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Reported questions REPORTING QUESTIONS WITH “DO”
When a direct question uses
the verb “do,” this is left out of
Reported questions are used to describe questions that See also: reported questions.
someone has asked. Direct questions and reported Forming questions 34
questions use different word orders. Open questions 36 Types of verbs 49
REPORTED OPEN QUESTIONS Reported questions leave out The past form of the verb
is usually used.
the auxiliary verb “do.”
Direct open questions
are reported by swapping
the order of the subject
and the verb.
FURTHER EXAMPLES
The subject comes before the The tense in reported questions usually moves one
verb in reported questions. tense back from the tense in direct questions.
FURTHER EXAMPLES
The tense doesn’t always change.
An object can be included to say who was asked the original question.
The object of the reporting verb can be left out.
HOW TO FORM
COMMON MISTAKES WORD ORDER IN REPORTED QUESTIONS
SUBJECT REPORTING VERB OBJECT QUESTION WORD SUBJECT VERB
It is incorrect to swap
the verb and object
in reported questions.
The main verb in reported The object can The subject comes before the The tense moves one tense
questions is usually “ask.” be left out. verb in reported questions. back from direct speech.
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