Question

Report these questions using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what. Remember the italicised verbs change into the past tense.
1. Meena asked her friend, “Do you think your teacher will come today?”
2. David asked his colleague, “Where will you go this summer?”
3. He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?”
4. She asked me, “When are we going to leave?”
5. Pran asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper?”
6. Seema asked her, “How long have you lived here?”
7. Sheila asked the children, “Are you ready to do the work?”

Answer 1

1. Meena asked her friend, “Do you think your teacher will come today?”

Reported speech: Meena asked her friend if she thought her teacher would come that day.

2. David asked his colleague, “Where will you go this summer?”

Reported speech: David asked his colleague where he would go that summer.

3. He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?”

Reported speech: He asked the little boy why he was studying English.

4. She asked me, “When are we going to leave?”

Reported speech: She asked me when we were going to leave.

5. Pran asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper?”

Reported speech: Pran asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.

6. Seema asked her, “How long have you lived here?”

Reported speech: Seema asked her how long she had lived there.

7. Sheila asked the children, “Are you ready to do the work?”

Reported speech: Sheila asked the children if they were ready to do the work.