Change these sentences into Reported Speech:

EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)

1. "Where does your father work?"

....................................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. "Are there some oranges in the fridge?"

....................................... She asked her mom whether there were some oranges in the fridge..............................................................

5. The teacher said to Lien "What's your hobby?"

....................................The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.................................................................

6. "How do you go to the airport?"

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

7. "How much does this dress cost?"

.....................................Lan asked Lien how much that dress cost................................................................

8. Ba asked Tam "How ofen do you wash your clothes?"

.....................................Ba asked Tam how often he washed his clothes...............................................................

9. "When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?"

.................................... Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA................................................................

10. "How many books do the students need?"

.................................................The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed....................................................

1. "Where does your father work?" The teacher asked me

\(\Rightarrow\) The teacher asked me where my father worked.

2. "How many people are there in your family?" She asked Lan

\(\Rightarrow\) She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.

3. Tam's friend asked him "How long will you stay in England?"

\(\Rightarrow\) Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England.

4. "Are there some oranges in the fridge?" She asked her mom

\(\Rightarrow\) She asked her mom whether there were some oranges in the fridge.

5. The teacher said to Lien "What's your hobby?"

\(\Rightarrow\) The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.

6. "How do you go to the airport?" His friend asked him

\(\Rightarrow\) His friend asked him how he went to the airport.

7. "How much does this dress cost?" Lan asked Lien

\(\Rightarrow\) Lan asked Lien how much that dress cost.

8. Ba asked Tam "How ofen do you wash your clothes?"

\(\Rightarrow\) Ba asked Tam how often he washed his clothes.

9. "When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?" Phong asked Thu

\(\Rightarrow\) Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA.

10. "How many books do the students need?" the librarian asked my teacher

\(\Rightarrow\) The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed.

Reported Speech

A. Commands/ Requests

1. Mrs. Jackson said to Alice "Could you give me a hand, please?"

=> Mrs. Jackson told Alice to give her a hand.

2. The lifeguard said "Don't swim out too far, boys."

=> The lifeguard asked the boys not to swim out too far.

3. Nam said to the taxi driver "Please turn left at the first traffic light."

=> Nam told the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic light.

4. She said to her son "Go straight upstairs and get to bed."

=> She told her son to go straight upstairs and get to bed.

5. The police said "Don't touch anything in the room."

=> The police asked me not to touch anything in the room.

B. Statements

1. Lan said "I will be very busy tomorrow."

=> Lan said that she would be very busy the following day.

2. Thu said "All the students will have a meeting next Sunday."

=> Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the following Sunday.

3. Tam said " I can swim across this river."

=> Tam said that she could swim across that river.

4. His sister said "I don't buy this book."

=> His sister said that she didn't buy that book.

5. The boys said "We have to try our best to win the match."

=> The boys said that they had to try their best to win the match.

6. Her father said to her " You can go to the movie with your friends."

=> Her father told her that she could go to the movie with her friends.

7. Her classmate said "Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class."

=> Her classmate said that Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class.

8. The teacher said "The Sun rises in the East."

=> The teacher said that the Sun rises in the East.

C. "Yes/ No" questions

1. "Do you enjoy reading books?", Phong asked Peter.

=> Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading books.

2. "Does she like sports?", Hoa asked Lan.

=> Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports.

3. "Can you drive your bicycle to school?", Ba said to Tuan.

=> Ba asked Tuan if he could drive his bicycle to school.

4. "May I use your dictionary for a moment?", Nga asked Hoa.

=> Nga asked Hoa if she might use her dictionary for a moment.

5. "Are you fond of watching television?", Tuan said to Ba.

=> Tuan asked Ba if he was fond of watching television.

6. "Will she be here for five days?", Tom asked Thu.

=> Tom asked Thu if she would be here for five days.

7. "Will the students in grade 9 have their final exam in May?", Phong asked his teacher.

=> Phong asked his teacher if the students in grade 9 would have their final exam in May.

D. "W-H" Questions

1. "Where are you going?", Lan asked.

=> Lan asked me where I was going.

2. "Where does your father work?", the teacher asked me.

=> The teacher asked me where my father worked.

3. "How far is it from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau? ", a tourist asked.

=> A tourist asked me how far it was from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau.

4. "How many people are there in your family?", she asked Lan.

=> She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.

5. "How long will you stay in England? ", Tan's friends asked him.

=> Tan's friends asked him how long he would stay in England.

6. "What language do you speak?", Mr. Ba asked Thu.

=> Mr. Ba asked Thu what language she spoke.

7. "How much does this coat cost?", Lan asked Lien.

=> Lan asked Lien how much that coat costed.

8."What aspect of learning English do the students find most difficult?", the teacher said to his students.

=> The teacher asked his students what aspect of learning English the students found most difficult.

E. Mixed Reported Speech

1. "Are you going to visit your aunt tomorrow? ", asked Tom.

=> Tom asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day after.

2. "Listen to me and don't make a noise in class.", said the teacher to his students.

=> The teacher told his students to listen to him and not to make a noise in class.

3. "I'm tired of eating fish", said Mary to Hellen.

=> Mary told Hellen that she was tired of eating fish.

4. "The Earth always goes round the Sun.", said our teacher.

=> Our teacher said that the Earth always goes round the Sun.

5. "Where are you going for your holidays?", asked Martha.

=> Martha asked me where I was going for my holidays.

6. "I didn't steal your fur coat yesterday.", said Sammy to Jean.

=> Sammy told Jean that he hadn't stolen his fur coat the day before.

7. "You must do your homework every day.", said Miss Borne to us.

=> Miss Borne told us that we had to do our homework every day.

8. "Will we read the story?", Billy said to his teacher.

=> Billy told his teacher if they would read the story.

1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock"

nam said he was told to be at school before 7 o'clock

2. Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week”

thu said all the students would have a meeting the following week

3. Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”

phong said his parents were very proud of his good marks

4. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”

the teaacher said all the homework had to be done carefully

5. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”

her father said to her she could go to the movie with her friend

6. Hoa said “I may visit my parents in the summer”

hoa said she might visit her parents in the summer

7. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”

the teacher said they can collect old books for the poor students

8. She said “She doesn’t buy this book”

she said she didn't buy that book

9. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”

the boys said they had ti try their best to win the match

10. Her classmate said “Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class”

her classmate said lan was the most intelligent girl in their class

11. They told us “Our friends will get the award for their highest scores”

they told us their friends would get the award for their highest scores

12. He said “I will go to school by bus tomorrow”

he said he would go to school by bus the next day

13. Phong said “I need to learn more vocabulary”

phong said he needed to learn more vocabulary

14. His brother told him “You can use my computer today”

his brother told him he could use his computer that day

15. Mai said “I can not go to the movies with you, Nam”

mai said to nam she could not go to the movies with him

Change these sentences into Reported Speech:

EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS)

1. Nam said "I am told to be at school before 7 o'clock"

-> Nam said he was told to be at school before 7 o'clock

2. Thu said "All the students will have a meeting next week"

-> Thu said all the students would have a meeting the following week

3. Phong said "My parents are very proud of my good marks"

-> Phong said his parents were very proud of his good marks

4. The teacher said "All the homework must be done carefully"

-> The teacher said all the homework had to be done carefully

5. Her father said to her "You can go to the movie with your friend"

-> Her father said to her she could go to the movie with her friend

6. Hoa said "I may visit my parents in the summer

-> Hoa said she had to visit her parents in the summer

7. The teacher said "We can collect old book for the poor students"

-> The teacher said they could collect old book for the poor students

8. She said "She doesn't buy this book"

-> She said she didn't buy that book

9. The boys said "We have to try our best to win the match"

-> The boys said they had to try their best to win the match

10. Her classmate said "Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class"

-> Her classmate said Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class

11. They told us "Our friends will get the award for their highest scores"

-> They told us their friends would get the award for their highest scores

12. He said "I will go to school by bus tomorrow"

-> He said he would go to school by bus the following day

13. Phong said "I need to learn more vocabulary"

-> Phong said he needed to learn more vocabulary

14. His brother told him "You can use my computer today"

-> His brother told him he could use hid computer that day

15. Mai said "I can not go to the movies with you, Nam"

-> Mai said to Nam she couldn't go to the movies with him

Put the following into Reported speech
1. He said to her, "Do you like your headmaster?"
=> He asked her if she liked her headmaster.
2. Her mother said to her, " Can parents visit the school at any time?"
=> Her mother asked her if parents could visit the school at any time.
3. She said, "Are the playing fields near the school?"
=> She wanted to know if the playing fields were near the school.
4. She said to me, "Did you go to the city last week?"
=> She asked me if I went to the city the previous week.
5. He asked them, "How big are your classes?"
=> He asked them how big their classes were.
6. The teacher said to the boy, "Why do you go to school late?"
=> The teacher asked the boy why he went to school late.
7. I said to her, "What is your new house like?"
=> I asked her what her new house was like.
8. "What else did you see?" The policeman asked him
​=> The policeman asked him what else he had seen.

Change the indirect speech to reported speech.

1. Jane asked him, “How long are you going to be out?”

 Jane asked him how long he was going to be out. _________

2. The teacher asked the students, “What is the answer?”

The teacher asked the students what the answer was. ______

3. The man asked them, “Who called the fire brigade?”

The man asked them who had called the fire brigade. _______

4. The reporter asked the fireman, “How many houses were damaged in the fire?”.

The reporter asked the fireman how many houses had been damaged in the fire.

5. His wife asked him, “How long are you going to stay?”

His wife asked him how long he was going to stay. __________

6. My mother asked me, “Did you post the letter yesterday?”

My mother asked me if I had posted the letter the day before. __

7. Tim asked John, “Where have you been all afternoon?”

Tim asked John where he had been all that afternoon. ________

8. Mary asked him, “What is the problem?”

Mary asked him what the problem was. ____________________

9. His father asked her, “What time will you be back?”

His father asked her what time she would be back. ___________

10. Mandy asked John, “Why did you do that?”

Mandy asked John why he had done that. _________________

11. Carl asked her, “Where is the meeting?”

Carl asked her where the meeting was. ____________________

1. The doctor said to me that I could leave the hospital that day.

2. The students said that we would take the exam the next week.

3. He said to her that he woud come there to see her again the next day.

4. The students said that I had to do those exercies then.

5. He said that they were learning english then.

6. We said that we should overcome that difficulty.

1. The doctor said to me I could leave the hospital that day.

2. The students said They would take the exam the week after.

3. He said to her He would come there to see her again the day after.

4. the student said He had to do these exercises then.

5. He said They were learning english then.

6. We said They should overcome that difficulty.

1 Nam said that he was told to be at school before 7 o’clock

2 Thomas said all the students would have a meeting the following week

3 She said her parents were very proud of her good marks

4 The teacher said all the homework had to be done carefully

5 Her father said to her that she could go to the movie with her friend

6 She said he might visit her parents in the summer

7 The teacher said they could collect old book for the poor students

8 She said she didn’t buy that book

9 The boys said they had to try their best to win the match

10 Her classmate said Ha was the most intelligent girl in their class

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1."Mom,I want this toy car,''said the boy.

->The boy told his mom he wanted that toy car

2.''You must see your teacher now'',she said to me.

->She advised me to see my teacher then

3."We are learning how to make cakes'',said the bot.

->The boy said they were learning how to make cakes

4.''We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon'',they said

->They said they were going to visit their teacher that afternoon

5.''You must do your exercise with great care,Nam'',the teacher said

->The teacher advised Nam to do his exercise with great care

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1."Mom,I want this toy car,''said the boy.

->The boy told mom that he wanted that toy car.

2.''You must see your teacher now'',she said to me.

->She told me that I had to see my teacher then.

3."We are learning how to make cakes'',said the boy.

->The boy said they were learning how to make cakes

4.''We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon'',they said

->They said they were going to visit their teacher that afternoon

5.''You must do your exercise with great care,Nam'',the teacher said

->The teacher told Nam that he had to do his exercise with great care

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1."Mom,I want this toy car,''said the boy.

->The boy told mom that he wanted that toy car.

2.''You must see your teacher now'',she said to me.

->She told me that I had to see my teacher then.

3."We are learning how to make cakes'',said the boy.

->The boy said they were learning how to make cakes

4.''We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon'',they said

->They said they were going to visit their teacher that afternoon

5.''You must do your exercise with great care,Nam'',the teacher said

->The teacher told Nam that he had to do his exercise with great care