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

em nhé!

She said that she would see me tomorrow

He asked me that if I had seen her the day before

She asked me that where I wanted to go

He said to me that he had just met me

Ann asked that how long the train took

He said that he was meeting them at 4 o'clock that day

The teacher asked Peter that why I was so late

They said that they would see her the next summer

She asked him that if he had finished his exam

She said that she would see me tomorrow

He asked me if I had seen her the day before

She asked me where I wanted to go

He said to me that he had just met me

Ann asked how long the train took

He said that he was meeting them at 4 o'clock that day

The teacher asked Peter why I was so late

They said that they would see her the next summer

She asked him if he had finished his exam

1.The police asked me what was happening

2.She asked us if I was hungry

3. He asked who put salt in his coffee

4.An old man asked who was going to live in the big house

5.She asked me if I always go to church on Sundays

6.My aunt asked if a return ticket was cheaper than 2 singles

1.      ‘What happened to Mr. Budd?’ said one of the men.

One of the men asked what had happened to Mr. Budd

2.      ‘Which of his sons inherited his estate?’ asked another.

Another asked which of his sons had inherited his state

3.      ‘Who is going to live in the big house?’ enquired a third.

A third asked who was going to live in the big house

4.      ‘What will happen to his racehorses?’ asked someone else.

Someone else asked what would happen to his racehorses

5.      ‘Which team has won?’ asked Ann.

Ann asked which team had won

6.      ‘Which team won the previous match?’ said Bill.

Bill asked which team had won the previous match

7.      ‘Who is playing next week?’ he asked.

He asked who was playing the following week

8.      ‘Who will be umpiring that match?’ asked Tom.

Tom asked who would be umpiring that match

9.      ‘Who wants a lift home?’ said Ann.

Ann asked who wanted a lift home

10.    ‘Who has just dropped a $10 note?’ I asked.

I asked who had just dropped a $10 note

11.    ‘Where is the ticket office?’ asked Mrs. Jones.

Mrs. Jones asked where the ticket office was

12.    ‘What shall I do with my heavy luggage?’ she said. (Use should)

She asked what she should do with her heavy luggage

13.    ‘What platform does the train leave from?’ asked Bill.

Bill asked what platform the train left from

1- She said: "Did the mechanics finish repairing your car?"

- She asked me if the mechanics had finished repairing my car.

2- I asked my friend: "Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month?"

- I asked my friends if any one had been hurt in the car accident the month before.

3- She said: "Why has David been looking so miserable lately?"

- She asked me why David had been looking so miserable lately

4- She asked me: "How old are you now?"

- She asked me how old I am.

5- He said to her: "Have you been to town today?"

- She asked her if she had been to town that day.

6- John said: "How long does it take you to get to London, Mary?"

- John asked Mary how long it took her to get to London.

7- The policeman asked the little girl: "What's your name?"

- The policeman asked the little girl what her name

8- Mr.Green said to his secretary: "Who did you talk to a few minutes ago?"

- Mr.Green said to his secretary who she had talked to a few minutes before.

9- Paul said: "Can you swim, Mary?"

- Paul asked Mary if she could swim

1. He said to her: “Have you been to town today ?”

→ She asked her if she had been to town that day

2. John said: “How long does it take you to get to London, Mary?”

→ John asked Mary how long it took she to get to London

3. The policeman asked the little girl: “What‟s your name?”

→ The policeman asked the little girl what her name was

4. Mr. Green said to his secretary: “Who did you talk to a few minutes ago?”

→ Mr. Green asked his secretary who she had told to a few minutes before

5. Paul said: “Can you swim, Mary?”

→ Paul asked Mary if she could swim

6. He said: “Where can I find her in this town?”

→ He asked where he could find her in that town

7. She asked her son: “Do you know which is the cup you used ?”

→ She asked her son which was the cup he used

8. Helen said: “What did you say, Jack ?”

→ Helen asked Jack what he had said

9. She said to him: “Why didn't you get up early this morning ?”

→ She asked him to get up early that morning

10. He said: “Will it rain tonight?”

→ He asked if it would rain that night

Trả lời:

Complete the directed speech sentences.

1. He said to her: “Have you been to town today ?”

→ She asked her if she had been to town that day.

2. John said: “How long does it take you to get to London, Mary?”

→ John asked Mary how long it took she to get to London.

3. The policeman asked the little girl: “What's your name?”

→ The policeman asked the little girl what her name was.

4. Mr. Green said to his secretary: “Who did you talk to a few minutes ago?”

→ Mr. Green asked his secretary who she had told to a few minutes before.

5. Paul said: “Can you swim, Mary?”

→ Paul asked Mary if she could swim.

6. He said: “Where can I find her in this town?”

→ He asked where he could find her in that town.

7. She asked her son: “Do you know which is the cup you used ?”

→ She asked her son if he knew which is the cup he used.

8. Helen said: “What did you say, Jack ?”

→ Helen asked Jack what he had said.

9. She said to him: “Why didn't you get up early this morning ?”

→ She asked him why he didn't get up early that morning.

10. He said: “Will it rain tonight?”

→ He asked if it would rain that night.

1 Ann said her son's face is dirty

1. John said: “How long does it take you to get to London, Mary?”

-> John asked Mary how long it took her to get to London

2. The policeman asked the little girl: “What’s your name?”

-> The policeman asked the little girl what her name was

3. Mr. Green said to his secretary: “Who did you talk to akew minutes ago?”

-> Mr. Green asked his secretary who he/she talked to a few minutes ago

4. She asked her son: “Do you know which is the cup you used?”

-> She asked her son if he knew which was the cup he had used

5. Helen said: “What did you say, Jack?

-> Halen asked Jack what he had said

6. “Every weekend, the astronauts can have private video-conferences sith their families on the Earth” Dr. Nelson said.

-> Dr. Nelson saidthe astronauts could have private video-conferences sith their families on the Earth every weekend

7. “Have the astronauts ever forgotten anything from the Earth?” Nick askes his teacher.

-> Nick askes his teacher if she the astronauts had ever forgetten anything from the Earth

8. “The astronauts on the ISS use a 3-D printer on board to print certain objects,” the teacher anwered Nick.

-> The teacher told Nick the astronauts on the ISS used a 3-D printer on board to print certain objects

9. “Ganymede, the largest moon od Jupiter, has a large salt water ocean,” the teacher said.

-> The teacher said Ganymede, the largest moon od Jupiter, had a large salt water ocean

1. John asked Mary how long it took her to get to London.

2. The policeman asked the little girl what her name was

3. Mr. Green asked his secretary who she had talked to a few minutes before

4. She asked her son if he knew which was the cup he used

5. Helen asked Jack what he had said

6. Dr. Nelson said that the astronauts could have private video conferences with their families on the Earth every weekend

7. Nick asked his teacher if the astronauts had ever forgotten anything from the Earth

8. The teacher told Nick that the astronauts on the ISS used a 3-D printer on board to print certain objects

9. The teacher said that Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter, had a large salt water ocean

1. They said, "This is our book."

They said that was their book.
2. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."

She said that she had gone to the cinema the day before.

3. ''What is the name of your school'', Link asked Hoa.

Linh asked Hoa what the name of her school was.

4.''Where do you live?'', Tom asked Bill.

Tom asked Bill where he lived.

5. ''Is my son in Quang Nam province?'', Nga asked Na.

Nga asked Na if her son was in Quang Nam province.