Question

turn the following into indirect speech :
1) He said to me,' I have often told you not to play with fire'.
2) 'You have all done very badly!' remarked the teacher.
3)they wrote,'it is time we thought about settling this matter.'

Answer 1

he told me that he had often told me not to play with fire

the teacher remarked me that I have done all very badly

they wrote that this is the time they thought about settling this matter

Answer 2

The indirect form of the above direct speech are as follows-

The two phrases must be connected by that.

1. He said to me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
2. The teacher remarked that they had all done very badly.
3. They wrote that it was time they had thought about settling that matter.