Saying what someone asked

▪ Do you think immigration control (in the airport) is important? Why?

▪ What questions do immigration officers usually ask?

▪ REGULAR QUESTION: “Is Marcela your sister?” (Tom)

▪ REPORTED QUESTION: Tom asked (me) if Marcela was my sister.

▪ REGULAR QUESTION: “Who is your girlfriend?” (Laurie)

▪ REPORTED QUESTION: Laurie asked (me) who my girlfriend was.

▪ REGULAR QUESTION: “Does your brother live in Spain?” (Rachael)

▪ REPORTED QUESTION: Rachael asked (me) if my brother lived in Spain.

After IF or
WHETHER,
if / whether
the sentence
Pay attention to the goes as a
subject tense of the question regular
and change it to past affirmative
statement in
past

❖Remember: the present goes to past and the past to past perfect.
▪ “Do you like my new dress” (Pamela)
Pamela asked (me) whether/if I liked her new dress.

▪ “Did Gregory visit his grandpa last week?” (Josh)

Josh asked (me) whether/if Gregory had visited his grandpa the previous week.

▪ “Has Tommy ever been to Europe” (Tracy → Mark)

Tracy asked (Mark) whether/if Tommy had ever been to Europe.

▪ “Had you play the guitar before?” (Amelia → Ramsey)

Amelia asked (Ramsey) whether/if he had played the guitar before.
▪ REGULAR QUESTION: “Where does your brother live?” (Rachael)

▪ REPORTED QUESTION: Rachael asked (me) where my brother lived.

After the WH
WORD, the
Wh word sentence
goes as a
Pay attention to the
regular
subject tense of the question
affirmative
and change it to past
statement in
past

❖Remember: the present goes to past and the past to past perfect.
▪ “When is your birthday” (Pamela)
Pamela asked (me) when my birthday was.

▪ “Who invited Naomi to the party?” (Josh)

Josh asked (me) who had invited Naomi to the party.

▪ “Where have you been all day?” (Tracy → Mark)

Tracy asked (Mark) where he had been all day,

▪ “What had you been doing before?” (Amelia → Ramsey)

Amelia asked (Ramsey) what he had been doing before.