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

1 He said he had watched a good film on TV the day before

2 She said that I should clean my room

3 He said they hadn't succeed in persuading him to accept this job

4 He said he hadn't listened to music the night before

5 Lan said she had finished her homework before she had gone to bed

1 He said he had watched a good film on TV the day before

2 She said that I should clean my room

3 He said they hadn't succeed in persuading him to accept this job

4 He said he hadn't listened to music the night before

5 Lan said she had finished her homework before she had gone to bed

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

1.He said his house was near my house. 

2. He said he did not need those books. 

3. He told us to give him some money

4. They asked me not to open that window

5. He advised me to clean my house every day

6. The doctor told the boy not to eat too much candy

7. He asked me if my mother was cooking dinner then

8. She asked him how he went to work that day

Derect and reported speech

1. I asked him " What is your new flat ?"

=> I asked him what his new flat was li ke?

2. He asked " Where is she going now?"

=>he asked me where she was going then.

3. The police asked him " What did your wear last night?"

=>The police asked him what he had worn the night before.

4. She asked me " Have you done this sort of work?"

=>She asked me if I had done that sort of work

5. He asked her " Can you read the last line on map?"

=>He asked her if she could read the last line on map

6. The caller asked " Cam I speak to Mary?"

=>the caller asked me if he/she could speak to Mary.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. Hoa feels sink. She ate too ................. candy last night. (much/many/a lot of/more)

2. Do you usually buy a lot of fruit ................. the market? (at/in/to/from)

3. How ................. is your brother? - 1.70 meters. (hight/tall/weight/heavy)

4. An went to the doctor last Sunday ............... he had a bad cold. (because/so/but/and)

5. What is her ................. name? - Pham Thi Hoa (last/family/full/middle)

6. When I`m away from home, I .................. my family very much. (love/miss/like/hate)

7. Hoa leves ........... HaNoi .............. 12 Tran Hung Dao Street. (in-on/in-at/at-on/on-at)

8. ....................... is this English book? -60000 dong. (How long/How far/How many/How much)

9. THis is ................. new classmate. (he/our/them/its)

1. Hoa feels sick. She ate too much candy last night.

2. Do you usually buy a lot of fruit in the market.

3. How weight is your brother? 1.70 meters.

4. An went to the doctor last Sunday because he had a bad cold.

5. What is her full name? Pham Thi Hoa.

6. When i'm away from home, i love my family very much.

7. Hoa leves in Ha Noi at 12 Tran Hung Dao street.

8. How much is this English book? 60000 dong.

9. This is our new classmate.

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1. She asked him if he had read that book.

2. He asked me who the girl over there was.

3. Tom aksed Mary if she had phoned him the day before.

4. I asked Mary if she knew  how far the swimming pool was.

5. He said me if I liked that and I said yes.

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: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning

1. She asked where her umbrella was.
2.Martin asked us how we were.
3.He asked if he had to do it.
4.  The mother asked her daughter where she had been.
5. She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best.
6. She wanted to know what they were doing.
7. He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema.
8.  The teacher wanted to know who spoke English.
9.She asked me how I knew that.
10. My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin.

Choose the best answer :

1. He asked her.....

A. when she leaves the party.

B. when did she leave the party

C. when she left the party

D. when does she leave the party

2. He said, " I bought this book yesterday " -> He told me that......

A. he bought the book yesterday

B. he had bought the book yesterday

C. he had bought the book the day before

D. he bought the book the previous day

3. He said that we would be met at the airport, but in fact, we......

A. wouldn't

B. couldn't

C. didn't

D. weren't

4. He wanted to know..... there.

A. how long time I had been

B. how long I had been

C. how long time had I been

D. how long had I been

5. She asked me what time it was. = In direct speech this should be read: .....

A. She asked, " What time it is? "

B. She asked, " What time it was? "

C. She asked, " What time is it? "

D. She asked, " What time was it? "

6. " Whose motorbike did you borrow last night? ", he asked = In reported speech this should be read:.....

A. He asked me whose motorbike did I borrow last night.

B. He asked me whose motorbike had I borrowed last night.

C. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed last night.

D. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed the night before.

7. " Would you like a cup of coffee? ", she asked.

A. She asked if I like a cup of coffee.

B. She asked if I would like a cup of coffee.

C. She asked if I liked a cup of coffee.

D. She invited me to have a cup of coffee.

8. " Did you close the windows when you left? ", Ha asked.

A. He asked me if I close the windows when I left.

B. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I left.

C. He asked me if I closed the windows when I had left.

D. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I had left.

9. " What are you going to do this weekend?" , she asked.

A. She wanted to know what I am going to do that weekend.

B. She wanted to know what I was going to do this weekend.

C. She wanted to know what I were going to do that weekend.

D. She wanted to know what I was going to do that weekend.

10. She told me that her mother..... to market when I arrived.

A. just went

B. had just gone

C. has just gone

D. had just been gone

11. " Whose book is on my desk? ", the teacher asked us......

A. whose book is on his desk

B. whose book was on his desk

C. whose book on his desk is

D. whose book on his desk was

12. She asked me to sit next to Mary. = In direct speech, this should be read: "....", she said.

A. Please sitting next to Mary

B. Next to Mary, please

C. Please to sit next to Mary

D. Please sit next to Mary

13. " Who wrote this letter? ", said the teacher - The teacher....

A. asked us who had written that letter

B. asked us who that letter had written

C. asked us who had written the letter

D. told to us who had written letter

14. I asked Lan if......

A. she enjoys her music class

B. she will enjoy her music class

C. did she enjoy her music class

D. she enjoyed her music class

15. " We always try to please you ". She says to me.......

A. we always tried to please me

B. they always tried to please me

C. we always try to please me

D. they always try to please me

16. " Be careful! The paint is wet ", she shouted.

A. She said be careful because the paint was wet

B. She told me be careful because the paint was wet

C. She asked me to be careful because the paint is wet

D. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet

17. " Can I make an appointment to see the doctor? "

A. Jenny asked to see the doctor

B. Jenny asked if the doctor could make an appointment

C. Jenny asked whether she can make an appointment the doctor

D. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor

18. " Did they tell you when they left school? ", he said to me = In reported speech, this could be read:...

A. He asked me if they told me when they left school

B. He asked me if they told me when they had left school

C. He asked me if they had told me when they left school

D. He asked me if they had told me when they had left school

19. She asked me how old Jimmy was. = In direct speech, this could be read :....

A. She asked, " How old Jimmy was? "

B. She asked, " How old Jimmy is? "

C. She asked, " How old was Jimmy? "

D. She asked, " How old is Jimmy? "

20. " When did your sister arrive? ", he asked.

A. He asked me when my sister arrived

B. He wanted to know when my sister arrived

C. He asked me when my sister had arrived

D. He wanted to know when had my sister arrived

21. " Is he the man who came here yesterday? ". I wanted to know.......

A. if he was the man who came here yesterday

B. if he was the man who came here the day before

C. if he was the man who had come here the day before

D. if he was the man who had come there the day before

22. He said to me, " Shut this door, don't lock it. " - He told me ......

A. to shut the door, don't lock it

B. shut the door, not lock it

C. shut the door, don't lock it

D. to shut the door, not to lock it

23. He told me that.........

A. he has just finished typing

B. he just finished typing

C. he had just finished typing

D. had he just finished typing

24. He asked me..... to her birthday party the night before.

A. whether I come

B. if I come

C. whether I had come

D. if I come

25. The man asked me what my name was. He said, "...... ?"

A. What your name is

B. What's your name

C. What your name was

D. What was your name

26. I asked her where......... it.

A. does she put

B. she put

C. did she put

D. she puts

27. Nam asked her now far...... from her house to her school.

A. is it

B. was it

C. it was

D. it is

28. She asked me....... I smoked

A. could

B. can

C. if

D. would

29. She asked me whether I...... pop music.

A. liked

B. like

C. could like

D. would like

30. She said that she was having a wonderful time......

A. tomorrow

B. there

C. this

D. next week

31. Mrs. Hoa said she..... have a new job the following month

A. may

B. will

C. might

D. can

32. I asked her what sort of heating.......

A. was there

B. there is

C. there was

D. there are

33. He said that...... rose were for me.

A. those

B. these.

C. they

D. there

Choose the best answer :

1. He asked her.....

A. when she leaves the party.

B. when did she leave the party

C. when she left the party

D. when does she leave the party

2. He said, " I bought this book yesterday " -> He told me that......

A. he bought the book yesterday

B. he had bought the book yesterday

C. he had bought the book the day before

D. he bought the book the previous day

3. He said that we would be met at the airport, but in fact, we......

A. wouldn't

B. couldn't

C. didn't

D. weren't

4. He wanted to know..... there.

A. how long time I had been

B. how long I had been

C. how long time had I been

D. how long had I been

5. She asked me what time it was. = In direct speech this should be read: .....

A. She asked, " What time it is? "

B. She asked, " What time it was? "

C. She asked, " What time is it? "

D. She asked, " What time was it? "

6. " Whose motorbike did you borrow last night? ", he asked = In reported speech this should be read :.....

A. He asked me whose motorbike did I borrow last night.

B. He asked me whose motorbike had I borrowed last night.

C. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed last night.

D. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed the night before.

7. " Would you like a cup of coffee? ", she asked.

A. She asked if I like a cup of coffee.

B. She asked if I would like a cup of coffee.

C. She asked if I liked a cup of coffee.

D. She invited me to have a cup of coffee.

8. " Did you close the windows when you left? ", Ha asked.

A. He asked me if I close the windows when I left.

B. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I left.

C. He asked me if I closed the windows when I had left.

D. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I had left.

9. " What are you going to do this weekend?" , she asked.

A. She wanted to know what I am going to do that weekend.

B. She wanted to know what I was going to do this weekend.

C. She wanted to know what I were going to do that weekend.

D. She wanted to know what I was going to do that weekend.

10. She told me that her mother..... to market when I arrived.

A. just went

B. had just gone

C. has just gone

D. had just been gone

11. " Whose book is on my desk? ", the teacher asked us......

A. whose book is on his desk

B. whose book was on his desk

C. whose book on his desk is

D. whose book on his desk was

12. She asked me to sit next Mary. = In direct speech, this should be read : "....", she said.

A. Please sitting next to Mary

B. Next to Mary, please

C. Please to sit next to Mary

D. Please sit next to Mary

13. " Who wrote this letter? ", said the teacher - The teacher....

A. asked us who had written that letter .

B. asked us who that letter had written

C. asked us who had written the letter

D. told to us who had written letter

14. I asked Lan if......

A. she enjoys her music class

B. she will enjoy her music class

C. did she enjoy her music class

D. she enjoyed her music class

15. " We always try to please you ". She says to me.......

A. we always tried to please me

B. they always tried to please me

C. we always try to please me

D. they always try to please me

16. " Be careful! The paint is wet ", she shouted.

A. She said be careful because the paint was wet

B. She told me be careful because the paint was wet

C. She asked me to be careful because the paint is wet

D. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet

17. " Can I make an appointment to see the doctor? "

A. Jenny asked to see the doctor

B. Jenny asked if the doctor could make an appointment

C. Jenny asked whether she can make an appointment the doctor

D. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor

18. " Did they tell you when they left school? ", he said to me = In reported speech, this could be read:....

A. He asked me if they told me when they left school

B. He asked me if they told me when they had left school

C. He asked me if they had told me when they left school

D. He asked me if they had told me when they had left school

19. She asked me how old Jimmy was. = In direct speech, this could be read :....

A. She asked, " How old Jimmy was? "

B. She asked, " How old Jimmy is? "

C. She asked, " How old was Jimmy? "

D. She asked, " How old is Jimmy? "

20. " When did your sister arrive? ", he asked.

A. He asked me when my sister arrived

B. He wanted to know when my sister arrived

C. He asked me when my sister had arrived

D. He wanted to know when had my sister arrived

21. " Is he the man who came here yesterday? ". I wanted to know.......

A. if he was the man who came here yesterday

B. if he was the man who came here the day before

C. if he was the man who had come here the day before

D. if he was the man who had come there the day before

22. He said to me, " Shut this door, don't lock it. " - He told me that.......

A. to shut the door, don't lock it

B. shut the door, not lock it

C. shut the door, don't lock it

D. to shut the door, not to lock it

23. He told me that.........

A. he has just finished typing

B. he just finished typing

C. he had just finished typing

D. had he just finished typing

24. He asked me..... to her birthday party the night before.

A. whether I come

B. if I come

C. whether I had come

D. if I come

25. The man asked me what my name was. He said, "...... ?"

A. What your name is

B. What's your name

C. What your name was

D. What was your name

26. I asked her where......... it.

A. does she put

B. she put

C. did she put

D. she puts

27. Nam asked her now far...... from her house to her school.

A. is it

B. was it

C. it was

D. it is

28. She asked me....... I smoked

A. could

B. can

C. if

D. would

29. She asked me whether I...... pop music.

A. liked

B. like

C. could like

D. would like

30. She said that she was having a wonderful time......

A. tomorrow

B. there

C. this

D. next week

31. Mrs. Hoa said she..... have a new job the following month

A. may

B. will

C. might

D. can

32. I asked her what sort of heating.......

A. was there

B. there is

C. there was

D. there are

33. He said that...... rose were for me.

A. those

B. these.

C. they

D. there

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