II/ Rearrange the words to make reported sentences.
1. asked/was/how much/that/Tom/computer
Tom..................................................................................................................................2. had/to know/the officer/if/wanted/the keys/I
The officer ......................................................................................................................
3. Ann/hadn’t come/why/to her party/asked/Sam/he
Ann ................................................................................................................................
4. asked/Jane/for her holidays/she/was going/he/where
He.....................................................................................................................................5. me/English/asked/I/spoke/He/if
He ....................................................................................................................................
6. old/asked/He/her/how/was/mother
He ............................................................................................................................
7. British/was/asked/whether/He/I/me/American/or
He .................................................................................................................................
8. Boy/The asked/the/where/lived/policeman/be
The policeman................................................................................................................
9. Had/Bristol/She/I/been/asked/to/before/if
She..................................................................................................................................
10. The/asked/time/train/She/what/arrived.
She .................................................................................................................................
III/ Choose the best correct answer.
1. Tourist: “Where is the post office?” A tourist asked me where ...............................
A. the post office has B. the post office was
C. is the post office D. was the post office
2. Mom: “It’s 2 a.m; what are you doing in the kitchen?” Mom wanted to know what ...................... in.
A. was I doing B. I do C. I was doing D. am I doing
3. Dad: “Why did you come home so late last night?” Dad wanted to know ................ home very late the night before.
A.why did I come B. if I come C. if I came D. why I had come
4. Jane: “Have you ever been to Australia?” Jane asked me .......................to Australia
A. if I’m ever going B. if I’d ever been C. have I ever been D. had I ever been
5. Joe: “Could you sing when you were five?” He asked me.................when I was five
A. can I sing B. if I can sing C. could I sing D. if I could sing
6. Mother: “When are you going to do your homework?” Mother asked me when ...........to do my homework.
A. was I going B. I was going C. am I going D. I’ll be going
7. Allen: “How many songs had John Lennon written before he died?” Allen wanted to know how many songs .................. before his death.
A. John Lennon had written B. John Lennon was writing
C. was John Lennon writing D. had John Lennon written
8. Janet: “Were you working at 8p.m last night?” Janet asked me ................... at 8p.m the other night.
A. if I’m working B. if I’d been working
C. was I working D. had I been working
9. Dad: “Have you been attending classes regularly?” Dad asked me ...................attending classes regularly.
A. if I’d be B. had I been C. if I’d been D. have I ben
10. Mario: “What should I do to improve my English?” Mario asked his teacher what ........... to improve his English.
A. he should do B. he would do C. shall he do D. should he do
11. Jim: “How much does your sister earn?” Jim wanted to know how much.................
A. my sister has earned B. did my sister earn
C. does my sister earn D. my sister earned
12. Joe: “Could you sing when you were five?” He asked me ....................when I was five.
A. can I sing B. if I can sing C. could I sing D. if I could sing
13. Mary: “Are you able to swim?” Mary asked me ........................to swim.
A. if I have been able B. am I able C. if I was able D. will be able
14. Tourist: “When was that castle built?” The tourist asked the guide when ...................
A. had the castle been built B. the castle had been built
C. the castle was being built D. was the castle built
15. Sue: “May I sleep at Lee’s house overnight?” Sue asked her mother ........................ at her friend’s house overnight
A. if she might sleep B. could she sleep
C. can she sleep D. if she had to sleep
II/ Rearrange the words to make reported sentences.
1. asked/was/how much/that/Tom/computer
Tom asked how much that computer was.
2. had/to know/the officer/if/wanted/the keys/I
The officer wanted to know if I had the keys.
3. Ann/hadn’t come/why/to her party/asked/Sam/he
Ann asked Sam why he hadn't come to her party.
4. asked/Jane/for her holidays/she/was going/he/where
He asked Jane where she was going for her holidays
5. me/English/asked/I/spoke/He/if
He asked if I spoke English.
6. old/asked/He/her/how/was/mother
He asked how old her mother was.
7. British/was/asked/whether/He/I/me/American/or
He asked me whether I was British or American.
8. Boy/The asked/the/where/lived/policeman/he
The policeman asked the boy where he lived.
9. Had/Bristol/She/I/been/asked/to/before/if
She asked if I had been to Bristol before.
10. The/asked/time/train/She/what/arrived.
She asked what time the train arrived.
III/ Choose the best correct answer.
1. Tourist: “Where is the post office?” A tourist asked me where ...............................
A. the post office has B. the post office was
C. is the post office D. was the post office
2. Mom: “It’s 2 a.m; what are you doing in the kitchen?” Mom wanted to know what ...................... in.
A. was I doing B. I do C. I was doing D. am I doing
3. Dad: “Why did you come home so late last night?” Dad wanted to know ................ home very late the night before.
A.why did I come B. if I come C. if I came D. why I had come
4. Jane: “Have you ever been to Australia?” Jane asked me .......................to Australia
A. if I’m ever going B. if I’d ever been C. have I ever been D. had I ever been
5. Joe: “Could you sing when you were five?” He asked me.................when I was five
A. can I sing B. if I can sing C. could I sing D. if I could sing
6. Mother: “When are you going to do your homework?” Mother asked me when ...........to do my homework.
A. was I going B. I was going C. am I going D. I’ll be going
7. Allen: “How many songs had John Lennon written before he died?” Allen wanted to know how many songs .................. before his death.
A. John Lennon had written B. John Lennon was writing
C. was John Lennon writing D. had John Lennon written
8. Janet: “Were you working at 8p.m last night?” Janet asked me ................... at 8p.m the other night.
A. if I’m working B. if I’d been working
C. was I working D. had I been working
9. Dad: “Have you been attending classes regularly?” Dad asked me ...................attending classes regularly.
A. if I’d be B. had I been C. if I’d been D. have I ben
10. Mario: “What should I do to improve my English?” Mario asked his teacher what ........... to improve his English.
A. he should do B. he would do C. shall he do D. should he do
11. Jim: “How much does your sister earn?” Jim wanted to know how much.................
A. my sister has earned B. did my sister earn
C. does my sister earn D. my sister earned
12. Joe: “Could you sing when you were five?” He asked me ....................when I was five.
A. can I sing B. if I can sing C. could I sing D. if I could sing
13. Mary: “Are you able to swim?” Mary asked me ........................to swim.
A. if I have been able B. am I able C. if I was able D. will be able
14. Tourist: “When was that castle built?” The tourist asked the guide when ...................
A. had the castle been built B. the castle had been built
C. the castle was being built D. was the castle built
15. Sue: “May I sleep at Lee’s house overnight?” Sue asked her mother ........................ at her friend’s house overnight
A. if she might sleep B. could she sleep
C. can she sleep D. if she had to sleep
