Questions in Reported Speech
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Katerina AntonQuestions in Reported Speech
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Katerina AntonTHE REPORTED
SPEECH
TIME AND PLACE CHANGES
Direct Speech Reported Speech
(a month) ago (a month) before
Today That day
Tonight That night
These (days) Those (days)
Yesterday The day before
Now Then
The previous month
Last (month)
The month before
Next (month) The following (month)
Tomorrow The next/following day
Here There
POSSESSIVES CHANGES
Direct Speech Reported Speech
Personal Pronouns
I / you (subject) she / he
we / you (subject) they
me / you (object) him / her
us / you (object) them
Possessive Pronouns / Determiners
my / your his / her
mine / yours his / hers
our / your their
ours / yours theirs
Demonstrative Pronouns / Determiners
this that
these those
QUESTIONS
1. Yes/No Questions
If + Subject + Verb
• “Is it raining?” The old lady asked if it was raining.
• “Do you have any stamps?” I asked them if they had
any stamps.
• “Can I borrow your pen?” He asked her if he could
borrow her pen.
2. Wh-Questions
Wh-word + Subject + Verb
“Where are you going?”
He asked her where she was going.
“When do you get up in the morning?”
I asked him when he got up in the morning.
REQUESTS
When we put an IMPERATIVE sentence into
Indirect Speech, we usually use a verb like tell,
followed by a TO-INFINITIVE CLAUSE.
“Give me the money.” He told /ordered me to give him the
money.
“Come in, please.” The manager asked me to come in.
Exercises:
A – Rewrite the sentences in reported speech:
“I watch a film on Saturdays.” Caroline said…
“He is my best friend.” Fred told me…
“The scarf is in my bag.” Janice said…
“This film wasn't very interesting” Tom told me…
“This isn't my school.” Jerry said…
'”We will walk for half an hour.” Yesterday Jennifer told me…
“These T-shirts don't fit me.” Mike said…
“We are parking our car here” They said…
“It is my boyfriend's birthday party tomorrow.” Helen told me…
”I think there will be a students' meeting very soon.” He said…
B – Put into Reported Speech:
“She’s the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.” Peter said…
“He didn’t come in for tea.” She said…
“We’ll have to wait until she comes.” They said…
“I went to the theatre with my parents yesterday night.” She said…
“I know we don’t have enough money.” He said…
“They tried to make him leave the office.” She said…
“The farmer doesn’t know why the weather is going to change.”
They said…
“Carol wasn’t invited to the party.” They said…
“They divided the cake into three pieces.” She said…
“There was a terrible accident near my school two weeks ago.” She
said…
“The robbery wasn’t discovered until the evening.” They said…
