Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

REPORTED QUESTIONS: tag questions
Speaker’s words
‘Reporting verbs
Reported questions
“You’re ready, aren’t 
you?”
I was ready.
“You don’t like action 
films, do you?”
I liked action films.
“She’s got a big 
collection of stamps, 
hasn’t she?”
he asked
she had a big collection of 
stamps.
“Tessa doesn’t know what 
to do, does she?”
Tessa knew what to do.
“They’re selling their 
house, aren’t they?”
she 
wondered
they were selling their 
house.
“Pam’s gone out, hasn’t 
she?”
Pam had gone out.
“Carla wasn’t at home, 
was she?”
if
Carla had been at home.
“He’d already left by the 
time you arrived, hadn’t 
he?”
I wanted 
to know
whether
he had already left by the 
time I arrived.
“You’ll repair my bike on 
Saturday, won’t you?”
I would repair his bike on 
Saturday.
Greg 
didn’t
“They won’t have done 
all the job by then, will 
they?”
they would have done all 
the job by then.
“I can afford to buy a 
new car now, can’t I?”
know
he could afford to buy a 
new car.
“She must go there, 
mustn’t she?”
she had to go there.

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Exercise 30. Write these tag questions in indirect speech, using the given 
words. Make all the necessary changes.
1. “They’re on holiday, aren’t they?” He didn’t know ___________________
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2. “The president hasn’t signed the contract, has he?” The secretary asked
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3. “She wants to go home, doesn’t she?” Sandy asked ___________________
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4. “I mustn’t protest at your proposal, must I?” Katerina wanted to know 
_____________________
5. “You’ll manage, won’t you?” He asked ____________________________
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6. “I’ve lost a lot of weight, haven’t I?” Kelly asked ___________________
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7. “We can’t go tomorrow, can we?” They wanted to know _______________
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8. “Jim’s washing the car, isn’t he?” He asked _________________________
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9. “Someone broke that vase, didn’t they?” Mrs. Smith asked________ 
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10. “Ron had already opened the letter, hadn’t he?” Jim__________________
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11. “She’ll be working tomorrow, won’t she?” Mr Trent asked ___________ 
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12. “She’ll post this, won’t she?” I wondered _________________________
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