1. “Are you having a good time” she said

She asked me _____if I was having a good time ________________________________________________
2. “When did you live in London?”
She asked me ____when I had lived __________________________________________________
3. “Did he arrive on time?”
She asked me __if he had arrived on time____________________________________________________
4. “how long have you been to Paris?”
She asked me ____how long I had been to Paris__________________________________________________
5. “Are you working tonight?”
She asked me __if I was working that night____________________________________________________

He said to us we were his best friend

Jane asked me if Phong Nha cave was in Quang Binh province

She said she would answer the phone

He said to us that we were his best friens

Johnny asked me if Phong Nha Cave was in Quang Binh

She said that she would answer the phone

Đáp án:

- Công thức: ask + sb + to-V: đề nghị, nhờ ai làm gì

- Thay đổi tân ngữ: me => her

Đáp án: She asked me to help her.

Tạm dịch: Cô ấy nhờ tôi giúp cô ấy.

Đáp án:

- Công thức: blame sb for (V-ing/ having P2) sth: đổ lỗi cho ai về điều gì

- Thay đổi tân ngữ: me => her

Đáp án: She blamed me for not telling her.

Tạm dịch: Cô ấy đổ lỗi cho tôi vì đã không nói với cô ấy.

1.   “I haven’t got any money”. (He’ll tell you)

He'll tell you he hasn't got any money.

2.   “I’ve seen the film before”. (She says)

.She says she hasn't seen the film before

3.   “I want to go home”. (She’s already told you)

.He's already told you he wants to go home.

4.   “I haven’t seen my mother for years”. (He says)

.He says he hasn't seen his mother for years.

5.   “We can’t come on Tuesday”. (They’ve told me)

.They've told me they can't come on Tuesday.

“We haven’t had anything to eat”. (The children say)

.The children say they haven’t had anything to eat

6.   “I can’t stand classical music”. (She tells me)

.She tells me she can't stand classical music

7.   “I’ll come again”. (I’ve told them)

.I've told then I’ll come again

8.   “I need money to visit my parents”. (He’ll say)

.He will say he needs money to visit his parents

9.   “I don’t know how much it costs”. (She says)

.She says she doesn't know how much it costs

10. “I don’t like going to parties”. (She’s told me)

.She's told me she doesn't like going to parties

11. “I’m not feeling very well”. (Simon says)

.Simon says she isn't feeling very well

12. “We’ve never been to Paris”. (They say)

.They say they've never been to Paris

13. “The plane will land in half an hour” (The pilot has just announced that)

The pilot has just announced that the plane will land in half an hour

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.

moi nguoi giup e voi ah

9. " Does she know Robert?" He wanted to know

He wanted to know if she knew Robert

10. " Don't try this at home" the stuntman told the audience

The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home

11. " I was very tired" she said

She said she had been very tired

12. " Be careful, Ben" she said

She told Ben to be careful

13. " I will get myself a drink" she says

She says she will get herself a drink

14. " Why haven't you phoned me?" He asked me

He wondered why I hadn't phoned him

15. " I cannot drive them house" he said

He said he couldn't drive them house

16. " Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" She says

She asks Peter whether he prefers tea or coffee

17. " Where did you spend your holidays last year?" She asked me where I had spent my holidays the previous year

18. He said " Don't go too far"

He advised her not to go too far

19. " Have you been shopping?" He asked us

He wanted to know if we had been shopping

20. " Don't make so much noise" he says

He asks us not to make so much noise

1. He said he liked that song

2. .... where my sister was

3. ....... she didn't speak italian

4. ...... to say hello to jim

5. ...... the film had begun at 7 o'clock

6. ... not to play on the grass

7. .... where he had spent his money

8. ... he didn't never make mistakes

1  she told me that she didn't like chocolate

2  she said she wouldn't see me the following day

Change these sentences into reported speech.

     1.  “I don’t like chocolate”.

          She told me that she didn't like chocolate.

     2.  “I won’t see you tomorrow”.

          She said she wouldn't see me the following day.  

1 she told me that she didn't like chocolate

2 she said she wouldn't see me the following day