1.      ‘What happened to Mr. Budd?’ said one of the men.

One of the men asked what had happened to Mr. Budd

2.      ‘Which of his sons inherited his estate?’ asked another.

Another asked which of his sons had inherited his state

3.      ‘Who is going to live in the big house?’ enquired a third.

A third asked who was going to live in the big house

4.      ‘What will happen to his racehorses?’ asked someone else.

Someone else asked what would happen 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 which team had won the previous match

7.      ‘Who is playing next week?’ he asked.

He asked who was playing the following week

8.      ‘Who will be umpiring that match?’ asked Tom.

Tom asked who would be umpiring that match

9.      ‘Who wants a lift home?’ said Ann.

Ann asked who wanted a lift home

10.    ‘Who has just dropped a $10 note?’ I asked.

I asked who had just dropped a $10 note

11.    ‘Where is the ticket office?’ asked Mrs. Jones.

Mrs. Jones asked where the ticket office was

12.    ‘What shall I do with my heavy luggage?’ she said. (Use should)

She asked what she should do with her heavy luggage

13.    ‘What platform does the train leave from?’ asked Bill.

Bill asked what platform the train left from

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

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

III. Turn the following questions into the indirect speech.

1. She said, “Can you speak Spanish, Minh?”

=>She asked Minh if / whether he could speak Spanish.

2. Thanh said to her teacher, “Will I finish my exercise at home?”

=>Thanh asked her teacher if/ whether she would finish her exercise at home.

3. Nien asked Hoa, “Do you have many new friends?”

=>Nien asked Hoa if / whether she had many new friends.

4. They said to us, “Must you go now?”

=> They asked us if/ whether we had to go then.

5. My friend said, “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”

=>My friend asked me if / whether I was going to leave the next day.

1. I asked Nam, “Are you free tonight?”

=> I asked Nam if/ whether he was free that night.

2. She asked the tourists, “Do you know the way to the station?”

=> She asked the tourists if/ whether they knew the way to the station.

3. John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?”

=>John asked Nhi if / whether Phong Nha Cave was in southern Vietnam.

4. The visitors said, “Can we take photo?”

=>The visitors asked if/ whether they could take photos.

II. Turn the following questions into the indirect speech.

1. The visitors said, “Can we take photo?”

=>The visitors asked if/ whether they could take photos.

Put the following into Reported speech
1. He said to her, "Do you like your headmaster?"
=> He asked her if she liked her headmaster.
2. Her mother said to her, " Can parents visit the school at any time?"
=> Her mother asked her if parents could visit the school at any time.
3. She said, "Are the playing fields near the school?"
=> She wanted to know if the playing fields were near the school.
4. She said to me, "Did you go to the city last week?"
=> She asked me if I went to the city the previous week.
5. He asked them, "How big are your classes?"
=> He asked them how big their classes were.
6. The teacher said to the boy, "Why do you go to school late?"
=> The teacher asked the boy why he went to school late.
7. I said to her, "What is your new house like?"
=> I asked her what her new house was like.
8. "What else did you see?" The policeman asked him
​=> The policeman asked him what else he had seen.

Chuyển câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp

1)she said:" how long does it take to get to London"

=>She asked me hơ long it took to get to London

2) "what happerned to Mr. Jim" said one of the men

=>one of the men asked me what had happerned to Mr. Jim

3)"who is going to live in the big house?" She asked

=>She asked me who was going to live in the big house

4)"which team has won?" Asked Ann

=>Ann wanted to know which team had won

5)"where does your father work?" The teacher asked

=>The teacher asked me where my father worked

6)"how many people are there in your family" he asked Lan

=>he asked Lan how many people there were in her family

7)Ba asked Tam:"how often do you wash your clother?"

=>Ba asked Tam how often he washed his clother

8)Phong asked Peter:"do you enjoy reading"

=>Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading

9)Hoa asked can :"do you live yours"

=>Hoa asked Can is he lives his

10)"did you go to Hue three year ago?"Tom asked Peter

=>Tom asked Peter if he had gone to Hue three year before

1. "what color are you going to paint the living room?" she asked them

she asked them what color they were going to paint the living room

2. "where đi you go last night?" his father asked him

his father asked him where he had gone the previous night

3. " why doesn't she talk to me any more?" he asked us

he asked us why she didn't talked to him any more

4. " what are you going to do with your scholarship?" Hang asked Huong

Hang asked Huong what she was going to do with her scholarship

5. " where are you going at this time?" he asked me

he asked me where i was going at that time

6. "Why are you late" they asked their guests

they asked their guests why they were late

7. " Which countries have you been to?" the customs officer asked me

the customs officer asked me Which countries i had been to

8." how many bedrooms are there in your house?" Sally asked me

Sally asked me how many bedrooms there were in my house

9." when do you want to move in?" Mrs. Mawby asked him

Mrs. Mawby asked him when he wanted to move in

10. "where is he now" she asked me

she asked me where he was then

11. " What are you doing" she asked me

she asked me what i was doing

12. "Why did you go out last night?" she asked him

she asked him why he had gone out the previous night

13. " who was that beautiful woman?" she asked me

she asked me who that beautiful woman had been

14. " how old is your mother" she asked me

she asked me how old my mother was

15. " what are you going to do at the weekend?" she asked me

she asked me what i was going to do at the weekend

16. " where will you live after graduation?" she asked me

she asked me where i would live after graduation

17." what were you doing when I saw you?" she asked me

she asked me what i was doing when she saw me

18. " How was the journey?" she asked me

she asked me how the journey had been

19. " how often do you go to the cinema?" she wanted to know

she wanted to know how often i went to the cinema

20. he asked her"when will you leave this place?"

he asked her when she would leave that place

21. we asked " what time does the plane arrive?

we asked what time the plane arrived

22. Mrr. She said " how do you go to the circus now?"'

She asked how i went to the circus then

1. "what color are you going to paint the living room?" she asked them

SHE ASKED THEM WHAT COLOR THEY WERE GOING TO PAINT THE LIVING ROOM.

2. "where đi you go last night?" his father asked him

HIS FATHER ASKED HIM WHERE HE HAD GONE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.

3. " why doesn't she talk to me any more?" he asked us

Ee asked us why he didn't talk to him ANY MORE

4. " what are you going to do with your scholarship?" Hang asked Huong

HANG ASKED HUONG WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO DO WITH HER SCHOLARSHIP.

5. " where are you going at this time?" he asked me

HE ASKED ME WHERE I WAS GOING AT THAT TIME.

6. "Why are you late" they asked their guests

THEY ASKED THEIR GUESTS WHY THEY WERE LATE.

7. " Which countries have you been to?" the customs officer asked me

THE CUSTOMS OFFICE ASKED ME WHICH COUNTRIES I HAD BEEN TO.

8." how many bedrooms are there in your house?" Sally asked me

SALLY ASKED ME HOW MANY BEDROOMS THERE WERE IN MY HOUSE.

9." when do you want to move in?" Mrs. Mawby asked him

MRS MAWBY ASKED HIM WHEN I WANTED TO MOVE IN

10. "where is he now" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME WHERE HE WAS THEN.

11. " What are you doing" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME WHAT I WAS DOING.

12. "Why did you go out last night?" she asked him

SHE ASKED HIM WHY HE HAD GONE OUT THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.

13. " who was that beautiful woman?" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME WHO THAT BEAUTIFUL WOMEN HAD BEEN.

14. " how old is your mother" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME HOW OLD MY FATHER WAS.

15. " what are you going to do at the weekend?" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO AT THE WEEKEND.

16. " where will you live after graduation?" she asked me

SGHE ASKED ME WHERE I WOULD LIVE AFTER GRADUATION.

17." what were you doing when I saw you?" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME WHERE I HAD BEEN DOING WHEN SHE HAD SEEN ME.

18. " How was the journey?" she asked me

SHE ASKED ME HOW THE JOURNEY HAD BEEN

19. " how often do you go to the cinema?" she wanted to know

SHE WANTED TO KNOW HOW OFTEN I WENT TO THE CINEMA.

20. he asked her"when will you leave this place?"

HE ASKED HER WHERE I WOULD LEAVE THAT PLACE.

21. we asked " what time does the plane arrive?

WE ASKED WHAT TIME THE PLANE ARRIVED.

22. Mrr. She said " how do you go to the circus now?"

MRS. SHE ASKED ME HOW I WENT TO THE CIRCUS THEN.

Turn the sentences into indirect speech :

41. She said " Do you know the way to the station? "

She asked me if i knew the way to the station

42. " Will I finish my exercise at home? "

she asked if she would finish her exercise at home

43. She said " Can you speak Chinese, Minh? "

she asked minh if he could speak chinise.

44. " How old is your grandparent ?" the girl said

the girl asked me how old my grandparent was,

45. They said " Who are you going with tomorrow? "

they asked me who i was going with the next day

46. " Do you want to visit Great Wall in China, Tan? "

he asked tan if he wanted to visit great wall in china

47. " Are you from Canada? " I said to the tourist.

i asked the tourist if he/ she was from canada.

48. " Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris " I said to Lan.

i told lan to send me a postcard when she arrived in paris

49. " Why is she crying? " Thu asked How.

thu asked how why she was crying

50. " When do your children go swimming? " Mrs Ly said.

ms ly asked me when my children went swimming

Turn the sentences into indirect speech :

41. She said " Do you know the way to the station? "

=> She asked me if I knew the way to the station.

42. " Will I finish my exercise at home? "

=> I asked my teacher if I would finish my exercise at home.

43. She said " Can you speak Chinese, Minh? "

=> She asked Minh if he could speak Chinese.

44. " How old are your grandparents ?" the girl said.

=> The girl asked me how old my grandparents were.

45. They said " Who are you going with tomorrow? "

=> They asked me who I was going with the day after.

46. " Do you want to visit Great Wall in China, Tan? "

=> I asked Tan if he wanted to visit Great Wall in China.

47. " Are you from Canada? " I said to the tourist.

=> I asked the tourist if he/ she was from Canada.

48. " Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris " I said to Lan.

=> I told Lan to send me a postcard when she arrived in Paris.

49. " Why is she crying? " Thu asked How.

=> Thu asked How why she was crying.

50. " When do your children go swimming? " Mrs Ly said.

=> Mrs Ly asked me when my children went swimming.

V. 1. She asked Minh if / whether he could speak Spanish.
2. Thanh asked her teacher if/ whether she would finish her exercise at home:
3. Nien asked Hoa if / whether she had many new friends.
4. My friend asked me if / whether I was going to leave the next day.
5. They asked us if/ whether we had to go then.
6. I asked Nam if/ whether he was free that night.
7. She asked the tourists if/ whether they knew the way to the station.
8. John asked Nhi if / whether Phong Nha Cave was in southern Vietnam.
9. The visitors asked if/ whether they could take photos.
10. Daniel asked Jim if/ whether there was a café nearby.