Change these questions into reported speech.

1. Jack asked me where my school was.

2. Emily asked her mom what she came home the day before.

3. I asked how Kim went to work every day.

4. Tim's teacher asked him why he had been absent the previous week.

5. Jolie asked me what I was doing when she called me.

6. Bill asked his wife when she would go shopping that week.

7. His dad asked how much that watch cost.

8. Nancy asked her assisant how many contracts they had signed so far.

Ex1:Change these statements into reported speech:
1:"How are you?"Martin asked us
Martin asked us how we were
2:He asked"Do I have to do it?"
He asked if he had to do it
3:"Where have you been?"the mother asked her daughter
The mother asked her daughter where she had been
4:Which dress do you like best?"she asked her boyfriend
The asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best
5:"What are they doing?"she asked
She wanted to know what they were doing
7:The teacher asked"Who speaks English?"
The teacher wanted to know who spoke english
8:"How do you know that?" she asked me
She asked me how i knew that
9:"Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me
My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin
10:"What's the time?" he asked
He wanted to know what the time was
11:"When will we meet again?"she asked me
She asked me when we would meet again
12:"Are you crazy?"She asked him
She asked him if he was crazy
13:"Where did they live?"he asked
He wanted to know where they lived
14:"Will you be at the party?" he asked her
He asked me if i would be at the party
15:"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me
She asked me if i could meet her at the station
16:"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked
The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer
17:"Why don't you help me?" she asked him
She asked him why he didn't help her
18:"Did you see that car?"he asked me
He asked me if i had seen that car
19:"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins
The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room
20:"Stop talking,Joe" the teacher said
The teacher told Joe to stop talking
21:"Be patient,"she said to him
She told him to be patient
22:"Go to your room" her father said to her
Her father told her to go to her room
23:"Hurry up" she said to us
She told us to hurry up

Ex1:Change these statements into reported speech:
1:"How are you?"Martin asked us

Martin asked us how we were
2:He asked"Do I have to do it?"

he asked if he had to do it
3:"Where have you been?"the mother asked her daughter
The mother asked her daughter where she had been
4:Which dress do you like best?"she asked her boyfriend
The asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best
5:"What are they doing?"she asked
She wanted to know what they were doing
7:The teacher asked"Who speaks English?"
The teacher wanted to know who spoke english
8:"How do you know that?" she asked me
She asked me how i knew that
9:"Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me
My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin
10:"What's the time?" he asked
He wanted to know what the time was
11:"When will we meet again?"she asked me
She asked me when we would meet again
12:"Are you crazy?"She asked him
She asked him if he was crazy
13:"Where did they live?"he asked
He wanted to know where they lived
14:"Will you be at the party?" he asked her
He asked me if i would be at the party
15:"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me
She asked me if i could meet her at the station
16:"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked
The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer
17:"Why don't you help me?" she asked him
She asked him why he didn't help her
18:"Did you see that car?"he asked me
He asked me if i had seen that car
19:"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins
The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room
20:"Stop talking,Joe" the teacher said
The teacher told Joe to stop talking
21:"Be patient,"she said to him
She told him to be patient
22:"Go to your room" her father said to her
Her father told her to go to her room
23:"Hurry up" she said to us
She told us to hurry up

hok tốt

1.The teacher said to Tim,"Com into my office,please"

=>The teacher asked Tim to come into her office

2.The mother said to her children."Have breakfast,please"

=>The mother told her children to have breakfast

3.Miss Jackson said to me,"Can you give Tim this dictionary?"

=>Miss Jackson asked me to give Tim that dictionary

4.Mrs.Jackson said to Tim,"Could you give me a hand?"

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

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

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

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

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

7."Don't make so much noise."My father said.

=>My father asked told me not to make so much noise

8."Try your best to improve your pronunciation,Tim."Miss Jackson said.

=>Miss Jackson asked Tim to try his best to improve his pronounciation

9.The teacher said to me:"You should spend more time on Spain pronunciation." 
=>The teacher said that I should spend more time on Spain pronunciation

10."You should pratice speaking English every day." said my teacher.

=>My teacher said that I should pratice speaking English every day.

11."You should learn by heart all these words." Miss Hoa said to Nga.

=>Miss Hoa said that Nga should learn by heart all those words

12."You shouldn't drink too much coke,Ba"Lan said

=>Lan said Ba not to drink too much coke

Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning

1. "You shouldn't write too many shorthands" The programmer said -> The programmer......avised us not to write too many shorthands............

2. "Decorate the house before Tet" My father said -> My father.......told me to decorate the house before tet........

3. "My mother wrote a letter to her friend last night" He said -> He said......his mother ha written a letter to her friend the previous night........

4. "His teacher let him write shorthand" -> His teacher allowed......him to write shorthand.......

5. "Kate gave me a book yesterday" He said -> He said.....kate ha given him a book the previous day......

6. " Where is my umbrella?" she asked -> She asked.......where her umbrella was........

7. "How are you?" Martin asked us -> Martin asked us...........how we were......

8. He asked, "Do I have to do it?" -> He asked.......if i had to do it......

9. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter -> The mother asked her daughter.........where she had been......

10. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend -> She asked her boyfriend..........which dress he like best......

EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1.  “Where is he?”

She asked me ___________where he was___________________________________________

2.  “What are you doing?”

She asked me ______________what i was doing then________________________________________

3.  “Why did you go out last night?”

She asked me _______why l had gone out the pervious night_______________________________________________

4.  “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me _____________who that beautiful woman had been_________________________________________

5.  “How is your mother?”

She asked me _____________how my mother was_________________________________________

6.  “What are you going to do at the weekend?”

She asked me ________________what l was doing to do at the weekend______________________________________

7.  “Where will you live after graduation?”

She asked me ________________where l would live after graduation______________________________________

8.  “What were you doing when I saw you?”

She asked me _______________what I had been doing when she had seen me_______________________________________

9.  “How was the journey?”

She asked me ____________how the journey had been__________________________________________

10.  “How often do you go to the cinema?”

She asked me ______________how often i went to the cinema________________________________________

11.  “Do you live in London?”

She asked me _____________________if i lived in London_________________________________

12.  “Did he arrive on time?”

She asked me __________if he had arrived on time____________________________________________

13.  “Have you been to Paris?”

She asked me _____________if l had been to Paris_________________________________________

14.  “Can you help me?”

She asked me ___________if I could help her___________________________________________

15.  “Are you working tonight?”

She asked me ________________if I was working that night______________________________________

16.  “Will you come later?”

She asked me ________________if l would come later______________________________________

17.  “Do you like coffee?”

She asked me ____________if l liked coffee__________________________________________

18.  “Is this the road to the station?”

She asked me _____________if that the road was to the station_________________________________________

19.  “Did you do your homework?”

She asked me _______________if I had done my homework______________________________________

20.  “Have you studied reported speech before?”

She asked me ________________if l had studied reported speech before______________________________________ 

EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1.  “Where is he?”

She asked me where he was.

2.  “What are you doing?”

She asked me   what I was doing.

3.  “Why did you go out last night?”

She asked me    why I had gone out the previous night.

4.  “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me    who that beautiful woman had been.

5.  “How is your mother?”

She asked me   how my mother was.

6.  “What are you going to do at the weekend?”

She asked me __what I was going to do at the weekend.

7.  “Where will you live after graduation?”

She asked me _where I would live after graduation.

8.  “What were you doing when I saw you?”

She asked me  what I had been doing when she saw me.

9.  “How was the journey?”

She asked me   how the journey had been.

10.  “How often do you go to the cinema?”

She asked me how often I went to the cinema.

11.  “Do you live in London?”

She asked me _if I lived in London.

12.  “Did he arrive on time?”

She asked me  if he had arrived on time. 

13.  “Have you been to Paris?”

She asked me _ if I had been to Paris.

14.  “Can you help me?”

She asked me __ if I could help her.

15.  “Are you working tonight?”

She asked me if I was working tonight.

16.  “Will you come later?”

She asked me _I would come later.

17.  “Do you like coffee?”

She asked me   if I liked coffee.

18.  “Is this the road to the station?”

She asked me _if that was the road to the station.

19.  “Did you do your homework?”

She asked me if I had done my homework.

20.  “Have you studied reported speech before?”

She asked me if I had studied reported speech before.

Change these sentences into Reported Speech:

EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)

1. "Where does your father work?"

....................................The teacher asked me where my father worked.................................................................

2. "How many people are there in your family?

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

3. Tam's friend asked him "How long will you stay in England?"

...........................Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England..........................................................................

4. "Are there some oranges in the fridge?"

....................................... She asked her mom whether there were some oranges in the fridge..............................................................

5. The teacher said to Lien "What's your hobby?"

....................................The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.................................................................

6. "How do you go to the airport?"

.......................................His friend asked him how he went to the airport..............................................................

7. "How much does this dress cost?"

.....................................Lan asked Lien how much that dress cost................................................................

8. Ba asked Tam "How ofen do you wash your clothes?"

.....................................Ba asked Tam how often he washed his clothes...............................................................

9. "When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?"

.................................... Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA................................................................

10. "How many books do the students need?"

.................................................The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed....................................................

1. "Where does your father work?" The teacher asked me

\(\Rightarrow\) The teacher asked me where my father worked.

2. "How many people are there in your family?" She asked Lan

\(\Rightarrow\) She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.

3. Tam's friend asked him "How long will you stay in England?"

\(\Rightarrow\) Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England.

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

\(\Rightarrow\) She asked her mom whether there were some oranges in the fridge.

5. The teacher said to Lien "What's your hobby?"

\(\Rightarrow\) The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.

6. "How do you go to the airport?" His friend asked him

\(\Rightarrow\) His friend asked him how he went to the airport.

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

\(\Rightarrow\) Lan asked Lien how much that dress cost.

8. Ba asked Tam "How ofen do you wash your clothes?"

\(\Rightarrow\) Ba asked Tam how often he washed his clothes.

9. "When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?" Phong asked Thu

\(\Rightarrow\) Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA.

10. "How many books do the students need?" the librarian asked my teacher

\(\Rightarrow\) The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed.