Reported Speech - Questions

RULES:

> With reported questions the word order is the same as for affirmative
sentences (subject+ verb).
● He asked where Justin Biber was from.
● He wanted to know if Ed lived in London.

Wh-questions: in what, where, why, who, when or how questions, we use the
question word to report the question.
● 'What time does the train leave?' → He asked me what time the
train left.
● 'Where did he go?' → She asked where he went.

Yes/No questions: In yes/no questions, we use if or whether to report the

question. If is more common.
● ‘Can I sleep on the couch?’ → She asked if she could sleep on the couch.
● 'Have you finished the project yet?' → She asked us whether we'd finished the
project yet.

EXERCISES:

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A. 1) ‘What songs did you like, Jennifer?’ The reporter asked Jennifer what
songs she had liked.
2) ‘Where are you going, Justin?’ The reporter asked Justin where he
was going.
3) ‘When will you visit London, Jennifer?’ The reporter asked Jennifer
when she would visit London.
4) ‘Why are you in the USA at the moment, Ed?’ The reporter asked Ed
why he was in the USA at that moment.
5) ‘What does your wife do for a living, Ed?’ The reporter asked Ed what
his wife did for a living.

B. 1) ‘Are you travelling alone?’ He asked if Ed was travelling alone.

2) ‘Have you visited Lisbon yet?’ He asked if Ed had visited Lisbon yet.
3) ‘Is your new album ready?’ He wanted to know if Ed's new album was
ready.
4) ‘Will you sing for us next year?’ He asked if Ed would sing for them the
year after.
5) ‘Did you have a great time at the concert?’ He wanted to know if Ed
had a great time at the concert.
6) ‘Do you like Portuguese food?’ He asked if Ed liked Portuguese food.
 Reported Speech - orders, requests, warnings or invitations
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A. 1) Paul: “Don’t be late to the concert, Clara.”

Paul reminded Clara not to be late to the concert.
2) Samuel: “Turn the music down, Peter.”
Samuel told Peter to turn the music down.
3) Jennifer: “Switch on the lights, Gabriel.”
Jennifer ordered Gabriel to switch on the lights.
4) Justin: “Please, have lunch with me, Ed.”
Justin invited Ed to have lunch with him.
5) Fatima: “Don’t forget our meeting this afternoon, Justin.”
Fatima told Justin not to forget their meeting that afternoon.

B. 1) Justin, when is your next concert?

Someone asked Justin when his next concert was.
2) Ed, can you sign my cap?
Someone asked Ed if he could sign his cap.
3) Ed, what’s your favorite song?
Someone asked Ed what his favorite song was.
4) Jennifer, please join us for some tea after the concert!
Someone invented Jennifer to join them for some tea party
after the concert.
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