turn the following sentences into the reported speech
9."Will it rain tomorrow?" Mark asked
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10."What time is it?" ahe asked me
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III. Rewrite the following YES- NO QUESTIONS into reported speech:
1. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?”
→ She asked her friend………………………….........................................................………
2. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
→ She asked me .......................................................................................................................
3. “Did Mr Brown send the potatoes a long time ago?” she asked.
→ She asked ……………………………………………………………………………........
4. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
→ Peter asked if ……………………………………………………………………………..
5. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked us.
→ The landlady asked ……………………………………………………………..................
6. “Would it be alright if I had the day off?” she said to her boss
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. “May I borrow your tennis racket?” she asked him
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
8. “Are you coming to the party tonight, Ha?” she asked
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
9. “Can you borrow your pen please, Ha?” she asked
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
10. “Do you know where my tennis racquet is, Mum?” she asked her Mum
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
11. “Was Ha at work yesterday?” she asked her secretary
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
12. “Did you read the article about Prince Diana?” she asked him
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
13. “Do you want to go out for a meal?” she asked him.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
14. “Can I use your phone to make a local call?” she asks me.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
15. “Do you know where Jean is living?” he asked me.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
16. “Have you done your homework?", said my mother.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
17. My friend said, "Are you going to leave tomorrow?"
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
18. “Must you go now?", said Mr. Brown.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
19. “Do you want to buy any second-hand books?' said Bill.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
20. 'Will you have time to play regularly?' he went on.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
22. 'Have you got a work permit?' Bill wanted to know.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
23. 'Are you working as well as studying?' asked Peter.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
24. Ban: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
25. Linh: "Did Dad fly to Hanoi two weeks ago?"
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………
X.Change the following sentences into reported speech
1 . “ How far is it from your house to school ?” Mr Hung asked
Mr Hung asked me how far it was from my house to school
2. “ Where are you studying French now?”, Mr Ba asked me
Mr Ba asked me
3. “ What is your father repairing ?”, Mr. Brown asked Mark.
Mr. Brown asked me……………………………………………………
4. “What foreign languages are you learning ?” He asked
He asked us ......................................................................................................
5. “ Who is the headmaster in your school ?”Mrs Nga asked
Mrs Nga asked Lien ...........................................................................................
6 . “ How many students are there in your class ?” I asked
I asked him ........................................................................................................
7 . “ Which sports do you often play after work ?” My brother asked
My brother asked us .........................................................................................
8. “ What do you think of this villa?” Mr Tuan asked
Mr Tuan asked us ..............................................................................................
II.turn the following sentences into the reported speech
1."where were you last night?",mark asked
2."what games do you play, Jerry",Anne asked
3."are you free tonight?",he asked me
4."do you know the way to the bank, nam?",lan asked
5."what is your new house like?", I asked them
6."is the food good?"she asked
7."what are you doing?"lan asked me
8."why has Jane gone,Mark?"I asked
9."do you enjoy the party?"Anne asked them
10."will they come?"I asked her
11."how many children are there in the class?" I asked a boy
12."do you have any english friends,lan?"Nam asked
13."why do you think it is safe ?"he asked her
1."where were you last night?",mark asked
mary asked where I had been the night before
2."what games do you play, Jerry",Anne asked
Anne asked the games what Jerry played
3."are you free tonight?",he asked me
he asked if I was free that night
4."do you know the way to the bank, nam?",lan asked
lan asked if nam knew the way to the bank
5."what is your new house like?", I asked them
I asked them what their new house like was
6."is the food good?"she asked
she asked if it was good food
7."what are you doing?"lan asked me
lan asked me what I was doing
8."why has Jane gone,Mark?"I asked
i asked mark why jane had gone
9."do you enjoy the party?"Anne asked them
anne asked if they enjoyed the party
10."will they come?"I asked her
i asked her if they would come
11."how many children are there in the class?" I asked a boy
I asked a boy how many children in the class there were
12."do you have any english friends,lan?"Nam asked
man asked if lan had any english friends
13."why do you think it is safe ?"he asked her
he asked her why she thought it was safe
II.turn the following sentences into the reported speech
1."where were you last night?",mark asked
=>Mark asked me where l had been the previous night.
2."what games do you play, Jerry",Anne asked
=>Anne asked Jerry what games he played.
3."are you free tonight?",he asked me
=>He asked me if l was free that night.
4."do you know the way to the bank, nam?",lan asked
=>Lan asked Nam if he knew the way to the bank.
5."what is your new house like?", I asked them
=>l asked them what their new house was like.
6."is the food good?"she asked
=>She asked me if the food was good.
7."what are you doing?"lan asked me
=>Lan asked me what l was doing.
8."why has Jane gone,Mark?"I asked
=>I asked Mark why Jane had gone.
9."do you enjoy the party?"Anne asked them
=>Anne asked them if they enjoyed the party.
10."will they come?"I asked her
=>I asked her if they would come.
11."how many children are there in the class?" I asked a boy
=>l asked a boy how many children there were in the class.
12."do you have any english friends,lan?"Nam asked
=>Nam asked Lan if she had some English friends.
13."why do you think it is safe ?"he asked her
=>He asked her why she thought it was safe.
Exercise 3. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.
My friend said to me, “what would you do if someone gave you a million pounds?”
⇒ My friend asked me________________________________.
Đáp án:
- Cấu trúc tường thuật dạng câu hỏi: S + asked + O + Wh-words + S + V
- Giữ nguyên cấu trúc điều kiện loại 2: If + S + V(quá khứ đơn), S + would + V …
- Thay đổi đại từ, tân ngữ: you => I, you => me
Đáp án: My friend asked me what I would do if someone gave me a million pounds.
Tạm dịch: Bạn tôi hỏi tôi sẽ làm gì nếu ai đó tặng tôi một triệu bảng.
Turn these sentences into Reported speech:
16. “Do you like this place?" Hoa asked Tim. “No, I don’t,” Tim said. →………………………………………………
17. “The clock will never work again if you try to repair it,” the man said to Nam. →………………………………………………
18. “Is Mount Everest the highest mountain in the world?” the teacher asked Nga. “Yes, it is,” she replied →………………………………………………
19. ‘Are you going to visit Phong Nha Cave?‘ Hoa said to Nga. →………………………………………………
20. ‘Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris,’ Jane said to Tim. →……………………………………............
16. Hoa asked Tim if he liked this place. Tim said that he didn't.
17. The man said to Nam that the clock would never work again if he tried to repair it.
18. The teacher asked Nga if Mount Everest was the highest mountain in the world. She said that it was.
19. Hoa asked Nga if she was going to visit Phong Nha Cave.
20. Jane asked Jim to send her a postcard when he arrived in Paris.
I. Reported speech.
4. “ Why do you want this job ?,” he said to my father.
➔ He asked my father ____________________________
5.“ What time will you meet me tomorrow , Nga ?“
➔ Tuan asked ___________________________
6.“ What is the name of your school ? “ said my pen pal.
➔ My pen pal asked ____________________________
7.“ Do you do your homework every day, daughter ?” said the mother.
➔ The mother asked the daughter __________________________
8.“ Do you live near here ?”, the teacher said to me.
-> The teacher asked _______________________________
Ex 3: Turn into reported speech (CÂU HỎI WH)
1 "What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn?" she asked me
=>
2 "When will you come back?", my mom asked me
=>
3 "Why do you like learning English?" the interviewer asked me
=>
4 "How long have you learned English?" the teacher asked me
=>
5 "Whose bag is it?" he asked her
=>
Ex 3: Turn into reported speech (CÂU HỎI WH)
1 "What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn?" she asked me
=> She asked me what the skills that I found the most difficult to learn were.
2 "When will you come back?", my mom asked me
=> My mom asked me when I would come back.
3 "Why do you like learning English?" the interviewer asked me
=> The interviewer asked me why I liked learning English.
4 "How long have you learned English?" the teacher asked me
=> The teacher asked me how long I had learned English.
5 "Whose bag is it?" he asked her
=> He asked her whose bag it was.
III. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.
1. “Can I go home now?” he asked.
2. “You can come in but you’ll have to be quiet,” he said to her.
3. “What time shall we arrive in Cairo?” he asked.
4. “She must try harder if she wants to succeed," he said.
5. “My father will be angry with me if he finds out,” she said.
6. “You shouldn't drive so fast,” he said to her.
7. “I can meet you on Friday," he said.
8. “You’d better ask your parents,” she said to him.
9. “I may not be able to meet you at the train station," he said to her.
1. “Can I go home now?” he asked.
=> He asked if he could go home then
2. “You can come in but you’ll have to be quiet,” he said to her.
=> He said to her that she could come in but she would have to be quiet
3. “What time shall we arrive in Cairo?” he asked.
=> He asked what time would they arrive in Cairo
4. “She must try harder if she wants to succeed," he said.
=> He said that she had to try harder if she wanted to succeed
5. “My father will be angry with me if he finds out,” she said.
=> She said her mother would be angry with her if he found out
6. “You shouldn't drive so fast,” he said to her.
=> He recommended her she not to drive so fast
7. “I can meet you on Friday," he said.
=> He said he could meet me on Friday
8. “You’d better ask your parents,” she said to him.
=> She advised him to ask his parents
9. “I may not be able to meet you at the train station," he said to her.
=> He told her that she might not be able to meet her at the train station.
I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech
1. What is happened to Mr.Brown? He said to us
2. Who is going to live in the big house? He said to her
3. What will happen to his racehorses? She said to us
4. Who is playing next week? He asked me
5. Which team has won? asked Ann
6. When was the timetable changed? He asked me
7. Why has the 2:30 train been cancelled? said Ann
8. When did you begin learning English? He said to us
9. Why did you think it may be dangerous? He asked her
10. Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair? I asked him
11. What games do they play? Tom asked us
I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech
1. What is happened to Mr.Brown? He said to us
-> He asked us what was happened to Mr.Brown
2. Who is going to live in the big house? He said to her
-> He asked her who was going to live in the big house
3. What will happen to his racehorses? She said to us
-> She asked us what would happen to his racehorses
4. Who is playing next week? He asked me
-> He asked me who was playing the following week
5. Which team has won? asked Ann
-> Ann asked which team had won
6. When was the timetable changed? He asked me
-> He asked me when the timetable had been changed
7. Why has the 2:30 train been cancelled? said Ann
-> Ann asked why the 2:30 train had been cancelled
8. When did you begin learning English? He said to us
-> He asked us when we had begun learning English
9. Why did you think it may be dangerous? He asked her
-> He asked her why she had thought it may be dangerous10. Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair? I asked him
-> I asked him if he knew that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair
11. What games do they play? Tom asked us
-> Tom asked us what games they played