1. Put the words in the correct order to make reported questions.
1 me / been / John / had / where / asked / I
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2 they / asked / come / them / if / could / We / for lunch
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3 asked / be / when / my car / I / ready / him / would
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4 I / the way / You / if / asked / knew / me
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5 going / her / asked / she / They / was / where
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6 he / a drink / him / wanted / asked / if / She
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Answer
1 John asked me where I had been.
2 We asked them if they could come for lunch.
3 I asked him when my car would be ready.
4 You asked me if I knew the way.
5 They asked her where she was going.
6 She asked him if he wanted a drink.
2. Complete the reported questions with the correct pronouns.
1 He asked her if …she…… could call him back.
2 Sally asked us if ………………… could send her an email.
3 They asked ………………… where I had seen their dog.
4 The teacher asked him if ………………… would help her.
5 She asked ………………… if I would go with ………………… to the police.
6 I asked you what time ………………… were picking me up.
7 We asked ………………… when they would pay ………………… .
Answer
2 we 3 me 4 he 5 me, her 6 you 7 them, us
3. Simon has been away from school for a month. Read his description of his first day back and write the direct questions.
My friends asked me a lot of questions today. First, Chris asked me why I had missed school and Sandra asked me if I had been ill. Next, Emma asked me if I could tell them about my trip. After that, Susan asked me if the head teacher knew I was back. Later, Nigel asked me if I would still take my exams and finally, Elaine asked me if I wanted to borrow her notes.
1 Chris: ‘Why did you miss school?’
2 Sandra: ‘……………………………………?’
3 Emma: ‘……………………………………?’
4 Susan: ‘……………………………………?’
5 Nigel: ‘……………………………………?’
6 Elaine: ‘……………………………………?’
Answer
2 ‘Have you been ill?’
3 ‘Can you tell us about your trip?’
4 ‘Does the Head teacher know you’re / are back?’
5 ‘Will you still take your exams?’
6 ‘Do you want to borrow my notes?’
4. Last week Sue went to an interview for a part-time job. Listen to the conversation and complete the direct speech.
1 Which school ……………………………….?
2 How old ……………………………….?
3 Have ………………………………. a job before?
4 ………………………………. your best subject at school?
5 ………………………………. pass your last maths exam?
6 What do you ………………………………. When you leave school?
7 ………………………………. to go to university?
8 ………………………………. two evenings during the week?
9 ………………………………. next week?
Answer
1 do you go to 2 are you 3 you ever had
4 What’s 5 Did you 6 want to do 7 Are you planning
8 Will you be able to work 9 Can you start
5. Look again at exercise 4. Then complete the reported speech.
First, the interviewer asked me which school I went to and 1…how old I was…… . Then she asked me 2………………………………… . Next she asked me 3………………………………… and 4………………………………… . After that she asked me 5………………………………… and 6………………………………… . Finally, she asked me 7………………………………… and 8………………………………… .
Answer
2 if I’d / had ever had a job before
3 what my best subject at school was
4 if I’d / had passed my last maths exam
5 what I wanted to do when I leave school
6 if I was planning to go to university
7 if I could work two evenings during the week
8 if I could start the following week
Challenge!
Think of three questions you have asked someone today. Write the questions and answers in reported speech.
I asked ………………………………………….. .
He / She said ………………………………………….. .
I asked ………………………………………….. .
He / She said ………………………………………….. .
I asked ………………………………………….. .
He / She said ………………………………………….. .
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