Indirect questions with tense changes
'Are you ready?' - He asked (me) if/whether I was ready. 2 The inversion in the direct question changes to statement word order: 'Are you ready?' - He asked (me) if/whether I was ready. A reported tag question also changes to statement word order: 'You 're ready, aren’t you?' - He asked (me) if/whether I was ready. 3 We use //or whether after ask, want to know, wonder, (not) know, didn’t say/tell me.
1 'Are you hungry'?' She asked us if/whether we were hungry. 2 'Are you enjoying yourself?' He wanted to know................................................. 3 'Do you always go to chruch on Sunday?' He wondered...................,................. 4 'Have you seen John recently?' She asked me....................................................... 5 'Has Debbie been working here long?' He wanted to know.................................. 6 'Where did they go last week?' She wanted to know............................................ 7 'Who were you looking for?' He asked me................................................................. 8 'When will lunch be ready?' You didn't say........................................................... . 10 'How can I solve the problem?' I wanted to know.............................................. 11 'What caused the accident?' Can you explain........................................................ 12 'Which newspaper carried the article?' I'd like to know......................................... 13 'Whose painting will win the competition?' I haven't any idea.............................. 14'Which firms have won prizes for exports?' This article doesn't say...................... 15 'Which number can be divided by three?' The teacher asked................................ Write 2: Put in the correct forms and tenses of the numbered verbs.
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Study: 1 Tense changes: 'Present becomes past and past becomes past perfect'.
Write 1: Report these Yes/No questions moving the clauses 'one tense back'.
