Exercise 1: Rewrite as directed

1. " Is there a phone station near here?"

=> I asked her if there was a phone station near there.

2. " Do you have many friends?"

=> She asked her ____if she had many friends.____

3. " Does the flat have centralheating?"

=> I asked her _______if the flat had centralheating________.

4. " Can you move your car?"

=> I asked her _______if she could move her car________.

5. " Are you a student?"

=> She asked me _______if I was a student________.

6. " Do you enjoy reading books?" Phong aaked Peter.

=> Phong asked Peter _______if he enjoyed reading books________.

7. " Do you like playing sports?" Hoa asked Lan.

=> Hoa asked ______Lan if she liked playing sports______.

8. " Does 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_______.

9. " Are there some oranges in the fridge?" She asked her mom.

=> She asked _______her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge_______.

10. " Will it rain tomorrow morning?" He asked his friend.

=> He asked _______his friend if it rained the following day morning_______.

11. " Are Tam and Hoa late for class?" Tuan asked Lan.

=> Tuan asked _______Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for class________.

12. " Do you need an umbrella to go out?" She asked me.

=> She asked _______me if I needed an umbrella to go out_______.

13. " Can you speak Chinese?" She asked me.

=> She asked ______me if I could speak Chinese_______.

14. " Can you explain this lesson once again?" Lan asked her teacher.

=> Lan asked ________her teacher if she explained that lesson once again_______.

15. " May I have a look at your pictures?" Lan asked Hoa.

=> Lan asked ________Hoa if she might have a look at her pictures_______.

1. Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports

2.Lan asked Thu if Hoa played soccer.

3.She asked her friend if it would rain the day after.

4.Tuan asked Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for class.

5.She asked me if I was a teacher.

6.My grandfather asked her if she enjoyed her job.

7.He asked me if I was going to the cinema.

8. My friend asked me if Chung has talked to Dung.

9.Hoang asked me if I went to work the day after.

10.Ngan asked her mother if she could a new bicycle.

-> She asked Nam if his sister and brother went to the same school.

2. " Are there some oranges in the fridge ? " She asked her mom .

-> She asked her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge.

3. " Do you need an umbrella to go out ? " She asked me

-> She asked me if i needed an umbrella to go out.

4. " Do you like reading books ? " Phong asked Peter.

-> Phong asked Peter if he liked reading books.

5. " Does Phong's father work in a hospital ? " Thu asked Ba

-> Thu asked Ba if Phong's father worked in a hospital.

6." Will it rain tommorrow morning ? " He asked his friend.

-> He asked his friend if it would rain tomorrow morning.

7." Are Tam and Hoa late for class ? " Tuan asked Lan

-> Tuan asked Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for class.

8. " Does she like sports ? " Hoa speak Lan .

-> Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports.

9." Does Lan's mother work a bank ? " Thu asked Long

-> Thu asked Long if Lan's mother worked in a bank.

10. " Do the children perform on television ? " Her mother asked her teacher.

-> Her mother asked her teacher if the children performed on television.

1. " 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.

2. " Are there some oranges in the fridge ? " She asked her mom .

-> She asked her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge.

3. " Do you need an umbrella to go out ? " She asked me

-> She asked me if I needed an umbrella to go out.

4. " Do you like reading books ? " Phong asked Peter.

-> Phong asked Peter if he liked reading books.

5. " Does Phong's father work in a hospital ? " Thu asked Ba

-> Thu asked Ba if Phong's father worked in a hospital.

6." Will it rain tommorrow morning ? " He asked his friend.

-> He asked his friend if it would rain the next day morning.

7." Are Tam and Hoa late for class ? " Tuan asked Lan

-> Tuan asked Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for class.

8. " Does she like sports ? " Hoa speak Lan .

-> Hoa speaks Lan if she likes sports.

9." Does Lan's mother work a bank ? " Thu asked Long

-> Thu asked Long if Lan's mother worked in a bank.

10. " Do the children perform on television ? " Her mother asked her teacher.

-> Her mother asked her teacher if the children performed on the television.

-> She asked Nam if his sister and brother went to the same school.

2. " Are there some oranges in the fridge ? " She asked her mom .

-> She asked her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge.

3. " Do you need an umbrella to go out ? " She asked me

-> She asked me if i needed an umbrella to go out.

4. " Do you like reading books ? " Phong asked Peter.

-> Phong asked Peter if he liked reading books.

5. " Does Phong's father work in a hospital ? " Thu asked Ba

-> Thu asked Ba if Phong's father worked in a hospital.

6." Will it rain tommorrow morning ? " He asked his friend.

-> He asked his friend if it would rain tomorrow morning.

7." Are Tam and Hoa late for class ? " Tuan asked Lan

-> Tuan asked Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for class.

8. " Does she like sports ? " Hoa speak Lan .

-> Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports.

9." Does Lan's mother work a bank ? " Thu asked Long

-> Thu asked Long if Lan's mother worked in a bank.

10. " Do the children perform on television ? " Her mother asked her teacher.

-> Her mother asked her teacher if the children performed on television.

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. Have you seen this film before? He asked me

He asked me if i had seen that film before

2. Is your school near here? She said

She asked if my school was near there

3. Tom asked his friend, Do you go to school by bus

Tom asked his friend if he went to school by bus

4. I asked Mary: Can you use a computer?

I asked Mary if i could use a computer

5. Mr. Ba said: Does your father live here?

Mr. Ba asked if my father lived there

6. Have you ever seen a tiger? He asked me

He asked me if i had seen a tiger

7. Did you study hard for the exam? She asked

She asked if i had studied hard for the exam

8. He asked me, Do you like these trousers?

He asked me if i liked these trousers

9. Marry asked me, Will you go to school next week?

Marry asked me if i would go to school the following week

10. What's weather like? She asked me

She asked me What weather was like

11. How can I solve the problem? I wanted to know

I wanted to know How to solve the problem

12. What did you think of performance yesterday? She asked me

She asked me What i had thought of performance yesterday

13. Where is my umbrella? She asked

She asked Where my umbrella was

14. How are you? Martin asked us

Martin asked us how we were

15. He asked, Do I have to do it

He asked if he had to do it

Statements I wondered

1. “Do you have Mary’s address, Hoa?”, Peter asked Hoa.

Peter asked Hoa if she had Mary’s address.

2. “Where do you work today, Quang?”

We wanted to know Quang where he worked that day.

3. “How long are you going to be on holiday?.”

4. She asked me how long I was going to be on holiday.

She said to me “I’m leaving for Ha Noi tomorrow”.

She told me she was leaving for Ha Noi the following day.

5. “I ‘m going to visit my aunt next week” Tom said to Daisy.

Tom told Daisy he was going to visit his aunt the following week.

6. “I will go to China next year” Minh said

-> Minh said that he would go to China the following year.

7. “I love these roses” Miss Nga said to me

-> Miss Nga told me she loved those roses.

8. “I’m having a wonderful time here” Cousin Mai said

-> Cousin Mai said that she was having a wonderful time there.

9. “I can’t help you to do this test” Tom said to her

-> Tom told her he couldn't help her to do that test.

10. “We are doing the exercises now” They said

-> They said that they were doing the exercises then.

11. “I will give you a new bike” He said to her

-> He told her he would give her a new bike.

12. “I must leave now” John said

-> John said that he had to leave then.

13. “I live here with my parents” Nam said

-> Nam said that he lived there with his parents.

14. Ba said “I am going to meet your sister in front of the station”

Ba told Liz that he was going to meet her sister in front of the station.

15. “I will teach you French tomorrow”

Mr Brown said to Mary he would teach her French the following day.

16. “I will go to Hue tomorrow”

Mr Chi said she would go to Hue the following day.

17. “I won’t buy this car”

She said she wouldn't buy that car.

18. “I will go to Dalat tonight.”

He told them he would go to Dalat that night.

19. He said, “Let us elect Ha Long Bay to be one of the World Wonders.”

He suggested that Ha Long Bay should be elected as one of the World Wonders.

1. "Do you have Mary's address, Hoa?", Peter asked Hoa.

-> Peter asked Hoa if she had Mary's address.

2. "Where do you work today, Quang?" 

-> We wanted to know where Quang worked that day.

3. "How long are you going to be on holiday?"

-> She asked me how long I was going to be on holiday.

4. She said to me "I'm leaving for Ha Noi tomorrow."

-> She told me that she was leaving for Ha Noi the following day.

5. "I'm going to visit my aunt next week." Tom said to Daisy.

-> Tom told Daisy that he was going to visit his aunt the following week.

6. "I will go to China next year," Minh said.

-> Minh said that he would go to China the next year.

7. "I love these roses," Miss Nga said to me.

-> Miss Nga told me that she loved those roses.

8. "I'm having a wonderful time here," Cousin Mai said.

-> Cousin Mai said that she was having a wonderful time there.

9. "I can't help you to do this test," Tom said to her.

-> Tom told her that he couldn't help her to do that test.

10. "We are doing the exercises now," they said.

-> They said that they were doing the exercises then.

11. "I will give you a new bike," He said to her.

-> He told her that he would give her a new bike.

12. "I must leave now," John said.

->John said that he had to leave then.

13. "I live here with my parents," Nam said.

-> Nam said that he lived there with his parents.

14. Ba said "I am going to meet your sister in front of the station"

-> Ba told Liz that he was going to meet her sister in front of the station.

15. "I will teach you French tomorrow," Mr. Brown said to Mary.

-> Mr. Brown told Mary that he would teach her French the following day.

16. "I will go to Hue tomorrow," Mr. Chi said.

-> Mr. Chi said that he would go to Hue the following day.

17. "I won't buy this car," she said.

-> She said that she wouldn't buy that car.

18. "I will go to Dalat tonight," he told them.

-> He told them that he would go to Dalat that night.

19. He said "Let us elect Ha Long Bay to be one of the World Wonders"

-> He suggested that Ha Long Bay should be elected as one of the World Wonders.

=> She asked me if I needed an umbrella to go out

10. " Do you need an umbrella to go out?'' She asked me

=> She asked.........me whether I needed an umbrella to go out….....................................

1."How do you do to your school?"

Daisy asked him how I went to my school.

2."Will you come here next week?"

I asked her whether she would come there the following week.

3.He said to me "Which school do you go to?"

He asked me which school I went to.

4."Why does Nam come home late today?"

I wondered why Nam came home late that day.

5."Do you have Mary's address, Hoa?"

Peter asked Hoa whether she had Mary's address.

6."Where do you work today, Quang?"

We wanted to know where Quang worked that day.

7."How long are you going to be on holiday?"

She asked me how long I was going to be on holiday.

8.Is your school near here?"

He asked me whether my school was near there.

9."When does your schoolvacation start?"

She asked me when my school vacation started.

10."Why do you want this job?"

Mary asked me why I wanted this job.

11."Do you have any new friends?"

She asked me whether I had any new friends.

12."What aspect of learning English do you find most difficult, Lan?"

I asked Lan what aspect of learning English she found most difficult.

She asked where her umbrella was

Martin asked us how we were

He asked if he had to do it

The mother asked her daughter where she had been

She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best

She wanted to know what they were doing

He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema

The teacher wanted to know who spoke English

She asked me how I knew that

My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin