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REPORTED QUESTIONS: general and alternative questions
• Tenses, adjectives, pronouns, etc. in reported questions change in the same 
way as in reported statements
She asked if/whether I was comfortable.
Speaker’s words
Reporting 
Verb 
Reported question
“Are you comfortable or 
not?”
“Do you go to church 
every Sunday?” 
“Have you got all the 
necessary documents?”
“Are you enjoying 
yourselves?”
“Have you seen Ted 
recently?”
She asked
Helen didn’t 
know
if
whether
I was comfortable or not.
I went to church every 
Sunday.
I had all the necessary 
documents. 
 We were enioving 
ourselves.
I had seen Ted recently. 

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Speaker’s words
Reporting 
Verb 
Reported question
“Has Jackie been living
here long?” 
“Did vou see James at the 
party?”
“Was Pete gettins ready 
for the exam when you 
came in?”
“Had he solved the prob-
lem by Monday evening?”
“Will John and Ron be at 
the conference?” 
“Will you be coming to
the concert or not?
He wanted to 
know
Sue 
wondered
Jackie had been living
there long.
I saw/had seen James at 
the party.
Pete had been settim 
ready for the exam when I 
came in.
he had solved the problem 
by Monday evening.
John and Ron would be at 
the conference. 
I would be coming to the
concert or not.
Exercise 28. Write these general and alternative questions in indirect 
speech, using the given words. Make all the necessary changes.
Example: “Do you want a drink?” He asked me if I wanted a drink.
1. “Did you study hard for the exam?” My friend wanted to know
______________________
2. “Do you like Chinese or Korean food?” He asked me 
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3. “Are you cold?” She asked me ___________________________________
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4. “Have you been to France or Italy?” They didn’t know
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5. “Will you be at the party?” She wondered __________________________
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6. “Were you right or wrong?” Jane asked Pete ________________________
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7. “Was Tony enjoying himself?” Sally wanted to know 
______________________________
8. “Will you have done the job by the time I get back?” she asked 
______________________
9. “Are the children studying?” He asked ____________________________
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10. “Did you do quite a few little jobs yesterday?” Mike asked his wife 
__________________
11. “Will you be seeing John at the meeting tomorrow?” She asked 
_____________________
12. “Has she been quiet?” Joan asked the baby-sitter ____________________
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13. “Is the phone ringing?” He asked________________________________
_________________
14. “Will you see him tonight?” She wanted to know ____________________
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15. “Had you been cooking when your friends came?” My mother asked 
________________
16. “Is she there?” I wondered _____________________________________
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