1. Indirect speech with Let’s/ Let him/ Let her/ Let them:

+ Let’s/ Let him/ let her/ Let them do something

 …. suggest that somebody should do something (dùng cho mọi trường hợp)

Eg: “Let’s eat out tonight” she said.  She suggested that they should eat out that night.

“Let him prepare all the lesson.” She said  She suggested that he should prepare all the lesson.

+ Let’s/let him/ let her …

… suggest + V-ing (dùng cho let’s)

…suggest + somebody’s + V-ing ( dùng cho let him/ let her/ let them

Eg: “Let’s go camping next weekend” he said He suggested going camping the following weekend.

“Let them do their exercises this morning” she said  She suggested their doing exercises that morning.

2. + “Yes, let’s”  agree

Eg” “Let’s go to the theatre tonight? He said

“Yes, let’s’ said one of his friends.

 He suggested going to the theatre that night and one of his friends agreed.

+ “No, Let’s not”  object to the idea/ be against the idea

Eg’ “No, let’s not. It is hot” said another friend

 but another friend objected to that idea/ was against it because it was hot.

3. Let = allow

Eg: “Let him go with me, mother” she said  She asked her mother to let him go with her

“Let her do it herself, teacher” he said to his teacher.  He asked his teacher to let her do it herself.

BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG: Change the following sentences into reported speech:

1. “Let’s give a party” said Ann

“Let’s not” said her husband

2. “Let’s take a tent and camp out” said Bill

“ Good idea” said Nina

3. “Let the children stay indoor tonight.” She said

4. “Let me go” he said to the policeman.

5. “Let’s go swimming in the lake” he said

“No, it is against law” said his friend.

6. “Let’s prepare everything for the party” she said.

“Yes, let’s” said her friend.

7. “Let’s stay here till the storm has passed” he said

8. “Don’t drive too close the car in front” said my mother (warn)

9. “Let’s go swimming. It is too hot to learn our lesson now.” He said

10. “You ought to wear a safety helmet when you drive motorbike” she said to her husband.

Rewrite the following sentences using given words or phrases:

1. ‘What’s your job?” Mary asked Tom.

Mary wanted to …

2. The factory inspector asked me where I kept the fine fighting equipment

‘Where …

3. She said “It’s good if you make your own decision” (advise)

She …

4. “Why don’t you read that book, Peter” she said

She suggested …

5. “What a mischievous boy!” he said.

He exclaimed …

6. “How wonderful the play was!” said John

John exclaimed …

7. ‘Me? No, I didn’t break your glasses.’ Peter said.

Peter …

4. Indirect speech with ‘must” ‘need” “have to”

+ I must do … = unchanged/ had to

Eg: ‘I must be there at 6 a.m” he said  He said he must/ had to be there at 6 a.m

+ Must I/ you/ he … do …? = had to

Eg: “Must you get ready for the party” he said  He asked if I/ she had to get ready for the party.

+ I must not do … = unchanged

Eg: “I must not get up early tomorrow”, she said  she said that she must not get up early the next day

+ You/ She/ He must not do … = unchanged/ weren’t to do/ wasn’t to do

Eg: “He must not be present at the meeting today” she said

 She said that he must not be/ wasn’t to be present at the meeting that day.

+ I needn’t do = needn’t have to/ wouldn’t have to …

Eg” “I needn’t do my homework” she said

 She said that she needn’t have to do her homework/ wouldn’t have to do her homework.

+ You he/ she needn’t do … = unchanged

Eg: “You needn’t lock the door” she said

 She said that he needn’t lock the door.

+ Need I/ you/ he do …? = unchanged / had to

Eg: “Need I prepare everything for the meal” she said

 She asked if she need/ had to prepare everything for the meal.