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.”

Để chuyển các câu trực tiếp thành giới thiệu, chúng ta cần chú ý đến việc thay đổi thì và đổi đại từ, thời gian và nơi trở thành thời gian và nơi trong quá khứ. Dưới đây là cách làm cho câu hỏi trên:

1/ The manager said to come into his office.

2/ The teacher told us not to make so much noise.

3/ Mr. Green invited Bill to go to their dinner that night.

4/ Susan asked Tom not to call her again at that late hour.

5/ She asked the boy to show her what he had in his hand.

6/ The policeman ordered to stay where we were and not to touch anything.

7/ The old lady asked if we would please water those flowers for her.

8/ She warned not to leave the coat on the chair.

9/ She told him not to speak to her like that and to behave himself.

10/ Peter asked if he would mind lending him his dictionary until next Monday.

Susan told Tom not to call her again at that late hour.

Mr. Green invited Bill to come to their dinner that night.

The teacher told us not to make so much noise.

The manager asked to come into his office.