We use reporting verbs such as say, tell, explain, think, hope, etc. The reported speech is used if we want to report what other people said, thought or felt. Reported speech rules PDF Changes of tenses, pronouns, time and place in reported statements, questions and commands.Įnglish grammar PDF All PDF rules with examples on this website to download for free. Reported questions + commands exercises PDF Practise questions, commands and requests in the reported speech.ĭirect and indirect speech exercises Multiple choice and gap-filling exercises on reported statements, questions and commands.
"I worked with them last month," said Tim. Tim said he had worked with them the previous month. On Friday morning Joe said he had been with Jill since yesterday.Ĭorrect: On Friday morning Joe said he had been with Jill since the day before. "I have been with Jill since yesterday," said Joe on Friday morning. We will set off tomorrow." - They said they would set off the next day. "Sam may contact you." - He said Sam might contact me. "It is too late." - I said it was too late. PDF exercises with answers to download for free. 'Would you like me to help you?'ĭo this exercise to test your grammar again.PDF book 1: English grammar exercises PDF If the question is making an offer, request or suggestion, we can use a specific verb pattern instead, for example offer + infinitive, ask + infinitive or suggest + ing. He wondered when we could get it done by.She wanted to know if they'd brought their passports.The most common reporting verb for questions is ask, but we can also use verbs like enquire, want to know or wonder. In what, where, why, who, when or how questions, we use the question word to report the question. She asked us whether we'd finished the project yet.He asked me if I was going to the Helsinki conference.'Are you going to the Helsinki conference?' In yes/ no questions, we use if or whether to report the question. You can learn about these changes on the Reported speech 1 – statements page. We also often make changes to the tenses and other words in the same way as for reported statements (e.g. Do you like) to a statement structure (e.g. In indirect speech, we change the question structure (e.g. Indirect speech: He asked me if I liked working in sales.
To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech.ĭirect speech: 'Do you like working in sales?' he asked. Grammar explanationĪ reported question is when we tell someone what another person asked. Indirect speech: She asked me to write it down. Indirect speech: She asked me who I'd seen.ĭirect speech: 'Could you write that down for me?' she asked. Indirect speech: He asked me if I worked from home.ĭirect speech: 'Who did you see?' she asked. direct speech: 'Do you work from home?' he said.
Look at these examples to see how we can tell someone what another person asked.
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