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English Grammar Exercises for B1- Reported speech (questions)

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Practice B1 (Intermediate) English grammar with "English Grammar Exercises for B1- Reported speech (questions)". 6 interactive exercises with instant answers. Free, no signup.

1. Put the words in the correct order to make reported questions.

  • 1)
    me / been / John / had / where / asked / I
  • 2)
    they / asked / come / them / if / could / We / for lunch
  • 3)
    asked / be / when / my car / I / ready / him / would
  • 4)
    I / the way / You / if / asked / knew / me
  • 5)
    going / her / asked / she / They / was / where
  • 6)
    he / a drink / him / wanted / asked / if / She

2. Complete the reported questions with the correct pronouns.

  • 1)
    He asked her if she could call him back.
  • 2)
    Sally asked us if could send her an email.
  • 3)
    They asked where I had seen their dog.
  • 4)
    The teacher asked him if would help her.
  • 5)
    She asked if I would go with to the police.
  • 6)
    I asked you what time were picking me up.
  • 7)
    We asked when they would pay .

3. Simon has been away from school for a month. Read his description of his first day back and write the direct questions.

  • My friends asked me a lot of questions today. First, Chris asked me why I had missed school and Sandra asked me if I had been ill. Next, Emma asked me if I could tell them about my trip. After that, Susan asked me if the head teacher knew I was back. Later, Nigel asked me if I would still take my exams and finally, Elaine asked me if I wanted to borrow her notes.
  • 1)
    Chris: ‘Why did you miss school?’
  • 2)
    Sandra: ‘?’
  • 3)
    Emma: ‘?’
  • 4)
    Susan: ‘?’
  • 5)
    Nigel: ‘?’
  • 6)
    Elaine: ‘?’

4. Last week Sue went to an interview for a part-time job. Listen to the conversation and complete the direct speech.

Audio
  • 1)
    Which school ?
  • 2)
    How old ?
  • 3)
    Have a job before?
  • 4)
    your best subject at school?
  • 5)
    pass your last maths exam?
  • 6)
    What do you When you leave school?
  • 7)
    to go to university?
  • 8)
    two evenings during the week?
  • 9)
    next week?

5. Look again at exercise 4. Then complete the reported speech.

  • First, the interviewer asked me which school I went to and 1) how old I wasThen she asked me 2) Next she asked me 3) and 4) After that she asked me 5) and 6) Finally, she asked me 7) and 8)

6. Challenge!

  • Challenge!
  • Think of three questions you have asked someone today. Write the questions and answers in reported speech.
  • I asked .
  • He / She said .
  • I asked .
  • He / She said .
  • I asked .
  • He / She said .

How to Practice

  1. 1Read each question carefully
  2. 2Write your answer or select the correct option
  3. 3Click 'Show Answer' to check your work
  4. 4Review any mistakes and try similar exercises
  5. 5Move to the next exercise when ready

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