1. Put the words in the correct order to make reported questions.
1) me / been / John / had / where / asked / I
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2) they / asked / come / them / if / could / We / for lunch
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3) asked / be / when / car / I / ready / him / would
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4) I / the way / You / if / asked / knew / me
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5) going / her / asked / she / They / was / where
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6) he / a drink / him / wanted / asked / if / She
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1) John asked me where I had been.
2) We asked them if they could come for lunch.
3) I asked him when car would be ready.
4) You asked me if I knew the way.
5) They asked her where she was going.
6) She asked him if he wanted a drink.
2. Complete the reported questions with the correct pronouns.
1) He asked her if __she__ could call him back.
2) Sally asked us if ________ could send her an email.
3) They asked ________ where I had seen their dog.
4) The teacher asked him if ________ would help her.
5) She asked ________ if I would go with ________ to the police.
6) I asked you what time ________ were picking me up.
7) We asked ________ when they would pay ________
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2) we 3) me 4) he 5) me, her 6) you 7) them, us
3. Simon has been away from school for a month. Read his description of his first day back and write the direct questions.
friends asked me a lot of questions today. First, Chris asked me why I had missed school and Sandra asked me if I had been ill. Next, Emma asked me if I could tell them about trip. After that, Susan asked me if the head teacher knew I was back. Later, Nigel asked me if I would still take exams and finally, Elaine asked me if I wanted to borrow her notes.
1) Chris: ‘Why did you miss school?’
2) Sandra: ‘______________?’
3) Emma: ‘______________?’
4) Susan: ‘______________?’
5) Nigel: ‘______________?’
6) Elaine: ‘______________?’
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2) ‘Have you been ill?’
3) ‘Can you tell us about your trip?’
4) ‘Does the Head teacher know you’re / are back?’
5) ‘Will you still take your exams?’
6) ‘Do you want to borrow notes?’
4. Last week Sue went to an interview for a part-time job. Listen to the conversation and complete the direct speech.
1) Which school ________?
2) How old ________?
3) Have ________ a job before?
4) _____ your best subject at school?
5) _____ pass your last maths exam?
6) What do you ________ When you leave school?
7) _____ to go to university?
8) _____ two evenings during the week?
9) _____ next week?
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1) do you go to 2) are you 3) you ever had
4) What’s 5) Did you 6) want to do 7) Are you planning
8) Will you be able to work 9) Can you start
5. Look again at exercise 4. Then complete the reported speech.
First, the interviewer asked me which school I went to and 1) __how old I was__ . Then she asked me 2) _____ Next she asked me 3) ___________ and 4) _____ After that she asked me 5) ___________ and 6) _____ Finally, she asked me 7) ___________ and 8) _____
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2) if I’d / had ever had a job before
3) what best subject at school was
4) if I’d / had passed last maths exam
5) what I wanted to do when I leave school
6) if I was planning to go to university
7) if I could work two evenings during the week
8) if I could start the following week
Challenge!
Think of three questions you have asked someone today. Write the questions and answers in reported speech.
I asked ________.
He / She said ________.
I asked ________.
He / She said ________.
I asked ________.
He / She said ________.