Use To report what someone else asked/ordered/requested Form equest questions beginning with have, do or be ‘Have you been to the gallery?’ he asked her. ‘Do you want a sweater?’ my mum asked. ‘Are you making a skirt” | asked Anne. Grammar Reported questions, orders, requests Example - Pat asked me if | had tried the jeans on inthe shop. juestion/order/request He asked her if she had been to the gallery. ‘My mum asked if | wanted a sweater. asked Anne if she was making a skirt. questions beginning with a modal ‘Can you paint” Mary asked her friend. ‘Will you make me one?’ | asked Terry. ‘Shail | wear a jacket?" | asked Mum. “May | borrow your coat? Mr Jones asked me. ‘Mary asked her friend if he could paint. | asked Terry if he would make me one. | asked Mum if | should wear a jacket. Mr Jones asked me if he might borrow my coat. questions beginning with a question word ‘What kind of shoes are in fashion now? my mum asked me. ‘Who did you see at the fashion show?’ asked Ben. ‘Which one do you want?" Sarah asked Liam. ‘When will they finish the house?’ | asked. ‘Why did you say that?’ my sister asked me. ‘How much did your hat cost?" Ed asked Carl. My mum asked me what kind of shoes were in fashion at that moment. Ben asked who | had seen at the fashion show. Sarah asked Liam which one he wanted. | asked when they would finish the house. My sister asked me why | had said that. Ed asked Carl how much his hat had cost. orders ‘Put your clothes in the drawer,’ Mum said. ‘Don't wear the red one,’ Alice said. ‘Mum told me to put my clothes in the drawer. Alice told me not to wear the red one. requests ‘Will you make me one?’ | asked Terry. ‘Please don't move my pictures,’ said Olga. asked Terry to make me one. Olga asked me not to move her pictures. ts We can also use whether instead of if in reported questions. v He asked her whether she had been to the gallery. ((etateit) Rernember not to use question word order in reported questions. . . outl_/ ¥ | asked when they would finish the house. tasked-wher-would they finish the house: 133134. Grammar 1 ‘Has your brother gone out?’ Mum asked me. Mum asked me if my brother has gone / had gone out. 2 ‘Do you know the answer?’ Miss Smith asked Ruby. Miss Smith asked Ruby if she knew / had known the answer. 3 ‘Is this your car?’ the police officer said to the man. The police officer asked the man if it is / was his car. 4 ‘Have you been to see the exhibition?’ | asked Benjamin. | asked Benjamin if he went / had been to see the exhibition. 5 ‘Does your laptop need a new battery” Jerry asked me. Jerry asked me if my laptop needed / will need a new battery. 6 ‘Are you having a barbecue?’ | asked the Browns. | asked the Browns if they were having / had been having a barbecue. fe d in each gap 1 Will you be at the party?’ Richard asked me. Richard asked me if... ... be at the party. 2 ‘May | ask you a few questions?” the woman asked Ted. The woman asked Ted if she soos SK him a few questions. 3. ‘Can we go to the zoo tomorrow? Jane asked her father. Jane asked her father if they... sons GO t0 the Z00 the following day. 4. ‘Shall | study maths or English? Sally asked her best friend. Sally asked her best friend whether she . som Study maths or English 5 ‘Can you write with your left hand?’ Val asked me. Val asked me whether | .. write with my left hand. 6 ‘Shall we play tennis or volleyball Debbie asked her sister. Debbie asked her sister if they... play tennis or volleyball. 7 ‘May | leave the table?” Samantha asked her ereniss Samantha asked her parents if SHE .....scscseese ... leave the table. 8 ‘Will our bus leave on time?” Mum asked the driver. Mum asked the driver whether Our BUS 0:0 ween leave on time. imilar meaning to the first senten: 1 ‘When did your brother join the army” Rudy asked.me. Rudy asked Me en nonennnnn the army. 2 ‘How was your trip to Turkey?’ | asked Katherine. | asked Katherine how 3 ‘How will we find your keys in the ‘dark? Ashley asked Susie. Ashley asked Susie . keys in the dark. 4 ‘Why was Rob on TV?’ Denise asked me. Denise asked me so 5 ‘Who saw you at the park?’ the police officer asked me. .. been. on TV. The police officer asked me .. at the park. 6 ‘Who did you see at the park? the police officer asked me. The police officer asked me SS .... at the park.