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Change these orders into indirect speech. 1. "Hurry up!" he told us.1. He told us to hurry up. 2. "Turn on the light!" she said to John.2. She told John to turn on the light. 3. "Don't be late tomorrow morning," my mother warned me.3. My mother warned me not to be late tomorrow morning. 4. "Be careful!" I told George.4. I told George to be careful. 5. "Be careful when you come to the bend!" I told Nick.5. I told Nick to be careful when he came to the bend. 6. "Pick that bag up and put it on the table," my father said to me.6. My father told to me to pick that bag up and put it on the table. 7. "Buy some bananas for me," my mother said to Michael.7. My mother told Michael to buy some bananas for her. 8. "Buy some apples for me when you go to the market tomorrow," my sister told Mary.8. My sister told Mary to buy some apples for her when she went to the market the next day. 9. "Go and see Tim," my brother told me.9. My brother told me to go and see Tim. 10. "Go and see Sid and ask him to lend me his bicycle," my sister said to me.10. My sister told me to go and see Sid and ask him to lend her his bicycle. 11. "Switch on the fan," my brother old me. "Bring me a glass of water."11. My brother old me to switch on the fan. He told/asked me to bring him a glass of water. 12. "Don't fall asleep," my mother told me. "Go and help your father."12. My mother told me not to fall asleep. She told/asked me to go and help my father. 13. "Don't waste your money," my father told me. "Save some each month."13. My father told me not to waste my money. He told/asked me to save some each month. 14. "Ask Sid how much he wants for his bicycle," my sister said to me.14. My sister told me to ask Sid how much he wanted for his bicycle. 15. "Take this man to the office," Mr. Black said to me.15. Mr. Black told me to take that man to the office. 16. "Write to Uncle Peter and thank him for the present," my mother told Mary.16. My mother told Mary to write to Uncle Peter and thank him for the present. 17. "Behave yourself properly!" he told me.17. He told me to behave myself properly. 18. "Make sure that you do not hurt yourselves," my mother said to me.18. My mother told me to make sure that I do not hurt myself. 19. Try to do it by yourself," my brother said to me.19. My brother told me to try to do it by myself. 20. My father told Jim, "Be careful not to cut yourself."20. My father told Jim to be careful not to cut himself. 21. "Enjoy yourself at the party," my mother advised my sister.21. My mother advised my sister to enjoy herself at the party. 22. "Lend me your book a moment, please," Tom asked me.22. Tom asked me to please lend him my book a moment. 23. "When you see Bob, tell him that Joe is looking for him," my brother said to me.23. My brother told me to tell Bob when I see him that Joe is looking for him. 24. "Don't forget to collect my watch from the shop," my sister told me.24. My sister told/asked me not to forget to collect her watch from the shop. 25. "Let the birds go," my sister said. "Don't put them in a cage."25. My sister told me to let the birds go. She told/asked me not to put them in a cage.
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