Indirect and reported questions

Indirect and reported questions

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Change this direct questions into an indirect question:

What time is it?

Can you tell me.....

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Change this direct questions into an indirect question:

When did you come home last night?

I would like to know....

Indirect questions:

• the question changes into a statement

• it is NOT a question anymore so you do not use question word order or auxiliary verbs.

Reported questions - the introductory sentence is in the past tense

• the question changes into a statement

• there is a backshift - tense change

• the tense changes are the same as the rules for reported speech

Reporting WH-questions

• Why are you smiling? - He asked me WHY I was smiling.

• When did you arrive? - He wanted to know WHEN I had arrived.

• How old is she? - He enquired HOW old she was.

Reporting Yes-NO questions

• we use IF or WHETHER:

• Do you live near here? He asked me if I lived near.

• Have you ever seen a ghost. She wanted to know whether I had seen a ghost.

• Are going to spend the weekend at home? He asked me if I was going to spend that weekend at home.

Multiple Choice

Where does Maria park her car?

• He asked me where does Maria park her car.

• He asked me where Maria parked her car.

• He asked me where did Maria park her car.

Multiple Choice

Has John arrived?

• He asked me John have arrived.

• He asked me had John arrived.

• He asked me if John had arrived.

Multiple Choice

How much pocket money does Lisa get?

• He wanted to know how much pocket money Lisa got.

• He wanted to know how much pocket money Lisa get.

• He wanted to know how much pocket money does Lisa get.

Multiple Choice

Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?

• He asked me if Mandy will have lunch with Sue.

• He asked me did Mandy would have lunch with Sue.

• He asked me if Mandy would have lunch with Sue.

Multiple Choice

Did you watch the latest film?

• She asked me had I watched the latest film.

• She asked me if I had watched the latest film.

• She asked me if I watched the latest film.

Multiple Choice

Do you work from home?

• He asked me do you worked from home.

• He asked me if I worked from home.

• He asked me if I work from home.

Multiple Choice

Did you bring your passports?

• She wanted to know if they did brought their passports.

• She wanted to know if they had brought their passports.

• She wanted to know if they brought their passports.

Multiple Choice

What time does the train leave?'

• He asked me when did train left.

• He asked me what time the train left.

• He asked me what time does the train leave.

Multiple Choice

Have you fed the dog?

• She asked me I had fed the dog.

• She asked me whether I had fed the dog.

• She asked me whether had I fed the dog.

Multiple Choice

"Have you been to Paris?".

He wanted to know

• if I had been to Paris.

• if I had been going to Paris.

• if I went to Paris.

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“How was your journey? Pam wanted to know...

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Where can I buy a lottery ticket?

Wendy wanted to know...

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Why did you cry yesterday? Zoe asked me ...

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What is the cat doing?

Katie wanted to know...

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When will you come?

Maria asked him...