Put the following sentences into reported speech:

1.She said to him, “Where do you live?”

……She asked him where he lived …………..…………………………………………………………………………………….

2.She said to me, “When have you been to town today?”

…..…She asked me when I had been to town that day ………………………………………………………………………………..

3.She said to John, “How is your father today?”.

……She asked John how his father was that day …………………………………………………………………………………………

4.He said, “Where shall I be tomorrow?”

…He asked where he would be the day after…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5.John said, “What can I do to help you ,Anna?”

……John asked Anna what he could do for her ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

6.John said, “What do you say, Mary?”

……John asked Mary whay she said ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………

7.Mary said, “How do you feel l, John?”

…… Mary asked John how he felt………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 8.He said to me, “What is your name?”

……He asked me what my name was …………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. She said to me, “Where are you going for your holidays?”

……He asked me where I was  going for my holidays…………………………………………………………………

10. She said, “How long does it take to get to London, Ba”

……She asked Ba how long it took to get to London ……………………………………………………………………

11.   'What happened to Mr. Budd?' said one of the men.  

………One of the man asked what had happened to Mr Budd…………………………………………………………………  

12.   'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.         

……Another asked which of his sonshad inherited his estate ……………………………………………………………………

13.   'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third. 

……………A third enquired who was going to leave in the big house……………………………………………………………

14.   'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.

……asked what would happen to his racehorses……………………………………………………………………    

15.   'Which team has won?' asked Ann.                               

…………Ann asked which team had won………………………………………………………………

16.   'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.

……Bill said which team had won the previous match ……………………………………………………………………          

17.   'Who is playing next week?' he asked.

……He asked who was playing the next week……………………………………………………………………                             

18.   'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.

………Tom asked who would be umpiring that match…………………………………………………………………

19.   'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.

…………………Ann asked who wanted a lift home………………………………………………………                             

20.   'Who has just dropped a $10 note?' I asked.

      ………I asked who had just dropped a $10 note…………………………………………………………………

EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)

1. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me

…THe teacher asked me where my father worked……………………………………………..……………………………………………………………

2. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan

……She asked Lan how many people there were in my 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

……She asked her mom if 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

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

7. “How much does this dress cost?” Lan asked Lien

……Lan asked Lien how much this dress cost………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Ba asked Tam “How often do you wash your clothes?”

………Ba asked Tam how often he washed that clothes……………………………………………….……………………………………………………

9. “When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Thu

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

10. “How many books do the students need?” The librarian asked myteacher

…………The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed………………………………………………………………………..…………………………

Bt lm bài 1 thôi nha: 

1.She said to him, “Where do you live?”

……She asked him where he lived …………..…………………………………………………………………………………….

2.She said to me, “When have you been to town today?”

…..…She asked me when I had been to town that day ………………………………………………………………………………..

3.She said to John, “How is your father today?”.

……She asked John how his father was that day …………………………………………………………………………………………

4.He said, “Where shall I be tomorrow?”

…He asked where he would be the day after…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5.John said, “What can I do to help you ,Anna?”

……John asked Anna what he could do for her ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

6.John said, “What do you say, Mary?”

……John asked Mary whay she said ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………

7.Mary said, “How do you feel l, John?”

…… Mary asked John how he felt………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 8.He said to me, “What is your name?”

……He asked me what my name was …………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. She said to me, “Where are you going for your holidays?”

……He asked me where I was  going for my holidays…………………………………………………………………

10. She said, “How long does it take to get to London, Ba”

……She asked Ba how long it took to get to London ……………………………………………………………………

11.   'What happened to Mr. Budd?' said one of the men.  

………One of the man asked what had happened to Mr Budd…………………………………………………………………  

12.   'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.         

……Another asked which of his sonshad inherited his estate ……………………………………………………………………

13.   'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third. 

……………A third enquired who was going to leave in the big house……………………………………………………………

14.   'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.

……asked what would happen to his racehorses……………………………………………………………………    

15.   'Which team has won?' asked Ann.                               

…………Ann asked which team had won………………………………………………………………

16.   'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.

……Bill said which team had won the previous match ……………………………………………………………………          

17.   'Who is playing next week?' he asked.

……He asked who was playing the next week……………………………………………………………………                             

18.   'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.

………Tom asked who would be umpiring that match…………………………………………………………………

19.   'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.

…………………Ann asked who wanted a lift home………………………………………………………                             

20.   'Who has just dropped a $10 note?' I asked.

      ………I asked who had just dropped a $10 note…………………………………………………………………

"Can you explain this word to me?" She asked her teacher.(use reported speech)

She asked the teacher if she/he could explain this word to her

"You should practise speaking English every day"Jackson said to Mary.(use reported speech)

Jackson told Mary to practise speaking English everyday

She isn't old enough to drive a car.(use to...too+to infinitive)

She is too old to drive a car

Nam is too short to reach the shelf.(use...adj+enough...)

Nam isn't tall enough to reach the shelf

She started school seven years ago.(change into present prefer tense)

She has gone to school for 7 years

2Arrange these words to make sentences.

1. homework/ the / to / students / ought / their / carefully /do/. /

__The students ought to do their homework carefully

2. has / the chores / to / today / Mai / do / himself /. /

____Mai has to do the chores himself today

3. clean/ the/ teacher/ me/ told/ to/ blackboard/the/./

___The teacher told me to clean the blackboard

4. She / my class / is / enough / old / in/ not/ to be/./

___She is not old enough to be in my class

5. how/ English/ to/ me/ tell/ study/ you/ Could/?/

___Could you tell me how to study English ?

1- She said: "Did the mechanics finish repairing your car?"

- She asked me if the mechanics had finished repairing my car.

2- I asked my friend: "Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month?"

- I asked my friends if any one had been hurt in the car accident the month before.

3- She said: "Why has David been looking so miserable lately?"

- She asked me why David had been looking so miserable lately

4- She asked me: "How old are you now?"

- She asked me how old I am.

5- He said to her: "Have you been to town today?"

- She asked her if she had been to town that day.

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's your name?"

- The policeman asked the little girl what her name

8- Mr.Green said to his secretary: "Who did you talk to a few minutes ago?"

- Mr.Green said to his secretary who she had talked to a few minutes before.

9- Paul said: "Can you swim, Mary?"

- Paul asked Mary if she could swim

1- She said: "Did the mechanics finish repairing your car?"

- She asked me if the mechanics had finished repairing my car.

2- I asked my friend: "Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month?"

- I asked my friends if any one had been hurt in the car accident the month before.

3- She said: "Why has David been looking so miserable lately?"

- She asked me why David had been looking so miserable lately

4- She asked me: "How old are you now?"

- She asked me how old I am.

5- He said to her: "Have you been to town today?"

- She asked her if she had been to town that day.

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's your name?"

- The policeman asked the little girl what her name

8- Mr.Green said to his secretary: "Who did you talk to a few minutes ago?"

- Mr.Green said to his secretary who she had talked to a few minutes before.

9- Paul said: "Can you swim, Mary?"

- Paul asked Mary if she could swim

1. My friend Betty asked me what kind of suit I had bought.

2. She asked who had written Kim Van Kieu.

3. She asked him if he had been to town that day.

4. He asked me if they had attended the meeting the previous night.

5. I asked her if her boyfriend Cyril wiped his feet on the rug when he came in.

6. The girl asked me to tell her the way to the station.

7. He advised me to go see the doctor.

8.The man invited me to go out for a drink.

9. My bank manager wanted to know if I was taking much money with me to France.

10. Susan told me that she had left her umbrella there two days ago.

1." What kind of suit did you buy?” My friend Betty asked me

→ My friend Betty asked me about the kind of suit I bought.

2. She said:”Who wrote Kim Van Kieu?”

→ She asked who wrote Kim Van Kieu.

3. She asked him:”Have you been to town today?”

→ She asked him if he had been to town today.

4.He said to me:”Did they attend the meeting last night?”

→ He asked me if they attended the meeting last night.

5.i said to her:”Does your boyfriend Cyril wipe his feet on the rug when he comes in?”

→ I asked her if her boyfriend Cyril wipes his feet on the rug when he comes in.

6.”Could you please tell me the way to the station?”

→ The girl asked me to tell her the way to the station.

7.”Why don’t you go to see the doctor?”

→ He advised me to go see the doctor.

8.”would you like to go out for a drink?”

→ The man invited me to go out for a drink.

9.”Are you taking much money with you to France,Tom?”

→ My bank manager wanted to know if I was taking much money with me to France.

10.”I left my umbrella here two days ago”

→ Susan told me that she left her umbrella there two days ago.

Helpppp me

1.     “Can I go home now?” he asked.

=> He asked if he could go home then

2.      “You can come in but you’ll have to be quiet,” he said to her.

=> He said to her that she could come in but she would have to be quiet

3.      “What time shall we arrive in Cairo?” he asked.

=> He asked what time would they arrive in Cairo

4.     “She must try harder if she wants to succeed," he said.

=> He said that she had to try harder if she wanted to succeed

5.     “My father will be angry with me if he finds out,” she said.

=> She said her mother would be angry with her if he found out

6.     “You shouldn't drive so fast,” he said to her.

=> He recommended her she not to drive so fast

7.     “I can meet you on Friday," he said.

=> He said he could meet me on Friday

8.     “You’d better ask your parents,” she said to him.

=> She advised him to ask his parents

9.     “I may not be able to meet you at the train station," he said to her.

=> He told her that she might not be able to meet her at the train station.

1. “How often do you come here?”→ He asked them ………how often they came there……………………………………..

2. “When will we meet again?” → He asked them ……when they would meet again…………………………………………

3. “Where have you been?” →The mother asked her ………where she had been…………………………………….

4. “What are they doing?” → She asked me ………what they were doing………………………………………………

5. “What’s the weather like?” →She asked me …………what the weather was like…………………………………………

6. “What does Frank do for a living?” →I wanted to know ……what Frank did for a living…………………………………..

7. “Why is Maria crying?” → She wondered ………why Maria was crying………………………………………………

8. “What kind of holiday has Marco had?” → We wanted to know ……what kind of holiday marco had had………………………….

9. “How long have you both been living there?” → They inquired ……how long we both had been living there………………………….

10. “What did you think of the performance yesterday?” → She asked me …what I had thought of the performance the day before……………………..

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