3. C. Turn the following questions into reported speech. 

(Chuyển các câu hỏi sau thành câu gián tiếp.)

1. “How do they get downtown?”

=> He asked her how __________they got downtown______________.

2. “How long are you staying at the hotel?”

=> Nam asked me __________how long I was staying at the hotel______________.

3. “Do you have time for a walk?”

=> Greg asked me ___if I had time for a walk_____________________.

4. “What are your favorite books?”

=> She asked me ______what my favorite books were__________________.

5. “When will you start the lesson?”

=> He asked her _______when she would start the lesson_________________.

2. B. Change the reported speech into direct speech. 

(Chuyển câu tường thuật thành câu trực tiếp.)

1. Bình said that he would learn to play basketball.

“________________I will learn to play basketball____________,” Bình said.

2. Nga told me that she loved eating fast food. 

“_______________I love eating fast food_____________,” Nga told me.

3. John complained that his sister watched too much TV.

“___________________My sister watch too much TV_________,” John complained.

4. Lan said that she would take the bus home the next afternoon.

“___________I will take the bus home tomorrow afternoon_________________,” Lan said.

5. David explained that he was doing exercise at that moment.

“____________I'm doing exercise at this moment ________________,” David explained.

1. “I will need to work very long hours tomorrow.”

(“Tôi sẽ cần phải làm việc nhiều giờ vào ngày mai.”)

He explained that he would need to work very long hours the next day/ the following day.

(Anh ấy giải thích rằng anh ấy sẽ cần phải làm việc nhiều giờ vào ngày hôm sau.)

Giải thích: đổi “will” => “would”, đại từ nhân xưng “I” => “he”, trạng từ chỉ thời gian “tomorrow” => “the next day/ the following day”

2. “We are taking the bus to school.”

(“Chúng tôi đang đi xe buýt đến trường.”)

They said that they were taking the bus to school.

(Họ nói rằng họ đang đi xe buýt đến trường.)

Giải thích: lùi thì hiện tại tiếp diễn => quá khứ tiếp diễn, đại từ nhân xưng “We” => “they”

3. “I’ll try to get 100% on tests at school.”

(“Tôi sẽ cố gắng đạt 100% trong các bài kiểm tra ở trường.”)

Jane promised that she would try to get 100% on tests at school.

(Jane hứa rằng cô ấy sẽ cố gắng đạt 100% trong các bài kiểm tra ở trường.)

Giải thích: đổi “will” => “would”, đại từ nhân xưng “I” => “she”

4. “I don’t want to eat any more vegetables.”

(“Con không muốn ăn bất kỳ loại rau nào nữa.”)

Susan told her mom that she didn’t want to eat any more vegetables.

(Susan nói với mẹ rằng cô ấy không muốn ăn bất kỳ loại rau nào nữa.)

Giải thích: lùi thì hiện tại đơn => quá khứ đơn, đại từ nhân xưng “I” => “she”

5. “I’m going to buy a better laptop next year.”

(“Tôi sẽ mua một máy tính xách tay tốt hơn vào năm tới.”)

(I said that I was going to buy a better laptop the next year/ the following year.

(Tôi đã nói rằng tôi sẽ mua một chiếc máy tính xách tay tốt hơn vào năm tới.)

Giải thích: đổi “am going to” => “was going to”, trạng từ chỉ thời gian “next year” => “the next year/ the following year”

Ex 3: Turn into reported speech (CÂU HỎI WH)
1 "What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn?" she asked me
=> She asked me what the skills that I found the most difficult to learn were.
2 "When will you come back?", my mom asked me
=> My mom asked me when I would come back.
3 "Why do you like learning English?" the interviewer asked me
=> The interviewer asked me why I liked learning English.
4 "How long have you learned English?" the teacher asked me
=> The teacher asked me how long I had learned English.
5 "Whose bag is it?" he asked her
=> He asked her whose bag it was.

1 Marty asked Kim if he would send her an e-mail

2 The police asked Mr Lloyd if he had been driving his car when he had had an accident

3 The doctor asked Mrs Smith if she had given up smoking the month before

4 Mum asked me if I had done the washing up

5 The teacher asked him if he couldn't phone his mother at home

6 I asked Greg if he liked sleeping

1. Marty asked Lim if he would send her an e-mail.
2. The police asked Mr. Lloyd if he had been driving his car when he had had an accident.
3. The doctor asked Mrs. Smith if she had given up smoking the month brfore.
4. The teacher asked him if he couldn't phone his mother at home.
5. I asked Greg if he liked sleeping.

Bài 6: Chuyển các câu hỏi trực tiếp dạng Yes-No questions dưới đây thành câu hỏi gián tiếp.

Ví dụ: “Is this my birthday cake?” →Peter asked Mary if that was his birthday cake.

1. “Will you send me an e-mail?” Marty to Kim

..................................Marty asks Kim if she would send him an e-mail..................................................................................................................

2. “Were you driving your car when you had an accident?” The police to Mr Lloyd

...................................The police ask Mr Lloyd if he had been driving his car when he had had an accident.................................................................................................................

3. “Did you give up smoking last month?” The doctor to Mrs Smith

..........................................The doctor asks Mrs Smith if she had given up smoking the previous month..........................................................................................................

4. “Have you done the washing up?” Mum to me

.....................................Mum asks me if I had done the washing up...............................................................................................................

5. “Can’t you phone your mother at home?” The teacher to him

......................................The teacher asks Tim if he couldn't phone his mother at home..............................................................................................................

6. “Do you like sleeping? ” I to Greg

...........................I ask Greg if he liked sleeping.........................................................................................................................

7. “Has your house been redecorated? ” My neighbor to me

...................................My neighbour asks me if my house had been redecorated.................................................................................................................

8. “Were you punished for being late? ” Mum to Ben

..............................Mum asks Ben if he had been punished for being late......................................................................................................................

9. “Do I have to move the lawn in our garden today? ” Tom to his wife

...................................Tom asks his wife if he had to mow the lawn in their garden that day.................................................................................................................

10. “Are they taking the dog for a walk now? ” Kate to me

................................................Kate asks me if they were taking the dog for a walk then....................................................................................................

1. Marty asked Kim if he would send her an e-mail

2. The police asked Mr Lloyd if he had been driving his car when he had had an accident

3. The doctor asked Mrs Smith if she had given up smoking the month before

4. Mum asked me if I had done the washing up

5. The teacher asked him if he couldn't phone his mother at home

6. I asked Greg if he liked sleeping

7. My neighbor asked me if my house had been redecorated.
8. Mum asked Ben if he had been punished for being late.
9. Tom asked his wife if he had to move the lawn in their garden that day.
10. Kate asked me if they were taking the dog for a walk then.

She asked George when would you call me.

She asked me if I could play the piano.

He asked me who was there.

She asked Jonathan if he liked fish.

Mother asked me what I had done today.

Jim asked me if I had gone to work yesterday.

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