14th June 2023
cloudy , cool
WEdnesday
Indirect Speech
Theory
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html
Exercises
https://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/reported-speech/rs2.pdf
https://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/reported-speech/rs3.pdf
https://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/reported-speech/rs4.pdf
strike = greva
to inquire (ed) = a intreba
whether = daca
to be on strike = a fi in greva
semestrial paper = teza
1. He asked:”Do you live in the country Peter?”
He asked me if I lived in the country.
2. They inquired:” Did you see Charles yesterday morning”?
They inquired If I had seen Charles the day before in the morning.
3. She wanted to know:”Will we get there on time, John?”
She wanted to know If we would get there on time
4. The policeman wondered:”Don’t you know the traffic regulations?”
The policeman wondered If I didn't know the traffic regulations.
5. The commander asked:”Do our soldiers have enough weapons?”
The commander wanted to know If their soldiers had enough weapons.
6. The coach wanted to know:” Can you do your best, boys?”
The coach wanted to know whether the boys could do their best.
7. He asked:”Are we going to start work tomorrow?”
He asked whether we were going to start work the next day.
8. They inquired:”Have they ever been to America?”
They inquired whether they had ever been to America.
9. She wanted to know:” Is he staying with his family now?”
She wanted to know if he was staying with his family then.
10. The residents asked:”Are you going to have our roads repaired, mayor?”
The residents asked the mayor if they were to have their roads repaired.
11. The watchmaker asked:”Did you buy this Swiss watch at my place”?
The watchmaker asked whether I had bought that Swiss watch at his place.
12. The instructor asked me:” have you ever worked with groups from abroad?”
The instructor asked me whether I had ever worked with groups from abroad.
13. She wanted to know:”Were you informed about the meeting yesterday?”
She wanted to know whether I had been informed about the meeting the previous day.
14. The assistant asked:”Are you looking for something?”
The assistant asked me whether I was looking for something.
15. The pilot asked:” Have you prepared the runway for our flight?”
The pilot asked us whether we had prepared the runway for their flight.
16. Sarah asked:”Do I have to sweep the floor after work?”
Sarah asked whether I had to sweep the floor after work.
17. They wanted to know:” Will we go for a walk if the weather is fine?”
They wanted to know if we would go for a walk if the weather was fine
18. The doctor wanted to know:”Have you had the symptoms for a long time?”
The doctor wanted to know if I had had the symptoms for a long time.
19. The flight attendant asked:”Could you fasten your seat belts, please?”
The flight attendant asked us politely to fasten our seatbelts.
20. Daddy wanted to know:”Are you going to be a lawyer, Kevin?”
Daddy wanted to know whether Kevin was going to be a lawyer.
1. He asked:”Where have you been Tom?”
He asked me where I had been.
2. The teacher wanted to know:”Who discovered America?”
The teacher wanted to know who had discovered America/who had America been discovered by.
3. The referee asked:”How many players do you want to substitute?”
The referee asked the coach how many players he wanted to substitute.
4. He asked:”What would you do if you were a celebrity?”
He asked me what I would do if I were a celebrity.
5. She wondered:” how much pay can I expect?”
She wondered how much pay I could expect.
6. The captain asked:”When will we get to the coast, guide?”
The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.
7. The gardener inquired:”Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?”
The gardener inquired why I hadn't bought a new shovel.
8. They wanted to know:”Who’s that woman?”
They wanted to know who that woman was.
9. The zookeeper asked:”How much food did the lions eat last week?
The zookeeper asked how much food the lions had eaten the previous week.
10. The rock star asked:”Would you sing the song with me?”
The rock star asked me whether I would sing the song with her.
11. He wanted to know:”How long has Peter had his sports car?”
He wanted to know how long Peter had had his sports car.
12. The coach asked:”What is he doing now?”
The coach asked what he was doing then.
13. The teacher asked:” Who were they travelling with yesterday?”
The teacher asked who they they had been travelling with the previous day.
14. The helper asked:”What time are you going to finish tomorrow?”
The helper asked me what time I was going to finish the next day.
15. The people asked:”Where would he go if he had the money.”
The people asked where he would go if he had the money.
16. The hired workers asked:”When will we be paid?”
The hired workers asked when they would be paid.
17. The fireman asked:”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready.
18. The player wondered:”How many goals will we score this week?”
The player wondered how many goals they would score that week.
19. Brother to sister: “Who are you going out with, Jane?”
Jane’s Brother asked her who she was going out with.
20. They wanted to know:”Why weren’t we allowed to park here last month?”
They wanted to know why they hadn't been allowed to park there the previous month.
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