1. They said to us, " Must you go now?"

->They said to us if we had to go then

2. Nam said to me, " Did you stay at home last night?"

->Nam said to me if I had stayed at home the previous night

3. He said to her, " you are my friend."

->He said to her that she was his friend

4. Johnny said to his father , " I don't know how to do this exercise."

->Johnny said to his father he didn't know how to do that exercise

5. The pupils said, " Teacher , give us better mark, please."

->The pupils told their teacher to give them better mark

6. " What a dirty face you have !" Ann said to her son.

->Ann exlamed with surpirse that her son had a dirty face

7. " Who is coming in the excursion tomorrow?" She said

->She asked who was coming in the excursion the following day

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

Change the following sentence into reported speech:

1. Teacher to John "Write that exercise carefully"

the teacher told john to write that exercise carefully.

2. Mrs Green said "Please sing at our party"

Mrs green told me to sing as our party.

3. Teacher to John "Be careful; think before you answer"

the teacher told john to be careful and think before he answered.

4. Tom:"Read my exercise, John, and tell me if it is correct"

TOM TOLD JOHN TO READ HIS EXERCISE AND TELL HIM IF IT WAS CORRECT.

5. Traveler to taxi driver:" Direct to Victoria station as fast as you can. I must catch the 12.50 train"

THE TRAVELER TOLD THE TAXI DRIVER TO DIRECT TO VICTORIA STATION AS FAST AS HE COULD.

6."It's cold here. Is the window open?'' He asked me

HE ASKED ME IF THE WINDOW WAS OPEN,

7. The pupil said "Teacher, give us better marks, please"

THE PUPIL ASKED THE TEACHER TO GIVE THEM BETTER MARKS.

8. ''What a dirty face you have!'' Ann said to her son.

ANN TOLD HER SON THAT WHAT A DIRTY FACE HE HAD.

9. "Don't come back before one o'clock" advised my brother

MY BROTHER ASVISED ME NOT TO COME BACK BEFORE ONE O'CLOCK.

10. " I wonder who is coming on the excursion tomorrow. I do hope it won't rain" She said

SHE SAID THAT SHE WONDERED WHO WAS COMING ON THE EXCURSION THE NEXT DAY.

11. " It's a very nice evening. Why don't we go out for a walk?" Mr.Brown suggested

MR BROWN SUGGESTED GOING OUT FOR A WALK.

12. "It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday" Said the teacher

THE TEACHER SAID THAT IT WASN'T SO FOGGY THAT DAY AS IT HAD BEEN THE PREVIOUS DAY.

13. " Be modest if you are a good pupil" said my father

MY FATHER TOLD ME TO BE MODEST IF I WAS A GOOD PUPIL.

14." Don't forget to send your parents my regards" she said to me

SHE TOLD ME NOT TO FORGET TO SEND HER PARENTS HER REGARDS.

15. " Have you got shampoo, Alice? I must wash my hair" Johnny asked

JOHNNY ASKED ALICE IF HE HAD GOTTEN SHAMPOO.

16. He said to me "Listen! Can you hear someone coming?"

HE TOLD ME TO LISTEN .

17." Do as I tell you or you will be punished. I will teach you who is the master in this

house" He said

HE ASKED ME IF I TOLD YOU OR I WOULD BE PUNISHED,

18. " I shouldn't do that if I were you. Isn't it very dangerous"; He said

HE ASVISED ME NOT TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS.

19. Mary said " I can not go to the movie with you, John"

MARY SAID TO JOHN THAT SHE COULDN'T GO TO THE MOVIE WITH HIM.

20. " Shut the door but don't lock it" she said to us

SHE TOLD US TO SHUT THE DOOR BUT NOT TO LICK IT.

Put the following sentences into reported speech

1. Jond said to his mother,"I don't know how to do this exercise".

-> Jond said to his mother he didn't know how to do that exercise.

2. Paul said " I must go home now"

-> Paul said that he had to go home then.

3. "We are waiting for the school bus", suad the children

-> The children said that they were waiting for the school bus.

4. "Do you have to water flowers every morning, Lan?" Tam asker

-> Tam asked Lan if she had to water flowers every morning.

5. Mary said "My father died a year ago"

-> Mary said that her father had died a year before.

6. Jond said ," I have finished studying my lesson "

-> Jond said that he had finished studying his lesson.

7. "Have you done your homework? " said my mother

-> My mother said that if I had done my homework.

8. My friend said,"Are you going to leave tomorrow ?"

-> My friend said that if I was going to leave the following day.

9. "Will Nam visit Huong Pagoda tomorrow? " Minh asked me

-> Minh asked me if Nam would visit Huong Pagoda the following day.

10. I asker Bill, "What time did you do to bed last night ?" (Mình nghĩ đề là go to bed chứ nhỉ!?)

-> I asked Bill what time he had gone to bed the previous night.

11. Tim asker me "What are you doing now ?"

-> Tim asked me what I was doing then.

12. "How long have you lived in Ha Noi, Tuan " Lam asker

-> Lam asked Tuan how long he had lived in Ha Noi.

1.“I’ll pay back the money,” he said.    (promise)

he promised he would pay back the money.
2.I’ll phone the police,” she said to us. (threaten)

she threaten us to phone the police
3.“Hurry up” he said to me.

he told me to hurry up.
4.“Can I do the washing up?” said Lan. (offer)

lan offered she could do the washing up.
5.“You should stop smoking,” the doctor told me. (advise)

the doctor advised me to stop smoking.
6.“Could you change the light bulb for me?” she said.

she said that i could change the light bulb for her.
7.“Don’t be stupid,” said my father.

my father said not to be stupid.
8.“Would you like to come to my party?” Lan said to me. (invite)

lan invited me to come to her party.
9.“Don’t leave the door unlocked,” my mother told me.

my mother asked me not to leave the door unlocked.
10.“Can you speak English?” said the foreigner.

the foreigner said that i could speak english.
11.“Where did you buy this book, Nam?” said his friend.

his friend asked nam where he bought that book.
12.“We are going to visit Lan this afternoon,” said Nga

nga said that they were going to visit lan that afternoon.
13.“I must stay at home to look after my little sister,” Mai told us.

mai told us that she had to stay at home to look after her little sister.
14.“Did you watch the film on TV last night?” my classmate said.

my classmate asked if i watched the film on tv last night.
15.“ How long have you learnt English, Nga?” said Mrs Hang.

mrs hang asked nga how long she had learnt english.

1.“I’ll pay back the money,” he said.    (promise)

he promised he would pay back the money.
2.I’ll phone the police,” she said to us. (threaten)

she threaten us to phone the police
3.“Hurry up” he said to me.

he told me to hurry up.
4.“Can I do the washing up?” said Lan. (offer)

lan offered she could do the washing up.
5.“You should stop smoking,” the doctor told me. (advise)

the doctor advised me to stop smoking.
6.“Could you change the light bulb for me?” she said.

she said that i could change the light bulb for her.
7.“Don’t be stupid,” said my father.

my father said not to be stupid.
8.“Would you like to come to my party?” Lan said to me. (invite)

lan invited me to come to her party.
9.“Don’t leave the door unlocked,” my mother told me.

my mother asked me not to leave the door unlocked.
10.“Can you speak English?” said the foreigner.

the foreigner said that i could speak english.
11.“Where did you buy this book, Nam?” said his friend.

his friend asked nam where he bought that book.
12.“We are going to visit Lan this afternoon,” said Nga

nga said that they were going to visit lan that afternoon.
13.“I must stay at home to look after my little sister,” Mai told us.

mai told us that she had to stay at home to look after her little sister.
14.“Did you watch the film on TV last night?” my classmate said.

my classmate asked if i watched the film on tv last night.
15.“ How long have you learnt English, Nga?” said Mrs Hang.

mrs hang asked nga how long she had learnt english.

Change these sentences into indirect speech :

1. " Don't throw things away", Mss. Linda said to the students .

-> Ms. Linda told the students not to throw things away.

2. " Shut the door but don't lock it ", she said to us.

-> She told us to shut the door but not to lock it.

3. Tom said, " I'm a student "

-> Tom said he was a student.

4. Nga said to He brother, " I can't answer this question. "

-> Nga said to her brother that she couldn't answer that question.

5. Charles said, " I'm living in London now. "

-> Charles said he was living in London then.

6. He said to us, " You are my best friends ."

-> He told us we were his best friends.

7. John said to me, " I don't know what Fred is doing. "

-> John said to me that he didn't know what Fred was doing.

8. She said, " I will answer the phone. "

-> She said she would answer the phone.

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

-> He told his friends 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 8p.m.

11. She said to me, " I will come and see you as soon as I can. "

-> She told me she would come and see me as soon as she could.

12. Judy said, " John wants to come here but he isn't very well. "

-> Judy said John wanted to come there but he wasn't very well.

13. Susan said, " My sister is coming to see me next week."

-> Susan said her sister was coming to see her the following week.

14. Judy said to me, " I'm going away for a few days. I'll phone you when I get back. "

-> Judy told me she was going away for a few days and she would phone me when she got back.

15. " We are waiting for the school bus ", said the students.

-> The students said they were waiting for the school bus.

16. She said to me, " Turn off all the lights when you go out."

-> She asked me to turn off all the lights when I went out.

17. Marry asked me, " Do you want to visit London? "

-> Mary asked me if I wanted to visit London.

18. She said, " Can you speak English? "

-> She asked me if I could speak English.

19. Thanh said to her teacher, " Will I finish my exercise at home? "

-> Thanh asked her teacher if he would finish her exercise at home.

20. Nien asked Hoa, " Do you have many new friends? "

-> Nien asked Hoa if she had many new friends.

21. My friend said, " Are you going to leave tomorrow? "

-> My friend asked me if I was going to leave the following day.

22. They said to us, " Must you go now? "

-> They asked us if we had to go then.

23. I asked Nam, " Are you free tonight? "

-> I asked Nam if he was free that night.

24. She asked the tourists, " Do you know the way to the station? "

-> She asked the tourists if they knew the way to the station.

25. John said, " Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?"

-> John asked Nhi if Phong Nha Cave was in southern Vietnam.

26. The visitors said, " Can we take photos? "

-> The visitors asked if they could take photos.

27. Daniel said to Tim, " Is there a cafe nearby ?"

-> Daniel asked Tim if there was a cafe nearby.

28. He said to me, " Don't forget to post the letter."

-> He told me not to forget to post the letter.

29. Nhi said, " I am visiting Hoi An now. "

-> Nhi said she was visiting Hoi An then.

30. " Can you open your bag, please? " said the customs officers.

-> The customs officers told me to open my bag.

31. John said, " I don't know how to this exercise. "

-> John said he didn't know how to do that exercise.

32. She said, " I must stay at home tomorrow. "

-> She said she had to stay at home the following day.

33. Hao asked Tim, " Do you like this place?"- " No, I don't "

-> Hao asked Tim if he liked that place and Tim said he didn't.

34. The man said to Nam, " The clock will never work again if you try to repair it. "

-> The man told Nam that the clock would never work again if he tried to repair it.

35. The teacher asked Nga, " Is Mouth Everest the highest mountain in the world? " - " Yes, it is "

-> The teacher asked Nga if Mount Everest was the highest mountain in the world and Nga said it was.

Câu 4 phải là Nga told hẻ brother that she couldn't answer that question.

Câu 7 phải là John told me that he didn't know what Fred was doing.

1. MrB said (that) his/her son might come on Monday.

2. Nam said (that) he wanted to join in the activities in the festival.

3. Tan told me he would clean all the doors and windows before Tet.

4. Nam's father told Nam to take at least two bottles of water for the trip.

5. Lan's mother told Lan to go to bed early.

6. Mai said (that) her mother was in the garden then.

7. Trang said (that) she would answer the phone.

8. Hoa told me her brother didn't like eating sticky rice cake.

9. The mother said (that) her sister was good at English.

10. Loan's friend said (that) they were waiting for she/Loan there.