EXAMPLE: “DID YOU SEE THE FILM” SHE ASKED ME SHE ASKED ME IF/WHETHER I HAD SEEN THE FILM.. “ JACK ASKED ME 2-“WHEN DO YOU STUDY?” THE TEACHER ASKED ME 3-“WHERE ARE MY KEYS?” MY MOTHER A
Trang 1IF THE QUESTION IN DIRECT SPEECH STARTS WITH A QUESTION WORD (WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, ETC) THE QUESTION IN REPORTED SPEECH STARTS WITH THE SAME WORD
EXAMPLE: “WHAT ARE YOU DOING” SHE ASKED ME
SHE ASKED ME WHAT I WAS DOING
IF THE QUESTION IN DIRECT SPEECH STARTS WITH AN AUXILIARY VERB (BE, HAVE,
DO, DID,ETC) THE QUESTION IN REPORTED SPEECH STARTS WITH THE WORDS IF OR WHETHER
EXAMPLE: “DID YOU SEE THE FILM” SHE ASKED ME
SHE ASKED ME IF/WHETHER I HAD SEEN THE FILM
WRITE THESE DIRECT QUESTIONS INTO REPORTED QUESTIONS
PRESENT SIMPLE
1-“ DO YOU OFTEN GO TO A DISCO? “ JACK ASKED ME
2-“WHEN DO YOU STUDY?” THE TEACHER ASKED ME
3-“WHERE ARE MY KEYS?” MY MOTHER ASKED ME
4-“DO YOU WATCH T.V AT NIGHT”? PAT ASKED TOM
5-“WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR LUNCH”? THE DOCTOR ASKED SUSAN
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1- “WHAT ARE THE CHILDREN DOING UPSTAIRS?” MY MOTHER ASKED MY FATHER
2- “ARE YOU WAITING FOR THE BUS?” THE MAN ASKED ME
3-“ WHY ARE YOU WALKING SO QUICKLY?” SAM ASKED PAM
4-“ WHERE ARE YOU TRAVELLING NEXT WEEK?” ALEX ASKED ME
5-“IS THE DOG SLEEPING OUTSIDE?” THE BOY ASKED ME
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1-SIMPLE PAST
1- “WHY DIDN’T YOU HELP YOUR MOTHER YESTERDAY?” MY FATHER ASKED ME
2- “DID YOU WATCH THE LATEST FILM?” ELIZABETH ASKED JOHN
3- “WHEN DID YOU LAST GO TO THE DENTIST?” PETER ASKED ME
4-“WHY DID YOU BUY SANDWICHES?” THE MOTHER ASKED THEM
5 “WHAT DID YOU WEAR FOR THE PARTY”? SALLY ASKED PAM
PAST CONTINUOUS
1-“WHAT WAS THE MAN DOING OTSIDE THE HOUSE?”PETER ASKED ME
2-“WHAT WERE YOU DOING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN THE STREET?” THE TEACHER ASKED ME
3-“WERE YOU WATCHING T.V WHEN I CALLED YOU?” SAM WANTED TO KNOW
4- “WHY WERE YOU WEARING A SUIT YESTERDAY NIGHT?” PETER ASKED JACK
5-“WAS SALLY DANCING WITH JUSTIN?” JACK ASKED PETER
PRESENT PERFECT
1-“HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THE CAR?” MICHAEL ASKED ME
2- “HAVE YOU EVER TRAVELLED ABROAD?” SALLY ASKED PETER
3-“WHEN HAVE YOU DONE YOUR HOMEWORK?” MY MOTHER ASKED ME
4- “WHERE HAS MARY BOUGHT THE BAG?” SANDY ASKED ME
5-“HAS BETTY KNOWN THE NEWS?” KELLY WANTED TO KNOW
FUTURE SIMPLE
1- “WHEN WILL YOU VISIT YOUR GRANDPARENTS?” MY MOTHER ASKED ME
2- “WILL PAUL INVITE SALLY TO THE PARTY?” AUSTIN WANTED TO KNOW
3- “WHAT WILL YOU BUY YOUR SON FOR HIS BIRTHDAY?” MY SISTER WANTED TO KNOW 4-“WHERE WILL BILL ORGANIZE THE PARTY” WE WANTED TO KNOW
5-“ WHY WILL YOU BUY A NEW PAIR OF SHOES? MY HUSBAND ASKED ME