1.She asked me if John was at home.

2.She asked me if she was late.

3.She asked me if it was cold outside.

4.She asked me if they were in Paris.

5.She asked me if the bus stop was near the shopping centre.

6.She asked me if the milk was fresh.

7.She asked me if I was a doctor.

8.She asked me if James and Lucy were from France.

9.She asked me if my brother was in the garden.

10.She asked me if the weather was good in Shanghai in the summer.

11.She asked me if Julie drank tea.

12.She asked me if I liked chocolate.

13.She asked me if they owned a flat.

14.She asked me if David went to the cinema often.

15.She asked me if the children studied Chinese.

16.She asked me if they went on holiday every summer.

17.She asked me if my sister lived in Stockholm.

18.She asked me if she talked too much.

19.She asked me if Jennifer wanted a new job.

20.She asked me if it rained a lot in London.

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 The teacher asked me where my father worked

2 She asked lan how many people there were in her family

3 Tam's friend asked him how long he would stay in England

4 Tuan asked Ba why he hadn't gone to the bank the day before

5 Nga asked Hoa how long she had used that card

Ex4

1 Henry told his mother to come and spend a week with them

2 The mother told her son not to move

3 Mike told Henry to give her a book

4 She told the boyss not to play on the glass

5 He told me to keep a sit for him in the lecture hall

6 He told me not to make so much noise

 1. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me ………………The teacher asked me  where my father worked………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan. …………how many people there were in her family……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?” ………… Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Tuan asked Ba “Why did you go to the bank yesterday?” ……………Tuan asked Ba why he had gone to the bank the day before…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. “How long have you used this card?” Nga asked Hoa ……………how long she had used that card…………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 4: Change Imperative sentences into Reported Speech:

1. Henry said too his mother “Come and spend a week with us.” ………Henry asked his mother to come and spend a week with them………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. The mother said to her son: Don’t move, please.” ……………The mother told her son not to moved…………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Mike said to Henry, “Give me my book back, please.” …………………Mike asked Henry to give him his book back……………………………………………………………………………………………

4. “Don’t play on the grass, boys,” said she. …………………She asked the boy not to play on the grass……………………………………………………………………………………………

5. “Keep a seat for me in the lecture hall,” he said to me. ………………………He told me to keep a seat for him in the lecture hall………………………………………………………………………………………

6. “Don’t make so much noise,” said he.......................He asked me not to make so much noise.....................

EXERCISE 15:

Mixed Reported Speech 1 (Statements, Questions, Requests and Orders)

Change the direct speech into reported speech. Choose the past simple of ‘ask’, ‘say’

or ‘tell’:

1.  “Don’t do it!”

She ____________told me not to do it__________________________________________________

2.  “I’m leaving tomorrow”

She said that she was leaving the next day______________________________________________________________

3.  “Please get me a cup of tea”

She _________________asked me to get her a cup of tea_____________________________________________

4.  “She got married last year”

She _____________________said that she had got married last year_________________________________________

5.  “Be quick!”

She _______________told me to be quick_______________________________________________

6.  “Could you explain number four, please?”

She ____________________asked me to explain number four__________________________________________

7.  “Where do you live?”

She ____________________asked me where I lived.__________________________________________

8.  “We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant”

She ______________said that they had gone to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant________________________________________________

9.  “I’ll come and help you at twelve”

She ________________said that she would come and help me at twelve______________________________________________

10.  “What are you doing tomorrow?”

She ________________asked me what I was doing the day after______________________________________________

11.  “Don’t go!”

She _______________told me not to go_______________________________________________

12.  “Do you work in London?”

She _________________asked me if I worked in London_____________________________________________

13.  “Could you tell me where the post office is?”

She ____________________asked me to tell her where the post office was__________________________________________

14.  “Come here!”

She __________________told me to come there____________________________________________

15.  “I’ve never been to Wales”

She ___________said that she had never been to Wales___________________________________________________

16.  “Have you ever seen ‘Lord of the Rings’?”

She _____________asked me if I had ever seen Lord of the Rings_________________________________________________

17.  “I don't like mushrooms”

She __________said that she didn't like mushrooms____________________________________________________

18.  “Don't be silly!”

She _______________told me not to be silly_______________________________________________

19.  “Would you mind waiting a moment please?”

She ________________asked me to wait a moment______________________________________________

20.  “How often do you play sport?”

She ____________________asked me how often I played sport__________________________________________

1. “What is your name ?” She asked me what my name 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 is the beautiful woman?” She asked me who the beautiful woman was

5. “How is your mother?” She asked me how my mother is

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 are you doing now?” She asked me what i was doing then

9. “How is the journey?” She asked me how the journey was

10. “How often do you go to the cinema?” She asked me how often i went to the cinema

1. The teacher asked me where my father worked.

2. She asked John how many people there were in his family.

3. Tam's friend asked him how long he would stay in England.

4. She asked her mom what time the film began.

5. The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.

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

7 Ann asked her mother how much this dress costed

8 Mary asked David how often he washed his clothes

9 Phong asked Thu when her father would leave VN for the USA

10 Mr Nguyen asked his wife what were their children doing in the room

1.She asked me to help her carry that.

2.She asked me to come early.

3.She asked me to buy some milk.

4.She asked me if I could open the window.

5.She asked me if I could bring the book that night.

6.She asked me if I could help her with her homework.

7.She asked me if I would bring her a cup of coffee.

8.She asked me if I would mind passing the salt.

9.She asked me if I would mind lending her a pencil.

10.She asked me if I could possibly tell her the time.

11.She told me to do my homework.

12.She told me to go to bed.

13.She told me not to be late.

14.She told me not to smoke.

15.She told me to tidy my room.

16.She told me to wait there.

17.She told me not to do that.

18.She told me to eat my dinner.

19.She told me not to make a mess.

20.She told me to do the washing-up.

She asked me if he arrived on time

change these direct questions into reported speech.

Did he arrive on time

She asked me...if he was arrived on time

She asked me why I had gone out the previous night

change these direct questions into reported speech.

why did you go out last night?

she asked me..why I went out last night?....

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