Reported Speech Questions

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Reported speech questions

Intermediate 2, Unit 6

Let's review what we studied in the last class.

Can you remember the verb tenses we use in reported speech?

Present simple

Direct: I don't want to see you anymore.

Reported: ___________________________.

What is the reported sentence?

She told that

She said that

she didn't want to...

she hadn't wanted to...

Past simple

Direct: I came in with a comet.

Reported: _________________________________.

What is the reported sentence?

Twain said that

Twain say

he came in...

he had come in...

Present continuous

Direct: I'm hiring another worker to help you.

Reported: _________________________________________.

What is the reported sentence?

The manager told me

The manager say

he was hired another....

he was hiring another...

Present perfect

Direct: I've just had a dream about you.

Reported: He told me he'd just had a dream about me.

What is the reported sentence?

He said me

he had just had...

he has just had...

He told me

In today's class we'll look at reporting questions

Yes / no questions

Direct: Do you like football?

Reported: She asked me if I liked football.

What does the reported question use?

She asked me + question word

She asked me + if

Yes / no questions

Direct: Are you enjoying the Euros?

Reported: He asked me if I was enjoying the Euros.

What does the reported question use?

He asked me + question word

He asked me + if

Open questions

Direct: When did Portugal play?

Reported: She asked me when Portugal had played.

What does the reported question use?

She asked me + question word

She asked me + if

Open questions

Direct: Why didn't you watch it?

Reported: She asked me why didn't I watch it.

What does the reported question use?

She asked me + question word

She asked me + if

Remember

Yes / No questions	Open questions
"He / She asked me if ..."	"He / She asked me what / when / ... "
"He / She asked me whether ..."	- No '?'
- No '?'

Now let's try some questions.

Put the words in order to create reported questions.

the / was / me / teacher / why / late / asked / I

us / home / he / were / if / we / asked / going

her / was / asked / going / where / they / she

brother / where / my / know / was / wanted / I / to

him / how / didn't / was / I / he / ask

Well done!

Now go back to google classroom and click 'mark as done'.