WEEK 1
Session 13: Reported Speech: Questions & Statements
Reported Speech with Statements
To report statements, change the present perfect to the past perfect.
EX:
Direct: "I've just seen the princess", Aladdin said
Indirect: Aladdin said that he had just seen the princess.
Reported Speech with Questions
Reported Speech with Questions With Question Words
If the direct question begins with a question word like how much, where, when, how, which, why, whose, what etc., we repeat the same question word in the indirect speech.
Examples:
Direct : She said, "How is your brother?"
Indirect: She asked me how my brother was.
Direct : Lea said, "why did you cry?"
Indirect: Lea asked why I had cried.
Direct : Hill said, "How long will you stay in Greece?"
Indirect: Hill asked me how long I would stay in Greece.
Reported Speech with Yes/No Questions
Yes/No questions are converted into indirect speech using "if" or "whether".
Example:
Direct : The doctor told me, "Does your father drink wine?"
Indirect: The doctor asked me if my father drank wine.
Direct: He wanted to know, "Did you tell the truth to the police?"
Indirect: He wanted to know if I had told the truth to the police.
Direct: He said, "Have you ever played for your school soccer team?"
Indirect: He wanted to know if I had ever played for my school soccer team.
Convert the direct Yes/No questions into indirect speech statements (reported speech).
My new neighbor, David asked me:
1. “Do you live with your family?”
2. “Can I borrow your lawn mower?”
3. “Do you speak Spanish?
4. “Will you come to my house warming party tomorrow?”
5. “Have you seen my car?”
Exercises
Rewrite the sentences below in indirect speech.
- John said, "I am going to the picnic."
- She said, "I will finish my homework by 9 PM."
- He said, "We have completed the project."
- Mary said, "I can speak three languages."
- The teacher said, "The exam starts at 9 AM."
Rewrite the questions below in indirect speech.
- He asked, "Where are you going?"
- She asked, "Have you finished your exercises?"
- The boy asked, "Can you help me with this task?"
- John asked, "What time does the train leave?"
- They asked, "Why is he crying?"
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