4. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one.

(Chọn đáp án (A, B, C hoặc D) để chỉ ra câu gần nghĩa nhất với câu được cho.)

1. "What can a digital home assistant do for me?" John asked the sales assistant.

A. John asked the sales assistant what a digital home assistant can do for him.

B. John asked the sales assistant what a digital home assistant could do for him.

C. John told the sales assistant what a digital home assistant could do for him.

D. John asked the sales assistant what could a digital home assistant do for him.

2. "This security system is really reliable," the technician said.

A. The technician said this security system was really reliable.

B. The technician said that security system is really reliable.

C. The technician said that security system was really reliable.

D. The technician said this security system is really reliable.

3. “Can the art generator app help me create realistic paintings?" she asks them.

A. She asks them if the art generator app can create realistic paintings.

B. She asks them if the art generator app could help her create realistic paintings.

C. She asks whether the art generator app can help her create realistic paintings.

D. She asks them whether the art generator app can help them create realistic paintings.

4. “I will buy this English-speaking coach app if I save enough money," Mindy said.

A. Mindy said she will buy that English-speaking coach app if she saves enough money.

B. Mindy said if she saved enough money, she would buy that English-speaking coach app.

C. Mindy said if she saves enough money, she would buy that English-speaking' coach app.

D. Mindy said that if I save enough money, I would buy that English-speaking coach app.

5. "If I were you. I would try using an Al app to compose my emails with Autocorrect." Lucy said.

A. Lucy said if she had been me, she would have tried using an Al app to compose my emails with Autocorrect. B. Lucy said if she were me, she would try using an Al app to compose her emails with Autocorrect.

C. Lucy said if she were me, she would have tried using an Al app to compose my emails with Autocorrect.

D. Lucy said if she had been me, she would try using an Al app to compose her emails with Autocorrect.

6. “Does this household robot cost a lot of money?" I asked Hugo.

A. I asked Hugo whether that household robot costs a lot of money.

B. I asked Hugo if this household robot cost a lot of money.

C. I asked Hugo if that household robot cost a lot of money.

D. I asked Hugo whether this household robot costs a lot of money. 

Rewrite the following sentences, using reported speech.

Choose the best answer.

He asked me _______ swim.

Choose the best answer.

He asked me ______ that film.

Choose the best answer.

She asked us ________ the next week.

Choose the best answer.

“What time does John get up?”, he asked me.

=> He wanted to know___________.

Choose the best answer.

He wondered _______ there the next day.

Choose the best answer.

I asked him _______ to buy souvenirs.

Choose the best answer.

She asked her boyfriend _________ best.

Choose the best answer.

The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

=> The teacher wanted to know_________.

Choose the best answer.

"Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.

=> My friend asked me ________ to Kevin.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Ellie asked Stan ____ to look for a new job.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

“What did Maria ask you?”

“She asked me ____ I had ever worked part time.”

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

We wonder ____ from his office after that scandal.

LEARN THIS! Reported questions

1 Tense changes for reported questions are the same as for reported speech. The word order is the same as for statements. We don't use auxiliary verbs.

"Do you like reggae?"

→ She asked me if I liked reggae.

"What time does the concert start?"

→ She asked me what time the concert started.

2 We use if or whether to report yes/no questions.

"Was the bus late?" → He asked me if the bus had been late.

3 We don't include question tags in reported questions.

"Pat's coming, isn't he?" → He asked me if Pat was coming.

4 To report short answers, we use the auxiliary or modal from the short answer.

"Do you speak French? " "I don't."

→ She asked me if I spoke French and I said I didn't.

(LEARN THIS! Câu hỏi tường thuật

1 Các thay đổi về thì của câu hỏi tường thuật cũng giống như đối với câu tường thuật. Trật tự từ giống như đối với câu phát biểu. Chúng ta không sử dụng trợ động từ.

"Bạn có thích nhạc reggae không?"

→ Cô ấy hỏi tôi có thích reggae không.

"Buổi hòa nhạc bắt đầu lúc mấy giờ?"

→ Cô ấy hỏi tôi buổi hòa nhạc bắt đầu lúc mấy giờ.

2 Chúng ta sử dụng if hoặc whether để tường thuật câu hỏi có/không.

“Xe buýt đến muộn à?” → Anh ấy hỏi tôi xe buýt có bị trễ không.

3 Chúng ta không đưa câu hỏi đuôi vào các câu hỏi được tường thuật.

“Pat đang tới phải không?” → Anh ấy hỏi tôi Pat có đang đến không.

4 Để tường thuật câu trả lời ngắn, chúng ta sử dụng trợ động từ hoặc phương thức từ câu trả lời tắt.

“Bạn có nói được tiếng Pháp không?” “Tôi không.”

→ Cô ấy hỏi tôi có nói được tiếng Pháp không và tôi nói là không.)

5 Read the Learn this! box and rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets.

(Đọc phần Learn this! và viết lại mỗi câu sử dụng từ trong ngoặc.)

1 "What time will the café open tomorrow?" he asked us. (next day)

2 "Shall I call you a taxi? " Pam asked me. (whether)

3 "Don't believe anything Jim says, " Fran told us. (not)

4 "We must get to the airport on time, " I told her. (that)

5 "Who did you see at the club last night?" Tony asked me. (before)

7.2 Reported questions

(Câu tường thuật dạng hỏi)

• When we report questions, we use affirmative word order and verb forms after the question word.

‘How old are you?’ he asked me.

→ He asked me how old I was.

• To report a yes / no question (one that has no question word) we use whether or if.

‘Is it snowing? she asked.

→ She asked if it was snowing.

‘Do you live in Bristol? she asked me.

→ She asked me whether I lived in Bristol.

• We do not include question tags in reported questions.

‘You’re Mia’s friend, aren’t you?’ he asked.

→ He asked me if I was Mia’s friend.

• When we report short answer, we use the auxiliary or modal verb from the short answer.

Do you know the time? ‘I don’t.’

→ He asked me if I knew the time and I said I didn’t.

Tạm dịch

• Khi tường thuật câu hỏi, chúng ta sử dụng trật tự từ khẳng định và dạng động từ sau từ để hỏi.

‘Bạn bao nhiêu tuổi?’ anh ấy hỏi tôi.

→  Anh ấy hỏi tôi bao nhiêu tuổi.

• Để tường thuật câu hỏi có/không (câu hỏi không có từ để hỏi) chúng ta sử dụng whether hoặc if.

'Tuyết đang rơi hả? cô ấy hỏi.

→  Cô ấy hỏi trời có tuyết không.

‘Bạn sống ở Bristol phải không? cô ấy hỏi tôi.

→  Cô ấy hỏi tôi có sống ở Bristol không.

• Chúng ta không bao gồm các câu hỏi đuôi trong các câu hỏi được tường thuật.

“Cô là bạn của Mia phải không?” anh hỏi.

→  Anh ấy hỏi tôi có phải bạn của Mia không.

• Khi tường thuật câu trả lời ngắn, chúng ta sử dụng trợ động từ hoặc động từ khuyết thiếu của câu trả lời tắt.

Bạn có biết thời gian? 'Tôi không.'

→  Anh ấy hỏi tôi có biết thời gian không và tôi nói tôi không biết.

1  Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given.

(Hoàn thành các câu thứ hai sao cho có nghĩa tương tự như câu đầu tiên. Sử dụng từ đã cho.)

    1  ‘Have you spoken to Fatima recently?’ (if)

         Ben asked me ________________________________________.

    2  ‘You’re going to the café later, aren’t you?’ (was)

        Olga asked me ________________________________________.

    3  ‘Can you speak Greek?’ ‘I can’. (whether)

        Dan asked ________________________________________.

    4  ‘Is this bag yours?’ (if)

        Victor asked me ________________________________________.

    5  ‘When does the festival start?’ (me)

        Steve asked ________________________________________.

    6  ‘You’ve been watching me, haven’t you?’ (had)

        Martha asked me ________________________________________.

    7  ‘Will you call me later?’ ‘I will.’ (her)

        Sara asked me ________________________________________.

Rewrite the following sentences, using reported speech.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

I asked them when ______ changed.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the order of the words. Use a maximum of five words including the words in brackets.

(Hoàn thành câu với dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc. Đừng thay đổi thứ tự của các từ. Sử dụng tối đa 5 từ bao gồm cả những từ trong ngoặc.)

1 Will asked us ____________ (time / game / start) the next day.

2 The assistant asked him if ____________ (he / like / try) on a smaller jacket.

3 My teacher asked me ____________ (I / finish) the exercise and I said I hadn't.

4 I asked Maria ____________ (which / film / seen) the night before.

5 The dentist asked ____________ (me / why) never used an electric toothbrush before.

6 She asked him if ____________ (he / going) the park and he said he wasn't.

7 I asked the policeman whether ____________ (he / help / us) and he said he could.

3 Change the direct speech into reported speech. Begin with My mum asked me.

(Chuyển lời nói trực tiếp sang câu tường thuật. Bắt đầu với Mẹ tôi hỏi tôi.)

1 'Why are you home so late?'

________________________________

2 'Did you leave school on time today?'

________________________________

3 'When are you going to tidy your room?'

________________________________

4 'Have you seen your brother this afternoon?'

________________________________

5 'Will you help me with the shopping tomorrow?'

________________________________

6 'Would you like me to give you some money for a pizza?'

________________________________

5 Write a second sentence that has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in brackets.

(Viết câu thứ hai có nghĩa tương tự như câu đầu tiên. Sử dụng các từ trong ngoặc.)

3. Put the words in brackets in the correct order to report the questions.

(Xếp các từ trong ngoặc theo thứ tự đúng để tường thuật câu hỏi.)

1. Could you draw up a shortlist?

They asked us if we could draw up _____ (draw up / we / could / if / us) a shortlist.

2. Has the company filled the vacancy?

I asked _____ (whether / him / filled / had / the company) the vacancy.

3. Do you have a sense of adventure?

She asked _____ (me / I / had / if) a sense of adventure.

4. Did you both apply for the same job?

They asked _____ (whether / had / applied / us / we / both) for the same job.

4. Complete the second sentence so that it reports the first.

(Hoàn thành câu thứ hai để nó tường thuật câu thứ nhất.)

1. 'Prepare your CV for the next Friday," Tim's tutor said.

('Chuẩn bị CV cho thứ sáu tuần sau nhé', gia sư của Tim nói.)

Tim's tutor told him to prepare his CV for the following Friday.

(Gia sư của Tim bảo cậu ấy chuẩn bị CV cho thứ sáu tuần sau.)

2. 'How long were you looking for a job before you found one?' Leo asked me.

( 'Bạn đã tìm việc bao lâu rồi mới tìm được việc?' Leo hỏi tôi.)

Leo asked me _____.

3. 'I'm flying to Canada tomorrow,’ Bob told her.

('Ngày mai tôi bay sang Canada', Bob nói với cô ấy.)

Bob told her that _____.

4. 'Don't ask me for a loan," my mum told my brother.

('Đừng hỏi vay tiền mẹ', mẹ tôi nói với anh trai tôi.)

My mum told my brother _____.

5. 'I will have to buy at least two new suits,' Steve said.

('Tôi sẽ phải mua ít nhất hai bộ vest mới', Steve nói.)

Steve said that he _____.

6. 'Are you going to commute to Leeds?' he asked me.

('Bạn có đi làm ở Leeds không?' anh ấy hỏi tôi.)

He wanted to know _____.

Rewrite the following sentences, using reported speech.

Rewrite the following sentences, using reported speech.

Rewrite the following sentences, using reported speech.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

I wondered ______ the right thing.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

Bill asked Tom ______ in London.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

He asked me ______ a seat.