I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. What is happened to Mr.Brown? He said to us

-> He asked us what was happened to Mr.Brown

2. Who is going to live in the big house? He said to her

-> He asked her who was going to live in the big house

3. What will happen to his racehorses? She said to us

-> She asked us what would happen to his racehorses

4. Who is playing next week? He asked me

-> He asked me who was playing the following week

5. Which team has won? asked Ann

-> Ann asked which team had won

6. When was the timetable changed? He asked me

-> He asked me when the timetable had been changed

7. Why has the 2:30 train been cancelled? said Ann

-> Ann asked why the 2:30 train had been cancelled

8. When did you begin learning English? He said to us

-> He asked us when we had begun learning English

9. Why did you think it may be dangerous? He asked her

10. Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair? I asked him

-> I asked him if he knew that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair

11. What games do they play? Tom asked us

-> Tom asked us what games they played

1.The police asked me what was happening

2.She asked us if I was hungry

3. He asked who put salt in his coffee

4.An old man asked who was going to live in the big house

5.She asked me if I always go to church on Sundays

6.My aunt asked if a return ticket was cheaper than 2 singles

1. “What will happen to Mr Atkin?” said one of the men.

one of the men asked what happen would to mr.atkin.
2. “Which xountry do you come from?" asked the officer

the officer asked which country i came from
3. “Who is going to live in the big house?” enquired a third.

a third enquired who going to live was in the big house.
4. “What will happen to his race horse?” asked someone else.

someone else what happen would to his race horse.
5. "How long are you staying here?" asked Helen

helen asked how long i was staying there.

6."What do you think of the canteen coffee?" said Bill

bill asked what i thought of the canteen coffee.

7."Who is pay for the meal next week?" he asked us

he asked us who paid was for the meal the following week.

8.:Who will be umpiring that match?" asked Tom

tom asked who umpired would be that match.

9."Who wats a lift home?" said ALICE 

alice asked who a lift homw was.

10.:What soft drinks do you like?" I said Mary

i asked mary what soft drink she liked.

11.Where is the ticket office?” asked Mr Atkin

mr atkin asked where the ticket office was.
12. “What platform does the train leave from?” asked Bob.

bob asked what platform the train left from.
13. “ When does it arrive in York?” he asked

he asked when arrived it in york.

14."wHEN DOes IT RETURN?" I asked.

i asked when it returned.

15.: Why does the ticket price rice?" said Mary 

mary asked why the ticket price rice

1. “What will happen to Mr Atkin?” said one of the men.

one of the men asked what happen would to mr.atkin.
2. “Which xountry do you come from?" asked the officer

the officer asked which country i came from
3. “Who is going to live in the big house?” enquired a third.

a third enquired who going to live was in the big house.
4. “What will happen to his race horse?” asked someone else.

someone else what happen would to his race horse.
5. "How long are you staying here?" asked Helen

helen asked how long i was staying there.

6."What do you think of the canteen coffee?" said Bill

bill asked what i thought of the canteen coffee.

7."Who is pay for the meal next week?" he asked us

he asked us who paid was for the meal the following week.

8.:Who will be umpiring that match?" asked Tom

tom asked who umpired would be that match.

9."Who wats a lift home?" said ALICE 

alice asked who a lift homw was.

10.:What soft drinks do you like?" I said Mary

i asked mary what soft drink she liked.

11.Where is the ticket office?” asked Mr Atkin

mr atkin asked where the ticket office was.
12. “What platform does the train leave from?” asked Bob.

bob asked what platform the train left from.
13. “ When does it arrive in York?” he asked

he asked when arrived it in york.

14."wHEN DOes IT RETURN?" I asked.

i asked when it returned.

15.: Why does the ticket price rice?" said Mary 

mary asked why the ticket price rice

Ex1:Wh-questions reported speech:

1:He asked "How long does it take you to have lunch?"'

>> He asked me how long it took me to have lunch.

2:He asked me"what are you doing at the weekend?"

>> He asked me What I was doing at the weekend.

3:She asked"Why are you late,Tom?"

>> She asked Tom Why he was late.

4:My mother asked"Where is your umbrella?"

>> My mother asked me Where my umbrella was.

5:The secretary asked"who do you want to see,sir?"

>> The secretary asked sir who he wanted to see.

6:The students asked"What time does the bell bring?"

>> The students asked what time the bell brought

7:He asked Tom"what kind ò films do you like watching?"

>> He asked Tom what kinds of film he liked watching.

8:The teacher asked the girl"When do you have to be come?"

>> The teacher asked the girl when she had to be come.

9:They always asked"Why don't you let my cat in?"

>> They always asked why I did not let their cat in

10:The pasengers asked"When did the last train leave?"

>> The pasengers asked When the last train left.

1) "I live in New York."  →She said .......she lived in New York........................................

2) "Julie doesn't like going out much."  →She said ................Julie didn't like going out much.....................

3) "We're working."  →He told me ......they were working.....................................

4) "I went to the cinema yesterday."  →He told me ...........he had gone to the cinema the day before...........................

5) "He didn't like chocolate as a child."  →He told me ............he hadn't liked chocolate as a child........................

6) "They visited Japan."  →He told me .....they had visited Japan..................................

7) "Richard won't drink coffee."  →She said .......Richard wouldn't drink coffee..............................

8) "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived."  →She said that ..........she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived...................

9) "He could read when he was three."  →She said that...........he could read when he had been three............................

           Exercise III. Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.

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

___Nam said he was told to be at school before 7o'clock___________________________________________

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

_____Thomas said all the students would have a meeting the next week_________________________________________

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

______She said her parents were very proud of her 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 told her she could go to the movie with her friend_________________________________________

6. She said "I may visit my parents in summer"

__She said she might visit her parents in summer____________________________________________

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

_____The teacher said they could collect old books for the poor students_________________________________________

8. She said "I don'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 boy said they had to try their best to win the match__________________________________________

1, I am leaving now so that i won't be late for work

I am leaving now in .....order not to be late for work............................................

2, New York city is the busier than any other city in the world

New York city ......the busiest city in the world.....................................

4, " How long have you been standing here ?" he asked me

He asked me how long i had been standing there

1, I am leaving now so that i won't be late for work 

\(→\)I am leaving now in order not to be late for work.

2, New York city is the busier than any other city in the world

\(→\)New York city is the busiest city in the world.

3, Dina is her mother's side of the family 

\(→\)Dina takes after her family.

4, " How long have you been standing here ?" he asked me 

\(→\)He asked me how long I had been standing here.

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How long have you been standing here ?" he asked me 

→He asked me how long i had been standing there

“Which book did you take?” asked Tom.

=> I asked Tom which book he had taken.
“When are you coming back?” I asked her.

=> I asked her when she were coming back
“When did you telephone your mother?” asked Mary.

=>I asked Mary when she had telephoned her mother.
“How long does the train take?” asked Ann.

=> I asked Ann how long the train took.
“How far do I have to walk?” she asked.

=>She asked me how far she had to walk.
“What are you doing?” he asked.

=>He asked me what I was doing.
“Why are you so late?” the teacher asked him.

=>The teacher asked him why he was so late
I asked the doctor, “How many times a day should I take the medicine?”

=>I asked the doctor how many times a day I should take the medicine.
“What time does the plane arrive?” we asked.

=>We asked what time the plane arrived.
“Why didn’t you phone?” my father asked me.

=>My father asked me why I hadn't phoned.
“Where did you stay in Paris?” he asked her.

=>He asked her where she had stay in Paris
“Who did you see at the meeting?” my father asked me.

=>My father asked me who I had seen at the meeting.
“Where are you going?” I asked her.

=>I asked her where she was going
“How are you?” he asked me.

=>He asked me how I was.
“How did you go to school?” she asked.

=>She asked how I had gone to school.

1 'What happened to Mr Budd?' said one of the men.
->One of the men asked me what Mr. Budd had happened to
2 'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.
-> another asked me which of his sons his estate had inherited
3 'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third.
-> enquired a third asked me who the big house was going to live
4 'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.
-> Someone else asked me what happed would to his racehorses
5 'Which team has won?' asked Ann.
-> Ann asked which team had won
6 'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.
-> Bill asked me which team had won the previous match
7 'Who is playing next week?' he asked.
-> he asked me who was playing the following week
8 'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.
-> Tom asked me who that match would be umpiring
9 'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.
-> Ann asked me who a lift home wanted
10 'Who has just dropped a Ј10 note?' I asked.
-> I asked me who a j10 note had just dropped
11 'Where is the ticket office?' asked Mrs Jones.
-> Mrs. Jones asked me where the ticket office was
12 'What shall I do with my heavy luggage?' she said. (Use should.)
-> She asked me what she should do with her heavy luggage
13 'What platform does the train leave from?' asked Bill.
-> Bill asked me what platform the train left from
14 'When does it arrive in York?' he asked.
-> He asked me when it arrived in York

15 'When was the timetable changed?' I asked.
-> I asked me when the timetable had been changed

16 'Why has the 2.30 train been cancelled?' said Ann.
-> Ann asked me why the 2.30 train had been cancelled
17 'How much does a day return to Bath cost?' Mrs Jones asked.
-> Mrs. Jones asked me how much a day returned to bath cost
18 'Why does the price go up so often?' she wondered.
-> She wondered why the price went up so often.
19 'How can I get from the station to the airport?' said Bill.
-> Bill asked me how he could get from the station to the airport
20 'When are you coming back?' I asked them.
-> I asked them when they were coming back
21 Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?' said my aunt.
-> My aunt me if a return ticket was cheaper than two singles
22 'Do puppies travel free?' asked a dog owner.
-> a dog owner asked If puppies traveled free
23 'Can I bring my dog into the compartment with me?' she asked.
-> She asked me if she could bring her dog into the compartment with her
24 'Does this train stop at York?' asked Bill.
-> Bill asked me if that train stopped at york
25 'Can you telephone from inter-city trains?' said the businessman.
-> the businessman asked me if I could telephone from inter-city trains
26 'Does the 2.40 have a restaurant car?' he enquired.
-> He enquired if the 2.40 had a restaurant car
27 'Can you get coffee on the train?' asked my aunt.
-> My aunt me if I could get coffee on the train
28 'Do they bring it round on a trolley?' she said.
-> She asked them if they brought it tound a trolley
29 'Are there smoking compartments?' said the man with the pipe
-> the man asked the pipe if there were smoking compartments

30 'Have you reserved a seat?' I asked him

-> I asked him if he had reserved a seat?

1 'What happened to Mr Budd?' said one of the men.
->One of the men asked me what Mr. Budd had happened to
2 'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.
-> another asked me which of his sons his estate had inherited
3 'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third.
-> enquired a third asked me who the big house was going to live
4 'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.
-> Someone else asked me what happed would to his racehorses
5 'Which team has won?' asked Ann.
-> Ann asked which team had won
6 'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.
-> Bill asked me which team had won the previous match
7 'Who is playing next week?' he asked.
-> he asked me who was playing the following week
8 'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.
-> Tom asked me who that match would be umpiring
9 'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.
-> Ann asked me who a lift home wanted
10 'Who has just dropped a Ј10 note?' I asked.
-> I asked me who a j10 note had just dropped
11 'Where is the ticket office?' asked Mrs Jones.
-> Mrs. Jones asked me where the ticket office was
12 'What shall I do with my heavy luggage?' she said. (Use should.)
-> She asked me what she should do with her heavy luggage
13 'What platform does the train leave from?' asked Bill.
-> Bill asked me what platform the train left from
14 'When does it arrive in York?' he asked.
-> He asked me when it arrived in York
15 'When was the timetable changed?' I asked.
-> I asked me when the timetable had been changed
16 'Why has the 2.30 train been cancelled?' said Ann.
-> Ann asked me why the 2.30 train had been cancelled
17 'How much does a day return to Bath cost?' Mrs Jones asked.
-> Mrs. Jones asked me how much a day returned to bath cost
18 'Why does the price go up so often?' she wondered.
-> She wondered why the price went up so often.
19 'How can I get from the station to the airport?' said Bill.
-> Bill asked me how he could get from the station to the airport
20 'When are you coming back?' I asked them.
-> I asked them when they were coming back
21 Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?' said my aunt.
-> My aunt me if a return ticket was cheaper than two singles
22 'Do puppies travel free?' asked a dog owner.
-> a dog owner asked If puppies traveled free
23 'Can I bring my dog into the compartment with me?' she asked.
-> She asked me if she could bring her dog into the compartment with her
24 'Does this train stop at York?' asked Bill.
-> Bill asked me if that train stopped at york
25 'Can you telephone from inter-city trains?' said the businessman.
-> the businessman asked me if I could telephone from inter-city trains
26 'Does the 2.40 have a restaurant car?' he enquired.
-> He enquired if the 2.40 had a restaurant car
27 'Can you get coffee on the train?' asked my aunt.
-> My aunt me if I could get coffee on the train
28 'Do they bring it round on a trolley?' she said.
-> She asked them if they brought it tound a trolley
29 'Are there smoking compartments?' said the man with the pipe
-> the man asked the pipe if there were smoking compartments

30 'Have you reserved a seat?' I asked him

-> I asked him if he had reserved a seat?