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Media matters

Reported questions
and commands

Presentation

Complete the
statements

Practice
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Reported questions

Direct speech Reported speech


They asked me if I
had any sponsors. Can I say He asked if he could
something? say something.
Do you have any She asked whether
Watch out! more they had any more
information? information.
We don’t use the auxiliary in
reported questions. When are you They asked when we
What time do you get up? leaving? were leaving.
He asked me what time I got up.
NOT He asked me what time do
I get up.
Complete the rule.
the same
To report questions, use ___________tense,
Listen to the grammar examples. pronoun, and time changes as in reported
Repeat. statements.
For ___________
yes / no questions, use asked + if /
She asked me if I could speak Arabic. whether + subject + verb.
They asked her whether she wanted Wh-
For ___________ questions, use asked +
the job. question word + subject + verb.
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Reported commands
The manager asked me
to wait for her here. Direct speech Reported speech
Look up! He asked me to look up.
Don’t speak. She told me not to speak.

Complete the rule:


asked to report past requests
We use _______
She told me to told
and _______ to report past commands.
prepare my resumé. Use this verb pattern:
subject + reporting verb + object + infinitive
The authorities asked the station
Listen to the grammar examples. Repeat. to apologize.
He told them to jump in the air at 9:47 a.m.
He told me to be patient.
The teacher asked us not to shout.
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Reported questions and commands

Complete the reported requests and commands. Use the verbs


in parentheses.

“Are you a student?”


asked
Colin ___________ if / whether I ___________
me ___________ was (be) a student.
1 “Will you live abroad?”
asked
The teacher ___________ if / whether I ___________
me ___________ would (live) abroad.
2 “Where does your dad work?”
asked
I ___________ where
him ___________ worked
his dad ___________ (work).
3 “Close the door!”
told
She ___________ to close
me ___________ (close) the door.
4 “Be quiet, please.”
asked
They ___________ to be
us ___________ (be) quiet.
Practice Home Previous Next

Reported questions and commands

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Pay attention to whether it is a


command, request, or question.

Sam: “Pam, do you like hot chocolate?”


Sam asked Pam if / whether she liked hot chocolate
_____________________________________________________.
1 Lucia to Rob: “Don’t be so nosy!”
Lucia told Rob not to be so nosy
_____________________________________________________.

Dantotold
2 Dan hishis children
children: to your
“Do do their homework
homework.”
_____________________________________________________.
Alicetoasked
3 Alice the store
the store clerk:clerk
“Cantoyou
change thatthis
change skirt forfor
skirt herme?”
_____________________________________________________.
Tim asked / told Oli to add him on social media
4 Tim to Oli: “Add me on social media.”
The journalist asked the blogger what his / her favorite brand was
_____________________________________________________.
5 The journalist to the blogger: “What’s your favorite brand?”
_____________________________________________________.

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