EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions
Change these direct questions into reported speech:
1. “Where is he?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
4. “Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
7. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
9. “How was the journey?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
10. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
11. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
12. “Did he arrive on time?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
13. “Have you been to Paris?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
14. “Can you help me?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
15. “Are you working tonight?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
16. “Will you come later?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
17. “Do you like coffee?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
18. “Is this the road to the station?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
19. “Did you do your homework?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
20. “Have you studied reported speech before?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
Change the following sentences into reported speech:
1.He asked me: " who is Oliver Twist?"
=> He asked me who Oliver Twist was.
2.My mother asked me:''What's the matter with you?"
=> My mother asked me what the matter with me was.
3.I asked him:"Which book do you find?"
=> I asked him which book you found.
4.He asked me:"When do you finish your work?"
=> He asked me when I finished my work.
5.Mai asked me:'' Why didn't you come?"
=> Mai asked me why I hadn't come.
6.She says:"She had a wonderful evening."
=> She says that she had a wonderful evening.
7.The teacher tells us:"You should learn harder and harder."
=> The teacher tells us that we should learn harder and harder.
8.My mom says that:"We are having a party tomorrow."
=> My mom says that we are having a party the day after.
9.I say to him:"Our teacher will come on time.
=> I say to him that our teacher will come on time.
10.Mai's parents say that:"We are going to invite twenty guests to the party."
=> Mai's parents say that we are going to invite twenty guests to the party.