She asked where her umbrella was

Martin asked us how we were

He asked if he had to do it

The mother asked her daughter where she had been

She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best

She wanted to know what they were doing

He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema

The teacher wanted to know who spoke English

She asked me how I knew that

My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin

Exercise 1:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

1.      "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.

→ She asked me where her umbrella was

2.      "How are you?" Martin asked us.

→ Martin asked us how we were

3.      He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

→ He asked me if he had to do it

4.      "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

→ The mother asked her daughter where she had been

5.      "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

→ She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best

6.      "What are they doing?" she asked.

→ She wanted to know what they were doing

7.      "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.

→ He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema

8.      The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

→ The teacher wanted to know who spoke English

9.      "How do you know that?" she asked me.

→ She asked me how I knew that

10.  "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.

→ My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

"What's the time?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know what the time was

"When will we meet again?" she asked me.

→ She asked me when we would meet again

"Are you crazy?" she asked him.

→ She asked him if he was crazy

"Where did they live?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know where they had lived

"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.

→ He asked her if she will be at the party

"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 their toom

EXERCISES 3: (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)

1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Phong asked Peter

….………………Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading…………………………………………………………….

2. “Does she like sports?” Hoa asked Lan

…..………………Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports…………………………………………………………….

3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam

………………She asked Nam if his sister and brother went to the same school…………………………………………………………………………………………….

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. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend

…………He asked his friend if it would rain the day after morning………………………………..…………………………………………………………………

6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter

…………Tam asked Peter if he had gone to Hue 3 years before……………………………..……………………………………………………………………

7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan

…………Tuan asked Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for class…………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”

………She asked me if I could speak Chinese……………………………..………………………………………………………………………

9. “Will she be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu

…………Tam asked Thu if she would be there for 8 days………………………………………..…………………………………………………………

10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba

She asked Ba if he had been reading his book at 8 o'clock the Sunday before

1.      "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.

→ She asked where her umnrella was

2.      "How are you?" Martin asked us.

→ Martin asked us how we were

3.      He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

→ He asked if he had to do it

4.      "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

→ The mother asked her daughter where she had been

5.      "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

→ She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best

6.      "What are they doing?" she asked.

→ She wanted to know what they were doing

7.      "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.

→ He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema

8.      The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

→ The teacher wanted to know who spoke E

9.      "How do you know that?" she asked me.

→ She asked me How I did that

10.  "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.

→ My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

"What's the time?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know What the time was

"When will we meet again?" she asked me.

→ She asked me when we would met again

"Are you crazy?" she asked him.

→ She asked him if he was crazy

"Where did they live?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know where they lived

"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.

→ He asked her if she would be at the party

"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.

→ She asked me iff she can met 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 saw 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

1. “How many students are there in your school?” => He asked Lan how many students there were in her school?
2. “Who is the headmaster?” => Lan asked me.who the headmaster was?.............
3. “What country do you come from?” => He asked Lan what country she came from?.......
4. “How long will you stay here?” => Lan asked me how long I would stay there.............
5. “How will you use English in the future?” => He asked Lan how she would use English in the future.......
6. “How far is it to school?” => Lan asked me how far it was to school..............
7. “How do you go to school?” => He asked Lan how she went to school.......
8. “Why are you so late?” => He asked Lan why she was so late.......
9. “How did you get to school?” => Lan asked me how I had got to school..............
10. “May you keep your hand away your hand ?” I asked Lan if she could .keep her hand away her hand ......

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.

Change each sentence into reported speech or a direct question by filling in the gaps. End each sentence with a full stop (.) or a question mark (?).

➤ (Did they come?) She asked ....if.... they had come .........

➤ (I asked him where he worked.) ....Where.... do you work ....?....

1. (Do you speak English?) They asked me ....if.... I spoke English .........

2. (I wanted to know why he had taken my key.) ....why.... did you take my key ....?....

3. (How many people came to the party?) I asked ....how many.... people had come to the party .........

4. (Does Ann work on Saturdays?) I asked ....if.... Ann worked on Saturdays .........

5. (Can we meet tomorrow?) I asked ...if..... we could meet tomorrow .........

6. (I asked what he had done.) ....what.... has he done ....?....

7. (Wass Tom born in 1965 or 1966?) I asked them ...if..... Tom was born ...in 1965 or 1966 ......

8. (Why has Jane gone home?) I asked why Jane had gone home .........

9. (Where do you go for your holidays?) I wanted to know ...where.... they went for their holidays .........

10. (Is Bill coming to the party, Jane?) I asked Jane ....if.... Bill was coming to the party .........

-> he asked them what he would do if he won the lottery

reported speech

what will he do if he wins the lottery ? she asked them

=>She asked them what would he do if he won the lottery

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8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

=>The teacher asked who spoke English

9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.

=>She asked me how I knew that

10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.

=>My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin

11. "What's the time?" he asked.

=>He asked what the time was

12. "When will we meet again?" she asked me.

=>She asked me when we would meet again

13. "Are you crazy?" she asked him.

=>She asked him if he was crazy

14. "Where did they live?" he asked.

=>He asked where they lived

15. "Will you be at the party?" he asked her.

=>He asked her if she would be at the party

16. "Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.

=>She asked me if I could meet her at the station

17. "Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.

=>The teacher asked who knew the answer

18. "Why don't you help me?" she asked him.

=>She asked him why he didn't help her

19. "Did you see that car?" he asked me.

=>He asked me if I had seen that car

20. "Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.

=>The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room