-> he asked them what he would do if he won the lottery
reported speech
what will he do if he wins the lottery ? she asked them
=>She asked them what would he do if he won the lottery
Change these direct questions into reported speech:
1. " Where is he ? " She asked me .............................................................................
2. " What are you doing now, Hoa ? " She asked ..............................................................
3. " Why did you go out last night ? " She asked ..............................................................
4. " Who was that beautiful woman ? " She asked ..............................................................
5. " How is your mother, Lan ? " She asked .....................................................................
6. " What are you going to do at the weekend ? " She asked ................................................
7. " Where will you live after graduation ? " She asked ..........................................................
8. " What were you doing at 8.00 yesterday ? " She asked .......................................................
9. " How was the journey ? " She asked ................................................................................
10. " How often do you go to the cinema ? " She asked ........................................................
11. " Do you live in London, John ? " She asked ....................................................................
12. " Did he arrive on time ? " She asked ................................................................................
13. " Have you been to Paris ? " She asked ..............................................................................
14. " Are you working tonight ? " She asked .............................................................................
15. " Will you come later ? " She asked .............................................................................
16. " Do you like coffee ? " She asked .............................................................................
17. " Is this the road to the station ? " She asked .............................................................................
18. " Do you do your homework everyday ? " She asked .............................................................................
19. " Have you studied reported speech before ? " She asked .............................................................................
20. " What are you going to do on Sunday next week ? " My teacher asked ........................................................
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. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech
1. What is happened to Mr.Brown? He said to us
2. Who is going to live in the big house? He said to her
3. What will happen to his racehorses? She said to us
4. Who is playing next week? He asked me
5. Which team has won? asked Ann
6. When was the timetable changed? He asked me
7. Why has the 2:30 train been cancelled? said Ann
8. When did you begin learning English? He said to us
9. Why did you think it may be dangerous? He asked her
10. Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair? I asked him
11. What games do they play? Tom asked 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
Reported speech
1) "What time is it now?" He asked
2)" When did she visit Paris" He asked
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....................
Reported Speech
1. He said, " If you have time what will you do? "
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2. She said, " If you want to lose weight, you must eat less bread. "
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3. He said, " If I had a map, I would lend it to you. "
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4. He said, " If I had known that you were coming, I would have met you at the airport. "
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5. He wondered, " If the baby is the girl what will they call her? "
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6. He said, " If I lived near my office, I'd be in time for work. "
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7. She said, " If you feel ill, why don't you go to bed? "
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Exercise 12: Change these sentences into reported speech. (2)
2. “Did he arrive on time?”
She asked me if he had arrived on time..............................................................
3. “Have you been to Paris?”
She asked me if I had been to Paris......................................................................
4. “Can you help me?”
She asked me ..........................................................................................................
5. “Are you working tonight?”
She asked me ..........................................................................................................
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me ..........................................................................................................
9. “How was the journey?”
She asked me ..........................................................................................................
10. “How often do you go to the cinema”
She asked me ..........................................................................................................
