A. Circle the correct answer.
1 'Has your brother gone out?' Mum asked me.
Mum asked me if my brother has gone / had gone out.
2 'Do you know the answer?' Miss Smith asked Ruby.
Miss Smith asked Ruby if she knew/ had known the answer.
3 'Is this your car?' the police officer said to the man.
The police officer asked the man if it is / was his car.
4 'Have you been to see the exhibition?' I asked Benjamin.
I asked Benjamin if he went / had been to see the exhibition.
5 'Does your laptop need a new battery?' Jerry asked me.
Jerry asked me if my laptop needed / will need a new battery.
6 'Are you having a barbecue?' I asked the Browns.
I asked the Browns if they were having / had been having a barbecue.
Answer
1 had gone 2 knew 3 was
4 had been 5 needed 6 were having
B. Write one word in each gap.
1 'Will you be at the party?' Richard asked me.
Richard asked me if I ............................ be at the party.
2 'May I ask you a few questions?' the woman asked Ted.
The woman asked Ted if she ............................ ask him a few questions.
3 'Can we go to the zoo tomorrow?' Jane asked her father.
Jane asked her father if they ............................ go to the zoo the following day.
4 'Shall I study maths or English?' Sally asked her best friend.
Sally asked her best friend whether she ............................ study maths or English.
5 'Can you write with your left hand?' Val asked me.
Val asked me whether I ............................ write with my left hand.
6 'Shall we play tennis or volleyball?' Debbie asked her sister.
Debbie asked her sister if they ............................ play tennis or volleyball.
7 'May I leave the table?' Samantha asked her parents.
Samantha asked her parents if she ............................ leave the table.
8 'Will our bus leave on time?' Mum asked the driver.
Mum asked the driver whether our bus ............................ leave on time.
Answer
1 would 2 might 3 could 4 should
5 could 6 should 7 might 8 would
C. Complete each second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.
1 'When did your brother join the army?' Rudy asked-me.
Rudy asked me ......................................... the army.
2 'How was your trip to Turkey?' I asked Katherine.
I asked Katherine how ......................................... been.
3 'How will we find your keys in the dark?' Ashley asked Susie.
Ashley asked Susie ......................................... keys in the dark.
4 'Why was Rob on TV?' Denise asked me.
Denise asked me ......................................... on TV.
5 'Who saw you at the park?' the police officer asked me.
The police officer asked me ......................................... at the park.
6 'Who did you see at the park?' the police officer asked me.
The police officer asked me ......................................... at the park.
Answer
1 when my brother had joined
2 her trip to Turkey had
3 how they would find her
4 why Rob had been
5 who had seen me
6 who I had seen
D. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
1 My mum told ........................................... .
2 I ........................................... .
3 The man ........................................... .
4 The parrot ........................................... .
5 Jenny's grandma ........................................... .
6 The magician ........................................... .
Answer
1 me to tidy my room
2 told the dog to stop following me
3 told the woman to listen carefully
4 told Tm/the boy to shut up
5 told her to push harder
6 told the girl to pick a card
E. Choose the correct answer.
1 'Could you pass me the salt, please?' I asked the man next to me.
I asked the man next to me ..................... me the salt.
A pass B if he passes C to pass
2 'Would you mind waiting a moment?' the shop assistant asked the woman.
The shop assistant asked the woman ..................... for a moment.
A to wait B waiting C she wait
3 'Please don't leave your dirty football boots in the hall,' Mum said to Doug.
Mum told Doug ..................... his dirty football boots in the hall.
A that he doesn't leave B not to leave C don't leave
4 'Could you tell us where you were at six o'clock?' the police officers asked Barry.
The police officers asked Barry ..................... he had been at six o'clock.
A telling them where B where he tells them C to tell them where
5 'Could I have your e-mail address?' I asked Mariella.
I asked Mariella ..................... e-mail address.
A to give me her B give me your C give me her
6 'Can I have a new Xbox for my birthday?' I asked my mum.
I asked my mum ..................... a new Xbox.
A that she get me B get me C to get me
Answer
1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 C
F. If the word or phrase in bold is correct, put a tick (✓). If it is wrong, write the correct word or phrase.
1 I asked Toni why had she taken my CD without asking me.
2 Roger told Isabelle don't make any plans for the weekend.
3 Madison asked me how much my new jeans had cost.
4 Alexander asked his dad giving him some money for his school trip.
5 I told Jeremy you don't move while I took his photograph.
6 Annie told her dog to sit, but it didn't.
Answer
1 she had taken
2 not to make
3 ✓
4 to give
5 not to move
6 ✓