Reported Questions Exercises PDFSet 1: Yes/No Questions with If
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1."Do you like coffee?" → She asked me ___ I liked coffee.
a) thatb) doc) whatd) if
2."Are you happy?" → He asked me if I ___ happy.
a) amb) wasc) wered) be
3."Does she speak French?" → He asked if she ___ French.
a) speaksb) spokec) does speakd) is speaking
4."Do you live in London?" → She asked me if I ___ in London.
a) livedb) livec) do lived) was living
5."Is the train on time?" → She asked ___ the train was on time.
a) thatb) whatc) whend) if
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.if
2.was
3.spoke
4.lived
5.if
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."if"(d)
Yes/no questions are introduced by 'if' (or 'whether') in reported speech. We do not use 'that' (which is for statements) or 'what' (which is for wh-questions). The auxiliary 'do' is removed.
2."was"(b)
Present simple 'are' backshifts to past simple 'was' in reported speech. The pronoun 'you' changes to 'I', and 'are' (used with 'you') changes to 'was' (used with 'I').
3."spoke"(b)
In reported questions, we remove 'does' and backshift the verb: 'speak' (present simple) becomes 'spoke' (past simple). The word order is now statement order: subject + verb.
4."lived"(a)
Remove 'do' and backshift: 'live' (present simple) becomes 'lived' (past simple). The question word order 'do you live' becomes statement order 'I lived'.
5."if"(d)
This is a yes/no question, so we use 'if' (or 'whether') to introduce it in reported speech. We do not use 'that' (which is for statements) or 'what' (which is for wh-questions). 'When' asks about time, not yes/no.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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