EF UpI/8B: Indirect speech (Revision)

'Do you like it here?

The receptionist asked me...

• did I like it there.

• if I liked it here.

• if I like it there.

• if I liked it there.

Answer explanation

-Yes/No Q: IF / WHETHER

-Q: word order!

-one-tense-back

-here --> THERE

John ordered Peter to go away.

• John is telling Peter to “Go away”

• John is saying to Peter to “Go away.”

• John said to Peter, “Go away.”

Answer explanation

Reporting verb: 'ORDER sy to do sg' ~ for instructions

"Can Tom  dance?"

• She asked can Tom dance.

•  She asked if Tom can dance.

• She asked if Tom could dance.

Answer explanation

-Yes/No Q: IF / WHETHER

-reporting verb: 'ASK'

-Q: word order

-can --> COULD

He told me that he didn’t believe me.

• He said to me that “He didn’t believe me.”

• He said to me, “I don’t believe you.”

• He told me, “He doesn’t believe you.”

Answer explanation

-Reporting verb: 'TELL sy sg'

-one-tense-back

-change personal pronoun

He said to me, “What are you doing?”

• He asked me what I was doing.

• He said to me what I was doing.

• He said to me what I am doing.

Answer explanation

-Q ~ reporting verb 'ASK'

-Q: word order!

-one-tense-back

'What are you doing tomorrow?'

She asked her...

• what was she doing tomorrow.

• what she was doing the next day.

• what she was doing tomorrow.

• what was she doing the next day.

Answer explanation

-Q: word order!

-one-tense-back

-tomorrow --> THE NEXT DAY / THE FOLLOWING DAY

'I may visit you next month.'

I told him...

• I might visit him the next month.

• I might visit him next month.

• I may visited him the next month.

• he might visit me the next month.

Answer explanation

-may --> MIGHT

-next month --> THE NEXT MONTH

The judge commanded them to call the witness.

• “Call the witness”, said the judge.

• The judge is telling them to “Call the witness.”

• The judge is saying to “Call the witness.”

Answer explanation

Reporting verb: 'COMMAND sy to do sg' for orders / instructions

'Are you going to apply for the job?'

My mum asked me...

• whether I was going to apply for the job.

• was I applying for the job.

• if was I going to apply for the job.

• if I am going to apply for the job.

Answer explanation

-Yes/No Q: IF / WHETHER

-word order!

-one-tense-back

'What have you done?'

Mr Baker asked his son...

• what has he done.

• what had he done.

• what he has done.

• what he had done.

Answer explanation

-Q: word order!

-one-tense-back