Reported Questions Exercises PDFSet 6: Comprehensive Mixed Practice
20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1."Where do you work?" → She asked me ___.
a) where do I workb) where I workedc) where did I workd) where I work
2."Have you ever been to Australia?" → He asked me ___.
a) if I had ever been to Australiab) if I have ever been to Australiac) had I ever been to Australiad) that I had been to Australia
3."Why are you leaving so early today?" → My boss asked me why I ___ so early ___.
a) am leaving ... todayb) was leaving ... that dayc) was leaving ... todayd) am leaving ... that day
4."Can you meet me here tomorrow at 3 p.m.?" → She asked if I ___ meet her ___ at 3 p.m.
a) could ... there the next dayb) can ... here tomorrowc) could ... here the next dayd) can ... there tomorrow
5."Who taught you English?" → She asked me who ___ me English.
a) had taughtb) teachesc) taughtd) did teach
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.where I worked
2.if I had ever been to Australia
3.was leaving ... that day
4.could ... there the next day
5.had taught
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."where I worked"(b)
Three changes: (1) remove 'do', (2) change to statement word order (I worked, not do I work), (3) backshift 'work' → 'worked'. The question word 'where' stays.
2."if I had ever been to Australia"(a)
Yes/no question → add 'if'. Statement word order: 'I had been' (not 'had I'). Backshift: 'have been' → 'had been'. 'That' is wrong — it's for statements.
3."was leaving ... that day"(b)
Present continuous 'are leaving' → past continuous 'was leaving'. 'Today' → 'that day'. Both tense and time expression must shift.
4."could ... there the next day"(a)
Four changes needed: 'can' → 'could', 'you' → 'I', 'me' → 'her', 'here' → 'there', 'tomorrow' → 'the next day'. Only option A applies all changes correctly.
5."had taught"(a)
'Who' is the subject of this question (who did the teaching), so word order stays the same. 'Taught' (past simple) backshifts to 'had taught' (past perfect). 'You' → 'me'.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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