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Reported questions: special questions

Speaker's words

Reporting verbs

Reported questions

Special questions

"What's your brother's name?"

"What does he do?"

"What are you doing?"

"What kind of holiday has Nick had?"

"How long have you both been living here?"

"Why did you say that?"

"Whose number did you ring?"

"Where had they all gone when the police arrived?'

"When will breakfast be ready?"

"Which countries will Clive be visiting?"

"How many people will there be at the conference?'

Object questions

"Who were you looking for?"

"What shampoo do you use?"

Subject questions

"Who left the bag here?"

"What makes a noise like that?"

She asked

He wanted to know

Kate wondered

Joe didn't know

what my brother's name was.

what he did.

what I was doing.

what kind of holiday Nick had had.

how long we had both been living there.

why I'd said that.

whose number I had rung.

where they had all gone when the police arrived.

when breakfast would be ready.

which countries Clive would be visiting.

how many people would there be at the conference.

who I had been looking for.

what shampoo I used.

who had left the bag there.

what made a noise like that.

Exercise 21. Write these general and alternative questions in indirect speech, using the given words. Make all the necessary changes.

Example: "Do you want a drink?". He asked me if I wanted a drink.

1. "Did you study hard for the exam?" My friend wanted to know __.

2. "Do you like Chinese or Korean food?" He asked me __.

3. "Are you cold?" She asked me __.

4. "Was Tony enjoying himself?" We wanted to know __.

5. "Will they have done the job by the time I get back?" She asked ___.

6. "Will you be seeing John at the meeting tomorrow?" She asked ___.

7. "Is she there?" I wondered __.

Exercise 22. Write these special questions in indirect speech, using the given words. Make all the necessary changes.

Example: "What time does the train arrive?" He asked what time the train arrived.

1. "What time did you get home?" My parents asked __.

2. "Why won't you let me in?" I asked __.

3. "Whose composition haven't you heard yet?" She asked ___.

4. "Which films have won prizes for exports?" They asked ___.

5. "Why is Maria crying?" We wondered __.

6. "What have you been doing all this time?" He wondered __.

8. "Which of you is waiting to see me next?" The doctor asked __.

Reported questions: tag questions

Speaker's words

Reporting verbs

Reported questions

"You're ready, aren't you?"

"You don't like action films, do you?"

"She's got a big collection of stamps, doesn't she?"

"Tessa doesn't know what to do, does she?"

"They're selling their house, aren't they?"

"Pam's gone out, hasn't she?"

"Carla wasn't at home, was she?"

"He'd already left by the time you arrived, hadn't he?"

"You'll repair my bike on Saturday, won't you?"

"They won't have done all the job by then, will they"?

"I can afford to buy a new car now, can't I?"

"She must go there, mustn't she?"

He asked

She wondered

I wanted to know

Greg didn't know

if

whether

I was ready.

I liked action films.

she had a big collection of stamps.

Tessa knew what to do. they were selling their house.

Pam had gone out.

Carla had been at home.

he had already left by the time I arrived.

I would repair his bike on Saturday.

they would have done all the job by then.

he could afford to buy a new car.

she had to go there.

Exercise 23. Write these tag questions in indirect speech, using the given words. Make all the necessary changes.

1. "They're on holiday, aren't they?" He didn't know ___.

2. "You'll manage, won't you?" He asked __.

3. "I've lost a lot of weight, haven't I?" Kelly asked __.

4. "We can't go tomorrow, can we?" They wanted to know___.

5. "Someone broke that vase, didn't they?" Mrs. Smith asked ___.

6. "Ron had already opened the letter, hadn't he?" Jim wondered __.

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