Reported Questions

In reported questions, tenses and word order change.

"Where is the bank?"

He asked me where the bank was.

You can note:

1. The word order is that of an affirmative sentence.

2. The tense changes as in reported speech.
3. We don't use any question marks.

Look at these other examples:

"How many cigarettes do you smoke?"

He asked me how many cigarettes I smoked.

"How long have you worked in this office?"

She asked me how long I had worked in that office.

When we ask yes/no questions, we used if or whether:

"Do you live in a big flat?"

He asked me if I lived in a big flat.

"Do we pay extra for the breakfast?"

They asked whether they paid extra for the breakfast.
1. I would really love to know what my mother have said to him.

2. The old lady did asked me where the bank was.

3. They asked me what was I was doing.

4. I asked my uncle if he has ever went to Mexico.

5. My mother has asked me if I wanted to eat dinner or not.

6. We wondered that if somebody was going to call the police eventually.

7. David asked to me where I usually park my car in the morning.

8. I wanted to know if I must had to do the composition for Tuesday or

Wednesday.