a ) He asked me, " Are uou hungry? "

=> He asked me if I was hungry.

b ) She asked John, " Does your father work here? "

=> She asked John if her father worked there.

c ) I asked him, " Do you enjoy your job? "

=> I asked him if he enjoyed his job.

d ) I asked Eric, " Are you tired? "

=> I asked Eric if he was tired.

a ) He asked me, " Are uou hungry? "

=> Yes , I am / Yes , we are

=> No , I am not / No , we aren't

b ) She asked John, " Does your father work here? "

=> Yes , he does

=> No , he doesn't

c ) I asked him, " Do you enjoy your job? "

=> Yes , I / we do

=> No , I / we don't

d ) I asked Eric, " Are you tired? "

=> Yes , I am / Yes , we are

=> No, I am not / No , we aren't

a/ He asked me if I was hungry.

b/She asked john if his father worked there.

c/ I asked him if he enjoyed his job.

d/ I asked eric if she/he was tired.

tham khảo: :)

1. Phong said to Peter if he enjoyed reading.

2. Hoa told Lan if she liked sports. 

3. She told Nam if his sister and brother went to the same school.

4. She told her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge.

5.  He told his friend if it would rain the following morning.

6. Tam asked Peter If he had gone to Hue three years before

7. Tuan asked Lan If Tam and Hoa were late for class

8. She asked me If I could speak Chinese

9. Tam asked Thu If she would be there for five days

10. She asked Ba If he had been reading that book at 8 o'clock the previous Sunday.

Tham khảo

1. Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading.

2. Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports. 

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

4. She asked her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge.

5.  He asked his friend if it would rain the following morning.

6 Tam asked Peter if he had gone to Hue three years before.

7 Tuan asked Lan if Tan and Hoa were late for class.

8 She asked me whether I could speak Chinese.

9 Tam asked Thu if she would be there for five days.

10 She asked Ba if he had been reading this book at 8 o'clock the previous Sunday.

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

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

2.      “Do you 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.      “How do you go to the airport?” his friend asked him.

.............His friend asked him how he went to the airport.................................................................................................................

7.      “How much does this dress cost?” Lan asked Mai.

...........Lan asked how much that dress cost...................................................................................................................

8.      Ba asked Tam, “How often do you wash your clothes?”

.......Ba asked Tam how often she washed his clothes.......................................................................................................................

9.      “When will your father leave Vietnam for America?” Phong asked Thu.

...........Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for America ...................................................................................................................

10.  “How many books do the students need?” the librarian asked my teacher.

.......The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed.......................................................................................................................

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. "Have you ever experienced school pressure?" she asked me.
=>She asked me if I had ever experienced school pressure
2. "Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?" Jane asked me.
=>Jane asked me if the weather was good in Shanghai in the summer
3. "Do you need any help on this assignment?" the teacher asked me.
=>The teacher asked me if I needed any help on that assignment
4. "Are you making a cake now, Tuan?" Lan asked.
=>Lan asked Tuan if he was making a cake then
5. "Must I do my homework now?" I asked my mom.
=>I asked my mom if I had to do my homework then

4 She asked me if I could help her

5 She asked me if I was working that night

8 She asked me what I had been doing when she had seen me

9 She asked me how the journey had been?

10 She asked me how often I went to the cinema

Exercise 1: Turn these sentences into Reported Speech.

1. " She comes from Italy ", his wife said.

=>.......His wife said she came from Italy...........................................................

2. " He speaks very good English ", said his mother.

=>........His mother said he spoke very good English...........................................................

3. " He escaped from prison yesterday ", the policeman said.

=>.....THe policeman said he had escaped from prison the day before...................................................................

4. " They are buiding a new hospital in the village ", said the Mayor.

=>.......The Mayor said they were building a new hospital in the village.....................................................................

5. " I've just bought a new computer ", said the man.

=>........THe man said he had just bought a new computer.....................................................................

6. " I'll help Joe as much as I can ", said the woman.

=>...........The woman said she would help joe as much as she could..............................................................

7. " I work eight hours a day except when the children are on holiday ", said Mary.

=>......Mary said she worked eight hours a day except when the children were on holiday ........................................................................................

8. " I haven't seen a film for ages ", said Tom.

=>........Tom said he hadn't seen a film for ages...........................................

9. " I think I have met you somewhere ", the woman said to the man.

=>.....The woman told the man that she thought she had met him somewhere.........................................................................................

6. I asked Nam, “Are you free tonight?”

→………I asked Nam if he was  free That night …………………………………

7. She asked the tourists, “ Do you know the way to the station?” →……… She asked the tourists if  they knew the way to the station………………………………

8. John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?" →…John asked Nhi  if Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam was………………………………………

9. The visitors said, “Can we take photos?”

→…The visitors asked we to take photos………………………………………

10. Daniel said to Jim, "Is there a cafe nearby?" →……Daniel asked Jim if there was a cafe nearby……………………………………

6. I asked Nam, “Are you free tonight?”

→……I asked Nam if he was free that night………

7. She asked the tourists, “ Do you know the way to the station?” →…She asked the tourists if they knew the way to the station……

8. John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?" →……John asked Nhi if Phong Nha was in southern Vietnam………

9. The visitors said, “Can we take photos?”

→…The visitors asked if they could take photos………

10. Daniel said to Jim, "Is there a cafe nearby?" →……Daniel asked Jim if there was a cafe nearby…

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.