IX. Choose the correct answers.
1. ‘There was an accident outside the supermarket.’
A. He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.
B. He said there was an accident outside the supermarket.
C. He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.
2. ‘Have you ever seen a UFO?’
A. Jim wanted to know if had I ever seen a UFO.

B. Jim asked if I had ever seen a UFO.
C. Jim asked whether I ever saw a UFO.
3. She asked if you’d seen her painting on display in the exhibit.
A. ‘Will you see my painting on display in the exhibit?’
B. ‘Did you see my painting on display in the exhibit?’
C. ‘Have you seen her painting on display in the exhibit?’
4. I’m flying to India tomorrow.’
A. Yesterday, Matt said that he was flying to India tomorrow.
B. Yesterday, Matt told me that I was flying to India the next day.
C. Yesterday, Matt said that he was flying to India the following day.
5. ‘Why did you go out last night?’
A. She asked me why I had gone out the night before.
B. She asked me why did I go out the previous night.
C. She wanted to know why I went out that night.
6. My instructor said that we were the best class he’d ever taught.
A. ‘You are the best class I’ve ever taught,’ my instructor said.
B. ‘You were the best class I ever taught/ my instructor said to me.
C. ‘They are the best class he’s ever taught,’ said my instructor.
7. ‘Can you help me with my homework?’
A. Nick asked whether his sister can help him with his homework.
B. Nick asked his sister could she help him with his homework.
C. Nick asked his sister if she could help him with his homework.
8. Bill wanted to know when Susan was going out with Tony.
A. ‘When you are going out with Tony, Susan?’
B. ‘When was you going out with Tony, Susan?’
C. ‘When are you going out with Tony, Susan?’
9. ‘I will come if I can finish work early.’
A. He said that he will come if he can finish work early.
B. He told that he would come if he could finish work early.
C. He told me that he would come if he could finish work early.
10. ‘What is the closest planet to Earth?’
A. The student wondered if the closest planet to Earth is.
B. The student asked what the closest planet to Earth was.
C. The student asked what was the closest planet to Earth.

VIII. Rewrite each sentence as reported speech with tense and time and place
expression changes.
1. ‘I was here three months ago,’ Tim said.
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2. ‘When does the next train leave?’ He wanted to know.
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3. ‘Are you meeting Judy at four o’clock today?’ She asked me.
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4. I’ve already seen this exhibition,’ Jane told me.
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5. ‘Who did you meet at the party last night?’ My mother asked.
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6. ‘We are having dinner now, so I can only talk for a minute,’ Miki said.
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7. ‘May I use your phone?’ I asked Peter.
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8. ‘Public spending will be increased next year/ the Prime Minister announced.
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9. ‘My father drinks a cup of coffee every morning before going to work.’ Peter said.
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10. ‘How long have you lived here?’ Cheryl asked the old woman.
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VII. Complete the reported wh- questions.
1. ‘Where will we live in 20 years’ time?’
Jane asked me_______________________________________________________
2. ‘How was your trip to Toronto?’
I asked Peter_________________________________________________________
3. ‘Why didn’t Judy wait for fireballs last night?’
Sue asked___________________________________________________________
4. ‘How many planets are there in the solar System?’
The teacher asked us___________________________________________________
5. ‘How many days does it take to get to Mars from Earth?’
Elliot wanted to know__________________________________________________
6. ‘What are you staring at?’
I asked Sally_________________________________________________________
7. ‘Who discovered the planet Neptune?’
Joe asked his teacher__________________________________________________

8. ‘How long have you been living on the International Space Station?’
He asked the astronaut_________________________________________________
9. ‘When will humans go to Venus?’
The students wanted to know____________________________________________
10. ‘Where are you going this summer holidays?’
I asked Sally and Andy_________________________________________________

VI. Complete the reported yes/ no questions.
1. ‘May I ask you a few questions?’
The woman asked John_______________________________________________
2. ‘Have you done your project about space exploration?’
The teacher asked me________________________________________________
3. ‘Will we be able to live on Mars in 2050?’
Debbie asked her father_______________________________________________
4. ‘Are you having a barbecue tonight?’
I asked the Browns___________________________________________________
5. ‘Do you like sci-fi films that feature extraterrestrial life?’
Jane asked Tom_____________________________________________________
6. ‘Did scientists find life on Mars many years ago?’
Val asked me_______________________________________________________
7. ‘Are aliens or UFOs real?’
Many people wondered_______________________________________________
8. ‘Can we go to the National Museum tomorrow?’
Sally asked her best friend_____________________________________________
9. ‘Do you know NASA has found two new planets?’
Duc asked Trang_____________________________________________________
10. ‘Were you here yesterday?’
She wanted to know__________________________________________________