Focus 3 - 7.5 Reported Speech Questions [B]

1. Mandy, "Are the boys reading the book?"
   Yesterday Mandy asked me _____ the book.

Answer explanation

➪ Yes/No question (direct speech) ⇒ asked me if/whether + subject + verb ... (reported speech).

➪ Present Continuous (direct speech) ⇒ Past Continuous (reported speech)

A man, "When does the train to Liverpool leave?"
Yesterday a man asked me _____.

Answer explanation

➪ Question with what, when, where, etc. (direct speech) ⇒ asked me + what, when, etc. + subject + verb (reported speech).

➪ Present Simple (direct speech) ⇒ Past Simple (reported speech)

2. Grandmother, "Where are my glasses?"
   Yesterday Grandmother asked me _____.

Answer explanation

➪ Question with what, when, where, etc. (direct speech) ⇒ asked me + what, when, etc. + subject + verb (reported speech).

➪ Present Simple (direct speech) ⇒ Past Simple (reported speech)

1. Linda, "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"
   Yesterday Linda wanted to know _____ to London two weeks before.

Answer explanation

➪ Yes/No question (direct speech) ⇒ asked me if/whether + subject + verb ... (reported speech).

➪ Past Simple (direct speech) ⇒ Past Perfect (reported speech)

1. Barbara, "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"
   Yesterday Barbara asked me _____ her homework that afternoon.

Answer explanation

➪ Yes/No question (direct speech) ⇒ asked me if/whether + subject + verb ... (reported speech).

➪ Must (direct speech) ⇒ had to (reported speech)

2. Nancy, "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
   Yesterday Nancy wanted to know _____ to New York the summer before.

Answer explanation

➪ Question with what, when, where, etc. (direct speech) ⇒ asked me + what, when, etc. + subject + verb (reported speech).

➪ Past Simple (direct speech) ⇒ Past Perfect (reported speech)

2. Jennifer, "Where do you play football today?"
   Yesterday Jennifer wanted to know _____ football.

Answer explanation

➪ Question with what, when, where, etc. (direct speech) ⇒ asked me + what, when, etc. + subject + verb (reported speech).

➪ Present Simple (direct speech) ⇒ Past Simple (reported speech)

Daniel, "Will it rain tomorrow?"
Yesterday Daniel asked me _____ today.

Answer explanation

➪ Yes/No question (direct speech) ⇒ asked me if/whether + subject + verb ... (reported speech).

➪ Will (direct speech) ⇒ Would (reported speech)

1. Robert, "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
   Yesterday Robert asked me _____ on Friday.

Answer explanation

➪ Yes/No question (direct speech) ⇒ asked me if/whether + subject + verb ... (reported speech).

➪ Present Continuous (direct speech) ⇒ Past Continuous (reported speech)

1. Jason, "Who gave you the laptop?"
   Yesterday Jason wanted to know _____ the laptop.

Answer explanation

➪ Question with what, when, where, etc. (direct speech) ⇒ asked me + what, when, etc. + subject + verb (reported speech).

➪ Past Simple (direct speech) ⇒ Past Perfect (reported speech)