Reported Questions

Start with question forms

The mind map Reported Speech (II): Questions separates yes/no questions from wh- questions. Its examples show an original question alongside a reported version. It is a useful place to start if you want to see how the question forms differ.

Next, look at the flashcard deck with the same title. It includes questions such as “Are you talking to me?” and “Do you know the way?” Use these as prompts: consider how you would report each question, then compare your approach with the examples in the mind map.

Follow the changes in tense

The Reported questions mind map brings together original questions, reported speech and changes in tense. It includes present and past forms, continuous forms, present perfect and past perfect, and can and could. Follow the branches from an original form to its reported form, rather than trying to study every change at once.

Another mind map describes how tense often shifts back in reported speech and how it can remain unchanged when information is still true. Looking at both maps can help you compare the forms they show with the examples you have already studied.

Practice and connect

The quiz about Jane’s cinema question asks you to complete a reported version of what Jane said. Try it after studying the maps, then return to the relevant branches to compare the question and its reported form. The flashcard deck on said and told offers a different kind of prompt within reported speech.

Reported Questions is a section of the Reported Speech unit in English language. The resources let you focus on questions while seeing them in the context of reported speech. Teachers can also look at the listed lesson plan on reported questions when planning their own work.

Choose a resource to explore, and use the maps alongside the quiz as you practice.