Exercise 2: Turn the following sentences into reported speech

1. She said to me: “Do you like swimming?”

-> She asked me if I liked swimming.

2. My teacher asked: “Are you ready to play this game right now?”

-> My teacher asked me if I was ready to play this game right then.

3. “Don’t you forget me, Tom? Mary asked Tom.

-> Mary asked Tom if he didn't forget her.

4. “Are they angry at you?” Nhung asked me.

-> Nhung asked me if they were angry at me.

5. She said: “Did the mechanic finish repairing your car?”

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

6.  I asked my friend: “Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month?”

-> I asked my friend if anyone had been hurted in the car accident the previous month.

7. Did you take my book away?

-> I asked her if she had taken my book away.

8/ He said to her : “Have you been to town today ?”

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

9. Tom said : “Has she finished her home work ?”

-> Tom asked me if she had finished her homework.

10/ Paul said : “Can you swim, Mary ?”

-> Paul asked Mary if she could swim.

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

➞ She asked 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 i 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

Change to reported questions

1. He asked: "Do you live in the country Peter?”

He asked me if I lived in the country.

2. They inquired: "Did you see Charles yesterday morning”?

They inquired if I had seen Charles the previous morning.

3. She wanted to know: "Will we get there on time, John?'

She wanted to know if they would get there on time.

4. The policeman wondered: "Don't you know the traffic regulations?”

The policeman wondered if I didn't know the traffic regulations.

5. The commander asked: "Do our soldiers have enough weapons?”

The commander wanted to know if their soldier had enough weapons.

6. The coach wanted to know: "Can you do your best boys?”

The coach wanted to know if we could do our best boys.

7. He asked: "Are we going to start work tomorrow?"

He asked if they were going to start work the next day.

8. They inquired: "Have they ever been to America?”

They inquired if they had ever been to America.

9. She wanted to know: "Is he staying with his family now?”

She wanted to know if he was staying with his family then.

10. The residents asked: "Are you going to have our roads repaired, mayor?": 

The residents asked if the mayor was going to have their roads repaired.

Change to reported questions

1. He asked: "Do you live in the country Peter?”

He asked Peter if he lived in the country 

2. They inquired: "Did you see Charles yesterday morning”?

They inquired  if I had seen Charles the previous morning

3. She wanted to know: "Will we get there on time, John?'

She wanted to know if John would get there on time

4. The policeman wondered: "Don't you know the traffic regulations?”

The policeman wondered if he didn’t know the traffic regulations

5. The commander asked: "Do our soldiers have enough weapons?”

The commander wanted to know if their soldiers had enough weapons.

6. The coach wanted to know: "Can you do your best boys?”

The coach wanted to know from the boys if they could do their best

7. He asked: "Are we going to start work tomorrow?"

He asked if they were going to start work the next day

8. They inquired: "Have they ever been to America?”

They inquired if they had ever been to America

9. She wanted to know: "Is he staying with his family now?”

She wanted to know if he was staying with his family then

10. The residents asked: "Are you going to have our roads repaired, mayor?"

The residents asked the mayor if he/she was going to have their roads repaired

rewrite the sentences using reported speech;

1,''where is my umbrella?'' she asked

she asked where her umbrella was

2.''how are you?''Martin asked us

martin asked us how we were

3,''which dress do you like best?''he asked his girlfriend

he asked his girlfriend which dress she liked best

4,''who knows the answer?''the teacher asked

the teacher wanted to know who knew the answer

5,''why don't you help me?''she asked him

she wanted to know why he didn't help her

6,''stop talking ,Joe''the teacher said

the teacher told Joe to stop talking

7,''go to your room,''her father said to her

her father told her to go to her room

8,don't do that again,''he said to me

he told me not to do that again

9,''don't talk to me like that,''he said

he told me not to talk to him like that

10,you should go to bed before 11p.m'' the doctor said to me

the doctor advised me to go to bed before 11p.m

Refer:

1, Christopher asked me if I wanted to dance.
2. Betty wanted to know when I had come.
3. Mark asked me if John had arrived
4. Ronald asked me where Maria  parked her car.
5.Elisabeth asked me if I had watched the latest film.
6. Mandy wanted to know where I needed his help or not.

7. Stephen and Claire told me that they had cleaned the window
8. Charles remarked that he hadn't had time to do his homework

9. Mrs. Jones told me that her mother would be 50 years old

10.    Jean said that the boss had to sign the letter

Finish the sentences using Reported speech.
……………………………………………

2. Betty: "When did you come?"
……………………………………

3. Mark: "Has John arrived?"
…………………………………………………

4. Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"
……………………………………

5. Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"
…………………………………………

6. Mandy: "Can I help you?"
………………………………………

7. Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."
…………………………………………

8. Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
………………………………………………………

9. Mrs. Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."
……………………………………………

10. Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."
………………………………………………

1, Christopher asked me if I wanted to dance.
2. Betty wanted to know when I had come.
3. Mark asked me if John had arrived
4. Ronald asked me where Maria  parked her car.
5.Elisabeth asked me if I had watched the latest film.

7. Stephen and Claire told me that they had cleaned the window
8. Charles remarked that he hadn't had time to do his homework

9. Mrs. Jones told me that her mother would be 50 years old

10.    Jean said that the boss had to sign the letter

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. Have you seen this film before? He asked me

He asked me if i had seen that film before

2. Is your school near here? She said

She asked if my school was near there

3. Tom asked his friend, Do you go to school by bus

Tom asked his friend if he went to school by bus

4. I asked Mary: Can you use a computer?

I asked Mary if i could use a computer

5. Mr. Ba said: Does your father live here?

Mr. Ba asked if my father lived there

6. Have you ever seen a tiger? He asked me

He asked me if i had seen a tiger

7. Did you study hard for the exam? She asked

She asked if i had studied hard for the exam

8. He asked me, Do you like these trousers?

He asked me if i liked these trousers

9. Marry asked me, Will you go to school next week?

Marry asked me if i would go to school the following week

10. What's weather like? She asked me

She asked me What weather was like

11. How can I solve the problem? I wanted to know

I wanted to know How to solve the problem

12. What did you think of performance yesterday? She asked me

She asked me What i had thought of performance yesterday

13. Where is my umbrella? She asked

She asked Where my umbrella was

14. How are you? Martin asked us

Martin asked us how we were

15. He asked, Do I have to do it

He asked if he had to do it

Đáp án:

- Công thức: Criticized sb + for + Ving : phê bình ai việc gì

- Thay đổi tính từ sở hữu, tân ngữ: my => his, me => him

- without + V.ing: không làm gì

Đáp án: Mike criticized his brother for taking his bike without asking him first.

Tạm dịch: Mike phê bình em trai của anh ấy lấy xe đạp mà không hỏi anh ấy trước.