Direct & Indirect Speech — Set 3
Questions 21–30 of 140
"Do you like chocolate?" he asked. Convert to indirect.
Correct Answer: B. He asked if I liked chocolate
When converting interrogative sentences, 'asked' is followed by 'if' or 'whether'. The question structure becomes a statement. The direct question 'Do you like chocolate?' becomes 'He asked if I liked chocolate', with appropriate tense and pronoun changes.
Convert: "Where did you go yesterday?" she asked.
Correct Answer: A. She asked where I went yesterday
Wh-questions remain as questions in indirect speech but without the auxiliary verb at the beginning. The form changes from 'Where did you go' to 'where I went'. The correct indirect form is 'She asked where I went yesterday'.
"When will you arrive?" he asked. Report this.
Correct Answer: B. He asked when I would arrive
In wh-questions, the word order changes to statement order. 'Will arrive' changes to 'would arrive' in indirect speech. The correct form is 'He asked when I would arrive'.
Convert: "How many books have you read?" she asked.
Correct Answer: C. She asked how many books I had read
In wh-questions, the word order becomes statement order. Present perfect 'have read' changes to past perfect 'had read'. The correct form is 'She asked how many books I had read'.
"Can you help me?" she asked. Convert to indirect.
Correct Answer: B. She asked if I could help her
Yes/no questions use 'if' or 'whether' in indirect speech. The modal 'can' changes to 'could', and 'you' changes to 'I' (from the asker's perspective). The correct form is 'She asked if I could help her'.
Convert: "Are you coming to the party?" he asked.
Correct Answer: B. He asked if I was coming to the party
Yes/no questions in indirect speech use 'if' or 'whether'. Present continuous 'are coming' changes to past continuous 'was coming'. The pronoun 'you' changes to 'I'. The correct form is 'He asked if I was coming to the party'.
"What is your name?" the teacher asked. Report this.
Correct Answer: D. The teacher asked what my name was
In wh-questions, the word order changes to statement order. Present tense 'is' changes to past 'was'. The pronoun 'your' changes to 'my' in the reported form. The correct answer is 'The teacher asked what my name was'.
Convert: "Which subject do you prefer?" she asked.
Correct Answer: C. She asked which subject I preferred
In wh-questions, the auxiliary verb is removed and word order becomes statement order. Simple present 'prefer' changes to simple past 'preferred'. The correct form is 'She asked which subject I preferred'.
"Did you finish your homework?" mother asked. Report this.
Correct Answer: B. Mother asked if I had finished my homework
Yes/no questions use 'if' or 'whether' in indirect speech. Past simple 'did finish' changes to past perfect 'had finished'. The pronoun 'you' changes to 'I'. The correct form is 'Mother asked if I had finished my homework'.
Convert: "Will you marry me?" he asked.
Correct Answer: B. He asked if I would marry him
Yes/no questions use 'if' or 'whether'. Future 'will' changes to 'would'. The pronoun 'you' changes to 'I', and 'me' changes to 'him'. The correct form is 'He asked if I would marry him'.