Reported questions – transformations

By David Wood | November 2, 2016

A friend called Anna asks you these questions: How are you?Where are you living now?When did you arrive in Scotland?How long did you go home for?Why did you come back early?Were you sad when you left home?Are you glad to be back?What are you planning to do this summer?Do you think you’ll go back home…

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Reported questions – more

By David Wood | November 1, 2016

Questions reported as statements   Go to grammar bank Home   1. [Match] Match the questions with the reported questions! Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. Guess what jam is made from. (correct) 2. Remind me what language you speak. (correct) 3. No-one can be certain who ‘discovered’ America. (correct) 4. I’m positive you can guess…

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Reported questions – making questions

By Berni | October 31, 2016

Please turn these questions into reported questions with the words in brackets. They all operate according to the same rule! You are asking questions! Do you know ….? Do you remember ….?Are you sure…?Have you any idea…..?How could you work out ……?Can you tell me ………….?Would you please write down …..?How do you know…..?How can…

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Questions 2 – turning questions into reported questions

By David Wood | May 22, 2013

See if you can turn these questions into reported questions with the words"Do you have any idea….. or Do you know……?" Go to grammar bank Home   1. [Text] When / invented / DVDs / were (idea?) Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. Do you have any idea when DVDs were invented? (correct) 2. [Text] Where…

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Reporting what has been said (b)

By Rosamund Place | January 27, 2012

"James wants to travel via Singapore. He is planning to spend 3 weeks there. He may stay longer. " James mentioned he wants / he wanted to go via Singapore. He mentioned he is hoping / he was hoping to spend 3 weeks there.He may / might stay longer. Notice the verb can change to…

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Reporting what has been said (a)

By Rosamund Place | January 26, 2012

"I want to go to Germany.""I am hoping to go to Germany." There are two ways to tell someone else something you said.1) Direct speecha) "I want to go to Germany," I said. orb) I said, "I want to go to Germany." 2) Reported speechc) I said I want / I wanted to go to…

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Reporting verbs

By Rosamund Place | January 24, 2012

Sentences converted to reported or indirect speech need a ‘reporting verb’: Example: He asked me if he could have a lift.(‘Can I have a lift, please?’ The reporting verb is ‘ask‘) The reported sentences may be requests (ask, request,) simply passing on information (say, tell, promise, remind), commands (demand, insist, order, tell) or exclamations (refuse,…

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