Reported Speech Questions
Reporting verb in Present or Future | Direct Speech Questions | Reporting verb in Past |
- | Yes/No Questions | - |
She wonders if I want to see the Cathedral. | Do you want to see the Cathedral? | She was wondering if I wanted to see the Cathedral. |
He wants to know if I like bananas. | Do you like bananas? | He wanted to know if I liked bananas. |
A passenger asks if this seat is taken. | Is this seat taken? | A passenger asked if that seat was taken. |
They are wondering if I slept well. | Did you sleep well? | They were wondering if I had slept well. |
She enquires ifI have been here long. | Have you been here long? | She enquired if I had been there long. |
They enquire if I can tell him the truth. | Can you tell me the truth? | They enquired if I could tell him the truth. |
We are interested if there are any letters for her. | Are there any letters for me? | We were interested if there were any letters for her. |
The man wonders if anyone wants tickets for the boxing match. | Does anyone want tickets for the boxing match? | The man wondered whether anyone wanted tickets for the boxing match. |
He questions if it will be all right if he comes a little later. | Will it be all right if I come ina little later? | He questioned whether/if it would be all right if he came a little later. |
- | Wh-questions | - |
He wonders who has been using his typewriter. | Who has been using my typewriter? | She wondered who had been using her typewriter. |
Can you tell me how much you think it will cost. | How much do you think it will cost? | She asked how much I thought it would cost. |
He would like to know how long it takes to get there. | How long does it take to get there? | He said he would like to know how long it took to get there. |
She queries what it is for. | What is it for? | She queried what it was for. |
Do you think you could tell me how many people you are working with. | How many people are you working with? | My friend asked me to tell how many people he was working with. |
Can you tell me why you didn’t pass the exam. | Why didn’t you pass the exam? | Mother demanded to explain why you hadnt passed exam. |
Could you possibly tell me where you were on your summer holliday. | Where were you on your summer holliday? | My friend asked me where I had been on my summer holliday. |
She questions how many sleeping pills I have taken. | How many sleeping pills have you taken | She questioned how many slepping pills I had taken. |
He wants to know when I will forgive him. | When will you forgive me? | He questioned when I would forgive him. |
Can you explain where they will be waiting for. | Wherewill they be waiting for? | She refused to explain where they would be waiting for. |
Would you mind telling me why I wasnt sleeping well. | Why weren't you sleeping well? | He didn’t want to say why I hadnt been sleeping well. |