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

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.

I Change this direct speech into reported speech
1 " He works in a bank"
She said..that his worked in a bank..........................
2" we went out last night"
She told me....that our had gone out the previous night ............................
3" i'm coming! '
She said...that she was coming .......................................
4" I was waitting for the bus when he arrived"
She told me.....that she had been waiting for the bus when his had arrived ..................................
5 I'd never been there before"
She told me.....that she had never been here ago ........................
6" I didn't go to party"
She told me....that she hadn't done go to the party ...................
7 " Lucy'll come later"
sha said.....that Lucy would coming later.................
8" I can help you tomorrow"
she said...that she could helpping your the next day ....................
9" He hasn't eaten breakfast"
she told me.....that his hadn't eaten breakfast ...................
10" You should go to bed early"
She told me....that your should be going to bed early...............
II Change these direct question 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 went out last night.....................................
4" Who was that beautiful woman?"
She asked me.......who what beautiful woman was.....................................
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 like 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 was......................
10" How often do you go to the cinema?"
She asked me........how often i went to the cinema..........................

I Change this direct speech into reported speech

1 " He works in a bank" She said..that his worked in a bank. 2" we went out last night" She told me....that our had gone out the previous night ............................ 3" i'm coming! ' She said...that she was coming 4" I was waitting for the bus when he arrived" She told me.....that she had been waiting for the bus when his had arrived .................................. 5 I'd never been there before" She told me.....that she had never been here ago ........................ 6" I didn't go to party" She told me....that she hadn't done go to the party ................... 7 " Lucy'll come later" sha said.....that Lucy would coming later. 8" I can help you tomorrow" she said...that she could helpping your the next day 9" He hasn't eaten breakfast" she told me.....that his hadn't eaten breakfast 10" You should go to bed early" She told me....that your should be going to bed early

Reported speech

1. "Where is he?" she asked me

=>she asked me where he was

2. "What are you doing now?" she asked me

=> she asked me what I was doing then.

3." Why did you go out last night?" She asked me

=>She asked me why I had gone out last night.

4." Who was that beautiful women?" she asked me

=>she asked me who had been that beautiful women

5." How is your mother?" she asked me

=>she asked me how my mother was

6." What are yoy going to do at the weekend?" she asked me

=>she asked me what I was going to do at the weekend

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.

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. "" Do you love music" (change into reported speech)

--> She asked...me if I loved music.

2. My mother bought a new book for me yester day ( change intp passive)

--> A new book...was bought for me by my mother yesterday.

1. "" Do you love music" (change into reported speech)

--> She asked...me if I loved music

2. My mother bought a new book for me yester day ( change intp passive)

--> A new book... was bought for me by my mother yesterday

1. My friend asked me what planet I wanted to visit.

2. She told me (that) she was reading a book about future ways of communication then.

3. Lan asked Nam how teachers would check attendance in the future.

4. Our club president said (that) we were having a video conference with other clubs the next/ following  week.

5. I asked my mum when there would be a full moon.

1. My friend asked me what planet I wanted to visit.

(Bạn tôi hỏi tôi rằng tôi muốn đến hành tinh nào.)

2. She told me she was reading a book about future ways of communication then.

(Cô ấy nói với tôi lúc này cô ấy đang đọc một cuốn sách về những cách giao tiếp trong tương lai.)

3. Lan asked Nam how teachers would check attendance in the future.

(Lan hỏi Nam rằng các giáo viên sẽ điểm danh như thế nào trong tương lai.)

4. Our club president said we were having a video conference with other clubs the following week.

(Trưởng câu lạc bộ của chúng tôi nói rằng chúng tôi sẽ có một buổi hội nghị truyền hình với các câu lạc bộ khác vào tuần tới.)

5. I asked my mum when there would be a full moon.

(Tôi hỏi mẹ khi nào sẽ có trăng tròn.)