1. The teacher asked me where my father worked

2. She asked lan how many people there were in her family

3. Tam's friend asked him how long he would stay in England

4. Tam asked Lien how many oranges there were in the fridge

5. The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was

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

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.

1.''Where are you going'' , Lan asked

" Reported speech ":    Lan asked where I was going.

2.''Where does you father work ?'' , the teacher asked me

" Reported speech ":    The teacher asked me where my father works.

3.''How far is it from HCM City to Vung Tau ?'' A tourist asked

" Reported speech ":    A tourist asked me how far it was from HCM City to Vung Tau.

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

" Reported speech ":    She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.

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

" Reported speech ":    Tam's friends asked him how long he would stay in England.

6.''What lauguage do you speak ?'' , Mrs .Brown asked Thu

" Reported speech ":    Mrs. Brown asked Thu what language she spoke.

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

" Reported speech ":    Lan asked Lien how much the coat cost.

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

" Reported speech ":    The teacher asked his students what aspect of learning English they found most difficult.

1. The teacher asked me where my father worked.

2. She asked John how many people there were in his family.

3. Tam's friend asked him how long he would stay in England.

4. She asked her mom what time the film began.

5. The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.

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

7 Ann asked her mother how much this dress costed

8 Mary asked David how often he washed his clothes

9 Phong asked Thu when her father would leave VN for the USA

10 Mr Nguyen asked his wife what were their children doing in the room

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

change these sentences into indirect speech

1, what is your nam

she asked me what my name was

2,how many children do you have

they asked her how many children she had

3,what exam will you take

i asked him what exam he would take

4,where is he from

i asked minh where he was from

5. she asked me "how old are you"

she asked me how old i was

6,john said ' how long does it take you to get to london, mary ?"

john asked mary how long it took her to get to London

7,the policeman asked the little girl "what is your name"

the policeman asked the little girl what her name was

8, he said " where can i find her in this town?"

he asked me where he could find her in that town

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.

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

Change these sentences into reported speech:

''Are you ready?''said the teacher to the students.

=> The teacher asked the students if they were ready.

Is your house far from the school''?I asked her.

=> I asked her if her house was far from the school.

''Must we do all the exercises''the students asked the tacher.

=> The students asked the teacher if they must do all the exercises.

Change these sentences into reported speech:

said the teacher to the students

-> said the teacher to the students ''Are you ready?''

Is your house far from the school''?I asked her

-> I asked her Is your house far from the school''?

''Must we do all the exercises''the students asked the tacher

-> the students asked the tacher ''Must we do all the exercises''