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.

1. “What is your name ?” She asked me what my name 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 is the beautiful woman?” She asked me who the beautiful woman was

5. “How is your mother?” She asked me how my mother is

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 are you doing now?” She asked me what i was doing then

9. “How is the journey?” She asked me how the journey was

10. “How often do you go to the cinema?” She asked me how often i went to the cinema

I Change this direct speech into reported speech
1 " He works in a bank"
She said..that his worked in a bank..........................
2" we went out last night"
She told me....that our had gone out the previous night ............................
3" i'm coming! '
She said...that she was coming .......................................
4" I was waitting for the bus when he arrived"
She told me.....that she had been waiting for the bus when his had arrived ..................................
5 I'd never been there before"
She told me.....that she had never been here ago ........................
6" I didn't go to party"
She told me....that she hadn't done go to the party ...................
7 " Lucy'll come later"
sha said.....that Lucy would coming later.................
8" I can help you tomorrow"
she said...that she could helpping your the next day ....................
9" He hasn't eaten breakfast"
she told me.....that his hadn't eaten breakfast ...................
10" You should go to bed early"
She told me....that your should be going to bed early...............
II Change these direct question 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 went out last night.....................................
4" Who was that beautiful woman?"
She asked me.......who what beautiful woman was.....................................
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 like 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 was......................
10" How often do you go to the cinema?"
She asked me........how often i went to the cinema..........................

I Change this direct speech into reported speech

1 " He works in a bank" She said..that his worked in a bank. 2" we went out last night" She told me....that our had gone out the previous night ............................ 3" i'm coming! ' She said...that she was coming 4" I was waitting for the bus when he arrived" She told me.....that she had been waiting for the bus when his had arrived .................................. 5 I'd never been there before" She told me.....that she had never been here ago ........................ 6" I didn't go to party" She told me....that she hadn't done go to the party ................... 7 " Lucy'll come later" sha said.....that Lucy would coming later. 8" I can help you tomorrow" she said...that she could helpping your the next day 9" He hasn't eaten breakfast" she told me.....that his hadn't eaten breakfast 10" You should go to bed early" She told me....that your should be going to bed early

She asked me if he arrived on time

change these direct questions into reported speech.

Did he arrive on time

She asked me...if he was arrived on time

She asked me why I had gone out the previous night

change these direct questions into reported speech.

why did you go out last night?

she asked me..why I went out last night?....

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1.She asked me where the post office was.

2.She asked me why Julie was sad.

3.She asked me what was for dinner.

4.She asked me who the woman in the red dress was.

5.She asked me how my grandmother was.

6.She asked me when the party was.

7.She asked me how much the rent on my flat was.

8.She asked me where the glasses were.

9.She asked me how the weather was in Chicago.

10.She asked me who the Prime Minister of Canada was.

11.She asked me where I usually went swimming.

12.She asked me what Luke did at the weekend.

13.She asked me where my parents lived.

14.She asked me who I went running with.

15.She asked me when Lucy got up.

16.She asked me how much TV I watched.

17.She asked me how many books they owned.

18.She asked me where John worked.

19.She asked me what the children studied on Fridays.

20.She asked me why I studied English.

 

1 The teacher asked me where my father worked

2 She asked lan how many people there were in her family

3 Tam's friend asked him how long he would stay in England

4 Tuan asked Ba why he hadn't gone to the bank the day before

5 Nga asked Hoa how long she had used that card

Ex4

1 Henry told his mother to come and spend a week with them

2 The mother told her son not to move

3 Mike told Henry to give her a book

4 She told the boyss not to play on the glass

5 He told me to keep a sit for him in the lecture hall

6 He told me not to make so much noise

 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. …………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. Tuan asked Ba “Why did you go to the bank yesterday?” ……………Tuan asked Ba why he had gone to the bank the day before…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. “How long have you used this card?” Nga asked Hoa ……………how long she had used that card…………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 4: Change Imperative sentences into Reported Speech:

1. Henry said too his mother “Come and spend a week with us.” ………Henry asked his mother to come and spend a week with them………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. The mother said to her son: Don’t move, please.” ……………The mother told her son not to moved…………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Mike said to Henry, “Give me my book back, please.” …………………Mike asked Henry to give him his book back……………………………………………………………………………………………

4. “Don’t play on the grass, boys,” said she. …………………She asked the boy not to play on the grass……………………………………………………………………………………………

5. “Keep a seat for me in the lecture hall,” he said to me. ………………………He told me to keep a seat for him in the lecture hall………………………………………………………………………………………

6. “Don’t make so much noise,” said he.......................He asked me not to make so much noise.....................

Reported speech

1. "Where is he?" she asked me

=>she asked me where he was

2. "What are you doing now?" she asked me

=> she asked me what I was doing then.

3." Why did you go out last night?" She asked me

=>She asked me why I had gone out last night.

4." Who was that beautiful women?" she asked me

=>she asked me who had been that beautiful women

5." How is your mother?" she asked me

=>she asked me how my mother was

6." What are yoy going to do at the weekend?" she asked me

=>she asked me what I was going to do at the weekend

1. The teacher asked me where my father worked.

2. She asked John how many people there were in his family.

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

4. She asked her mom what time the film began.

5. The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.

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

7 Ann asked her mother how much this dress costed

8 Mary asked David how often he washed his clothes

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

10 Mr Nguyen asked his wife what were their children doing in the room