She asked where her umbrella was

Martin asked us how we were

He asked if he had to do it

The mother asked her daughter where she had been

She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best

She wanted to know what they were doing

He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema

The teacher wanted to know who spoke English

She asked me how I knew that

My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin

Exercise 1:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

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

→ She asked me where her umbrella was

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

→ Martin asked us how we were

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

→ He asked me if he had to do it

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

→ The mother asked her daughter where she had been

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

→ She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best

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

→ She wanted to know what they were doing

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

→ He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema

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

→ The teacher wanted to know who spoke English

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

→ She asked me how I knew that

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

→ My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

"What's the time?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know what the time was

"When will we meet again?" she asked me.

→ She asked me when we would meet again

"Are you crazy?" she asked him.

→ She asked him if he was crazy

"Where did they live?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know where they had lived

"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.

→ He asked her if she will be at the party

"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.

→ She asked me if I could meet her at the station

"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.

→ The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer

"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.

→ She wanted to know why he didn't help her

"Did you see that car?" he asked me.

→ He asked me if I had seen that car

"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.

→ The mother asked the twins if they had tidied their toom

EXERCISES 3: (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)

1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Phong asked Peter

….………………Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading…………………………………………………………….

2. “Does she like sports?” Hoa asked Lan

…..………………Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports…………………………………………………………….

3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam

………………She asked Nam if his sister and brother went to the same school…………………………………………………………………………………………….

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

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

5. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend

…………He asked his friend if it would rain the day after morning………………………………..…………………………………………………………………

6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter

…………Tam asked Peter if he had gone to Hue 3 years before……………………………..……………………………………………………………………

7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan

…………Tuan asked Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for class…………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”

………She asked me if I could speak Chinese……………………………..………………………………………………………………………

9. “Will she be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu

…………Tam asked Thu if she would be there for 8 days………………………………………..…………………………………………………………

10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba

She asked Ba if he had been reading his book at 8 o'clock the Sunday before

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

→ She asked where her umnrella was

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

→ Martin asked us how we were

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

→ He asked if he had to do it

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

→ The mother asked her daughter where she had been

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

→ She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best

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

→ She wanted to know what they were doing

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

→ He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema

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

→ The teacher wanted to know who spoke E

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

→ She asked me How I did that

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

→ My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

"What's the time?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know What the time was

"When will we meet again?" she asked me.

→ She asked me when we would met again

"Are you crazy?" she asked him.

→ She asked him if he was crazy

"Where did they live?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know where they lived

"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.

→ He asked her if she would be at the party

"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.

→ She asked me iff she can met at the station

"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.

→ The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer

"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.

→ She wanted to know why he didn't help her

"Did you see that car?" he asked me.

→ He asked me if I saw that car

"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.

→ The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room

EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1.  “Where is he?”

She asked me ___________where he was___________________________________________

2.  “What are you doing?”

She asked me ______________what i was doing then________________________________________

3.  “Why did you go out last night?”

She asked me _______why l had gone out the pervious night_______________________________________________

4.  “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me _____________who that beautiful woman had been_________________________________________

5.  “How is your mother?”

She asked me _____________how my mother was_________________________________________

6.  “What are you going to do at the weekend?”

She asked me ________________what l was doing to do at the weekend______________________________________

7.  “Where will you live after graduation?”

She asked me ________________where l would live after graduation______________________________________

8.  “What were you doing when I saw you?”

She asked me _______________what I had been doing when she had seen me_______________________________________

9.  “How was the journey?”

She asked me ____________how the journey had been__________________________________________

10.  “How often do you go to the cinema?”

She asked me ______________how often i went to the cinema________________________________________

11.  “Do you live in London?”

She asked me _____________________if i lived in London_________________________________

12.  “Did he arrive on time?”

She asked me __________if he had arrived on time____________________________________________

13.  “Have you been to Paris?”

She asked me _____________if l had been to Paris_________________________________________

14.  “Can you help me?”

She asked me ___________if I could help her___________________________________________

15.  “Are you working tonight?”

She asked me ________________if I was working that night______________________________________

16.  “Will you come later?”

She asked me ________________if l would come later______________________________________

17.  “Do you like coffee?”

She asked me ____________if l liked coffee__________________________________________

18.  “Is this the road to the station?”

She asked me _____________if that the road was to the station_________________________________________

19.  “Did you do your homework?”

She asked me _______________if I had done my homework______________________________________

20.  “Have you studied reported speech before?”

She asked me ________________if l had studied reported speech before______________________________________ 

EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1.  “Where is he?”

She asked me where he was.

2.  “What are you doing?”

She asked me   what I was doing.

3.  “Why did you go out last night?”

She asked me    why I had gone out the previous night.

4.  “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me    who that beautiful woman had been.

5.  “How is your mother?”

She asked me   how my mother was.

6.  “What are you going to do at the weekend?”

She asked me __what I was going to do at the weekend.

7.  “Where will you live after graduation?”

She asked me _where I would live after graduation.

8.  “What were you doing when I saw you?”

She asked me  what I had been doing when she saw me.

9.  “How was the journey?”

She asked me   how the journey had been.

10.  “How often do you go to the cinema?”

She asked me how often I went to the cinema.

11.  “Do you live in London?”

She asked me _if I lived in London.

12.  “Did he arrive on time?”

She asked me  if he had arrived on time. 

13.  “Have you been to Paris?”

She asked me _ if I had been to Paris.

14.  “Can you help me?”

She asked me __ if I could help her.

15.  “Are you working tonight?”

She asked me if I was working tonight.

16.  “Will you come later?”

She asked me _I would come later.

17.  “Do you like coffee?”

She asked me   if I liked coffee.

18.  “Is this the road to the station?”

She asked me _if that was the road to the station.

19.  “Did you do your homework?”

She asked me if I had done my homework.

20.  “Have you studied reported speech before?”

She asked me if I had studied reported speech before.

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1. " Where is he ? " She asked me =>She asked me where he was............................................................................

2. " What are you doing now, Hoa ? " She asked =>She asked Hoa what Hoa was doing then...............................................................

4. " Who was that beautiful woman ? " She asked =>She asked me who thay beautiful woman had been .............................................................

5. " How is your mother, Lan ? " She asked =>She asked Lan how Lan's mother was....................................................................

6. " What are you going to do at the weekend ? " She asked =>She asked me what l was doing to do at the weekend ................................................

7. " Where will you live after graduation ? " She asked =>She asked me where l would live after graduation ..........................................................

8. " What were you doing at 8.00 yesterday ? " She asked =>She asked me what l had done at 8.00 the day before ......................................................

9. " How was the journey ? " She asked =>She asked me how the journey had been ...............................................................................

11. " Do you live in London, John ? " She asked =>She asked me if l lived in London...................................................................

12. " Did he arrive on time ? " She asked =>She asked me if he had arrived on time................................................................................

13. " Have you been to Paris ? " She asked =>She asked me if l had been to Paris.............................................................................

14. " Are you working tonight ? " She asked =>She asked me if l was doing that night ............................................................................

15. " Will you come later ? " She asked =>She asked me if l would come later............................................................................

16. " Do you like coffee ? " She asked =>She asked me if l liked coffee ............................................................................

17. " Is this the road to the station ? " She asked =>She asked me if that the road was to the station .............................................................................

18. " Do you do your homework everyday ? " She asked =>She asked me if l did my homework every day ............................................................................

19. " Have you studied reported speech before ? " She asked =>She asked me if l had studied reported speech before ............................................................................

20. " What are you going to do on Sunday next week ? " My teacher asked

=>My teacher asked me what l was going to do on Sunday the previous week.

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1. " Where is he ? " She asked me =>She asked me where he was.

2. " What are you doing now, Hoa ? " She asked =>She asked Hoa what Hoa was doing then.

3. " Why did you go out last night ? " She asked =>She asked me why l had gone out the pervious night.

4. " Who was that beautiful woman ? " She asked =>She asked me who thay beautiful woman had been.

5. " How is your mother, Lan ? " She asked =>She asked Lan how Lan's mother was.

6. " What are you going to do at the weekend ? " She asked =>She asked me what l was doing to do at the weekend.

7. " Where will you live after graduation ? " She asked =>She asked me where l would live after graduation.

8. " What were you doing at 8.00 yesterday ? " She asked =>She asked me what l had done at 8.00 the day before.

9. " How was the journey ? " She asked =>She asked me how the journey had been .

10. " How often do you go to the cinema ? " She asked =>She asked me how often l went to tue cinema.

11. " Do you live in London, John ? " She asked =>She asked me if l lived in London.

12. " Did he arrive on time ? " She asked =>She asked me if he had arrived on time.

13. " Have you been to Paris ? " She asked =>She asked me if l had been to Paris.

14. " Are you working tonight ? " She asked =>She asked me if l was doing that night.

15. " Will you come later ? " She asked =>She asked me if l would come later.

16. " Do you like coffee ? " She asked =>She asked me if l liked coffee.

17. " Is this the road to the station ? " She asked =>She asked me if that the road was to the station.

18. " Do you do your homework everyday ? " She asked =>She asked me if l did my homework every day.

19. " Have you studied reported speech before ? " She asked =>She asked me if l had studied reported speech before.

20. " What are you going to do on Sunday next week ? " My teacher asked

=>My teacher asked me what l was going to do on Sunday the previous week.

1. “What is your name ?” She asked me what my name was

2. “What are you doing?” She asked me what I was doing

3. “Why did you go out last night?” She asked me why i had gone out the previous night 

4. “Who is the beautiful woman?” She asked me who the beautiful woman was

5. “How is your mother?” She asked me how my mother is

6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?” She asked me what i was going to do at the weekend

 7. “Where will you live after graduation?” She asked me where i would live after graduation

8. “What are you doing now?” She asked me what i was doing then

9. “How is the journey?” She asked me how the journey was

10. “How often do you go to the cinema?” She asked me how often i went to the cinema

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. Have you seen this film before? He asked me

He asked me if i had seen that film before

2. Is your school near here? She said

She asked if my school was near there

3. Tom asked his friend, Do you go to school by bus

Tom asked his friend if he went to school by bus

4. I asked Mary: Can you use a computer?

I asked Mary if i could use a computer

5. Mr. Ba said: Does your father live here?

Mr. Ba asked if my father lived there

6. Have you ever seen a tiger? He asked me

He asked me if i had seen a tiger

7. Did you study hard for the exam? She asked

She asked if i had studied hard for the exam

8. He asked me, Do you like these trousers?

He asked me if i liked these trousers

9. Marry asked me, Will you go to school next week?

Marry asked me if i would go to school the following week

10. What's weather like? She asked me

She asked me What weather was like

11. How can I solve the problem? I wanted to know

I wanted to know How to solve the problem

12. What did you think of performance yesterday? She asked me

She asked me What i had thought of performance yesterday

13. Where is my umbrella? She asked

She asked Where my umbrella was

14. How are you? Martin asked us

Martin asked us how we were

15. He asked, Do I have to do it

He asked if he had to do it