39. He asked her " Do you leave this place today "
-> He.....asked her if she left that place that day....
40. They asked him " Will you join us ?"
-> They asked......him if he would join them......
42. He asked " Do you live near your family ?"
-> He asked me ......if i lived near his family......
43. The boy asked his mom " Are you going to give me a present tomorrrow"
->The boy asked his mom ......if she was going to give him a present the next day........
44. The said to his daughter " Do you feel better today?
-> The man.....asked his daughter if she felt better that day...........
45. " Is this your father's car?" The policeman asked me
-> The policeman asked me ..if that was my father's car....
46. We asked our children " Do you have a wonderful time here ?"
-> We asked our children ....if they had a wonderful time there.......

Put the following sentences into reported speech

1)" I have no idea.I just go along to see what will happen" the boy said 

=> The boy said that he had no idea. He just went along to see what would happen.

2) " Why didn't you come to my party last night, Betty?" Tom said 

=> Tom asked Betty why you weren't coming to his party the previous night.

3)" Would you mind turing the music down?" Andrew said to Anne 

=> Andrew asked Anne to turn the music down.

4)" There isn't much rain in the south of the country" said Harry 

=> Harry said that there wasn't much rain in the south of the country.

5)" Which way is the post office? " the tourist asked 

=> The tourist asked which way the post ofice was.

6) " Is this your father's car?" the policeman asked Sandra 

=> Th policeman asked Sandra if this was her father's car.

7) " I don't know where Archie is" said Vicky 

=> Vicky said that she đin't know where Archie was.

8) " I can't go to school today because I'm ill " said Mike 

=> Mike said that he couldn't go to school today because he was ill.

9) " Will we read the story?" Billy asked his teacher

=> Billy asked his teacher to read the story.

10) " Let me help you make the sandwiches" Judy offered 

=> Judy offered to help me make the sandwiches.

A . Mixed reported speech

1."are you going to visit your aunt tomorrow ?" Asked Tom

=> Tom asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the next day.

2."Listen to me and don't make a noise in class" said the teacher to his studens

=> The teacher told his students to listen to me and not to make a noise in class.

3."i'm tired of eating fish"said mary to hellen

=> Mary said that she was tired of eating fish.

4."the earth always goes round the Sun " said our teacher

=> Our teacher said that the earth always went round the sun.

5."Where are you going for your holidays?" Asked martha

=> Martha asked me where I was going for my holidays.

6.'i didn't steal your fur coat yeaterday " said Sammy to jean

=> Sammy said to Jean that she hadn't stolen his hur coat the precious day.

7." You must do your homework every day " said Miss borne to us

=> Miss Borne said that she had to do our homework everyday.

8."will we read the srory ?" Billy said to his teacher

=> Billy asked his teacher if they would read the story.

1."are you going to visit your aunt tomorrow ?" Asked Tom

=> Tom asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the next day.

2."Listen to me and don't make a noise in class" said the teacher to his studens

=> The teacher told his students to listen to me and not to make a noise in class.

3."i'm tired of eating fish"said mary to hellen

=> Mary said that she was tired of eating fish.

4."the earth always goes round the Sun " said our teacher

=> Our teacher said that the earth always went round the sun.

5."Where are you going for your holidays?" Asked martha

=> Martha asked me where I was going for my holidays.

6.'i didn't steal your fur coat yeaterday " said Sammy to jean

=> Sammy said to Jean that she hadn't stolen his hur coat the precious day.

7." You must do your homework every day " said Miss borne to us

=> Miss Borne said that she had to do our homework everyday.

8."will we read the srory ?" Billy said to his teacher

=> Billy asked his teacher if they would read the story.

Reported Speech

A. Commands/ Requests

1. Mrs. Jackson said to Alice "Could you give me a hand, please?"

=> Mrs. Jackson told Alice to give her a hand.

2. The lifeguard said "Don't swim out too far, boys."

=> The lifeguard asked the boys not to swim out too far.

3. Nam said to the taxi driver "Please turn left at the first traffic light."

=> Nam told the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic light.

4. She said to her son "Go straight upstairs and get to bed."

=> She told her son to go straight upstairs and get to bed.

5. The police said "Don't touch anything in the room."

=> The police asked me not to touch anything in the room.

B. Statements

1. Lan said "I will be very busy tomorrow."

=> Lan said that she would be very busy the following day.

2. Thu said "All the students will have a meeting next Sunday."

=> Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the following Sunday.

3. Tam said " I can swim across this river."

=> Tam said that she could swim across that river.

4. His sister said "I don't buy this book."

=> His sister said that she didn't buy that book.

5. The boys said "We have to try our best to win the match."

=> The boys said that they had to try their best to win the match.

6. Her father said to her " You can go to the movie with your friends."

=> Her father told her that she could go to the movie with her friends.

7. Her classmate said "Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class."

=> Her classmate said that Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class.

8. The teacher said "The Sun rises in the East."

=> The teacher said that the Sun rises in the East.

C. "Yes/ No" questions

1. "Do you enjoy reading books?", Phong asked Peter.

=> Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading books.

2. "Does she like sports?", Hoa asked Lan.

=> Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports.

3. "Can you drive your bicycle to school?", Ba said to Tuan.

=> Ba asked Tuan if he could drive his bicycle to school.

4. "May I use your dictionary for a moment?", Nga asked Hoa.

=> Nga asked Hoa if she might use her dictionary for a moment.

5. "Are you fond of watching television?", Tuan said to Ba.

=> Tuan asked Ba if he was fond of watching television.

6. "Will she be here for five days?", Tom asked Thu.

=> Tom asked Thu if she would be here for five days.

7. "Will the students in grade 9 have their final exam in May?", Phong asked his teacher.

=> Phong asked his teacher if the students in grade 9 would have their final exam in May.

D. "W-H" Questions

1. "Where are you going?", Lan asked.

=> Lan asked me where I was going.

2. "Where does your father work?", the teacher asked me.

=> The teacher asked me where my father worked.

3. "How far is it from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau? ", a tourist asked.

=> A tourist asked me how far it was from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau.

4. "How many people are there in your family?", she asked Lan.

=> She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.

5. "How long will you stay in England? ", Tan's friends asked him.

=> Tan's friends asked him how long he would stay in England.

6. "What language do you speak?", Mr. Ba asked Thu.

=> Mr. Ba asked Thu what language she spoke.

7. "How much does this coat cost?", Lan asked Lien.

=> Lan asked Lien how much that coat costed.

8."What aspect of learning English do the students find most difficult?", the teacher said to his students.

=> The teacher asked his students what aspect of learning English the students found most difficult.

E. Mixed Reported Speech

1. "Are you going to visit your aunt tomorrow? ", asked Tom.

=> Tom asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day after.

2. "Listen to me and don't make a noise in class.", said the teacher to his students.

=> The teacher told his students to listen to him and not to make a noise in class.

3. "I'm tired of eating fish", said Mary to Hellen.

=> Mary told Hellen that she was tired of eating fish.

4. "The Earth always goes round the Sun.", said our teacher.

=> Our teacher said that the Earth always goes round the Sun.

5. "Where are you going for your holidays?", asked Martha.

=> Martha asked me where I was going for my holidays.

6. "I didn't steal your fur coat yesterday.", said Sammy to Jean.

=> Sammy told Jean that he hadn't stolen his fur coat the day before.

7. "You must do your homework every day.", said Miss Borne to us.

=> Miss Borne told us that we had to do our homework every day.

8. "Will we read the story?", Billy said to his teacher.

=> Billy told his teacher if they would read the story.

1 tom asked if i were going to visit my aunt the next day

2 the teacher asked his students to listen to him and don't make a noise

3 mary told helen that she was tired of eating fish

4 our teacher said that the sun always rose in the east

5 martha asked where i were going for our holiday

6 sammy told jean that he hadn't stolen his the fur coat the day before

7 jund offered to help me make the sandwiches

8 miss borne told us to do our homework everyday

9 billy asked his teacher if they would read the store

10 mike said that he couldn't go to the schoolthat day because he was ill

11 peter complained that he hadn't catched any fish at all

12 vicky said that she didn't know where archie was

1. The tele phone is out of order

=> My father said the telephone was out of order

 2. Is Phong Nha cave in VN?

=> I asked my teacher if Phong Nha cave was in VN

 3. Can you drive a car?

=> the policeman asked me if I could drive a car

 There are many students in the classroom

=> Huong said there were many students in the classroom

1. "what color are you going to paint the living room?" she asked them

she asked them what color they were going to paint the living room

2. "where đi you go last night?" his father asked him

his father asked him where he had gone the previous night

3. " why doesn't she talk to me any more?" he asked us

he asked us why she didn't talked to him any more

4. " what are you going to do with your scholarship?" Hang asked Huong

Hang asked Huong what she was going to do with her scholarship

5. " where are you going at this time?" he asked me

he asked me where i was going at that time

6. "Why are you late" they asked their guests

they asked their guests why they were late

7. " Which countries have you been to?" the customs officer asked me

the customs officer asked me Which countries i had been to

8." how many bedrooms are there in your house?" Sally asked me

Sally asked me how many bedrooms there were in my house

9." when do you want to move in?" Mrs. Mawby asked him

Mrs. Mawby asked him when he wanted to move in

10. "where is he now" she asked me

she asked me where he was then

11. " What are you doing" she asked me

she asked me what i was doing

12. "Why did you go out last night?" she asked him

she asked him why he had gone out the previous night

13. " who was that beautiful woman?" she asked me

she asked me who that beautiful woman had been

14. " how old is your mother" she asked me

she asked me how old my mother was

15. " what are you going to do at the weekend?" she asked me

she asked me what i was going to do at the weekend

16. " where will you live after graduation?" she asked me

she asked me where i would live after graduation

17." what were you doing when I saw you?" she asked me

she asked me what i was doing when she saw me

18. " How was the journey?" she asked me

she asked me how the journey had been

19. " how often do you go to the cinema?" she wanted to know

she wanted to know how often i went to the cinema

20. he asked her"when will you leave this place?"

he asked her when she would leave that place

21. we asked " what time does the plane arrive?

we asked what time the plane arrived

22. Mrr. She said " how do you go to the circus now?"'

She asked how i went to the circus then

1. "what color are you going to paint the living room?" she asked them

SHE ASKED THEM WHAT COLOR THEY WERE GOING TO PAINT THE LIVING ROOM.

2. "where đi you go last night?" his father asked him

HIS FATHER ASKED HIM WHERE HE HAD GONE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.

3. " why doesn't she talk to me any more?" he asked us

Ee asked us why he didn't talk to him ANY MORE

4. " what are you going to do with your scholarship?" Hang asked Huong

HANG ASKED HUONG WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO DO WITH HER SCHOLARSHIP.

5. " where are you going at this time?" he asked me

HE ASKED ME WHERE I WAS GOING AT THAT TIME.

6. "Why are you late" they asked their guests

THEY ASKED THEIR GUESTS WHY THEY WERE LATE.

7. " Which countries have you been to?" the customs officer asked me

THE CUSTOMS OFFICE ASKED ME WHICH COUNTRIES I HAD BEEN TO.

8." how many bedrooms are there in your house?" Sally asked me

SALLY ASKED ME HOW MANY BEDROOMS THERE WERE IN MY HOUSE.

9." when do you want to move in?" Mrs. Mawby asked him

MRS MAWBY ASKED HIM WHEN I WANTED TO MOVE IN

10. "where is he now" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME WHERE HE WAS THEN.

11. " What are you doing" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME WHAT I WAS DOING.

12. "Why did you go out last night?" she asked him

SHE ASKED HIM WHY HE HAD GONE OUT THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.

13. " who was that beautiful woman?" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME WHO THAT BEAUTIFUL WOMEN HAD BEEN.

14. " how old is your mother" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME HOW OLD MY FATHER WAS.

15. " what are you going to do at the weekend?" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO AT THE WEEKEND.

16. " where will you live after graduation?" she asked me

SGHE ASKED ME WHERE I WOULD LIVE AFTER GRADUATION.

17." what were you doing when I saw you?" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME WHERE I HAD BEEN DOING WHEN SHE HAD SEEN ME.

18. " How was the journey?" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME HOW THE JOURNEY HAD BEEN

19. " how often do you go to the cinema?" she wanted to know

SHE WANTED TO KNOW HOW OFTEN I WENT TO THE CINEMA.

20. he asked her"when will you leave this place?"

HE ASKED HER WHERE I WOULD LEAVE THAT PLACE.

21. we asked " what time does the plane arrive?

WE ASKED WHAT TIME THE PLANE ARRIVED.

22. Mrr. She said " how do you go to the circus now?"

MRS. SHE ASKED ME HOW I WENT TO THE CIRCUS THEN.

1. Jim asked his girlfriend how many pairs of shoes she had

2. Peter asked Jane if she was going to London the following week

3. Mom asked my sister if she had done the laundry

4. Jane asked Peter if his brother lived in London?

5. Jim asked his siter what she was doing then.

6. My classmate asked me if I enjoyed the party the night before.

7. My friend always asked me what genre of music I liked the most.

8. My doctor asked me what I had done to cope with my work stress.

9. Jim asked me what I often did if I was sad.

10. Jim asked me who I ran into the previous day.

1. Jim asked his girlfriend how many pairs of shoes she had

2. Peter asked Jane if she was going to London the following week

3. Mom asked my sister if she had done the laundry

4. Jane asked Peter if his brother lived in London?

5. Jim asked his siter what she was doing then.

6. My classmate asked me if I enjoyed the party the night before.

7. My friend always asked me what genre of music I liked the most.

8. My doctor asked me what I had done to cope with my work stress.

9. Jim asked me what I often did if I was sad.

10. Jim asked me who I ran into the previous day.

1. Jim asked his girlfriend how many pairs of shoes she had.

2. Peter asked Jane if she was going to London the following week.

3. Mom asked my sister if she had done the laundry.

4. Jane asked Peter whether his brother lived in London.

5. Jim asked his sister what she was doing then.

6. My classmate asked me if I had enjoyed the party the previous night.

7. My friends always ask me what genre of music I like the most.

8. My doctor asked me what I had done to cope with my work stress.

9. Jim asked me what I often did if I was sad.

10. Jim asked me who had ran into the previous day.

Như vậy, với bài tập chuyển đổi câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp này, ta cần chú ý một số điểm sau:

1. Đổi thì: Hiện tại => Qúa khứ; Qúa khứ đơn => Qúa khứ hoàn thành

2. Đổi các từ chỉ thời gian:

yesterday => the previous day

now => then

last week => the previous week

next week => the following week

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