21. Mr Brown said to his wife, “I don’t feel like going out this evening. Let’s ask the Browns to come over for a chat”.

22. “Be careful. Don’t go near the edge of the cliff,” she said to the boy.

23. “Please, please come to help me with the assignment,” my sister said to me.

24. “I wouldn’t buy that sort of raincoat if I were you” my friend said to me.

25. “Would you mind moving your bicycle? Said the janitor ‘It’s in the way”.

26. “Remember to leave the window open when you are using the gas stove” my mother said to me.

27. “Would you like to come over to my house for a slide show?” my friend said to me.

28. “Show me your driver’s license, will you?” the policeman said to the drunken driver.

29. “Do come again next weekend” the hosts said to the visitor.

30. “Could you ring up the station and find out when the train comes in?” Said Tom to me.

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.

21. Mr Brown said to his wife, “I don’t feel like going out this evening. Let’s ask the Browns to come over for a chat”.

22. “Be careful. Don’t go near the edge of the cliff,” she said to the boy

23. “Please, please come to help me with the assignment,” my sister said to me

24. “I wouldn’t buy that sort of raincoat if I were you” my friend said to me.

25. “Would you mind moving your bicycle? Said the janitor ‘It’s in the way”

26. “Remember to leave the window open when you are using the gas stove” my mother said to me.

27. “Would you like to come over to my house for a slide show?” my friend said to me

28. “Show me your driver’s license, will you?” the policeman said to the drunken driver

29. “Do come again next weekend” the hosts said to the visitor

30. “Could you ring up the station and find out when the train comes in?” Said Tom to me.

Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1.“I’ll pay back the money,” he said.    (promise)
2.I’ll phone the police,” she said to us. (threaten)
3.“Hurry up” he said to me.
4.“Can I do the washing up?” said Lan. (offer)
5.“You should stop smoking,” the doctor told me. (advise)
6.“Could you change the light bulb for me?” she said.
7.“Don’t be stupid,” said my father.
8.“Would you like to come to my party?” Lan said to me. (invite)
9.“Don’t leave the door unlocked,” my mother told me.
10.“Can you speak English?” said the foreigner.
11.“Where did you buy this book, Nam?” said his friend.
12.“We are going to visit Lan this afternoon,” said Nga
13.“I must stay at home to look after my little sister,” Mai told us.
14.“Did you watch the film on TV last night?” my classmate said.
15.“ How long have you learnt English, Nga?” said Mrs Hang.

1. “I love my mother,” Tom said.

Tom said that __________________________________________

2. My sister said, “I want to show you my new vase”.

My sister said  ________________________________________________

3. “I saw her this morning”, he said

He said _______________________________________________

4. “I’ll drive you and your friends to school tomorrow”, said her father

Her father told ________________________________________________

5. “My mom was preparing dinner in the kitchen at 5pm yesterday.” Daniel said.

 Daniel said _______________________________________________

6. “ I’ll call you tomorrow”. Peter said

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7.  “ I could swim when I was four  “

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 8."I'm leaving today"  He said

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9.Bien said to me “I haven’t finished my housework”.

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10.“I have just received a gift from my uncle this morning.” My girlfriend said

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11. She said,” I can’t find my umbrella”

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12. They said, “We are learning English now”

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13. “ My friend is coming next week”, Tom said.

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14. “ I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend”, she said

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15. “We shall overcome this difficulty”, they said

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16. “ My father is a doctor here”, my friend said

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17. “I am going on holiday tomorrow,” the boy said to his neighbor.

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18. “ You will have to finish all these exercises before next week,” the teacher said to his students

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19. “ I came back here early yesterday,” she said.

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20.“ I’ve broken the vase,” she said

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21 “ I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl.

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22. He said to her, “You are my friend.”

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23. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”

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24.Nam said, “I am doing my homework now.”

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1) rewrite the sentences with the words given so that it remains the meaning :

1. " I'm growing a lot of flowers in my garden now . " He said

- He said ..............................................

2. tom said to me , " I will be playing tennis when you arrive . "

- tom said .............................................

3. " you must finish this report tomorrow , " he said

- He said to me that ..........................................

4. " Do you cycle toschool every day , Mai ? " John asked

- John ...............................................

5. He said to me : " when will you give this book back to me ? "

- He..................................................

6. My mother said to me : " why are you so lazy and naughty ?"

- My mother ................................................

7. " Don't shout when you speak to me . " said the girl

- The girl told Mark ............................................

8. "Don't open your exam papers ." He said

- He told us .....................................

9. "Don't make such a mess in your room . " said Mrs . Quyen to her son

- Mrs . Quyen told ..................................

10 . " Come intomy office , please . " Lan said to Tim

- Lan told ...................................

Put into the reported speech.

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

2. She said; “I once spent a summer in this village.”

3. The nurse said: “The patient in this room didn‟t obey your orders, doctor.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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