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    The document provides examples of direct questions and their reported equivalents. It includes a table matching direct questions like "Where does Martha live?" with their reported forms, such as "John asked me where Martha lived." Another table demonstrates how tenses change between direct and reported speech, like changing "What are the children doing?" to "Mother was wondering what the children were doing." The document then provides exercises for the learner to practice reporting questions indirectly in the past tense.

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    The document provides examples of direct questions and their reported equivalents. It includes a table matching direct questions like "Where does Martha live?" with their reported forms, such as "John asked me where Martha lived." Another table demonstrates how tenses change between direct and reported speech, like changing "What are the children doing?" to "Mother was wondering what the children were doing." The document then provides exercises for the learner to practice reporting questions indirectly in the past tense.

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    REPORTED

    SPEECH –
    QUESTIONS
    G R A M M A R WO R K S H O P
    L E V E L I N T E R M E D I AT E , W E E K 1 1 1
    MATCH THE DIRECT QUESTIONS WITH
    THEIR REPORTED EQUIVALENTS.

    Direct Questions Reported Questions


    Where does Martha live? Ms Smith wants to know when I will be ready.
    How long have you been sleeping? John would like to know where Martha lives.
    What are the children doing? Mary wants to know how long I have been
    When will you be ready? sleeping.
    Mother is wondering what the children are doing.

    2
    MATCH THE DIRECT QUESTIONS WITH
    THEIR REPORTED EQUIVALENTS.

    Direct Questions Reported Questions


    Can you help me? Jim is wondering what they were doing at that
    What were Tina and Liz doing at that time? time.

    Have you been to Greece? Boss wants to know what time Tarek finished his
    work.
    What time did Tarek finish his work?
    My friends want to know if I have been to
    Greece.
    I’d like to know if you can help me.

    3
    1 What do you do in your free time?
    R E P O RT T H E
    Peter wants to know … QUESTIONS.
    2 Where did Maria go?
    I want to know …
    3 How long have you been here?
    Tim would like to know …
    4 Are you tired?
    Mom wants to know …
    5 Has Lizzie been crying?
    Dad is wondering …
    6 Will Kristen be here at 10 o’clock?
    Boss wants to know …
    7 Was Mary driving then?
    I’d like to know …
    8 How fast can you run?
    Trainer is wondering …

    4
    9 What is Paul doing after work? R E P O RT T H E
    Tina is wondering … QUESTIONS.
    10 What are your strengths?
    They would like to know …
    11 When did you see your best friend?
    She’d like to know …
    12 Have you seen your brother?
    My dad wants to know …
    13 Where’s the nearest post office?
    This lady would like to know …
    14 How old is your husband?
    Mary would like to know …
    15 Can you dance, Kevin?
    Tina wants to know …

    5
    TENSE CHANGES – COMPLETE THE TABLE.
    TENSE /
    DIRECT SPEECH / REPORTED SPEECH
    STRUCTURE
    Where does Martha live?
    John asked me where Martha lived.
    How long have you been sleeping?
    Mary wanted to know how long I had been sleeping.
    What are the children doing?
    Mother was wondering what the children were doing.
    When will you be ready?
    Ms Smith asked me when I would be ready.
    Can you help me? can
    I wanted to ask if you could help me.
    What were Tina and Liz doing at that time?
    Jim was wondering what they had been doing at that time.
    Have you been to Greece?
    My friends wanted to know if I had been to Greece.
    What time did Tarek finish his work?
    Boss asked me what time Tarek had finished his work.
    6
    Do you speak English?
    The girl asked me … R E P O RT T H E
    Are you a soldier?
    QUESTIONS.
    The man asked me …
    Have you seen my husband?
    I asked Ann …
    Did you pass your last exam?
    George wanted to know …
    Where will you be at 7 o’clock?
    Paul asked me …
    What were you doing then?
    John wanted to know …
    How long has Thao been resting?
    He asked me …
    Can you drive?
    She was wondering …

    7
    Direct Question:
    ASK DIRECT
    Oleh wanted to know where I had found the dog.
    QUESTIONS.
    Direct Question:
    Terry was wondering if I had been to New York.
    Direct Question:
    I was wondering where my friends were.
    Direct Question:
    Claire wanted to know what I was doing at the weekend.
    Direct Question:
    Kim asked me if I would be home in the evening.
    Direct Question:
    Boss asked Chris if he could type really well.

    8
    When did you read Macbeth? R E P O RT T H E
    QUESTIONS.

    Have you been lying?

    Have you lost your mind?

    What are her responsibilities?

    Where is Meg staying?

    9
    Can Larry speak Chinese? R E P O RT T H E
    QUESTIONS.

    Will you help with my homework?

    Where were you at ten o’clock?

    Where are you going on your holiday?

    When did you mother retire?

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