Change the following general questions into indirect speech. Begin your sentences with the words I/he wondered, we/they asked, she/he wanted to know etc. Example: Did she go shopping?-he asked if/ whether she had gone shopping. 1. Are your children still skiing? 2. Have they had breakfast yet? 3. Is Mike still taking an exam? 4. Did she take part in the performance? 5. Had they already left by the time you went to the station? 6. Do they regularly go to the swimming pool? 7. Will she buy a new car? 8. Will she be training at 10 tomorrow? 9. Does he usually go to the Caribbean for his holiday? 10. Did she learn to play the guitar? 11. Has the decision been already taken? 12. Do you know when the results will be out? 13. Does he know your new address? 14. Have you known each other for a long time? 15. Did he begin smoking a pipe?
My family doesn`t watch TV every morning.
Does my family watch TV every morning?
Does my family watch TV every morning or evening?
Who watches TV every morning?
What does my family watch every morning?
My family watches TV every morning, doesn`t it?
2/ She had dinner rather late in the evening.
She didn`t have dinner rather late in the evening.
Did she have dinner rather late in the evening?
Did she have dinner rather late or early in the evening?
When did she have dinner?
Who had dinner rather late in the evening?
She had dinner rather late in the evening, didn`t she?
3 /People often do stupid things.
People do not often do stupid things.
How often people do stupid things?
Who often does stupid things?
People often do stupid things, don`t they?
Do people often do stupid things?
Do people often or seldom do stupid things?
4/ The Americans are hospitable
The Americans are not hospitable.
The Americans are hospitable, aren`t they?
Are the Americans hospitable?
Are the Americans or Italians hospitable?
What are the Americans?
My family doesn't watch TV every morning. Does your family watch TV every morning? Does your family watch TV every morning or every evening? My family watches TV every morning, doesn't it? Who watches TV every morning? How often does your family watch TV?
2. She had dinner rather late in the evening.
She didn't have dinner rather late in the evening. She had dinner rather late in the evening, didn't she? Did she have dinner rather late in the evening? Did she have dinner rather late or early in the evening? When did she have dinner? Who had dinner rather late in the evening?
3. People often do stupid things.
People don't often do stupid things. Do people often do stupid things? Do people often or seldom do stupid things? People often do stupid things, don't they? What do people often do? Who often does stupid things?
4. The Americans are hospitable.
The Americans aren't hospitable. Are the Americans hospitable? Are the Americans or the Russians hospitable? The Americans are hospitable, aren't they? Who is hospitable? What are the Americans like?