1. Is John at home? She asked me if John was at home. 2. Am I late? She asked me if she was late. 3. Is it cold outside? She asked me if it was cold outside. 4. Are they in Paris? She asked me if they were in Paris. 5. Is the bus stop near the shopping centre? She asked me if the bus stop was near the shopping centre. 6. Is the milk fresh? She asked me if the milk was fresh. 7. Were you a doctor? She asked me if I had been a doctor. 8. Are James and Lucy from France? She asked me if James and Lucy were from France. 9. Is my brother in the garden? She asked me if her brother was in the garden. 10. Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer? She asked me if the weather was good in Shangai in the summer. 11. Did Julie drink tea? She asked me if Julie had drunk tea. 12. Do you like chocolate? She asked me if I liked chocolate. 13. Do they own a flat? She asked me if they owned a flat. 14. Has David gone to the cinema? She asked me if David had gone to the cinema. 15. Are the children studying Chinese? She asked me if the children were studying Chinese. 16. Do they go on holiday every summer? She asked me if went on holiday ever summer. 17. Did your sister live in Stockholm? She asked me if my sister had lived in Stockholm. 18. Am I talking too much? She asked me if she was talking too much. 19. Does Jennifer want a new job? She asked me if Jennifer wanted a new job. 20. Does it rain a lot in London? She asked me if it rained a lot in London.
Task 1. Rewrite these sentences in Reported Speech: 1. The head of the department said to his personal assistant he would need these documents the next day. 2. The chairman asked if I had come to any decision about this candidate. 3. My colleague asked if he can use my computer in my absence. 4. My friend advised me not to buy these shares. He said that I would lose my money. 5. My mother said to me that her washing machine had broken down again and that I would have it get fixed the following week. 6. The head manager asked why Paula had left the meeting so early this morning. 7. I asked my colleague where the International Management Forum had been based the year before. 8. The manager asked me how much time I had spent on taking phone messages that day. 9. She asked me with interest if I had ever faced with the problem of making choice. 10. The director said we must employ several translators to solve this problem.
Task 2. Change these direct questions into reported questions. 1. The manager asked what programmes could help to cut costs. ( Type 2) 2. She wants to know how much our company is spending on travel expenses. (Type 1) 3. The customers ask if it is possible to control travel costs. (Type 1) 4. He wanted to know if our company had a travel manager. (Type 2) 5. I would like to ask what a "language awareness test" is (Type 1) 6. The head of the department asked his personal assistant who needed more time to deal with personnel problems. (Type 2)
She asked me if John was at home.
2. Am I late?
She asked me if she was late.
3. Is it cold outside?
She asked me if it was cold outside.
4. Are they in Paris?
She asked me if they were in Paris.
5. Is the bus stop near the shopping centre?
She asked me if the bus stop was near the shopping centre.
6. Is the milk fresh?
She asked me if the milk was fresh.
7. Were you a doctor?
She asked me if I had been a doctor.
8. Are James and Lucy from France?
She asked me if James and Lucy were from France.
9. Is my brother in the garden?
She asked me if her brother was in the garden.
10. Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?
She asked me if the weather was good in Shangai in the summer.
11. Did Julie drink tea?
She asked me if Julie had drunk tea.
12. Do you like chocolate?
She asked me if I liked chocolate.
13. Do they own a flat?
She asked me if they owned a flat.
14. Has David gone to the cinema?
She asked me if David had gone to the cinema.
15. Are the children studying Chinese?
She asked me if the children were studying Chinese.
16. Do they go on holiday every summer?
She asked me if went on holiday ever summer.
17. Did your sister live in Stockholm?
She asked me if my sister had lived in Stockholm.
18. Am I talking too much?
She asked me if she was talking too much.
19. Does Jennifer want a new job?
She asked me if Jennifer wanted a new job.
20. Does it rain a lot in London?
She asked me if it rained a lot in London.
1. The head of the department said to his personal assistant he would need these documents the next day.
2. The chairman asked if I had come to any decision about this candidate.
3. My colleague asked if he can use my computer in my absence.
4. My friend advised me not to buy these shares. He said that I would lose my money.
5. My mother said to me that her washing machine had broken down again and that I would have it get fixed the following week.
6. The head manager asked why Paula had left the meeting so early this morning.
7. I asked my colleague where the International Management Forum had been based the year before.
8. The manager asked me how much time I had spent on taking phone messages that day.
9. She asked me with interest if I had ever faced with the problem of making choice.
10. The director said we must employ several translators to solve this problem.
Task 2. Change these direct questions into reported questions.
1. The manager asked what programmes could help to cut costs. ( Type 2)
2. She wants to know how much our company is spending on travel expenses. (Type 1)
3. The customers ask if it is possible to control travel costs. (Type 1)
4. He wanted to know if our company had a travel manager. (Type 2)
5. I would like to ask what a "language awareness test" is (Type 1)
6. The head of the department asked his personal assistant who needed more time to deal with personnel problems. (Type 2)