1 He asked me how I spelt my name
2 He asked me if they all attended the meeting
1 He asked me how I spelt my name
2 He asked me if they all attended the meeting
Ex1:Wh-questions reported speech:
1:He asked "How long does it take you to have lunch?"'
2:He asked me"what are you doing at the weekend?"
3:She asked"Why are you late,Tom?"
4:My mother asked"Where is your umbrella?"
5:The secretary asked"who do you want to see,sir?"
6:The students asked"What time does the bell bring?"
7:He asked Tom"what kind ò films do you like watching?"
8:The teacher asked the girl"When do you have to be come?"
9:They always asked"Why don't you let my cat in?"
10:The pasengers asked"When did the last train leave?"
Ex2:Yes-No question reported speech
1:She asked"Do you like with your family,Helen?"
2:He asked"can I borrow your pen, Linda?"
3:He asked me"Does your uncle live in England?"
4:Mary asked Lucy"Will yo come to my birthday party tomorrow?"
5:Mark asked:"Did you phone me last night,John?"
6:He asked "Is this yours mine,David?"
7:She always asked me"Must you always ask me what I'm doing?"
8:The teacher asked"Are you listening to me?"
9:Mary asked"Do you want me to help you, larry?"
10:The officer asked"Are you a foreigner?Can you spell your name?"
I.Change into Inderect Speech
1:She asked"Do you like with your family,Helen?"
2:He asked"can I borrow your pen, Linda?"
3:He asked me"Does your uncle live in England?"
4:Mary asked Lucy"Will yo come to my birthday party tomorrow?"
5:Mark asked:"Did you phone me last night,John?"
6:He asked "Is this yours mine,David?"
7:She always asked me"Must you always ask me what I'm doing?"
8:The teacher asked"Are you listening to me?"
9:Mary asked"Do you want me to help you, larry?"
10:The officer asked"Are you a foreigner?Can you spell your name?"
Write these sentences into reported speech
1."Which book did you take?" asked Tom
2."When are you coming back?" I asked her
3."When did you telephone your mother?" asked Mary
4."How long does the train take?" asked Ann
5. "How far do I have to walk?" she asked
6. "What are you doing?" he asked
7. "Why are you so late?" the teacher asked him
8. I asked the doctor "How many times a day should I take the medicine?"
9."What time does the plane arrive?" we asked
10."Why didn't you phone?" my father asked me
11. "Where did you stay in Paris?" he asked her
12."Who did you see at the meeting?" my father asked me
13."Where are you going?" I asked her
14."How are you?" he asked me
15."How did you go to school?" she asked
How can i pay back the money , mother ? he asked
Why do you study english ? they asked me
What will you say if you receive this letter ? he asked her
Where do your parents work ? they asked me
EXERCISE 18
1. “Will your company open two more branched?” he asked me.
He asked me
2. “Why didn’t you open your eyes?” they asked him.
They asked him
3. “Did they accept your application of the job?” I asked her.
I asked her
4. “Can you help me carry the case?” she asked me.
She asked me
5. “Did he know what happened?” she asked me.
She asked me
6. “Did the accident happen at 6:30 P.M?” they asked me.
They asked me
7. “Will she look after your children when you go away?” he asked me.
He asked me
8. “Were these houses built I 1996?” they asked her.
They asked her
9. “Are they cooking sweet soup?” we asked her.
We asked her
10. “Have you finished your duty?” she asked me.
Ex1:Change these statements into reported speech:
1:"How are you?"Martin asked us
Martin asked us............................
2:He asked"Do I have to do it?"
He asked.......................
3:"Where have you been?"the mother asked her daughter
The mother asked her daughter...................................
4:Which dress do you like best?"she asked her boyfriend
The asked her boyfriend..........................................................
5:"What are they doing?"she asked
She wanted to know..............
7:The teacher asked"Who speaks English?"
The teacher wanted to know...................
8:"How do you know that?" she asked me
She asked me.....................................
9:"Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me
My friend asked me.................................
10:"What's the time?" he asked
He wanted to know.....................
11:"When will we meet again?"she asked me
She asked me.....................
12:"Are you crazy?"She asked him
She asked him..................
13:"Where did they live?"he asked
He wanted to know...............
14:"Will you be at the party?" he asked her
He asked me.........................
15:"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me
She asked me................
16:"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked
The teacher want to know...........
17:"Why don't you help me?" she asked him
She asked him..........................
18:"Did you see that car?"he asked me
He asked me.........................................
19:"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins
The mother asked the twins............................
20:"Stop talking,Joe" the teacher said
The teacher told Joe..................
21:"Be patient,"she said to him
She told him....................
22:"Go to your room" her father said to her
Her father told her.....................
23:"Hurry up" she said to us
She told us....................
I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech
1. Have you seen this film before? He asked me
2. Is your school near here? She said
3. Tom asked his friend, Do you go to school by bus
4. I asked Mary: Can you use a computer?
5. Mr. Ba said: Does your father live here?
6. Have you ever seen a tiger? He asked me
7. Did you study hard for the exam? She asked
8. He asked me, Do you like these trousers?
9. Marry asked me, Will you go to school next week?
10. What's weather like? She asked me
11. How can I solve the problem? I wanted to know
12. What did you think of performance yesterday? She asked me
13. Where is my umbrella? She asked
14. How are you? Martin asked us
15. He asked, Do I have to do it
Change to reported questions
1. He asked: "Do you live in the country Peter?”
He asked me
2. They inquired: "Did you see Charles yesterday morning”?
They inquired
3. She wanted to know: "Will we get there on time, John?'
She wanted to know
4. The policeman wondered: "Don't you know the traffic regulations?”
The policeman wondered
5. The commander asked: "Do our soldiers have enough weapons?”
The commander wanted to know
6. The coach wanted to know: "Can you do your best boys?”
The coach wanted to know
7. He asked: "Are we going to start work tomorrow?"
He asked
8. They inquired: "Have they ever been to America?”
They inquired_
9. She wanted to know: "Is he staying with his family now?”
She wanted to know
10. The residents asked: "Are you going to have our roads repaired, mayor?":