I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. What country do you come from? said Bill

Bill asked What country i came from

2. Where did you spend your holiday last summer? He said to her

He sasked her Where she had spent your holiday last summer

3. What are you going to study? He said to Mary

He asked Mary What she was going to study

4. What do you think of the canteen coffee? asked Peter

Peter asked What I thought of the canteen coffee

5. Where were you last night? He said to her

He asked her Where she had been the night before

6. Tom said to the girl, When did you have this picture taken?

Tom asked the girl When she had had this picture taken

7, He said to me, Are you a teacher?

He asked me if i was a teacher

8. Are you hungry now? She said to me

She asked me if i was hungry then

9. He said to me, do you understand it now?

He asked me if i understood it then

10. Did you pass the exam, John? The teacher asked

The teacher asked if jonh had passed the exam

11. Did you phone me yesterday? Tom asked Mary

Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the previous day

Đáp án:

- Cấu trúc tường thuật dạng câu hỏi: S + asked + O + Wh-words + S + V

- Giữ nguyên cấu trúc điều kiện loại 2: If + S + V(quá khứ đơn), S + would + V …

- Thay đổi đại từ, tân ngữ: you => I, you => me

Đáp án: My friend asked me what I would do if someone gave me a million pounds.

Tạm dịch: Bạn tôi hỏi tôi sẽ làm gì nếu ai đó tặng tôi một triệu bảng.

1 She asked Minh if he could speak English

2 Thanh asked her teacher if she would finish her exercise at home

CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEACH

1.They asked him,"Do you like to play this game?"

->they asked him if he liked to play that game

2.He said to me"I must finish these works on time"

->He told me he had to finish those works on time

3.She asked me"Why do you have to do this work"

->She aked me why i had to do that work

4.He said to me,"Do this test again,please"

->He requested me to do that test again

5.The teacher said to them,"Don't make noise in class"

->The teacher told them not to make noise in class

6.Mary said to me,"Can I borrow you some money?I want to buy this shirt"

->Mary asked me if she could borrow me some money, she wanted to buy that shirt

7.They asked him,"Shall we go to the stadium tomorrow?"

->They invited him to go to the stadium the following day

8.She said"I am thinking about my childhood days"

->She said she was thinking about her childhood days

9.The interviewer said to me"why do you want this job?"

->The interviewer asked me why i wanted that job

10."I'm very grateful to you for such a wonderful evening,Nam"

->Lan told Nam she was very grateful to him for such a wonderful evening

11.'Who gave you the money?"

->I asked my son who had given him the money

CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEACH

1.They asked him,"Do you like to play this game?"

->they asked...HIM IF HE LIKED TO PLAY THAT GAME.....

2.He said to me"I must finish these works on time"

->He asked......ME THAT HE HAD TO FINISH THOSE WORKS ON TIME........

3.She asked me"Why do you have to do this work"

->She saked.....ME WHY I HAD TO DO THAT WORK.......

4.He said to me,"Do this test again,please"

->He requested me.......TO DO THAT TEST AGAIN........

5.The teacher said to them,"Don't make noise in class"

->The teacher told....THEM NOT TO MAKE NOISE IN CLASS.......

6.Mary said to me,"Can I borrow you some money?I want to buy this shirt"

->Mary asked me....IF SHE COULD BORROW ME SOME MONEY BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO BUY THAT SHIRT.......

7.They asked him,"Shall we go to the stadium tomorrow?"

->They invited him.....TO GO TO THE STADIUM THE NEXT DAY........

8.She said"I am thinking about my childhood days"

->She said...THAT SHE WAS THINKING ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD DAYS.....

9.The interviewer said to me"why do you want this job?"

->The interviewer asked......ME WHY I WANTED THAT JOB..........

10."I'm very grateful to you for such a wonderful evening,Nam"

->Lan said...TO NAM THAT SHE WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO HIM FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL EVENING.....

11.'Who gave you the money?"

->I asked my son...WHO HE HAD GIVEN THE MONEY.....

CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEACH

1.They asked him,"Do you like to play this game?"

->they asked....him if he liked to play that game....

2.He said to me"I must finish these works on time"

->He told......me he had to finish those work on time........

3.She asked me"Why do you have to do this work"

->She asked......me why I had to do that work......

4.He said to me,"Do this test again,please"

->He requested me.......to do that test again........

5.The teacher said to them,"Don't make noise in class"

->The teacher told......them not to make noise in class......

6.Mary said to me,"Can I borrow you some money?I want to buy this shirt"

->Mary asked me.....if she could borrow me some money to buy that shirt......

7.They asked him,"Shall we go to the stadium tomorrow?"

->They invited him.......to go to the stadium the following day......

8.She said"I am thinking about my childhood days"

-> She said....she was thinking about her childhood days....

9.The interviewer said to me"why do you want this job?"

-> The interviewer asked........me why I wanted that job........

10."I'm very grateful to you for such a wonderful evening,Nam"

-> Lan said....she was very grateful to Nam for such a wonderful evening....

11.'Who gave you the money?"->I asked my son....who had given him the money....

Put the following sentences into reported speech statements

1. She asked me: " How old are you?"

-> She asked me how old I was.

2.She asked me: "Which grade are you in"

-> She asked me which grade I was in.

3.Miss Nga said: " I love these roses"

-> Miss Nga said that she loved those roses.

4.Lan asked me: "Are you ten years old?"

-> Lan asked me if I was ten years old.

5.My new teacher asked me:" Can you speak English?"

-> My new teacher asked me if I could speak English.

=> She asked me how old I was.

=> She asked me which grade I was in.

=> Miss Nga said that she loved those roses.

=> Lan asked me if I was ten years old.

=> My new teacher asked me if I could speak English.

Câu trần thuật:

1. He said to me : "I can 't do this test. "

HE SAID TO ME THAT HE COULD DO THE TEST.

2. They said to him : "We are learning English now. "

THEY SAID TO HIM THAT THEY WERE LEARNING ENGLISH THEN.

3. She said to me :"I will go to China next week. "

SHE SAID TO ME THAT SHE ƯƠULD GO TO CHINA THE NEXT WEEK.

4. They asked him : "Do you like to play this game? "

THE ASKED HIM IF HE LIKED TO PLAY THAT GAME.

5. Phong said to Hoa : " I must finish these works on time. "

PHONG SAID TO HOA THAT HE HAD TO FINISH THOSE WORKS ON TIME.

6. She asked me : "Why do you have to do this work? "

SHE ASKED ME WHY I HAD TO DO THAT WORK.

7. The teacher said to the students : " don't make nosie in class!"

THE TEACHER TOD THE STUDENTS NOT TO MAKE NOISE IN CLASS.

8. Mart said to me : "Can i borrow you some money? "

MART ASKED ME IF HE COULD BORROW ME SOME MONEY.

9. "I have something to show you now". He said to me

HE SAID TO ME THAT HE HAD SOMETHING TO SHOW ME THEN.

10." I'm leaving here for Hue tomorrow" . My friend said to me

MY FRIEND SAID TO ME THAT HE WAS LEAVING THERE FOR HUE THE NEXT DAY.

11." I'll come with you as soon as I am ready". Tom said to her

TOM SAID TO HER THAT HE WOULD COME WITH HER AS SOON AS HE WAS READY.

12. "Who puts the salt in my cup of coffee? ". Asked Peter

PETER ASKED WHO PUT THE SALT IN HIS CUP OF COFFEE.

VII. Change the following sentences into reported speech
1. “I’ll take you to the zoo tomorrow” my mother said to me.
→my mother told me she would take me to the zoo the next day
2. Jane said to Bill “When do you expect to finish your assignment?”
→Jane told Bill when he expected to finish his assignment
3. The man said to the boy “Can you show me the way to the bank?”
→the man told the boy to show him the way to the bank
4. “Don’t be so silly” Mr. John said to his wife.
→Mr John told his wife not to be so silly
5. “Give a smile” the photographer said to me.
→the photographer told me to give a smile.
6. "Please, help me to make a decision" Ann asked her friend.
→Ann asked her friend to help her to make a decision 
7. Be a good girl and sit quietly for five minutes” the nurse said to the child.
→the nurse told the child to be a goog girl and sit quietly for 5 minutes
8. My sister said to me “Are you crazy?’.
→My sister asked me if i was crazy
9. She asked me “Have you ever seen a flying saucer?”.
→she asked me if i had ever  seen a flying saucer
10. James said “Do you want me to send this letter for you”.
→James asked me if i wanted him to send that letter for me

1. “I’ll take you to the zoo tomorrow” my mother said to me.
→ My mother told me she would take me to the zoo the next day
2. Jane said to Bill “When do you expect to finish your assignment?”
→ Jane told Bill when he expected to finish his assignment
3. The man said to the boy “Can you show me the way to the bank?”
→ The man told the boy to show him the way to the bank
4. “Don’t be so silly” Mr. John said to his wife.
→ Mr John told his wife not to be so silly
5. “Give a smile” the photographer said to me.
→ The photographer told me to give a smile.
6. ''Please, help me to make a decision'' Ann asked her friend.
→ Ann asked her friend to help her to make a decision 
7. Be a good girl and sit quietly for five minutes” the nurse said to the child.
→ The nurse told the child to be a goog girl and sit quietly for 5 minutes
8. My sister said to me “Are you crazy?’.
→ My sister asked me if i was crazy
9. She asked me “Have you ever seen a flying saucer?”.
→ She asked me if i had ever  seen a flying saucer
10. James said “Do you want me to send this letter for you”.
→ James asked me if i wanted him to send that letter for me