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Reported Questions


Change these direct questions into reported questions.


  1. "Do you want to go home?" Susan asked me.
    Example: Susan asked me .

  1. "Are you hungry?" she asked.
    She asked me .
  2. "Where do you live?" he asked.
    He asked me .
  3. "Have you been here before?" she asked.
    She asked us there before.
  4. "When will you have children?" asked Brian.
    Brian asked us children.
  5. "What time is it?" she asked.
    She asked him .
  6. "How long have you been a doctor?" asked Simon.
    Simon asked Angela a doctor.
  7. "Can you swim?" asked the teacher.
    The teacher asked me .
  8. "Would you like a cup of tea?" asked my dad.
    My dad asked me a cup of tea.

If you have made a mistake, check ...

  1. Word order: Question + Subject + Verb
  2. Change the tenses
  3. Change the people (I, my, their ...)