1 Complete the direct questions.
1 She asked me where the keys were.
……‘Where…… ……are…… ……the…… ……keys?’……
2 She asked me if I wanted to go swimming on Sunday.
‘Do …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… on Sunday?’
3 They wanted to know how old I was.
‘How …………… …………… you?’
4 The teacher asked if I had done my homework.
‘Have …………… …………… …………… homework?’
5 She asked me how often I went bowling.
‘How …………… …………… …………… …………… bowling?’
6 She wondered whether we were taking an earlier train.
‘Are …………… …………… …………… …………… train?’
Answer
1 ‘Where are the keys?’
2 ‘Do you want to go swimming on Sunday?’
3 ‘How old are you?’
4 ‘Have you done your homework?’
5 ‘How often do you go bowling?’
6 ‘Are you taking an earlier train?’
2 Match the sentence halves.
1 Some tourists asked me where
2 He asked me what time
3 The police wanted to know why
4 I wondered what
5 The PE teacher asked me why
6 She asked how many
A the shop closed.
B I preferred basketball.
C he’d stolen the bag.
D you were doing here at this time.
E trophies I’d won.
F the station was.
Answer
1 F 2 A 3 C 4 D 5 B 6 E
3 Order the words to make the reported questions.
1 ‘What school do you go to?’ (went / He / to / I / school / me / what / asked)
……He asked me what school I went to. ……
2 ‘Are you learning French?’ (French / whether / He / learning / me / I / asked / was)
………………………………………………………
3 ‘Where did you put my shoes?’ (put / wanted / know / She / to / shoes / I / had / where / her)
………………………………………………………
4 ‘Have you been to Berlin before?’ (The receptionist / Berlin / if / wondered / to / I / before / been / had)
………………………………………………………
5 ‘Are you in any sports clubs?’ (was / asked / I / sports / She / if / clubs / in / me / any)
………………………………………………………
6 ‘What’s the name of your school?’ (of / me / was / my / asked / The trainer / name / the / school / what)
………………………………………………………
Answer
1 He asked me what school I went to.
2 He asked me whether I was learning French.
3 She wanted to know where I had put her shoes.
4 The receptionist wondered if I had been to Berlin before.
5 She asked me if I was in any sports clubs.
6 The trainer asked me what the name of my school was.
4 Underline the mistakes in the reported questions, and correct them.
1 They wanted to know where was the station. ……where the station was……
2 She asked that if I have time to talk.
3 My dad asked me why I no had phoned him.
4 They wondered whether if I wanted to go skiing next week.
5 My mum asked me if I have had fun yesterday.
6 He asked me where can he buy a USB charger.
Answer
1 They wanted to know where was the station. where the station was
2 She asked that if I have time to talk. if I had
3 My dad asked me why I no had phoned him. hadn’t
4 They wondered whether if I wanted to go skiing next week. whether/if
5 My mum asked me if I have had fun yesterday. had / had had
6 He asked me where can he buy a USB charger. He could/can
5 Put the questions in the emails in reported form.
1 Do you want to go camping?
2 Can I bring a friend?
3 Who do you want to invite?
4 How many days are you planning on going for?
5 Do you have an extra sleeping bag?
6 Which campsite is it?
Hi Olivia,
I was wondering 1……if you wanted to go camping…… next month on the 12th? I asked my parents 2……………………………… (so I don’t get bored) and, amazingly, they said yes. They asked me 3……………………………… and, of course, I said you. Let me know!
Alexis
Hey Alexis,
I’d love to come. Can’t wait! I spoke to my dad and he wanted to know 4……………………………… – just the weekend? Longer? He also wondered 5……………………………… as we can’t find ours. Oh, and my mum asked 6……………………………… – the same one you went to last time, with the pool?
Speak soon,
Olivia
Answer
1 if you wanted to go camping
2 if I could/can bring a friend
3 who I wanted to invite
4 how many days you were/are planning on going for
5 if you had/have
6 which campsite it was
Note: Sometimes the verbs can remain in the present tense (e.g. questions 2, 4 and 5) for those verbs which are still valid at the time of reporting. In question 2, can refers to a possibility or permission which continues all the way up to the trip, so either could or can are acceptable.
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