Rewrite this sentence in reported speech. Decide whether to change the tenses and adverbs of time and place.
'I've decided to stay another week as the research is going so well here.'
Professor Jones rang from Vancouver. He said …………………………….
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15 tháng 7 2021
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
15 tháng 7 2021
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
S
27 tháng 2 2022
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
KY
19 tháng 2 2022
1. “I won’t have enough time to finish this job.”
à He said ……………………………he would not have enough time to finish that job…………………………………………………………………..
2. “It’s been a long time since I had such a good meal.”
à She said ………………………………………it had been a long time since she had had such a good meal…………………………………………………………
3. “The weather may get much worse tomorrow.”
à He told us ………………………………the weather might get much worse the day after………………………………………………………………….
4. “I think you should cut down on your smoking.”
à The doctor told me…………………………to cut down on my smoking………………………………………………………………
5. “We’re going on holiday tomorrow.”
à They said …………………………………they were going on holiday the day after………………………………………………………………
6. “We haven’t been to the art gallery for ages.”
à They said ……………………………they had not been to the art gallery for ages……………………………………………………………………
7. “I always eat lots of fresh fruit and salad.”
à She said………………………she always ate lots of fresh fruit and salad…………………………………………………………………………
8. “It’s time to go to bed, children.”
à She told………………………her children to go to bed…………………………………………………………………………
9. “I left my umbrella here two days ago.”
à Susan told them……………………she had left her umbrella there two days before………………………………………………………………………
10. “I don’t like this film.”
à Betty told Bill……………………………she did not like that film…………………………………………………………………
He said that he had decided to stay another week as the research was going so well there.
- Tense: Backshift one
- Location: here--there.