1. They said to us, " Must you go now?"

->They said to us if we had to go then

2. Nam said to me, " Did you stay at home last night?"

->Nam said to me if I had stayed at home the previous night

3. He said to her, " you are my friend."

->He said to her that she was his friend

4. Johnny said to his father , " I don't know how to do this exercise."

->Johnny said to his father he didn't know how to do that exercise

5. The pupils said, " Teacher , give us better mark, please."

->The pupils told their teacher to give them better mark

6. " What a dirty face you have !" Ann said to her son.

->Ann exlamed with surpirse that her son had a dirty face

7. " Who is coming in the excursion tomorrow?" She said

->She asked who was coming in the excursion the following day

Turn  the following questions into indirect speech

Nam said to me Did you stay at home last night ?

>>Nam asked me if I had stayed at home the night before

1.“I’ll pay back the money,” he said.    (promise)

he promised he would pay back the money.
2.I’ll phone the police,” she said to us. (threaten)

she threaten us to phone the police
3.“Hurry up” he said to me.

he told me to hurry up.
4.“Can I do the washing up?” said Lan. (offer)

lan offered she could do the washing up.
5.“You should stop smoking,” the doctor told me. (advise)

the doctor advised me to stop smoking.
6.“Could you change the light bulb for me?” she said.

she said that i could change the light bulb for her.
7.“Don’t be stupid,” said my father.

my father said not to be stupid.
8.“Would you like to come to my party?” Lan said to me. (invite)

lan invited me to come to her party.
9.“Don’t leave the door unlocked,” my mother told me.

my mother asked me not to leave the door unlocked.
10.“Can you speak English?” said the foreigner.

the foreigner said that i could speak english.
11.“Where did you buy this book, Nam?” said his friend.

his friend asked nam where he bought that book.
12.“We are going to visit Lan this afternoon,” said Nga

nga said that they were going to visit lan that afternoon.
13.“I must stay at home to look after my little sister,” Mai told us.

mai told us that she had to stay at home to look after her little sister.
14.“Did you watch the film on TV last night?” my classmate said.

my classmate asked if i watched the film on tv last night.
15.“ How long have you learnt English, Nga?” said Mrs Hang.

mrs hang asked nga how long she had learnt english.

1.“I’ll pay back the money,” he said.    (promise)

he promised he would pay back the money.
2.I’ll phone the police,” she said to us. (threaten)

she threaten us to phone the police
3.“Hurry up” he said to me.

he told me to hurry up.
4.“Can I do the washing up?” said Lan. (offer)

lan offered she could do the washing up.
5.“You should stop smoking,” the doctor told me. (advise)

the doctor advised me to stop smoking.
6.“Could you change the light bulb for me?” she said.

she said that i could change the light bulb for her.
7.“Don’t be stupid,” said my father.

my father said not to be stupid.
8.“Would you like to come to my party?” Lan said to me. (invite)

lan invited me to come to her party.
9.“Don’t leave the door unlocked,” my mother told me.

my mother asked me not to leave the door unlocked.
10.“Can you speak English?” said the foreigner.

the foreigner said that i could speak english.
11.“Where did you buy this book, Nam?” said his friend.

his friend asked nam where he bought that book.
12.“We are going to visit Lan this afternoon,” said Nga

nga said that they were going to visit lan that afternoon.
13.“I must stay at home to look after my little sister,” Mai told us.

mai told us that she had to stay at home to look after her little sister.
14.“Did you watch the film on TV last night?” my classmate said.

my classmate asked if i watched the film on tv last night.
15.“ How long have you learnt English, Nga?” said Mrs Hang.

mrs hang asked nga how long she had learnt english.

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."Please turn off the radio"Sehun said.
=>Sehun told Kai to turn off the radio
2.I said to him,"Stay at home."
=>I told him to stay at home
3."You should concentrate on your study at school"said my father.
=>My father told me to concentrate on my study at school
4."You shouldn't stay up too late,Top"said I.
=>I told Top not to stay up too late
5."Could you open the door,Taeyang?"
=>He asked Taeyang to open the door
6.G-Dragon told Daesung,"Please give me some food!"
=>G-Dragon asked Daesung to give him some food
7.The teacher said to us,"You should learn harder for the test."
=>The teacher told us to learn harder for the test
8."Can you show me how to work this out?"she said to him.
=>She told him to show her how to work that out
9.The teacher said,"We should collect old books for the poor students."
=>The teacher said they should collect old books for the poor students
10."Shut the door but don't lock it"he said to us.
=>He told us to shut the door but not to lock it

1/ Mary asked John if he could carry her suitcase.

2/ The doctor suggested Nam go to bed for a few days.

3/ She told her son to go to bed early.

4/ The teacher adviced Tim not to stay up late at night.

5/ The mother told son not to make so much noise.

Put these sentences into reported speech

1,Mary said to John," Can you carry my suitcase,please?"

,...Mary asked John if he could carry her suitcase........................

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Put the following sentences into reported speech 

1) Charles said,"I'm living in London now".

=> Charles said he was living in Lodon then.

2) He said to us, "you are my best friends".

=> He said that we were his best freinds.

3) Johnny said to me,"I don't know   what Fred is doing" 

=> John said to me that he didn't know what fred was doing.

4) She said," I will answer the phone" 

=> She said she would answer the phone.

5) He said to his friends," I must go home now". 

=> He said to his freinds that he had to go home then.

6) Hoa said,"I can't go out after 8 mp". 

=> Hoa said that she couldn't go after 8 p.m.

7) She said to me," I will come and see you as soon as I can." 

She said to me that she would come and see me as soon as she could.

8) Susan said," My sister is coming to see me next week." 

=> Susan said that her sister was coming to see her the week after.

9) Judy said," John wants to come here but he isn't to very well

=> Judy said that John wanted to come there but he wasn't very well.

10) Judy said to me," I'm going away for a few days.I'll phone you when i get back."

=> Judy said to me that she was going away for a few days and she would phone me when she got back. 

1. He told me to stay at home then.
2. He said that if it didn't rain the next day, the race could take place on time.
3. She said that she had come back there early the previous day.
4. They said they should eat more vegetables every day.
5. They said they would wait until he came back.
6. They said they kept talking about those animals they loved.
7. She said that she had broken the vase.
8. Hoa said that she would help her mum cook dinner that night.
9. Nam said that his best friend hadn't called him for one week.
10. Mr. Quang said to Trung that they had spoken to his parents the day before.
11. Mary said that she had just decided to register a dancing club to refresh herself.
12. Lan said that she and her close friend had had a quarrel the previous week, so she felt sad.
13. Tom said that he had already had breakfast, so he wasn't hungry.
14. She said to him that she wanted to go to that club with him but she was busy.
15. He told them that their supervisor would be there in five minutes.

Put the following sentences into reported speech:

1.She said to him, “Where do you live?”

……She asked him where he lived …………..…………………………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

……She asked John how his father was that day …………………………………………………………………………………………

4.He said, “Where shall I be tomorrow?”

…He asked where he would be the day after…………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

……John asked Anna what he could do for her ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

6.John said, “What do you say, Mary?”

……John asked Mary whay she said ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………

7.Mary said, “How do you feel l, John?”

…… Mary asked John how he felt………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 8.He said to me, “What is your name?”

……He asked me what my name was …………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

……He asked me where I was  going for my holidays…………………………………………………………………

10. 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 what had happened to Mr Budd…………………………………………………………………  

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

……Another asked which of his sonshad inherited his estate ……………………………………………………………………

13.   'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third. 

……………A third enquired who was going to leave in the big house……………………………………………………………

14.   'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.

……asked what would happen to his racehorses……………………………………………………………………    

15.   'Which team has won?' asked Ann.                               

…………Ann asked which team had won………………………………………………………………

16.   'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.

……Bill said which team had won the previous match ……………………………………………………………………          

17.   'Who is playing next week?' he asked.

……He asked who was playing the next week……………………………………………………………………                             

18.   'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.

………Tom asked who would be umpiring that match…………………………………………………………………

19.   'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.

…………………Ann asked who wanted a lift home………………………………………………………                             

20.   'Who has just dropped a $10 note?' I asked.

      ………I asked who had just dropped a $10 note…………………………………………………………………

EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)

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

…THe teacher asked me where my father worked……………………………………………..……………………………………………………………

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

……She asked Lan how many people there were in my 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

……She asked her mom if 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

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

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

……Lan asked Lien how much this dress cost………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Ba asked Tam “How often do you wash your clothes?”

………Ba asked Tam how often he washed that clothes……………………………………………….……………………………………………………

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

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

10. “How many books do the students need?” The librarian asked myteacher

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

Bt lm bài 1 thôi nha: 

1.She said to him, “Where do you live?”

……She asked him where he lived …………..…………………………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

……She asked John how his father was that day …………………………………………………………………………………………

4.He said, “Where shall I be tomorrow?”

…He asked where he would be the day after…………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

……John asked Anna what he could do for her ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

6.John said, “What do you say, Mary?”

……John asked Mary whay she said ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………

7.Mary said, “How do you feel l, John?”

…… Mary asked John how he felt………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 8.He said to me, “What is your name?”

……He asked me what my name was …………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

……He asked me where I was  going for my holidays…………………………………………………………………

10. 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 what had happened to Mr Budd…………………………………………………………………  

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

……Another asked which of his sonshad inherited his estate ……………………………………………………………………

13.   'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third. 

……………A third enquired who was going to leave in the big house……………………………………………………………

14.   'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.

……asked what would happen to his racehorses……………………………………………………………………    

15.   'Which team has won?' asked Ann.                               

…………Ann asked which team had won………………………………………………………………

16.   'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.

……Bill said which team had won the previous match ……………………………………………………………………          

17.   'Who is playing next week?' he asked.

……He asked who was playing the next week……………………………………………………………………                             

18.   'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.

………Tom asked who would be umpiring that match…………………………………………………………………

19.   'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.

…………………Ann asked who wanted a lift home………………………………………………………                             

20.   'Who has just dropped a $10 note?' I asked.

      ………I asked who had just dropped a $10 note…………………………………………………………………