EXERCISE 1

Change to reported questions!

1. He asked: ”Where have you been Tom?”
He asked me where I had been

2. The teacher wanted to know: ”Who discovered America?”

The teacher wanted to know who had discovered America

3. The referee asked: ”How many players do you want to substitute?”

The referee asked how many players I wanted to substitute.

4. He asked:” What would you do if you were a celebrity?”

He asked me what I would have done if I had been a celebrity

5. She wondered:” how much pay can I expect?”

She wondered how much pay she could expect.

6. The captain asked: ”When will we get to the coast, guide?”

The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast

7. The gardener inquired: ”Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?”

The gardener inquired why I hadn’t bought a new shovel.

8. They wanted to know: ”Who’s that woman?”

They wanted to know who that woman was.

9. The zookeeper asked: ”How much food did the lions eat last week?
The zookeeper asked how much food the lions had eaten the week before.

10. The rock star asked: ”Would you sing the song with me?”
The rock star asked me if I would sing the song with him.

11. He wanted to know: ”How long has Peter had his sports car?”
He wanted to know how long Peter had had his sports car.

12. The coach asked: ”What is he doing now?”

The coach asked what he was doing.

13. The teacher asked:” Who were they travelling with yesterday?”
The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before.
14. The helper asked: ”What time are you going to finish tomorrow?”
The helper asked what time we were going to finish the next day.

15. The people asked: ”Where would he go if he had the money.”

The people asked where he would have gone if he had had the money.

16. The hired works asked: ”When will we be paid?”

The hired workers asked when they would be paid.

17. The fireman asked: ”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready

18. The player wondered: ”How many goals will we score this week?”
The player wondered how many goals they would score that week.

19. Brother to sister: “Who are you going out with Jane?”
Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with

20. They wanted to know: ”Why weren’t we allowed to park here last month?”
They wanted to know why they hadn’t been allowed to park there the month before.

EXERCISE 2
1. Keith told the immigration officer, “This is my first visit to the United States.”
Keith told the immigration officer that that was his first visit to the United States.

2. My friend said, I’m going to visit my parents next month.”

My friend said that he was going to visit his parents the following month.

3. The tourist guide warned us, “Don’t drink tap water in this city.”
The tourist guide warned us not to drink tap water in that city.

4. He asked me, “Are you starting work on Monday?”

He asked me if I was starting work on Monday?

5. Elisabeth to her brother: “Don’t read my emails!”

Elisabeth told her brother not to read her emails

6. Jimmy complained, “I have already written this invitation twice.”

Jimmy complained that he had already written that invitation twice
7. The policeman wondered, “Why didn’t you stop at the traffic lights?”
The policeman wondered why they hadn’t stopped at the traffic lights.
8. My sister told me, “I saw you at the supermarket yesterday.”
My sister told me that she had seen me at the supermarket the day before

9. The teacher said, “If I knew the answer, I would tell you.”
The teacher said that if he had known the answer he would have told us.

10. My dad said, “You have to study harder for the next test.”
My dad said that I had to study harder for the following test.
11. The girl asked the shop assistant, “Can you shorten this dress for me?”
The girl asked the shop assistant if she could shorten that dress for her?
12. He asked, “Do you live near the city, James?”
He asked James if he lived near the city.

13. The reporter asked, “Did you see the accident?”

The reporter asked me/him/her/them if I had seen the accident.

14. I advised Mike, “You should see a doctor”.

I advised Mike to see a doctor.

15. The teacher told the students, “Speak up if you want to say something!”
The teacher told the students to speak up if they wanted to say something.