1. Reported Speech
QUESTIONS

2. Kate asked Jim why he was in bed
“Why are you in bed?”
Kate asked Jim

3. Changes in Reported Questions
• Reporting or introductory clauseReporting or introductory clause
• We start with ASKED (someone), wanted to
know, wonder
We don't use THAT. We use - IF or question
word to begin the clause
• the word order is: subject – verbthe word order is: subject – verb
• there is no question auxiliaries (DO, DID …)

4. Reporting clause
• We start with
ASKED (someone)
wanted to know or wondered
“Where is the zoo?”John wanted to know
............................. where the zoo was
Can you drive a car? The officer asked me
.................................... if I could drive a car
How did they find out? She wondered
.................................... how they had found out.

5. Reporting clause
• CORRECT THE MISTAKES
She asked him that when the exam was.
She wanted to know that if the train stopped in that station.

6. Questions with question words
We keep the question word
• Peter: "When have you played football?"
Peter asked me when I had played football.
• Ron: "Where does Maria park her car?"
Ron asked where Maria parked her car.
• Kate: What kind of music do you like?”
Kate asked what kind of music they liked.

7. YES/ NO Questions
Questions without question words
We use IF or WHETHER to begin the clause
• Paul: "Do you want to dance?"
Paul asked me IF I wanted to dance.
• Ralph: "Did you watch the movie yesterday?"
Ron wanted to know IF we had watched the movie.
• Kate: “Will you have coffee or tea?”
Kate asked whether I would have coffee or tea.

8. • “Can you draw well?” He asked Tim
• He asked Tim ...... he could draw well

9. Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get every
week?"
Frank wanted to know ........... Lisa got every week.

10. • James: “is your favourite city London or New
York?”
James ........ ....... my favourite city was London
or New York.

11. The word order
• The order in the reported clause is subject +
verb
as in affirmative sentences
• We don't use DO or DID
• He asked: “Where does your friend live?”
He asked where my friend lived
They asked “Where does your brother live?They asked “Where does your brother
live?

12. The word order:
correct the mistakes
• She asked me“What do you like?”
He asked what did I liked.
• Joe asked: Can you cook well?
Joe asked if could he cook well.
• Kim asked: “what is the prize?
• Kim asked what was the prize.
Dñp“Where does your brother live?They asked “Where does your brother live?

13. Complete
• 1) Christopher: "Do you want to come?"
• Christopher asked me ...... I .................... to come.
• 2) Betty: "When did you arrive?"
• Betty wanted to know ......... I ............................
• 3) Mark: "Has John called you?"
• Mark asked me ........................ John .......................... me.
• 4) Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"
• Elisabeth asked me .............................. I ......................... the latest film.
• 5) Mandy: "Can I help you?"
• Mandy wanted to know ..................... She .................... me
• 6) Justin: "What are you doing?"
• Justin asked me ......................... I .....................................