Exercise 1
Which is right? Tick the correct alternative.
1 a Do you know what time the film starts?
b Do you know what time does the film start?
c Do you know what time starts the film?
2 a Why Amy does get up so early every day?
b Why Amy gets up so early every day?
c Why does Amy get up so early every day?
3 a I want to know what this word means.
b I want to know what does this word mean.
c I want to know what means this word.
4 a I can’t remember where did I park the car.
b I can’t remember where I parked the car.
c I can’t remember where I did park the car.
5 a Why you didn’t phone me yesterday?
b Why didn’t you phone me yesterday?
c Why you not phoned me yesterday?
6 a Do you know where does Helen work?
b Do you know where Helen does work?
c Do you know where Helen works?
7 a How much it costs to park here?
b How much does it cost to park here?
c How much it does cost to park here?
8 a Tell me what you want.
b Tell me what you do want.
c Tell me what do you want.
Answers
1
1 a 5 b
2 c 6 c
3 a 7 b
4 b 8 a
Exercise 2
Put the words in the correct order.
1 (don’t / Tom / where / know / gone / has) I …………………….
2 (is / to the airport / far / it) How ……………………. ?
3 (wonder / is / how / old / Tom) I …………………….
4 (Lisa / on holiday / going / is) When ……………………. ?
5 (tell / the post office / you / me / is / where) Could ……………………. ?
6 (in the accident / injured / anyone / don’t / whether / know / was) I …………………….
7 (what / tomorrow / know / time / will / arrive / you / you) Do ……………………. ?
Answers
2
1 I don’t know where Tom has gone.
2 How far is it to the airport?
3 I wonder how old Tom is.
4 When is Lisa going on holiday?
5 Could you tell me where the post office is?
6 I don’t know whether anyone was injured in the accident.
7 Do you know what time you will arrive tomorrow?
Exercise 3
You have been away for a while and have just come back to your home town. You meet Tony, a friend of yours. He asks you a lot of questions:
1 How are you?
2 Where have you been?
3 How long have you been back?
4 What are you doing now?
5 Why did you come back?
6 Where are you living?
7 Are you glad to be back?
8 Do you have any plans to go away again?
9 Can you help me find a job?
What are you doing now? 9 Can you help me find a job?
Now you tell another friend what Tony asked you. Use reported speech.
1 He asked me how I was.
2 He asked me …………………….
3 He …………………….
4 …………………….
5 …………………….
6 …………………….
7 …………………….
8 …………………….
9 …………………….
Answers
3
2 He asked me where I’d been. / … where I had been.
3 He asked me how long I’d been back. / … how long I had been back.
4 He asked me what I was doing now.
5 He asked me why I’d come back. / … why I had come back. or .. . why I came back.
6 He asked me where I was living.
7 He asked me if/whether I was glad to be back.
8 He asked me if/whether I had any plans to go away again.
9 He asked me if/whether I could help him find a job.