The document provides examples of how to change direct speech questions into reported speech by using a past tense reporting verb and backshifting the tense of any verbs used in the original question. It lists 10 direct speech questions and their reported speech equivalents, demonstrating how to backshift the tense of the verbs in the question when changing it to reported speech.
The document provides examples of how to change direct speech questions into reported speech by using a past tense reporting verb and backshifting the tense of any verbs used in the original question. It lists 10 direct speech questions and their reported speech equivalents, demonstrating how to backshift the tense of the verbs in the question when changing it to reported speech.
The document provides examples of how to change direct speech questions into reported speech by using a past tense reporting verb and backshifting the tense of any verbs used in the original question. It lists 10 direct speech questions and their reported speech equivalents, demonstrating how to backshift the tense of the verbs in the question when changing it to reported speech.
Put the following sentences into reported speech using a
reporting verb in the past tense (asked, wanted to know, enquired, wondered, etc.)
1. What is your name?
He/She asked me what my name was. 2. When can we have dinner? She/He asked when they could have dinner. 3. Have you ever been to Bali? She/He asked me if I had ever been to Bali. 4. Why are you so late? She/he asked me why he/she/i was so late. 5. Are you living here? She/He asked me if I was living here. 6. What are you doing? She/He asked me what I was doing. 7. How old is your mother? He/She asked me how old her/his/your/my mother was. 8. Can you type? She/He asked if I could type. 9. Do you speak English? He/She asked me if I spoke English. 10. Is it raining? She/He asked if it was raining.