5814 reported speech step by step step 7 reported questions in the past key included

Step 7 – Reported questions in the past
Yes-No questions
Task 1 – Make reported questions in the past.
Look at the example.

Wh-questions
Task 2 - Make reported questions in
the present. Look at the example.

1) “Does she often go to the cinema?” Ben to Kim
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2) “Have you lost your umbrella on the bus?” The
police to Mr Lloyd
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3) “Would you help me with my homework?” Polly to
Ben
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4) “Can you see this beautiful picture in my book?”
Mum to me
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5) “Will you have the report completed by next
Thursday?” The teacher to Tim
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6) “Was it raining when my father gave you a lift?” I
to Greg
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7) “Didn’t you watch the late night film yesterday?”
My neighbour to me
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8) “Will you forget this terrible memory?” The
doctor to Mrs Smith
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9) “Was the salad delicious?” Kim to Leo
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10) “Had you watered my flowers before you went to
bed?” Kate to me
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1) “When was your mother robbed?” The
officer to Sam
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2) “What colour is your new car?” Tom to Bo
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3) “What are you looking for under my table
now?” The boss to Mr Grey
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4) “Why can’t we afford a bigger flat?” Tina
to her mum

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5) “How old are you?” The clerk to Sylvie
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6) “What is this scar on your face?” The
teacher to Jack
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7) “Who will you take to the hospital
tomorrow?” Mike to Sam
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8) “How often do you clean your teeth a day?”
Mum to Paul
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9) “Where did you enjoy yourselves?” The
greengrocer to Mrs Hill
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10) “What have you brought to the picnic?”
Dad to the children
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e.g.: Is this the report of the new factory?
Peter asked Mary if that was the report of the new factory.

e.g.: Who is this flower for?

Mary asked Peter who that flower was for.


Task 3 - Make reported questions in the
past. Now the receiver (Y) is given in the
direct sentence.
1) Mum: “What did you do with the broken plates,
children?”
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2) Greg: “Have you checked the door, Lisa?”
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3) Mrs Drill: “Have you ever experienced anything
like that, Sam?”
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4) Ms Stone: “What happened to your father the
day before yesterday, Andy?”
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5) Peter’s wife: “Why isn’t there any coffee for
me, Peter?”
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6) Mrs Farrell: “Are you satisfied with your
efforts, Mr Kyle?”
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7) Mr Marvel: “How long have you been waiting for

me, Mrs Lodge?”
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8) Daisy: “Will you visit your grandparents next
week, Lana?”
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9) The detective: “Can you remember when you last
saw that man, Mr Miles?”
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10) Peggy: “Did you ask any questions about me,
Doug?”
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Task 4 – Short answers. Rewrite the
sentences into reported sentences in
the past. Look at the example.
e.g.: Have you done the homework? Yes,
I have. Sam asked Mary if she had
done the homework and she said she
had.
1) “Is this car stolen?” Tom to Peter “No, it
isn’t.”
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2) “Were my compositions good enough?” Frank
to the teacher “Yes, it was.

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3) “Would you like to drink a cup of tea?” Fiona
to grandma “Yes, I would.”
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4) “Didn’t Mary leave a message for me?” Anne
to me “Yes, she did.”
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5) “Does my son do his homework for the
lessons?” Donna to Luke “No, he doesn’t.”
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6) “Can you smell the scent of my new
perfume?” Pat to Tom “No, I can’t.”
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Solution

Task 1 Yes-No questions
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Ben asked Kim if she often went to the cinema.
The police asked Mr Lloyd if he had lost his umbrella on the bus.
Polly asked Ben if he would help her with her homework.
Mum asked me if I could see that beautiful picture in her book.
The teacher asked Tim if he would have the report completed by the next / following
Thursday.
I asked Greg if it was raining when my father gave him a lift. (Grammar 2 / Note 1/e)
My neighbour asked me if I didn’t watch the late night film the day before / the previous
day.
The doctor asked Mrs Smith if she would forget that terrible memory.
Kim asked Leo if the salad had been delicious.
Kate asked me if I had watered her flowers before I went to bed.

Task 2 Wh-questions
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2)
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10)

The officer asked Sam when his mother had been robbed.
Tom asked Bo what colour her new car was.
The boss asked Mr Grey what he was looking for under his table then.
Tina asked mum why they couldn’t afford a bigger flat.
The clerk asked Sylvie how old she was.
The teacher asked Jack what that scar was on his face.
Mike asked Sam who he would take to the hospital the next / following day.
Mum asked Paul how often he cleans his teeth a day. (Grammar 2 / Note 1/c)
The greengrocer asked Mrs Hill where she had enjoyed themselves.
Dad asked the children what they had brought to the picnic.

Task 3
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Mum asked the children what they had done with the broken plates.
Greg asked Lisa if she had checked the door.
Mrs Drill asked Sam if he had ever experienced anything like that.
Ms Stone asked Andy what had happened to his father two days before.
Peter’s wife asked Peter why there wasn’t any coffee for her.
Mrs Farrell asked Mr Kyle if he was satisfied with his efforts.
Mr Marvel asked Mrs Lodge how long she had been waiting for him.
Daisy asked Lana if she would visit her grandparents the next / following week.
The detective asked Mr Miles if he could remember when he last had seen that man.
Peggy asked Doug if he had asked any questions about her.

Task 4
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2)
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Tom asked Peter if that car was stolen and he said it wasn’t.
Frank asked the teacher if his compositions had been good enough and s/he said it had been
Fiona asked grandma if she would like to drink a cup of tea and she said she would.
Anne asked me if Mary hadn’t left a message for her and I said she had.
Donna asked Luke if her son did his homework for the lessons and he said he didn’t.
Pat asked Tom if he could smell the scent of her new perfume and he said he couldn’t.”