“Which book did you take?” asked Tom.

=> I asked Tom which book he had taken.
“When are you coming back?” I asked her.

=> I asked her when she were coming back
“When did you telephone your mother?” asked Mary.

=>I asked Mary when she had telephoned her mother.
“How long does the train take?” asked Ann.

=> I asked Ann how long the train took.
“How far do I have to walk?” she asked.

=>She asked me how far she had to walk.
“What are you doing?” he asked.

=>He asked me what I was doing.
“Why are you so late?” the teacher asked him.

=>The teacher asked him why he was so late
I asked the doctor, “How many times a day should I take the medicine?”

=>I asked the doctor how many times a day I should take the medicine.
“What time does the plane arrive?” we asked.

=>We asked what time the plane arrived.
“Why didn’t you phone?” my father asked me.

=>My father asked me why I hadn't phoned.
“Where did you stay in Paris?” he asked her.

=>He asked her where she had stay in Paris
“Who did you see at the meeting?” my father asked me.

=>My father asked me who I had seen at the meeting.
“Where are you going?” I asked her.

=>I asked her where she was going
“How are you?” he asked me.

=>He asked me how I was.
“How did you go to school?” she asked.

=>She asked how I had gone to school.

Ex 3/ Mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the sentences that is closest in meaning to the given one.

1. She asked me: “Why do you have to do this work?

A. She asked me why do I have to this work.

B. She asked me why I did have to do that work.

C. She asked me why I had to do that work.

D. She asked me why I have to do this work.

2. “Don’t open your books,” the teacher said to the pupils.

A. The teacher told the pupils to not open their books.

B. The teacher told the pupils did not open their books.

C. The teacher told the pupils not open their books.

D. The teacher told the pupils not to open their books.

3. “Don’t forget to revise the lesson carefully, class.” The teacher said to his students.

A. The teacher told his students not to forget to revise the lesson carefully.

B. The teacher told his students to forget to revise the lesson carefully.

C. The teacher said his students to forget to revise the lesson carefully.

D. The teacher said to his students to forget to revise the lesson carefully.

4. She said “I’m sorry I didn’t reply to the letter.”

A. She apologized for not to replying to the letter.       

B. She apologized for not to reply to the letter.

C. She apologized for not replying to the letter.

D.She apologized for didn’t reply to the letter.

5. He said to me, "Ring me up tomorrow".

A. He said me to ring him up the following day.

B. He told me to ring him up the following day.

C. He told me ring him up the following day.

D. He told me to ring me up the following day.

6. “Would you like to go to the cinema tomorrow?”, he said.

A. He invited me to go to the cinema the following day.

B. He wanted me to go to the cinema tomorrow.

C. He told me to go to the cinema tomorrow.

D. He advised me to go to the cinema the following day.

7.  “ Will you help me move the chair, please?” Jane asked me.

A. Jane asked me whether I help to move the chair.

B. Jane asked me if I helped to move her chair.

C. Jane asked me helping  to move her chair.

D. Jane asked me to help her move the chair.

8. “Do you know Jane’s address?” he asked me.

A. He asked me if I knew Jane’s address.

B. He asked me for Jane’s address. .

C. He asked me if I know Jane’s address.

D. He asked me if someone knew Jane’s address.

9.  “I have to go to the dentist’s today to have my teeth checked”, said Bill.

A. Bill told us that he had had to go to the dentist’s today to have his teeth checked.

B. Bill said that he had to go to the dentist’s today to have his teeth checked.

C. Bill said he had to go to the dentist’s that day to have his teeth checked.

D. Bill said to have to go to the dentist’s the day before to have his teeth checked.

10. “Is your father working in the factory now?” Hoa asked Nam.

A. Hoa asked Nam if his father were working in the factory now.

B. Hoa asked Nam if his father is working in the factory now.

C . Hoa asked Nam if his father has been working in the factory now.

D. Hoa asked Nam if his father was working in the factory then

11. “Shall we hold a party on New year’s Eve?”.

A. John advised us to hold a party on New year’s Eve.

B. John asked us to hold a party on New year’s Eve.

C. John suggested holding a party on New year’s Eve.

D. John wanted to know if we should hold a party on New year’s Eve.

12. “Would you like to come round for a drink?”, he said to me.

A. He invited me to come round for a drink.

B. He told me that I should come round for a drink.

C. He asked me to come round for a drink.

D. He advised me to come round for a drink.

13.  “Would you mind if I smoked here?” said the man.

A. The man warned me not to smoke there.

B. The man asked for permission to smoke there.

C. The man wanted me to smoke there.

D. The man offered me a cigarette to smoke there.

14. The teacher asked : “Do you enjoy your English class, Lan?

A.The teacher asked Lan if she enjoys her English club.

B.The teacher asked Lan if did she enjoy her English club.

C.The teacher asked Lan if she enjoyed her English club.

D.The teacher asked Lan if she will enjoy her English club

15. “What time does the manager come back?” the customer asked.

A. The customer wanted to know what time does the manager come back

B. The customer wanted to know what time the manager came back.

C. The customer wanted to know what time the manager comes back

D. The customer wanted knowing what time the manager came back

16. “Don’t stay up late. You should go to bed early”Peter told me.

         A. Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.

         B. Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early.

         C.Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed early.

         D. Peter told me to not stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.

17. “I will visit you tomorrow, John.” said the girl.

     A. The girl said that she would visit you the next day.

    B. The girl said that I will visit John tomorrow.

     C. The girl said to John that she would visit him the next day.

     D. The girl said that she would visit John tomorrow.

18. “Don’t spend too much of your free time surfing the net” said Nam’s mother.

A.  Nam’s mother told him not spent too much of his free time surfing the net.

B. Nam’s mother told him not to spend too much of his free time surfing the net.

C. Nam’s mother told him not to spent too much of his free time surfing the net.

D. Nam’s mother told him not spending too much of his free time surfing the net.

19. “I would study harder if I were you,” Tony said to Tom.

A. Tony advised Tom to study harder.

B. Tony advised Tom to have studied harder.

C. Tony said that he was like Tom.

D. Tony told Tom to study harder.

20. The policeman said, “Please show me your driving license.”

   A. The policeman asked me show him my driving license.

   B. The policeman asked me to show him your driving license.

   C.   The policeman ordered me to show him your driving license.

   D. The policeman ordered me to show him my driving license.

1. She asked me if I could meet her at the station

2. The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer

3.She wanted to know why he didn't help her

4. He asked me if I had seen that car 

5. The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room.

She asked me if I could meet her at the stationThe teacher wanted to know who knew the answerShe wanted to know why he didn't help herHe asked me if I had seen that carThe mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room

 

"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.
→ She asked me .... if I could meet her at the station............................................... .

"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.
→ The teacher wanted to know ....... who knew the answer........................................... .

"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.
→ She wanted to know ..........why he didn't help her......................................... .

"Did you see that car?" he asked me.
→ He asked me ........if I had seen that car........................................... .

"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.
→ The mother asked the twins .......... if they had tidied up their room......................................... .

Change these statements into reported speech

1. "When are you coming back?" I asked her.

=>i asked her when she was coming back

2. "When did you telephone your mother?" I asked Mary

=>I asked Mary when she had telephoned her mother(cau nay mk thay phone hop ly hon)

3. "How far do i have to walk?" She asked.

=>She asked how far she had to walk

4. "What are you doing?" He asked.

=>He asked me what i was doing

5. "Why are you so late?" The teacher asked him.

=>The teacher asked him why he was so late

6. I asked the doctor, "How many times a day should i take the medicine?"

=>i asked the doctor how many times a day i should take the medicine

7. "What time does the plane arrive?" We asked.

=>We asked what time the plane arrived

8. "Why didn't you phone?" My father asked me.

=>My father asked me why i hadn't phoned

9. "Where did you stay in Paris?" He asked her.

=>He asked her where she had stayed in Paris

10. "Who did you see at the meeting?" My father asked me.

=>My father asked me who i had seen at the meeting

11. "Where are you going?" I asked her.

=>I asked her where she was going

12. "How are you?" He asked me.

=>He asked me how i was

13. "How did you go to school?" She asked.

=>She asked me how i had gone to school

1.D. An asked me if I had decided to take an English course before going to America.

2.B. My sister has been offered two jobs at the same time.

3.We helped the men whose car broke down near our home village.

4.If Minh is good at drawing, he could become an architect.

5.C. While the students were discussing their future jobs, the teacher entered the classroom.khó nhìn :V

1. I asked Tom which book he had taken.

2. I asked her when she was coming back.

3. I asked Mary when she had telephoned her mother.

4. I asked Ann how long the train took.

5. She asked me how far she had to walk.

6. He asked me what I was doing.

7. The teacher asked him why he was so late.

8. I asked the doctor how many times a day I should take the medicine.

9. We asked me what time the plane arrived.

10. My father asked me why I hadn't phoned.

11. He asked her where she had stayed in Paris.

12. My father asked me who I had seen at the meeting.

13. I asked her where she was coming.

14. He asked me how I was.

15. She asked me how I had gone to school.

“Which book did you take?” asked Tom.

=> I asked Tom which book he had taken.
“When are you coming back?” I asked her.

=> I asked her when she were coming back
“When did you telephone your mother?” asked Mary.

=>I asked Mary when she had telephoned her mother.
“How long does the train take?” asked Ann.

=> I asked Ann how long the train took.
“How far do I have to walk?” she asked.

=>She asked me how far she had to walk.
“What are you doing?” he asked.

=>He asked me what I was doing.
“Why are you so late?” the teacher asked him.

=>The teacher asked him why he was so late
I asked the doctor, “How many times a day should I take the medicine?”

=>I asked the doctor how many times a day I should take the medicine.
“What time does the plane arrive?” we asked.

=>We asked what time the plane arrived.
“Why didn’t you phone?” my father asked me.

=>My father asked me why I hadn't phoned.
“Where did you stay in Paris?” he asked her.

=>He asked her where she had stay in Paris
“Who did you see at the meeting?” my father asked me.

=>My father asked me who I had seen at the meeting.
“Where are you going?” I asked her.

=>I asked her where she was going
“How are you?” he asked me.

=>He asked me how I was.
“How did you go to school?” she asked.

=>She asked how I had gone to school.

Giup mk nhank nka mn

1.Why do you go with them?

=>Lanh asked why I went with them

2. Have you ever seen the comedy"Mr Bean"

=>Joe asked lee if he had ever seen the comedy"Mr Bean"

3.How many children have you got?

=>She asked me how many children I had got

4.How do you feel before the exam?

=>She asked me how I felt before the exam

5.Why does the woman call the doctor?

=>She asked why the woman called the doctor

6.Who is having a problem?

=>She asked who was having a problem

7.Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?said my aut

=> My aunt asked if a return ticket was cheaper than two singles

8.How long have you been waiting for me? She asked us

=> She asked us how long we had been waiting for her

9. Who are you going to take the vacation next summer with? He said to Lan

=> She asked Lan who she was going to take the vacation next summer with

10. Can you answer these questions? They said to me

=> They asked me if I could answer these questions

11. Which coat do you want, the blue one or the green one, Ann?asked Jane

=> Jane asked Ann which coat he wanted, the blue one or the green one

12.Do you know Mary's boyfriend? She asked me

=> She asked me if I knew Mary's boyfriend

13. Did you have the report completed last Thursday? The teacher said to him

=> The teacher asked him if he had had the report completed the Thursday before

14. Can you remember when you last saw this man,Mr.Bown?, the detective asked

=> The detective asked Mr Brown if he could remember when he had last saw this man

15. I'll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport, he said to me

=> He told me he would call me as soon as he arrived at the airport

16. Jason asked me, 'Are you coming with me'?

=>Jason asked me if I was coming with him

17. Mark asked me,' why do you want to study Russian?'

=> Mark asked me why I wanted to study Russian

18. Chery asked her,'How long have you lived here?'

=> Chery asked her how long she had lived there

“Most of us have difficult in learning English,’ said the children. the children said most of them had difficult in learning English “Doing these exercises is a good way for you to remember this grammar point,” the teacher said to the students. the teacher told the students doing those exercises was a good way for you to remember that grammar point My father said to me, “ What happened to your computer?” my father told me what had happened to my computer The old man said to the children, : While I was watching TV yesterday evening you made so much noise.” the old man told the student while he had been watching TV the day before evening he had made so much noise “ My father has just come back from my uncle’s farm,” said the boy. the boy said his father had just come back from his uncle's farm “ Why were you so late for the party last night? he said to his friend. he told his friend why she had been so late for the party the night before The girl said, “ I must go home now because my parents have been waiting for me at home.” the girl said she had to go home then because her parents had been waiting for her at home “Shall we go to the English speaking club?” -> Andrew suggested...going to the English speaking club........ “ Why don’t we spend money on reseach into solar energy?” -> Anne suggested...spending money on reseach into solar energy.. “ Why don’r you sit down for a moment? -> He suggested ..sitting down for a moment...... “When will the course begin?” -> I asked her...when the course would begin....... “How much are the course fees?” -> I asked her..how much the course was fees........ “ How long does the course take?” -> I asked her.........how long the course took “ How did you hear about the course?” -> She asked me..........how i had heard about the course “ Why do you want to take the course?” – She asked me............why i wanted to take the course “ How many languages can you speak?” -> She asked me...........how many languages i could speak “ What school are you going to?” -> She asked me..........what school i was going to “Where do you live?” -> She asked me.............where i lived “ How old are you?” -> She asked me............how old i was