Reported questions – B1 English Grammar Test

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1  Complete the direct questions.

1   She asked me where the keys were.

      ……‘Where…… ……are…… ……the…… ……keys?’……

2   She asked me if I wanted to go swimming on Sunday.

      ‘Do …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… on Sunday?’

3   They wanted to know how old I was.

      ‘How …………… …………… you?’

4   The teacher asked if I had done my homework.

      ‘Have …………… …………… …………… homework?’

5   She asked me how often I went bowling.

      ‘How …………… …………… …………… …………… bowling?’

6   She wondered whether we were taking an earlier train.

      ‘Are …………… …………… …………… …………… train?’

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1   ‘Where are the keys?’

2   ‘Do you want to go swimming on Sunday?’

3   ‘How old are you?’

4   ‘Have you done your homework?’

5   ‘How often do you go bowling?’

6   ‘Are you taking an earlier train?’

2  Match the sentence halves.

1   Some tourists asked me where

2   He asked me what time

3   The police wanted to know why

4   I wondered what

5   The PE teacher asked me why

6   She asked how many

A   the shop closed.

B   I preferred basketball.

C   he’d stolen the bag.

D   you were doing here at this time.

E    trophies I’d won.

F    the station was.

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1 F   2 A   3 C   4 D   5 B   6 E

3  Order the words to make the reported questions.

1   ‘What school do you go to?’ (went / He / to / I / school / me / what / asked)

      ……He asked me what school I went to. ……

2   ‘Are you learning French?’ (French / whether / He / learning / me / I / asked / was)

      ………………………………………………………

3   ‘Where did you put my shoes?’ (put / wanted / know / She / to / shoes / I / had / where / her)

      ………………………………………………………

4   ‘Have you been to Berlin before?’ (The receptionist / Berlin / if / wondered / to / I / before / been / had)

      ………………………………………………………

5   ‘Are you in any sports clubs?’ (was / asked / I / sports / She / if / clubs / in / me / any)

      ………………………………………………………

6   ‘What’s the name of your school?’ (of / me / was / my / asked / The trainer / name / the / school / what)

      ………………………………………………………

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1   He asked me what school I went to.

2   He asked me whether I was learning French.

3   She wanted to know where I had put her shoes.

4   The receptionist wondered if I had been to Berlin before.

5   She asked me if I was in any sports clubs.

6   The trainer asked me what the name of my school was.

4  Underline the mistakes in the reported questions, and correct them.

1   They wanted to know where was the station.   ……where the station was……

2   She asked that if I have time to talk.

3   My dad asked me why I no had phoned him.

4   They wondered whether if I wanted to go skiing next week.

5   My mum asked me if I have had fun yesterday.

6   He asked me where can he buy a USB charger.

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1   They wanted to know where was the station. where the station was

2   She asked that if I have time to talk. if I had

3   My dad asked me why I no had phoned him. hadn’t

4   They wondered whether if I wanted to go skiing next week. whether/if

5   My mum asked me if I have had fun yesterday. had / had had

6   He asked me where can he buy a USB charger. He could/can

5  Put the questions in the emails in reported form.

1   Do you want to go camping?

2   Can I bring a friend?

3   Who do you want to invite?

4   How many days are you planning on going for?

5   Do you have an extra sleeping bag?

6   Which campsite is it?

Hi Olivia,

I was wondering 1……if you wanted to go camping…… next month on the 12th? I asked my parents 2……………………………… (so I don’t get bored) and, amazingly, they said yes. They asked me 3……………………………… and, of course, I said you. Let me know!

Alexis

Hey Alexis,

I’d love to come. Can’t wait! I spoke to my dad and he wanted to know 4……………………………… – just the weekend? Longer? He also wondered 5……………………………… as we can’t find ours. Oh, and my mum asked 6……………………………… – the same one you went to last time, with the pool?

Speak soon,

Olivia

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1   if you wanted to go camping

2   if I could/can bring a friend

3   who I wanted to invite

4   how many days you were/are planning on going for

5   if you had/have

6   which campsite it was

Note: Sometimes the verbs can remain in the present tense (e.g. questions 2, 4 and 5) for those verbs which are still valid at the time of reporting. In question 2, can refers to a possibility or permission which continues all the way up to the trip, so either could or can are acceptable.

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