Reported Questions
Вопросы в Косвенной речи
He asked her where she was.
Он спросил, где она была.
Он спросил, где она.
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wonders…
is interested…
asks …
When can you come to see us?
He wonders when I can come
to see them .
He asks us if it is raining .
Is it raining?
He is interested where I work .
Where do you work?
He asks us what she write s .
What does she write?
Why did Ann sell her car?
He asks us why Ann sold her car .
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Wondered …
was interested …
told that…
She said that she was thinking
of going to live in France .
I’m thinking of going to live in France.
My father works for BBC.
She told me her father
work ed for BBC .
I’ve been playing tennis a lot lately.
She told me that she had been
playing tennis a lot lately .
She said she had spoken to Jim
the day before .
I spoke to Jim yesterday.
I’ll phone you later.
She told me she would phone me later .
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Indirect Speech is Formed:
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
am, is
are
have, has
V
V 2
will
can
was
were
had
V 2
had V 3
would
could
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Tasks With Indirect Speech
- I’m hungry.
- Ann has gone away.
- I don’t watch TV.
- I won’t be late.
- I can’t come to the party tonight.
- I’ll be working tomorrow.
- I was in Japan last year.
- I did my homework yesterday.
she was hungry.
1)She said
2) Tom said
3)You told
4)She said
5)You said
6) He said
7) Ann told
8) You said
that Ann had gone away.
me you didn’t watch TV.
she wouldn’t be late.
you couldn’t come to the party.
he would be working the next day.
me she had been to Japan.
you had done your
homework that day .
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