Reported Questions Exercises PDFSet 2: Wh-Questions & Word Order
20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1."Where do you live?" → He asked me where I ___.
a) livedb) do livec) lived) was living
2."What are you doing?" → She asked me what I ___.
a) was doingb) didc) dod) am doing
3."Why did you leave early?" → She asked me why I ___ early.
a) did leaveb) leftc) had leftd) have left
4."When does the shop close?" → He asked when the shop ___.
a) closesb) closedc) was closingd) does close
5."How do you get to work?" → She asked me how I ___ to work.
a) do getb) gotc) was gettingd) get
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.lived
2.was doing
3.had left
4.closed
5.got
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."lived"(a)
Remove 'do' and backshift: 'live' becomes 'lived'. The question word order 'where do you live' changes to statement order 'where I lived'. Notice: no auxiliary 'do' in the reported form.
2."was doing"(a)
Present continuous 'are doing' backshifts to past continuous 'was doing'. Word order changes: 'what are you doing' → 'what I was doing' (subject before verb).
3."had left"(c)
Remove 'did' and backshift: past simple 'left' becomes past perfect 'had left'. The word order changes from 'why did you leave' to 'why I had left'. Never keep 'did' in a reported question.
4."closed"(b)
Remove 'does' and backshift: 'close' becomes 'closed'. Word order changes: 'when does the shop close' → 'when the shop closed'. No 'does' in the reported form.
5."got"(b)
Remove 'do' and backshift: 'get' becomes 'got'. Word order changes from 'how do you get' to 'how I got'. The irregular verb forms are get → got → got.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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