2. We usually introduce reported
questions with the reporting
verbs
Ask wonder ,
And the expression want to know .
3. The verbs in reported questions
are in the affirmative
Form.
Why did you go to
the doctor?
He asked me why I
had gone to the
doctor .
He
asked
4. * If the direct questions begins with question
word,
where She where
……… are you going ?
She asked me ……… I
was going .
asked
5. Change the question from direct question to
reported question
1-How are you?
He asked me how I was.
2-where have you been?
6. If the direct question dose not begin with a question
world, the reported question begins with if or
whether .
Did you enjoy the meal ?
He If /whether
asked
me
He asked me………… I had
enjoyed the meal .
7. When we change questions from Direct to
reported speech ,we also change
, pronouns, tenses, adverbs, etc.
The same way as in reported statements .
8. Change the question into reported speech •
direct question reported question
YES/NO question I said: "Can I help
you?"
He asked whether
my hands were
cold.
Question Word
question
He asked when they
would come.
He said: "How
much might it
cost?"
Choice question He said "Do you
want tea or
coffee?"
He asked whether
the car was new or
not.
He said: "Are
your hands
cold?"
I asked if I could
help her.
He said: "When will
they come?"
He asked me how
much it might
cost.
He asked whether
I wanted tea or coffee.
"Is the car new or
not ?”
9.
10. YES/NO questions :
We introduce reported YES/NO questions
with ask + if:
,
direct She
said: "
Do you like coffee ?
reported She
asked if
I liked coffee .
Note that we sometimes use "whether" instead of "if".
The meaning is the same. "Whether" is a little more
formal and more usual in writing
