“Which book did you take?” asked Tom.

=> I asked Tom which book he had taken.
“When are you coming back?” I asked her.

=> I asked her when she were coming back
“When did you telephone your mother?” asked Mary.

=>I asked Mary when she had telephoned her mother.
“How long does the train take?” asked Ann.

=> I asked Ann how long the train took.
“How far do I have to walk?” she asked.

=>She asked me how far she had to walk.
“What are you doing?” he asked.

=>He asked me what I was doing.
“Why are you so late?” the teacher asked him.

=>The teacher asked him why he was so late
I asked the doctor, “How many times a day should I take the medicine?”

=>I asked the doctor how many times a day I should take the medicine.
“What time does the plane arrive?” we asked.

=>We asked what time the plane arrived.
“Why didn’t you phone?” my father asked me.

=>My father asked me why I hadn't phoned.
“Where did you stay in Paris?” he asked her.

=>He asked her where she had stay in Paris
“Who did you see at the meeting?” my father asked me.

=>My father asked me who I had seen at the meeting.
“Where are you going?” I asked her.

=>I asked her where she was going
“How are you?” he asked me.

=>He asked me how I was.
“How did you go to school?” she asked.

=>She asked how I had gone to school.

1. He asked me why she hadn't eaten anything.

2. The boss asked me who had called while he had been out.

3. The teacher asked me why I were so late.

4. He asked me what she was wearing when I had seen her the day before.

5. Mai asked me what i would do if i had some days off school.

6. Tom asked me how i were that day.

7. She asked me how long i had learned English.

8. The mother asked her son where he had gone the night before.

9. He asked me what the weather was like in that day.

10. She asked me where Tom lived.

11. He asked me how many students were there in my school.

12. Lan asked me what i were doing at that time the day before.

1. I asked Tom which book he had taken.

2. I asked her when she was coming back.

3. I asked Mary when she had telephoned her mother.

4. I asked Ann how long the train took.

5. She asked me how far she had to walk.

6. He asked me what I was doing.

7. The teacher asked him why he was so late.

8. I asked the doctor how many times a day I should take the medicine.

9. We asked me what time the plane arrived.

10. My father asked me why I hadn't phoned.

11. He asked her where she had stayed in Paris.

12. My father asked me who I had seen at the meeting.

13. I asked her where she was coming.

14. He asked me how I was.

15. She asked me how I had gone to school.

“Which book did you take?” asked Tom.

=> I asked Tom which book he had taken.
“When are you coming back?” I asked her.

=> I asked her when she were coming back
“When did you telephone your mother?” asked Mary.

=>I asked Mary when she had telephoned her mother.
“How long does the train take?” asked Ann.

=> I asked Ann how long the train took.
“How far do I have to walk?” she asked.

=>She asked me how far she had to walk.
“What are you doing?” he asked.

=>He asked me what I was doing.
“Why are you so late?” the teacher asked him.

=>The teacher asked him why he was so late
I asked the doctor, “How many times a day should I take the medicine?”

=>I asked the doctor how many times a day I should take the medicine.
“What time does the plane arrive?” we asked.

=>We asked what time the plane arrived.
“Why didn’t you phone?” my father asked me.

=>My father asked me why I hadn't phoned.
“Where did you stay in Paris?” he asked her.

=>He asked her where she had stay in Paris
“Who did you see at the meeting?” my father asked me.

=>My father asked me who I had seen at the meeting.
“Where are you going?” I asked her.

=>I asked her where she was going
“How are you?” he asked me.

=>He asked me how I was.
“How did you go to school?” she asked.

=>She asked how I had gone to school.

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.

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

change these sentences into indirect speech

1, what is your nam

she asked me what my name was

2,how many children do you have

they asked her how many children she had

3,what exam will you take

i asked him what exam he would take

4,where is he from

i asked minh where he was from

5. she asked me "how old are you"

she asked me how old i was

6,john said ' how long does it take you to get to london, mary ?"

john asked mary how long it took her to get to London

7,the policeman asked the little girl "what is your name"

the policeman asked the little girl what her name was

8, he said " where can i find her in this town?"

he asked me where he could find her in that town

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

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

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.