

-> The teacher asked me ________________________________________________________

Question 27. “I can speak English well” said his mother.

-> His mother said ________________________________________________________

Question 28. The child said to the beggar “Are you very poor?”

-> The child asked ________________________________________________________

Question 29. He said to Lan “I will visit Ha Long Bay”

-> He said to ________________________________________________________

Question 30. The police asked “Where did you stay last night?”

->The police asked