Exercise 1:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
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 2: Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
"What's the time?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know
"When will we meet again?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
"Are you crazy?" she asked him.
→ She asked him
"Where did they live?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know
"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.
→ He asked her
"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.
→ The teacher wanted to know
"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.
→ She wanted to know
"Did you see that car?" he asked me.
→ He asked me
"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.
→ The mother asked the twins
EXERCISES 3: (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)
1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Phong asked Peter
….…………………………………………………………………………….
2. “Does she like sports?” Hoa asked Lan
…..…………………………………………………………………………….
3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
……………………………………….……………………………………………………………………
5. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend
…………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………
6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter
………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………
7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”
……………………………………..………………………………………………………………………
9. “Will she be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu
…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………
10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba
…….…………………………
Exercise 1:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked me 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 me if he had to do it
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter where she 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 Caron had talked to Kevin
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
"What's the time?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know what the time was
"When will we meet again?" she asked me.
→ She asked me when we would meet again
"Are you crazy?" she asked him.
→ She asked him if he was crazy
"Where did they live?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know where they had lived
"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.
→ He asked her if she will be at the party
"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.
→ She asked me if I could meet her at the station
"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.
→ The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer
"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.
→ She wanted to know why he didn't help her
"Did you see that car?" he asked me.
→ He asked me if I had seen that car
"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.
→ The mother asked the twins if they had tidied their toom
EXERCISES 3: (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)
1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Phong asked Peter
….………………Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading…………………………………………………………….
2. “Does she like sports?” Hoa asked Lan
…..………………Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports…………………………………………………………….
3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam
………………She asked Nam if his sister and brother went to the same school…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
………………She asked her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge……………………….……………………………………………………………………
5. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend
…………He asked his friend if it would rain the day after morning………………………………..…………………………………………………………………
6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter
…………Tam asked Peter if he had gone to Hue 3 years before……………………………..……………………………………………………………………
7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan
…………Tuan asked Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for class…………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”
………She asked me if I could speak Chinese……………………………..………………………………………………………………………
9. “Will she be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu
…………Tam asked Thu if she would be there for 8 days………………………………………..…………………………………………………………
10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba
She asked Ba if he had been reading his book at 8 o'clock the Sunday before
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked where her umnrella 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 he had to do it
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter where she 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 E
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
→ She asked me How I did that
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
→ My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
"What's the time?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know What the time was
"When will we meet again?" she asked me.
→ She asked me when we would met again
"Are you crazy?" she asked him.
→ She asked him if he was crazy
"Where did they live?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know where they lived
"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.
→ He asked her if she would be at the party
"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.
→ She asked me iff she can met at the station
"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.
→ The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer
"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.
→ She wanted to know why he didn't help her
"Did you see that car?" he asked me.
→ He asked me if I saw that car
"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.
→ The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room
