Reported Questions

Reported Questions

If the question contains a question word , where, how, who, repeat it in the reported question.

"What are you reading?"

I asked them what they were reading.

Reported Questions

Use if when there isn´t a question word. Don´t incluide do or did (the auxiliary verbs) .

question: Do you prefer e-readers or books?

reported question: I asked if they preferred e-readers or books.

Here, there are some examples of the correct use of reported questions.

• I asked them if they had a good memory.

• I asked them what kind of things they forgot.

• I asked my grandma how she had omproved her memory.

• I asked what their best price of advice about memory was.

Multiple Choice

I asked Tere ____________ ever taken cooking lessons.

• if she had

• she had if

• had she if

Multiple Choice

I asked my sister __________ going to play football.

• we when were

• when we were

• were we when

Multiple Choice

Randy asked me __________ help him with his oral report abbout wish tree.

• I could if

• If could I

• if I could

Multiple Choice

My teacher asked ________ ______ my homework.

• had done if I

• if I had done

• I had if done