1) She asked him where he lived

2) She asked me if I had been to town that day

3) She asked John how his father was that day

4) He asked where I should be the netx day

5) John asked if he might close the window

6) John asked Mary what she said

7) Mary asked John if he felt well

8) He asked me what my name was

9) She asked me where I was going for my holiday

10) She asked Ba how long it took to get to London

She said to him, “Where do you live?”

-> She asked him where he lived.

She said to me, “When have you been to town today?”

-> She asked me when I had been to town that day.

She said to John, “How is your father today?”.

-> She asked John how his father was that day.

He said, “Where shall I be tomorrow?”

-> He asked me where he should be the following day.

John said, “What can I do to help you ,Anna?”

-> John asked Anna what he could do to help her.

John said, “What do you say, Mary?”

-> John asked Mary what she said.

Mary said, “How do you feel l, John?”

-> Mary asked John how he felt her.

 He said to me, “What is your name?”

-> He asked me what my name was.

 She said to me, “Where are you going for your holidays?”

-> She asked me where I was going for my holidays.

 She said, “How long does it take to get to London, Ba”

-> She asked Ba how long it took to get to London.

11.   'What happened to Mr. Budd?' said one of the men.  

-> One of the man asked me what had happened to Mr. Budd.

12.   'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.         

-> Another asked me which of his sons had inherited his estate.

1.''I am a teacher '', the teacher said

->The teacher said that she/he was a teacher

2.She said to me ''I have a big house ''

->She said to me that she had a big house

3.She said to me : ''I am going to the party''

->She said to me that she was going to the party

4.She said to me :''I gave him your letter ''

->She said to me that she had given him my letter

5.She said :''I have finished my work .''

->She said that she had finished her work

6.Nam said :" I am not a pupil.''

->Nam said the he wasn't a pupil

7.Nam said :''I am going to Ho Chi Minh city.''

->Nam said that  he was going to Ho Chi Minh City

8.He said to me :''I have gone to your house .''

->He said to me that he had gone to my house

9.She says :''I knew your dificulties.''

->She says that she knew my difficulties

10.He said to me :'' I gave him your present .''

-> He said to me that  he had given him my present

11.She said :" I had a wonderful evening ''.

->She said that she had had a wonderful evening

12.The teacher tells us :" You should learn harder and harder ."

->The teacher tells us that we should learn harder and harder

13.''We are having a party tomorrom'', my mother said 

->My mother said that we were having a party the following day

14. ''Our teacher will come on time '', I said to him :

->I said to him that our teacher would come on time

15.Mai's parents said :''We are going to invite twenty guests to the party ''.

->Mai's parents  said that they were going to invite twenty guests to the party

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Put the following sentences into reported speech:

1.''I am a teacher '', the teacher said

->The teacher said she was a teacher

2.She said to me ''I have a big house ''

->She said to me she had a big house

3.She said to me : ''I am going to the party''

->She said to me she was going to the party

4.She said to me :''I gave him your letter ''

->She said to me she had given him my letter

5.She said :''I have finished my work .''

->She said she had finished her work

6.Nam said :" I am not a pupil.''

->Nam said he wasn't a pupil

7.Nam said :''I am going to Ho Chi Minh city.''

->Nam said he was going to HCM city

8.He said to me :''I have gone to your house .''

->He said to me he had gone to my house

9.She says :''I knew your dificulties.''

->She says she knew my difficulties

10.He said to me :'' I gave him your present .''

->He said to me he had given him my present 

11.She said :" I had a wonderful evening ''.

->She said she had had a wonderful evening

12.The teacher tells us :" You should learn harder and harder ."

->The teacher tells us that we should learn harder and harder

13.''We are having a party tomorrom'', my mother said 

->My mother said we were having a party the next day

14. ''Our teacher will come on time '', I said to him :

->I said to him that our teacher would come on time

15.Mai's parents said :''We are going to invite twenty guests to the party ''.

->Mai's parents said they were going to invite twenty guests to the party

 1.“He said to me, “ Do you speak any languages?”

He asked me if I spoke any languages

 2 . “Do you like the school?” he said to us

He asked us if we liked the school

3. “Do you live with your parents?” I said to them

I asked them if they lived with their parents

4. “Do you like your job?” he said to me

He asked me if I liked my job

 5. David asked me, “Do they teach music?”

David asked if they taught music

 6. “Are you going to London next week?” he said to us

He asked us if we were going to London the next week

7. “Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?” he said to her

He told her if she enjoyed herself at the party thr night before

 8. “Have you ever been to Paris?” he said to me

He asked me if I had ever been to Paris

9. “What happened to Mr. Brown?” he said to us

He asked us what had happened to Mr Brown

10. “Who is going to live in the big house?” he said to her

He asked her who was going to live in the big house

11. “What will happen to his racehorses?” she said to us

She asked us what would happen to his race horses

 12. “Who is playing next week?” he asked me

He asked me who was playing the next week

13. “Which team has won?” asked Ann.

Ann asked which team had won

 14. “Who went to the party last night?” he said to me

He asked me who had won to the party the night before

15. “Where do you work?” he said to me

He asked me where I worked

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. What country do you come from? said Bill

Bill asked What country i came from

2. Where did you spend your holiday last summer? He said to her

He sasked her Where she had spent your holiday last summer

3. What are you going to study? He said to Mary

He asked Mary What she was going to study

4. What do you think of the canteen coffee? asked Peter

Peter asked What I thought of the canteen coffee

5. Where were you last night? He said to her

He asked her Where she had been the night before

6. Tom said to the girl, When did you have this picture taken?

Tom asked the girl When she had had this picture taken

7, He said to me, Are you a teacher?

He asked me if i was a teacher

8. Are you hungry now? She said to me

She asked me if i was hungry then

9. He said to me, do you understand it now?

He asked me if i understood it then

10. Did you pass the exam, John? The teacher asked

The teacher asked if jonh had passed the exam

11. Did you phone me yesterday? Tom asked Mary

Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the previous day

1. He said, "I am going to town with my sister"

=> He said he was going to town with his sister

2. He said to her, "you are wearing your best clothes"

=>He said to her that she was wearing her best clothes

3. They said, "We are unlucky today"

=> They said they were unlucky that day

4. She said to me, "I want to speak to your brother"

=> She said to me that she wanted to speak to my brother

5. She said, "I have helped my mother"

=> She said she had helped her mother

6. John said to Mary, "She is ready to go with us"

=> John said to Mary that she was ready to go with them

7. She said to me , "they do not know you"

=> She said to me that they didn't know you

8. He said, "I shall answer the phone"

=> He said he would answer the phone

9. She said to them, "You can do it if you try"

=>  She said to them that they could do it if they try

10. He said, "He has done his homework well"

=> He said he had done his homework well

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. What is happened to Mr.Brown? He said to us

-> He asked us what was happened to Mr.Brown

2. Who is going to live in the big house? He said to her

-> He asked her who was going to live in the big house

3. What will happen to his racehorses? She said to us

-> She asked us what would happen to his racehorses

4. Who is playing next week? He asked me

-> He asked me who was playing the following week

5. Which team has won? asked Ann

-> Ann asked which team had won

6. When was the timetable changed? He asked me

-> He asked me when the timetable had been changed

7. Why has the 2:30 train been cancelled? said Ann

-> Ann asked why the 2:30 train had been cancelled

8. When did you begin learning English? He said to us

-> He asked us when we had begun learning English

9. Why did you think it may be dangerous? He asked her

10. Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair? I asked him

-> I asked him if he knew that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair

11. What games do they play? Tom asked us

-> Tom asked us what games they played

1. “Our daughter wants to study abroad for a year,” they said.

____They said that their daughter wanted to study abroad for a year.______         

2. “Have you ever experienced school pressures?” she asked me.

__She asked me if I had ever experienced school pressures_________________           

3. “Yesterday I couldn’t watch my favourite cartoon on Disney Channel,” he said.

He said that he had watched his cartoon on Disney Channel the previous day.______           

4. “Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?” Jane asked me.

_____Jane asked me if the weather was good in Shanghai in the summer______________           

5. “What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn?” she asked me.

_______She asked me what the skills that I found the most difficult to learn were._________________           

6. “Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?” she told me.

She told me to bring her a cup of coffee.

7. “I’ll come and help you on Saturday,” Joana told me.

Joan told me that she would come and help on Saturday.

8. “When will you come back home?” my mom asked me.

My mom asked me when I would come back home.

9. “Do you need any help on this assignment?” the teacher asked me.

The teacher asked me if I needed any help on this assignment______________           

10. “My friend got engaged to a German last month,” Danny told Ann.

 Danny said to Ann that his friend had gotten engaged to a German the previous month.

Exercise 8: Change the following sentences into reported speech.

1.      She said to him: “Give me another glass of wine”.

🢡...................................  She told him to give her another glass of wine.........................................................................................

2.      She said to me: “Bring me a book”.

🢡......................................  She asked me to bring her a book.....................................................................................

3.      The mother said to him: “Open the window please!”.

🢡....................................... The mother told him to open the window.....................................................................................

4.      He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.

🢡........................................ He told me to shut the door after him....................................................................................

5.      The captain said to them: “Wait here until I come back”.

🢡............................................... The captain asked them to wait there until he came back.............................................................................

6.      She told her: “Take it and come with me”.

🢡.................................... She told her to take it and come with her........................................................................................

7.      He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.

🢡................................ He told me not to come back before one o’clock............................................................................................

8.      My mother told me: “Don’t forget to look at the door”.

🢡............................ My mother asked me not to forget to look at the door................................................................................................

9.      He said to his brother: “Don’t open the window, open the door”.

🢡................................... He asked his brother not to open the window and open the door.........................................................................................

10.  He said to the girl: “Don’t sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!”.

🢡.................................... He asked the girl not to sit on his bed and sit on that chair........................................................................................

11.  The teacher said: “I am a teacher” .

🢡............................................ The teacher said that he was a teacher................................................................................

12.  She said to me “I have a big house”.

🢡............................. She said to me that she had a big house...............................................................................................

13.  He asked me: “When do you finish your work?”

🢡.....................................  He asked me when I finished my work.......................................................................................

14.  Mai asked me: “Why didn’t you come?”

🢡...................................... Mai asked me why I hadn’t come.....................................................................................

Exercise 9. Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

1.      Julia said that she................. there at noon.

A.  is going to be                                               B. was going to be

C. will be                                                          D. can be

2.      He................ that he was leaving that afternoon.

A.  told me                   B. told to me               C. said me                   D. says to me

3.      She said to me that she................. to me the Sunday before.

A.  wrote                      B. has written              C. was writing             D. had written

4.      I................ him to sell that old motorbike.

A.  said to                     B. suggested                C. advised                    D. recommended

5.      My parents reminded me................ the flowers.

A.  remember to plant                                     B. plant

C. to plant                                                        D. planting

6.      I asked Martha................ to enter law school.

A.  are you planning                                         B. is she planning

C. was she planning                                        D. if she was planning

7.      Nam wanted to know what time ...............

A.  does the movie begin                                 B. did the movie begin

C. the movie begins                                        D. the movie began

8.      I wondered................ the right thing.

A.  whether I was doing                                   B. if I am doing

C. was I doing                                                  D. am I doing

9.      The scientist said the earth................ the sun.

A.  goes round                                                  B. is going around

C. went around                                                    D. was going around 10. Peter said that if he ............... rich, he.................................................................................... a lot.

A.  is – will travel

B.  were – would travel

C.  had been – would have travelled

D.  was – will travel

11.  They said that they had been driving through the desert ...............

A.  the previous day                                         B. yesterday

C. the last day                                                 D. Sunday previously

12.  He asked the children................ too much noise.

A.  not to make                                                B. not making

C. don’t make                                                  D. If they don’t make

13.  The man said that money................. the passport to everything.

A.  will be B. is              C. was                          D. can be

14.  The teacher said Columbus................. America in 1942.

A.  discovered                                                  B. had discovered

C. was discovering                                              D. would discover
15. John said he ............... her since they......................................................................... school.

A. hasn’t met - left                                          B. hadn’t met - had left

C. hadn’t met left                                            D. didn’t meet - has left

16.  The woman asked................ get lunch at school.

A.  can the children                                          B. whether the children could

C. if the children can                                       D. could the children

17.  Laura said that when she................ to school, she saw an accident.

A.  was walking                                                B. has walked

C. had been walking                                        D. has been walking

18.  He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” – He asked why................. the final

exam.

A.  she took                                                      B. did she take

C. she hadn’t taken                                         D. she had taken

19.  Ba said he................ some good marks the semester before.

A gets                          B. got                           C. had gotten               D. have got

20.  They told their parents that they................. their best to do the test.

A.  try                           B. will try                     C. are trying                D. would try

Exercise 8: Change the following sentences into reported speech.

1.      She said to him: “Give me another glass of wine”.

🢡..............She told him to give her another glass of wine.............................................................................................................

2.      She said to me: “Bring me a book”.

🢡............She told me to bring her a book...............................................................................................................

3.      The mother said to him: “Open the window please!”.

🢡...........THe mother told him to open the window................................................................................................................

4.      He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.

🢡...........He told me to shut the door after me................................................................................................................

5.      The captain said to them: “Wait here until I come back”.

🢡.................The captain told them to wait there untel he came back..........................................................................................................

6.      She told her: “Take it and come with me”.

🢡..................She told her to take it and come with her.........................................................................................................

7.      He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.

🢡.........He told me not to come back before one o’clock..................................................................................................................

8.      My mother told me: “Don’t forget to look at the door”.

🢡...................My mother told me not to forget to look at the door........................................................................................................

9.      He said to his brother: “Don’t open the window, open the door”.

🢡.........He told his brother not to open the window and told him to open the door..................................................................................................................

10.  He said to the girl: “Don’t sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!”.

🢡.................He told the girl not to sit on his bed and sit on that chair..........................................................................................................

11.  The teacher said: “I am a teacher” .

🢡.................The teacher said she was a teacher..........................................................................................................

12.  She said to me “I have a big house”.

🢡................She told me she had a big house...........................................................................................................

13.  He asked me: “When do you finish your work?”

🢡................He asked me when I finished my work...........................................................................................................

14.  Mai asked me: “Why didn’t you come?”

🢡........Mai asked me why I hadn't come...................................................................................................................

Exercise 9. Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

1.      Julia said that she................. there at noon.

A.  is going to be                                               B. was going to be

C. will be                                                          D. can be

2.      He................ that he was leaving that afternoon.

A.  told me                   B. told to me               C. said me                   D. says to me

3.      She said to me that she................. to me the Sunday before.

A.  wrote                      B. has written              C. was writing             D. had written

4.      I................ him to sell that old motorbike.

A.  said to                     B. suggested                C. advised                    D. recommended

5.      My parents reminded me................ the flowers.

A.  remember to plant                                     B. plant

C. to plant                                                        D. planting

6.      I asked Martha................ to enter law school.

A.  are you planning                                         B. is she planning

C. was she planning                                        D. if she was planning

7.      Nam wanted to know what time ...............

A.  does the movie begin                                 B. did the movie begin

C. the movie begins                                        D. the movie began

8.      I wondered................ the right thing.

A.  whether I was doing                                   B. if I am doing

C. was I doing                                                  D. am I doing

9.      The scientist said the earth................ the sun.

A.  goes round                                                  B. is going around

C. went around                                                    D. was going around

10. Peter said that if he ............... rich, he.................................................................................... a lot.

A.  is – will travel

B.  were – would travel

C.  had been – would have travelled

D.  was – will travel

11.  They said that they had been driving through the desert ...............

A.  the previous day                                         B. yesterday

C. the last day                                                 D. Sunday previously

12.  He asked the children................ too much noise.

A.  not to make                                                B. not making

C. don’t make                                                  D. If they don’t make

13.  The man said that money................. the passport to everything.

A.  will be B. is              C. was                          D. can be

14.  The teacher said Columbus................. America in 1942.

A.  discovered                                                  B. had discovered

C. was discovering                                              D. would discover

15. John said he ............... her since they......................................................................... school.

A. hasn’t met - left                                          B. hadn’t met - had left

C. hadn’t met left                                            D. didn’t meet - has left

16.  The woman asked................ get lunch at school.

A.  can the children                                          B. whether the children could

C. if the children can                                       D. could the children

17.  Laura said that when she................ to school, she saw an accident.

A.  was walking                                                B. has walked

C. had been walking                                        D. has been walking

18.  He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” – He asked why................. the final

exam.

A.  she took                                                      B. did she take

C. she hadn’t taken                                         D. she had taken

19.  Ba said he................ some good marks the semester before.

A gets                          B. got                           C. had gotten               D. have got

20.  They told their parents that they................. their best to do the test.

A.  try                           B. will try                     C. are trying                D. would try