Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

1.  "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.→ She asked

2.  "How are you?" Martin asked us.→ Martin asked us

3.  He asked, "Do I have to do it?"→ He asked

4.  "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.→ The mother asked her daughter

5.  "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.→ She asked her boyfriend

6.  "What are they doing?" she asked.→ She wanted to know

7.  "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.→ He wanted to know

8.  The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"→ The teacher wanted to know

9.  "How do you know that?" she asked me.→ She asked me

10.   "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.→ My friend asked me

I. Change the sentences into reported speech. 
Wh question
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
She asked............................................. ......................
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
Martin asked us................................................ ...................
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.
She asked her boyfriend......................................... ..........................
5. "What are they doing?" she asked.
She wanted to know.............................................. .....................
6. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
The teacher wanted to know.............................................. .....................
7. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
She asked me................................................ ...................
8. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
- He asked... ......................................................................
9. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.
- She asked us.... ...................................................................
10. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.
- I asked him …………………………………………......
Yes/ No question
1. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
- I asked her... ....................................................................
2. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.
- The girl wanted to know... ..............................................
3. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.
- Tom asked Jean.... ..............................................................
4. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.
- She wanted to know.... ..................................................
5. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
- She wanted to know.... ............................................................
6. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked.
- She asked me .......................................................................
7. “Will I find a job?”, Tim said to himself.
- Tim wondered.......................................................................................
8. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother.
- Anna asked............................................................................................
9. He said to his friend: “Did you see the accident yesterday?”
- He asked his friend……………………………………………………
10. My friend asked me: “Have you a lot of money?”
- My friend asked me………………………………………………..

Exercise 2: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning

1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.

→ She asked 

2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.

→ Martin asked us 

3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

→ He asked

4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

→ The mother asked her daughter 

5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

→ She asked her boyfriend 

6. "What are they doing?" she asked.

→ She wanted to know 

7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.

→ He wanted to know 

8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

→ The teacher wanted to know

9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.

→ She asked me

10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.

→ My friend asked me

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II. Hoàn thành các câu trong bài câu tường thuật.

1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.

- She asked............................................. ......................

2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.

- Martin asked us................................................ ...................

3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

- He asked............................................. ......................

4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

- The mother asked her daughter.......................................... .........................

5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

- She asked her boyfriend......................................... ..........................

6. "What are they doing?" she asked.

- She wanted to know.............................................. .....................

7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.

- He wanted to know.............................................. .....................

8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

- The teacher wanted to know.............................................. .....................

9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.

- She asked me................................................ ...................

10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.

- My friend asked me................................................ ...................

11. “Where are you going?” he asked her.

- He asked her where.........................................................

12. “Which way did they go?” he asked.

- He asked... ......................................................................

13. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.

- I asked her... ....................................................................

14. “He’s not at home”, she said.

- She said that... .................................................................

17. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.

- The girl wanted to know... ..............................................

18. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.

- Thomas asked Jean.....

19. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.

She said that...

20. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.

- She asked us.... ...................................................................

21. “I’ll phone you tomorrow,” he told Jack.

- He told Jack that.... .............................................................

22. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.

- Tom asked Jean.... ..............................................................

23. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.

- He said that.... ...................................................................

24. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.

- I asked him....

25. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.

- She wanted to know.... ..................................................

26. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked.

- She asked.......................................................................

27. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Mary asked.

- Mary asked.......................................................................

28. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.

- Peter asked if .......................................................................

29. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager.

- The office manager wondered............................................................

30. “When was your little boy born?” said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.

- The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley...............................................................

31. “Will I find a job?”, Tim said to himself.

- Tim wondered.......................................................................................

32. “When is the first day of your holiday, Peter?” Martha asked.

- Martha asked Peter .....................................................................

33. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother.

- Anna asked...........................................................................................

34. “I’ve seen the film three times, Mary” said George.

- George said...........................................................................................

35. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked us.

- The landlady asked................................................................................

36. “Breakfast will not be served after 9. 30” said the notice.

- The notice said that..............................................................................

37. “Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?”

- I asked..................................................................................................

38. “How many jobs have you had since 2000?” the interviewer asked Mr. Simpson.

- The interviewer asked ...........................................................................

39. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police?” the officer asked the frightened witness.

- The officer wanted to know...................................................................

1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.

She asked............................................. ......................

2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.

Martin asked us................................................ ...................

3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

He asked............................................. ......................

4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

The mother asked her daughter.......................................... .........................

5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

She asked her boyfriend......................................... ..........................

* Change into reported questions
1. “Where is the best place to drink tea?”, Kieu asked.
2. He asked me “When did you buy this cake?”
3. “What do you want for dinner tonight, Ly?”, he asked.
4. My sister asked him, “How long have you learnt English?”
5. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
6. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
7. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
8. "What are you doing?" she asked them
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
10. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

I. Hoàn thành các câu trong bài câu tường thuật.

1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
She asked............................................. ......................

2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
Martin asked us................................................ ...................

3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
He asked............................................. ......................

4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
The mother asked her daughter.......................................... .........................

5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
She asked her boyfriend......................................... ..........................

6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
She wanted to know.............................................. .....................

7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
He wanted to know.............................................. .....................

8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
The teacher wanted to know.............................................. .....................

9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
She asked me................................................ ...................

10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
My friend asked me................................................ ...................

9. She asked me how I knew that.

10. My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin.

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