Reported Speech in Interrogative Sentences

True or False: In reported speech, the question 'Are you coming?' becomes 'She asked if I was coming.'

• True

• False

Answer explanation

In reported speech, 'Are' changes to 'was' and the question format changes to a statement.

What is the correct reported speech for: 'Do you like pizza?'

• She asked do you like pizza.

• She asked if you like pizza.

• She asked if I liked pizza.

• She asked liked pizza.

Answer explanation

In reported speech, 'do you like' becomes 'if I liked'.

Complete the sentence: 'What time is it?' he asked. → He asked _____ it was.

• what time

• what

• when

• if

Answer explanation

The wh-question 'What time is it?' changes to 'what time it was' in reported speech.

Choose the correct reported speech for: 'Where did you go yesterday?'

• He asked where I had gone the day before.

• He asked where I went yesterday.

• He asked did you go yesterday.

• He asked where had I gone the day before.

Answer explanation

Past tense 'did you go' becomes 'had gone' and 'yesterday' becomes 'the day before'.

True or False: 'Will you help me?' becomes 'He asked if I will help him.' in reported speech.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

In reported speech, 'will' changes to 'would', so it should be 'if I would help him.'

What is the reported speech for: 'Can you swim?'

• She asked if I can swim.

• She asked if I could swim.

• She asked I could swim.

• She asked could I swim.

Answer explanation

'Can' changes to 'could' in reported speech.

Complete the sentence: 'Why are you late?' she asked. → She asked me why _____ late.

• was I

• I was

• am I

• I am

Answer explanation

The order changes to subject + verb in reported speech.

Choose the correct reported speech for: 'Have you finished your homework?'

• He asked if I have finished my homework.

• He asked if I had finished my homework.

• He asked had I finished my homework.

• He asked if I finished my homework.

Answer explanation

'Have' changes to 'had' in reported speech.

Complete the sentence: 'Did you see the movie?' she asked. → She asked _____ the movie.

• if I had seen

• did I see

• had I seen

• if I saw

Answer explanation

The past simple 'did see' changes to past perfect 'had seen' in reported speech.

What is the reported speech for: 'When will you arrive?'

• He asked when will I arrive.

• He asked when I will arrive.

• He asked when I would arrive.

• He asked when would I arrive.

Answer explanation

'Will' changes to 'would' in reported speech.