Reported Questions exercises — Set 4: Modal Verbs & Time Expression Shifts in Questions (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 14 min
"Will you come to my party?" → She asked if I come to her party.
"Can you help me with this?" → He asked if I help him with that.
"Will they finish the project on time?" → She asked if they finish the project on time.
"Can she drive?" → He asked if she drive.
"May I use your phone?" → He asked if he use my phone.
"What will you do tomorrow?" → She asked what I do .
"Where can I buy tickets?" → He asked where he buy tickets.
"Must I complete the form today?" → She asked if she complete the form .
"When will you know the results?" → He asked me when I know the results.
"Can we meet here at five o'clock?" → She asked if we could meet at five o'clock.
"Will she be at the meeting tomorrow?" → He asked if she be at the meeting the following day.
"What time can you come tonight?" → She asked what time I come .
"Will the parcel arrive next week?" → He asked if the parcel arrive .
"How long will the repair take?" → She asked how long the repair take.
"Can I borrow your pen?" → She if she could borrow my pen.
"Where should I put these boxes?" → He asked where he put those boxes.
"Did you book the restaurant for tonight?" → She asked if I the restaurant for .
"Why won't he answer my calls?" → She asked why he answer her calls.
"What did you do last night?" → She asked me what I the night before.
"Can't you stay a little longer?" → He asked if I stay a little longer.
Reported Questions exercises online (Worksheet)
Modal verbs in reported questions follow the same backshift rules as reported statements: will becomes would, can becomes could, may becomes might, and must becomes had to. Time and place expressions also shift (tomorrow → the next day, here → there). Practise making these changes in question contexts.