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22 tháng 6 2021

1 She said she had done the exercise

2 Mary said to john she could go to the movies with him

3 His mother said she could speak English well

4 He told Lan he would visit Ha Long Bay

4 tháng 4 2022

1 She said she had done the exercise

2 Mary said she could go to the movies with John

3 His mother said she could speak English well

4 He told Lan he would visit Ha Long Bay

Exercise 1: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning:6. They said, "We have just arrived."→ They said that………………………………………………………………7. He said, "I will clean the car."→ He said that……………………………………………………………….8. She said, "I did not say that."→ She said that…………………………………………………………….9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."→ She said that……………………………………………………………….10. He said: "I won't tell anyone."→ He said that………………………………………………………………Exercise 2: Rewrite these following sentences...
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Exercise 1: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning:

6. They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that………………………………………………………………
7. He said, "I will clean the car."
→ He said that……………………………………………………………….
8. She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that…………………………………………………………….
9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that……………………………………………………………….
10. He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that………………………………………………………………

Exercise 2: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked………………………………………………………………….
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
→ Martin asked us…………………………………………………………
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
→ He asked………………………………………………………………
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter…………………………………………
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
→ She asked her boyfriend……………………………………………………
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
→ She wanted to know……………………………………………………….
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
→ He wanted to know……………………………………………………….
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ The teacher wanted to know………………………………………………
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
→ She asked me………………………………………………………………
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
→ My friend asked me………………………………………………………

Exercise 3: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.
→ The teacher told Joe………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. "Be patient," she said to him.
→ She told him………………………………………………………………….
3. "Go to your room," her father said to her.
→ Her father told her………………………………………………………….
4. "Hurry up," she said to us.
→ She told us……………………………………………………………….
5. "Give me the key," he told her.
→ He asked her……………………………………………………………….
6. "Play it again, Sam," she said.
→ She asked Sam…………………………………………………………….
7. "Sit down, Caron" he said.
→ He asked Caron…………………………………………………………….
8. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
→ The receptionist asked the guest…………………………………………
9. "Take off your shoes," she told us.
→ She told us……………………………………………………………….
10. "Mind your own business," she told him.
→ She told him……………………………………………………………….

Exercise 4: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
The doctor advised me……………………………………………………….
2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
Mary suggested…………………………………………………………….
3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said.
Bill denied……………………………………………………………………….
4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said.
She accused Tom…………………………………………………………….
5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary.
Mary apologized for…………………………………………………………….
6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me.
Jane refused…………………………………………………………………….
7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.”
Joe invited…………………………………………………………………….
8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
Mr. Gray warned the children not……………………………………………
9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
They invited………………………………………………………………….
10. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”
He asked………………………………………………………………….
11. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.”
She threatened………………………………………………………………….
12. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.”
John promised………………………………………………………………….
13. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.”
She advised………………………………………………………………….
14. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.”
They reminded……………………………………………………………….
15. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?”
He suggested…………………………………………………………………

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7 tháng 7 2021

Exercise 1: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning:

6. They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that………they had just arrived………………………………………………………
7. He said, "I will clean the car."
→ He said that……he would clean the car………………………………………………………….
8. She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that……she hadn't said that……………………………………………………….
9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that……she didn't know where her shoes were………………………………………………………….
10. He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that……he wouldn't tell anyone…………………………………………………………

Exercise 2: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked…where her umbrella was……………………………………………………………….
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
→ Martin asked us………how we were…………………………………………………
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
→ He asked……if I had to do it…………………………………………………………
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter……where they had been ……………………………………
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
→ She asked her boyfriend……which dress he liked best………………………………………………
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
→ She wanted to know…what they were doing…………………………………………………….
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
→ He wanted to know…if I was going to the cinema…………………………………………………….
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ The teacher wanted to know……who spoke English…………………………………………
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
→ She asked me……how I knew that…………………………………………………………
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
→ My friend asked me……if Carol had talked to Kevin…………………………………………………

Exercise 3: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.
→ The teacher told Joe……to stop talking…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. "Be patient," she said to him.
→ She told him……to be patient…………………………………………………………….
3. "Go to your room," her father said to her.
→ Her father told her…to go to her room……………………………………………………….
4. "Hurry up," she said to us.
→ She told us……to hurry up………………………………………………………….
5. "Give me the key," he told her.
→ He asked her……to give him the key………………………………………………………….
6. "Play it again, Sam," she said.
→ She asked Sam……to play it again……………………………………………………….
7. "Sit down, Caron" he said.
→ He asked Caron…to sit down………………………………………………………….
8. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
→ The receptionist asked the guest……to fill in the form……………………………………
9. "Take off your shoes," she told us.
→ She told us……to take off our shoes………………………………………………………….
10. "Mind your own business," she told him.
→ She told him…to mind his own business…………………………………………………………….

Exercise 4: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
The doctor advised me…to lost weight…………………………………………………….
2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
Mary suggested……going to a movie……………………………………………………….
3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said.
Bill denied……breaking the windows………………………………………………………………….
4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said.
She accused Tom……of telling a lie……………………………………………………….
5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary.
Mary apologized for…not going to Jack's birthday party the next Saturday everning ………………………………………………………….
6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me.
Jane refused……to help me with my homework……………………………………………………………….
7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.”
Joe invited……me to come to his party……………………………………………………………….
8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
Mr. Gray warned the children not……to play in the street………………………………………
9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
They invited……me to come on a picnic with them…………………………………………………………….
10. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”
He asked……me not to tell anybody what had happened…………………………………………………………….
11. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.”
She threatened…to resign if I didn't give her a pay rise……………………………………………………………….
12. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.”
John promised…to finish the work by the end of that week……………………………………………………………….
13. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.”
She advised…Andrew to take a break……………………………………………………………….
14. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.”
They reminded…me to go to the supermarket after work…………………………………………………………….
15. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?”
He suggested……singing a few songs……………………………………………………………

EXERCISE 21. “We can’t understand these words,” Peter said.®Peter said that   2. “I did the thing without any difficult,” She said.®She said that      3. “Your English will improve very quickly,” he said.®He said that       4. “The secretary hasn’t finished typing the letter yet,” he said.®He said that        5. “We are not teachers,” they said.®They said that   6. “I will visit you tomorrow,” he said.®He said that       7. “I have read this story several times,” she said.®She said that      8....
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EXERCISE 2

1. “We can’t understand these words,” Peter said.

®Peter said that   

2. “I did the thing without any difficult,” She said.

®She said that     

3. “Your English will improve very quickly,” he said.

®He said that      

4. “The secretary hasn’t finished typing the letter yet,” he said.

®He said that        

5. “We are not teachers,” they said.

®They said that  

6. “I will visit you tomorrow,” he said.

®He said that      

7. “I have read this story several times,” she said.

®She said that     

8. “It takes me two hours to read this minutes,” he said.

®He said that      

9. “They cancelled the match yesterday,” he said.

®He said that      

10. “They are reading a book now,” she said.

®She said that     

EXERCISE 3

1. “I have been to Paris,” Mary said.

®Mary said that 

2. “I jog around the lake in the morning,” she said.

®She said that     

3. “We are watching TV tonight,” they said.

®They said that  

4. “We like drinking coffee at night,” they said.

®They said that  

5. “He gave up smoking last year,” she said.

®She said that     

6. “I had my father repaired this car,” he said.

®He said that      

7. “She will finish her homework next week,” he said.

®He said that      

8. “We were walking when we saw the terrible accident,” they said.

®They said that  

9. “I have been studying Japanese for five years,” he said.

®He said that      

10. “I had met her before I spoke to you,” he said.

®He said that      

EXERCISE 4

1. “If I had money, I would have lent you,” she said.

®She said that      

2. “The sun goes around the earth,” he said.

®He said that        

3. “She has been here since you left for Thailand,” he said.

®He said that        

4. “I have to leave the party before 9:00 P.M,” he said.

®He said that        

5. “You must present the topic naturally,” he said.

®He said that        

6. He made a wonderful speech last week,” they said.

®They said that    

7. “They have built her house since last year,” he said.

®He said that        

8. “She can speak English,” They said.

®They said that    

9. “They behaved badly last night,” she said.

®She said that      

10. “She was absent from school because of her illness,” the teacher said.

®The teacher said           

EXERCISE 5

1. “They didn’t listen to the music last night,” he said.

®He said that        

2. “He doesn’t want to eat fish,” she said.

®She said that      

3. “We avoided meeting him three days ago,” they said.

®They said that    

4. “I am helping my father paint this wall,” he said.

®He said that        

5. “By the time he arrived, we had left the room,” they said.

®They said that    

6. “They are making much noise,” he said.

®He said that        

7. “He can’t take up this game,” she said.

®She said that      

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EXERCISE 2: Change to the reported speech: (Yes/No - Question) 1.          She said “Did the mechanic finish repairing your car?”____________________________________________________________2.          I asked my friend “Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month?”____________________________________________________________3.          He said to her “Have you been to town today?”____________________________________________________________4.          Paul said “Can you swim,...
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EXERCISE 2: Change to the reported speech: (Yes/No - Question)

1.          She said “Did the mechanic finish repairing your car?”

____________________________________________________________

2.          I asked my friend “Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month?”

____________________________________________________________

3.          He said to her “Have you been to town today?”

____________________________________________________________

4.          Paul said “Can you swim, Mary?”

____________________________________________________________

5.          She asked her son “Do you know which is the cup you used?”

____________________________________________________________

6. He said “Will it rain tonight?” ____________________________________________________________

7. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother.

____________________________________________________________

8. “Don’t you leave the house until I get back, William?” His mother said. ____________________________________________________________

 

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EXERCISE  II : Change to the reported speech:            1/ Mr. Smith said : “Where are you going on your vacation this year ?”            2/ She said : “Did the mechanis finish repairing your car ?”            3/ She said : “Why has David been looking so miserable lately ?”            4/ I asked my friend : “Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month ?”            5/ She asked me : “How old are you now ?”            6/ He said to her : “Have you been to town today ?”            7/ John...
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EXERCISE  II : Change to the reported speech:

            1/ Mr. Smith said : “Where are you going on your vacation this year ?”

            2/ She said : “Did the mechanis finish repairing your car ?”

            3/ She said : “Why has David been looking so miserable lately ?”

            4/ I asked my friend : “Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month ?”

            5/ She asked me : “How old are you now ?”

            6/ He said to her : “Have you been to town today ?”

            7/ John said : “How long does it take you to get to London, Mary ?”

            8/ The policeman asked the little girl : “What’s your name ?”

            9/ Mr. Green said to his secretary : “Who did you talk to a few minutes ago ?”

            10/ Paul said : “Can you swim, Mary ?”

            11/ He said : “Where can I find her in this town ?”

            12/ She asked her son : “Do you know which is the cup you used ?”

            13/ Helen said : “What did you say, Jack ?”

            14/ She said to him : “ Why didn’t you get up early this morning ?”

            15/ He said : “Will it rain tonight ?”

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22 tháng 8 2021
1. Mr.Smith asked me where I was going on my vacation that year.
2. She asked me if the mechanics had finished repairing my car.
3. She asked me why David had been looking so miserable lately.
4. He asked my friend if anyone had been hurt in the car accident the month before.
5. She asked me how old I was then.
6. She asked her if she had been to town that day.
7. John asked Mary how long it took her to get to London.
8. The policeman asked the little girl what her name was.9. Mr. Green asked to his secretary if she had talked to a few minutes before10. Paul asked Mary whether she could swim.11. He asked me where he could find her in thas town 12. She asked her son to know which is the cup him used13. Helen asked Jack what he had said14.  She wanted to know if he hadn't got up early that morning15. She asked me if it would rain that night.
16.-Did you get ……… information at the desk? 17.-We are eating ………. fish and drinking …….. glass of milk. 18.-…………… short stories were really funny. 19.-I didn’t have ……… ice-cream. I had ………… crisps. 20.-She said it was ………….. easy exercise. 21.- My mother didn’t give me ……….. help with my homework 22.- There is ……. mosquito in my bedroom. 23.- We were looking for …….. fingerprints. 24.- He ate …… biscuits,……..apple and …… orange. 25.-My father cooked …… strawberry cake. 26.-The strong man won...
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16.-Did you get ……… information at the desk? 17.-We are eating ………. fish and drinking …….. glass of milk. 18.-…………… short stories were really funny. 19.-I didn’t have ……… ice-cream. I had ………… crisps. 20.-She said it was ………….. easy exercise. 21.- My mother didn’t give me ……….. help with my homework 22.- There is ……. mosquito in my bedroom. 23.- We were looking for …….. fingerprints. 24.- He ate …… biscuits,……..apple and …… orange. 25.-My father cooked …… strawberry cake. 26.-The strong man won ……… sumo competition. 27.-……… Scottish girl played the pipes. 28.-This is ……….. special method to freeze food. 29.- Open …… window, please. It’s too hot in here. 30.- We write …… postcard and put it in ….. envelope. 31.-Matilda milked …….. cows and fed …… rabbits. 32.-There wasn’t ……..time to finish the project. 33.-We always wanted to have …….. freedom. 34.-Paolo is ……….. boy who studies English with me at school. 35.- Bobby and his sister gave the poor man ………… clothes and shoes. 36.-Is there ……….. hospital near here, please? 37.-We didn’t get …………. tickets for the rock concert. 38.-The kite didn’t fly because it didn’t blow …………… air.

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16.-Did you get ……some… information at the desk? 17.-We are eating …some……. fish and drinking ……a.. glass of milk. 18.-……some……… short stories were really funny. 19.-I didn’t have …a…… ice-cream. I had ……some…… crisps. 20.-She said it was ……an…….. easy exercise. 21.- My mother didn’t give me ……a….. help with my homework 22.- There is …a…. mosquito in my bedroom. 23.- We were looking for …some….. fingerprints. 24.- He ate …some… biscuits,…a…..apple and …a… orange. 25.-My father cooked …a… strawberry cake. 26.-The strong man won ……a… sumo competition. 27.-……a… Scottish girl played the pipes. 28.-This is …a…….. special method to freeze food. 29.- Open …a… window, please. It’s too hot in here. 30.- We write …a… postcard and put it in …an.. envelope. 31.-Matilda milked …some….. cows and fed …some… rabbits. 32.-There wasn’t ……any..time to finish the project. 33.-We always wanted to have ……a.. freedom. 34.-Paolo is …a…….. boy who studies English with me at school. 35.- Bobby and his sister gave the poor man …some……… clothes and shoes. 36.-Is there ……a….. hospital near here, please? 37.-We didn’t get ……any……. tickets for the rock concert. 38.-The kite didn’t fly because it didn’t blow ………any…… air.

 

EXERCISE  I : Put into the reported speech :            1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”            2/ She said : “I 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.”           ...
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EXERCISE  I : Put into the reported speech :

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

            2/ She said : “I 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.”

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22 tháng 8 2021

EXERCISE  I : Put into the reported speech :

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

Tom said he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father

            2/ She said : “I spent a summer in this village.”

She said she had spent a summer in that village

            3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”

The nurse told the doctor the patient in that room hadn't obeyed his orders

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

They told me I had taught them English the year before

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

Mr Brown said that their trip cost them 2 thousand dollars

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

He told her he couldn't find his hat anywhere in that room

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

My father told them their secretary was going to finish that job

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

They said they couldn't meet me there either that day or the day after

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

My mother said she thought it wouldn't rain the day after

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

He told John his car had been stolen     

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

They said the river was rising early that year

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

He said he would expect her to come soon

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

Our teacher said World War II had broken out in 1939

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

The students said they would be sitting for their next exam the next Monday

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

He said he was going to finish that work

EXERCISE 16:Reported Statements: Past Simple 1.  “I went to the cinema yesterday.” She said ________________________________________________________ 2.  “Jane left the party early.” She told me _____________________________________________________ 3.  “I didn't go out at the weekend.” She said ________________________________________________________ 4.  “He didn't like chocolate as a child.” She said ________________________________________________________ 5.  “They visited Japan.” She said...
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EXERCISE 16:

Reported Statements: Past Simple

1.  “I went to the cinema yesterday.”

She said ________________________________________________________

2.  “Jane left the party early.”

She told me _____________________________________________________

3.  “I didn't go out at the weekend.”

She said ________________________________________________________

4.  “He didn't like chocolate as a child.”

She said ________________________________________________________

5.  “They visited Japan.”

She said ________________________________________________________

6.  “She didn't buy the dress.”

He told me _____________________________________________________

7.  “I travelled through India and Pakistan.”

She told me _____________________________________________________

8.  “He met his girlfriend in a café.”

She said ________________________________________________________

9.  “David didn't arrive until 10 o'clock.”

She said ________________________________________________________

10.  “We went to the park to have a picnic.”

She told me _____________________________________________________

11.  “We ate Chinese food, then we walked home.”

She told me _____________________________________________________

12.  “She forgot to bring the CDs.”

He told me _____________________________________________________

13.  “I didn't like the food in the restaurant.”

She said ________________________________________________________

14.  “He didn't take a shower.”

She said ________________________________________________________

15.  “I worked until six.”

She said ________________________________________________________

16.  “We went to Paris for the weekend.”

She said ________________________________________________________

17.  “The plane left at seven.”

She said ________________________________________________________

18.  “I came to London in 2004.”

She said ________________________________________________________

19.  “Lucy didn't go to university.”

She told me _____________________________________________________

20.  “John never studied German.”

She said ________________________________________________________

 

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25 tháng 5 2023

EXERCISE 16:

Reported Statements: Past Simple

1.  “I went to the cinema yesterday.”

She said _______________she had gone to the cinema the day before_________________________________________

2.  “Jane left the party early.”

She told me ________________that Jane had left the party early_____________________________________

3.  “I didn't go out at the weekend.”

She said ___________she hadn't gone out at the weekend_____________________________________________

4.  “He didn't like chocolate as a child.”

She said _________he hadn't liked chocolate as a child_______________________________________________

5.  “They visited Japan.”

She said _________they had visited Japan_______________________________________________

6.  “She didn't buy the dress.”

He told me _____________that she hadn't bought the dress________________________________________

7.  “I travelled through India and Pakistan.”

She told me ______________she had travelled through India and Pakistan_______________________________________

8.  “He met his girlfriend in a café.”

She said ______________he had met his girlfriend in a café.__________________________________________

9.  “David didn't arrive until 10 o'clock.”

She said _____________David hadn't arrived until 10 o'clock___________________________________________

10.  “We went to the park to have a picnic.”

She told me _______________they had gone to the park to have a picnic ______________________________________

11.  “We ate Chinese food, then we walked home.”

She told me ________________they had eaten Chinese food, then they had walked home_____________________________________

12.  “She forgot to bring the CDs.”

He told me __________she had forgotten to bring the CDs___________________________________________

13.  “I didn't like the food in the restaurant.”

She said ______________she hadn't liked the food in the restaurant__________________________________________

14.  “He didn't take a shower.”

She said _____________he hadn't taken a shower___________________________________________

15.  “I worked until six.”

She said ___________she had worked until six_____________________________________________

16.  “We went to Paris for the weekend.”

She said ____________they had gone to Paris for the weekend____________________________________________

17.  “The plane left at seven.”

She said ____________the plane had left at seven____________________________________________

18.  “I came to London in 2004.”

She said ________she had come to London in 2004________________________________________________

19.  “Lucy didn't go to university.”

She told me ______________Lucy hadn't gone to university_______________________________________

20.  “John never studied German.”

She said ________________John had never studied German________________________________________