Indirect Questions and Reported Speech in English
Reported Question: He asked if I was tired.
Direct Question : “Are you tired?”
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Indirect Question: I wonder if you are tired.
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if he knew
where she was going
if you had
believed me
how I was
if Ann was sleeping
if I had been watching TV
if they could come
who I had met
whether Mary had gone.
whether I would go.
where Anna lived
the next/following day
were working
they had come
would forget
could train
Tom had expected
was going to take
.. who Jo was waiting for
the dog / that dog
Learn how to transform direct questions into indirect questions and reported speech in English. Gain insights into the structure, verb usage, and time shifting involved in these transformations through examples and illustrations.
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3 Direct Question : Are you tired? Turn to Indirect Question 1 Indirect Question: I wonder if you are tired. Turn into Reported Speech. 2 Reported Question: He asked if I was tired.
DIRECT QUESTIONS ..? do / does did will am / is / are was / were Who What Where How When Why my friend he teachers my new phone we coffee wild animals you V 1 or V + ing or have / has had V 3 etc etc DIRECT QUESTIONS
INDIRECT QUESTIONS .(?) like/ likes came will find who what Where how when why if or my friend he teachers my phone we coffee wild animals you He asked She wondered Could you tell me (?) am / is / are was / were V + ing or etc have / has had V 3 etc etc INDIRECT QUESTIONS
INDIRECT QUESTIONS .(?) like/ likes came will find who what Where how when why if or my friend he teachers my phone we coffee wild animals you He asked She wondered Could you tell me (?) am / is / are was / were V + ing or etc have / has had V 3 etc etc INDIRECT QUESTIONS
Use an Intro verb in the past. asked wondered wanted to know a etc Move the indirect question one step backwards in time. b
Reported Speech Reported Speech past intro verb past intro verb Direct Reported if he knew where she was going Do you know? I asked him Where are you going? He asked her I wanted to know Did you believe me? if you had believed me how I was if Ann was sleeping if I had been watching TV How are you? He asked me Is Ann sleeping? I asked Were you watching TV? He asked if they could come who I had met whether Mary had gone. whether I would go. Can they come? I wondered Who did you meet? They asked me Did Mary go? She asked Will you go? They asked me emblem_ok.png
Reported Speech Reported Speech past intro verb past intro verb Direct Reported where Anna lived the next/following day ...where does Anna live..? tomorrow are working were working they had come Did they come..? whether would forget could train Tom had expected was going to take .. who Jo was waiting for the dog / that dog will forget can train Tom expected is going to take Who is Jo waiting for? this dog
