Ex1:Wh-questions reported speech:

1:He asked "How long does it take you to have lunch?"'

>> He asked me how long it took me to have lunch.

2:He asked me"what are you doing at the weekend?"

>> He asked me What I was doing at the weekend.

3:She asked"Why are you late,Tom?"

>> She asked Tom Why he was late.

4:My mother asked"Where is your umbrella?"

>> My mother asked me Where my umbrella was.

5:The secretary asked"who do you want to see,sir?"

>> The secretary asked sir who he wanted to see.

6:The students asked"What time does the bell bring?"

>> The students asked what time the bell brought

7:He asked Tom"what kind ò films do you like watching?"

>> He asked Tom what kinds of film he liked watching.

8:The teacher asked the girl"When do you have to be come?"

>> The teacher asked the girl when she had to be come.

9:They always asked"Why don't you let my cat in?"

>> They always asked why I did not let their cat in

10:The pasengers asked"When did the last train leave?"

>> The pasengers asked When the last train left.

EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1.  “Where is he?”

She asked me ___________where he was___________________________________________

2.  “What are you doing?”

She asked me ______________what i was doing then________________________________________

3.  “Why did you go out last night?”

She asked me _______why l had gone out the pervious night_______________________________________________

4.  “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me _____________who that beautiful woman had been_________________________________________

5.  “How is your mother?”

She asked me _____________how my mother was_________________________________________

6.  “What are you going to do at the weekend?”

She asked me ________________what l was doing to do at the weekend______________________________________

7.  “Where will you live after graduation?”

She asked me ________________where l would live after graduation______________________________________

8.  “What were you doing when I saw you?”

She asked me _______________what I had been doing when she had seen me_______________________________________

9.  “How was the journey?”

She asked me ____________how the journey had been__________________________________________

10.  “How often do you go to the cinema?”

She asked me ______________how often i went to the cinema________________________________________

11.  “Do you live in London?”

She asked me _____________________if i lived in London_________________________________

12.  “Did he arrive on time?”

She asked me __________if he had arrived on time____________________________________________

13.  “Have you been to Paris?”

She asked me _____________if l had been to Paris_________________________________________

14.  “Can you help me?”

She asked me ___________if I could help her___________________________________________

15.  “Are you working tonight?”

She asked me ________________if I was working that night______________________________________

16.  “Will you come later?”

She asked me ________________if l would come later______________________________________

17.  “Do you like coffee?”

She asked me ____________if l liked coffee__________________________________________

18.  “Is this the road to the station?”

She asked me _____________if that the road was to the station_________________________________________

19.  “Did you do your homework?”

She asked me _______________if I had done my homework______________________________________

20.  “Have you studied reported speech before?”

She asked me ________________if l had studied reported speech before______________________________________ 

EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1.  “Where is he?”

She asked me where he was.

2.  “What are you doing?”

She asked me   what I was doing.

3.  “Why did you go out last night?”

She asked me    why I had gone out the previous night.

4.  “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me    who that beautiful woman had been.

5.  “How is your mother?”

She asked me   how my mother was.

6.  “What are you going to do at the weekend?”

She asked me __what I was going to do at the weekend.

7.  “Where will you live after graduation?”

She asked me _where I would live after graduation.

8.  “What were you doing when I saw you?”

She asked me  what I had been doing when she saw me.

9.  “How was the journey?”

She asked me   how the journey had been.

10.  “How often do you go to the cinema?”

She asked me how often I went to the cinema.

11.  “Do you live in London?”

She asked me _if I lived in London.

12.  “Did he arrive on time?”

She asked me  if he had arrived on time. 

13.  “Have you been to Paris?”

She asked me _ if I had been to Paris.

14.  “Can you help me?”

She asked me __ if I could help her.

15.  “Are you working tonight?”

She asked me if I was working tonight.

16.  “Will you come later?”

She asked me _I would come later.

17.  “Do you like coffee?”

She asked me   if I liked coffee.

18.  “Is this the road to the station?”

She asked me _if that was the road to the station.

19.  “Did you do your homework?”

She asked me if I had done my homework.

20.  “Have you studied reported speech before?”

She asked me if I had studied reported speech before.

1,"Do you live in London ?"

->She asked me if I lived in London

2, "Did he arrive on time ?"

-> She asked me if he arrived on time

3."Have you been to Paris "?

->She asked me if I had been to Paris 

4,"Can you help me?"

She asked me if I could help her

5," Are you working tonight ?"

->She asked me if I was working that night

6, "Will you come later?"

->She asked me if I would come later

7,"Do you coffee ?"

->She asked me if I d coffee

8,"Is this the road to the station ?"

-> She asked me if that was the road to the station

9,"Did you do your homework ?"

->She asked me if I did my homework

10, "Have you studied reported speech before ?"

-> She asked me if I had studied reported speech before

1. She asked me if I lived in London.

2. She asked me if he had arrived on time.

3. She asked me if I had been to Paris.

4. She asked me if I could help her.

5. She asked me if I was working that night.

6. She asked me what I was going to do at the weekend.

7. She asked me where I would live after graduation.

8. She asked me what l had been doing when she saw me.

9. She asked me how the journey had been.

10. She asked me how often I went to the cinema.

1. She asked me if I lived in London

2. She asked me if he had arrived on time

3. She asked me if I had been to Paris

4. She asked me if I could help her

5. She asked me if I was working that night

6. She asked me what I was going to do at the weekend

7. She asked me where I would live after graduation

8. She asked me what l had been doing when she saw me

9. She asked me how the journey had been

10. She asked me how often I went to the cinema

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?"

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. My friend Betty asked me what kind of suit I had bought.

2. She asked who had written Kim Van Kieu.

3. She asked him if he had been to town that day.

4. He asked me if they had attended the meeting the previous night.

5. I asked her if her boyfriend Cyril wiped his feet on the rug when he came in.

6. The girl asked me to tell her the way to the station.

7. He advised me to go see the doctor.

8.The man invited me to go out for a drink.

9. My bank manager wanted to know if I was taking much money with me to France.

10. Susan told me that she had left her umbrella there two days ago.

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

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1. " Where is he ? " She asked me =>She asked me where he was............................................................................

2. " What are you doing now, Hoa ? " She asked =>She asked Hoa what Hoa was doing then...............................................................

4. " Who was that beautiful woman ? " She asked =>She asked me who thay beautiful woman had been .............................................................

5. " How is your mother, Lan ? " She asked =>She asked Lan how Lan's mother was....................................................................

6. " What are you going to do at the weekend ? " She asked =>She asked me what l was doing to do at the weekend ................................................

7. " Where will you live after graduation ? " She asked =>She asked me where l would live after graduation ..........................................................

8. " What were you doing at 8.00 yesterday ? " She asked =>She asked me what l had done at 8.00 the day before ......................................................

9. " How was the journey ? " She asked =>She asked me how the journey had been ...............................................................................

11. " Do you live in London, John ? " She asked =>She asked me if l lived in London...................................................................

12. " Did he arrive on time ? " She asked =>She asked me if he had arrived on time................................................................................

13. " Have you been to Paris ? " She asked =>She asked me if l had been to Paris.............................................................................

14. " Are you working tonight ? " She asked =>She asked me if l was doing that night ............................................................................

15. " Will you come later ? " She asked =>She asked me if l would come later............................................................................

16. " Do you like coffee ? " She asked =>She asked me if l liked coffee ............................................................................

17. " Is this the road to the station ? " She asked =>She asked me if that the road was to the station .............................................................................

18. " Do you do your homework everyday ? " She asked =>She asked me if l did my homework every day ............................................................................

19. " Have you studied reported speech before ? " She asked =>She asked me if l had studied reported speech before ............................................................................

20. " What are you going to do on Sunday next week ? " My teacher asked

=>My teacher asked me what l was going to do on Sunday the previous week.

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1. " Where is he ? " She asked me =>She asked me where he was.

2. " What are you doing now, Hoa ? " She asked =>She asked Hoa what Hoa was doing then.

3. " Why did you go out last night ? " She asked =>She asked me why l had gone out the pervious night.

4. " Who was that beautiful woman ? " She asked =>She asked me who thay beautiful woman had been.

5. " How is your mother, Lan ? " She asked =>She asked Lan how Lan's mother was.

6. " What are you going to do at the weekend ? " She asked =>She asked me what l was doing to do at the weekend.

7. " Where will you live after graduation ? " She asked =>She asked me where l would live after graduation.

8. " What were you doing at 8.00 yesterday ? " She asked =>She asked me what l had done at 8.00 the day before.

9. " How was the journey ? " She asked =>She asked me how the journey had been .

10. " How often do you go to the cinema ? " She asked =>She asked me how often l went to tue cinema.

11. " Do you live in London, John ? " She asked =>She asked me if l lived in London.

12. " Did he arrive on time ? " She asked =>She asked me if he had arrived on time.

13. " Have you been to Paris ? " She asked =>She asked me if l had been to Paris.

14. " Are you working tonight ? " She asked =>She asked me if l was doing that night.

15. " Will you come later ? " She asked =>She asked me if l would come later.

16. " Do you like coffee ? " She asked =>She asked me if l liked coffee.

17. " Is this the road to the station ? " She asked =>She asked me if that the road was to the station.

18. " Do you do your homework everyday ? " She asked =>She asked me if l did my homework every day.

19. " Have you studied reported speech before ? " She asked =>She asked me if l had studied reported speech before.

20. " What are you going to do on Sunday next week ? " My teacher asked

=>My teacher asked me what l was going to do on Sunday the previous week.

Bài này dựa theo cấu trúc: S + asked + O + if/whether + S + V + O 

1." What kind of suit did you buy?” My friend Betty asked me

→ My friend Betty asked me about the kind of suit I bought.

2. She said:”Who wrote Kim Van Kieu?”

→ She asked who wrote Kim Van Kieu.

3. She asked him:”Have you been to town today?”

→ She asked him if he had been to town today.

4.He said to me:”Did they attend the meeting last night?”

→ He asked me if they attended the meeting last night.

5.i said to her:”Does your boyfriend Cyril wipe his feet on the rug when he comes in?”

→ I asked her if her boyfriend Cyril wipes his feet on the rug when he comes in.

6.”Could you please tell me the way to the station?”

→ The girl asked me to tell her the way to the station.

7.”Why don’t you go to see the doctor?”

→ He advised me to go see the doctor.

8.”would you like to go out for a drink?”

→ The man invited me to go out for a drink.

9.”Are you taking much money with you to France,Tom?”

→ My bank manager wanted to know if I was taking much money with me to France.

10.”I left my umbrella here two days ago”

→ Susan told me that she left her umbrella there two days ago.