Turn the sentences into reported speech. In which of the following sentences do the tenses remain the same? Why?

0. The instructions say, “The mobile phone’s battery needs to be fully charged before use.”

=> ...The instructions say (that) the mobile phone’s battery needs to be fully charged before use.

(Explanation: The tense does not change because the introductory verb is in the present simple.)

1.     “Koalas live in Australia,” the teacher said.

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2.     If you had worn your jacket, you wouldn’t have got cold,” she said.

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3.     Mum says, “Dinner is ready.”

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4.     “If you mix red and blue, you get purple,” the Art teacher said.

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5.     “I’ll meet you at the bus stop at three o’clock,” he said.

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Explanation:             

0. The instructions say, “The mobile phone’s battery needs to be fully charged before use.”

è ...The instructions say (that) the mobile phone’s battery needs to be fully charged before use.

(Explanation: The tense does not change because the introductory verb is in the present simple.)

1.     “Koalas live in Australia,” the teacher said.

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Explanation: ......................................................................................................... .........................................................................................................

2.     If you had worn your jacket, you wouldn’t have got cold,” she said.

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Explanation: ......................................................................................................... .........................................................................................................

3.     Mum says, “Dinner is ready.”

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Explanation: .........................................................................................................

4.     “If you mix red and blue, you get purple,” the Art teacher said.

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Explanation: .........................................................................................................

5.     “I’ll meet you at the bus stop at three o’clock,” he said.

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Change the following sentences into the Reported Speech

1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”

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2. Thomas said “All the students will have a meeting next week”

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3. She said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”

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4. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”

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5. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”

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6. She said “I may visit my parents in summer”

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7. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”

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8. She said “I don’t buy this book”

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9. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”

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10. Her classmate said “Ha is the most intelligent girl in our class”

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Activity 1 Change these sentences into passive voice
1 the floowd happened early this morning in QB province and now the government is sending aid to the flood victims.
2 the earthquake struck the city and destroyed completely thousands of buildings and houses
3 our government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake
4 when the typhoon happened, they had moved most of people there to safe area
5 the storm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with his friends
Activity2 turn these sentences into direct speech from reported speech
1 my friends wanted to know if he would stay there with me some more days
2 I wondered if they were going to build a new school in that area the following year
3 they wanted to discover what made the new land different from other
4 people wondered why the security of the earth would be threatened

Turn these sentences into Reported speech:

6. I asked Nam, “Are you free tonight?”

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7. She asked the tourists, “ Do you know the way to the station?” →…………………………………………

8. John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?" →…………………………………………

9. The visitors said, “Can we take photos?”

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10. Daniel said to Jim, "Is there a cafe nearby?" →…………………………………………