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n"ported speech (questions)
i.,".,i
today that day
Wil; *. change direct questions to reported questions, the
ton ight that night verb form often goes back one tense, pronouns change, and
next week the next weel< time expressions often change.
'Did *,.0 thr {ooibali maicrr
yesterday the day before 1*u lurlardal?'
*tn,, tsir,6 mo r{ t had **on \|rc {ootbzll match ihr aa1 ba{cr"r
last month / year the month / year before
We usually use the reporting verb osl< when reporting
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1 Comptete the reported speech with the correct verb forms. questions. ln yes no questions, we use the structure
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'(somebodl) asked (me him / them, etc.) if ...'
1 'lt's cotd outside,' Helen said.
'llid qau uo out?'
Helen said it coLd outside.
ths ask*i rna ii I had gone oui
2 'l'm wearing a coat,'Jock said.
ln [1/h- questions, we use the structure (somebody) osked (me /
Jock said he a coat.
3 'You're not wearing a hat,' Helen said. him / them, etc.) + question word lwhere, what, how, etc.) ...
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Helen said he a hat. 'Wh+m did 1cu qo?'
tho. a*re.d mr ,rhoro I had gcn*.
4 'l teft it at home,' said ,|ock.
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Jocksaid he it at home. ln reported questions the subject comes before the verb,
5 'You can'tgo out without a hat,' said Helen. and auxiliary verbs such as do or did are not used.
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Helen said he without a hat. 'ylhz.t dr tcr.r iif*?'
5 'l won't be outside for Iong,' Jock said. tha a-"tr{ mr r,rha"l I lilod
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Jock said he outside for long.
1 Comptete the reported questions with the correct pronouns.
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2 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech, using the correct
1 'What did you eat?' we asked our mum.
time expressions. v'le asked har what ahr had eaten.
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1 'l was itt last week.' Agatha said . 2 'Why have you got my taptop?' Dad asked Sophie.
2 'l'm buying a new computer next weekend.'John said asked-why-had
hts taptop.
3 'l can't go out for Iunch today.' Anna said 3 'Did you forget about the barbecue?'we asked
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4 'l'm not doing anything at the moment.' Tom said our fiiends.
asked if had forgotten
5 'lt wilt probably rain tomorrow.' I said about the barbecue.
6 'We went to France for our hotiday last year.' My 'Where have you been?' our friends asked us.
grandparents said _ . asked where had been.
What time did you arrive home?'the poticeman
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Write these sentences in reported speech.
asked me.
1 'l'm making pancakes for breakfast,' said Dad. asked what time had
2 'l can't find my umbrella,' my sister said. arrived home. --
3 'We're moving to London,' my cousins said. 6 'Did you finish your homeworl<?' I asl<ed Jack.
4 'l've seen Botman Returns five times!' said my brother. asl<ed if had finished his
5 'Chelsea played welt, but lost,' said Ricl<. homework.
6 'l'm taller than my brother,' said Maria.
Rewrite the sentences as reported questions.
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1 'Are you [istening?'the teacher asked her students.
1 He his girtfriend that he had rented a DVD. 2 'Why are you taughing?' I asked my sister.
2 She him that she didn't lil<e horror films. 3 'What did you do last night?' my best friend asl<ed me.
3 He that it wasn't a horror fitm, it was a thriller. 4 'Can you speak ltalian?' I asked my aunt.
4 She that some thritters were very violent. 5 'When witt you get home?' my dad asl<ed me.
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5 He her that violent films were often exciting. 6 'ls it raining?' my grandma asl<ed.
5 She him that she didn't agree. 7 'What's the time?' I asked my mum.
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7 He her that he would change it. 8 'How much money have we spent?' my friend asked me.
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