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1 "You must hand in your homework morning," our teacher said to us.= Our teacher told us we must hand in our homework in the morning.

2 "I don't want to go to school today," Sammy said to his mother. = Sammy told his mother that he didn't want to go to school that day.

3 "I will buy some milk on my way home from work," said John.= John said that he will buy some milk on his way home from work.

4 "Tommy hasn't finished eating his dinner." Lucy said to Roy.= Lucy told Roy that Tommy hadn't finished eating his dinner.

5 "My mother can look after the children next week," Sue said to Harry.= Sue told Harry that her mother can look after the children the following week.

6 "Tony was practicing the clarinet last night," his father said.= Tony's father revealed that Tony was practicing the clarinet the previous night.

7 "The last time I saw Jean was two months ago," Diane said.= Diane said that the last time she saw Joan was two months before.

8 "Mr. White comes to my café for a cup of coffee every morning." Don said.= Don revealed that Mr. White goes to his café for a cup of coffee every morning.

9 "Eric has just opened his new shop," lan said to Ben.= Ian told Ben that Eric had just opened his new shop.

10 "You must pay the bills on Monday."​= The bills must be paid on Monday (by you).

Explanation:

Changing a speech from the direct to indirect speech involves the change in the way the speech is reported and also the verb tenses are also changed accordingly. Moreover, the pronouns are also changed and also certain phrases are also changed to their corresponding forms.

This means that if the verb is in the present tense in the direct speech, then it will be changed to the past tense in the reported form. Also, words or phrases such as "tomorrow" will be changed to "the next day", "yesterday" to "the previous day", etc.

The given direct speeches are changed to the indirect form as follows-

1. Our teacher told us we must hand in our homework in the morning.

2. Sammy told his mother that he didn't want to go to school that day.

3. John said that he will buy some milk on his way home from work.

4. Lucy told Roy that Tommy hadn't finished eating his dinner.

5. Sue told Harry that her mother can look after the children the following week.

6. Tony's father revealed that Tony was practicing the clarinet the previous night.

7. Diane said that the last time she saw Joan was two months before.

8. Don said.= Don revealed that Mr. White goes to his café for a cup of coffee every morning.

9. Ian told Ben that Eric had just opened his new shop.

10. The bills must be paid on Monday (by you).