Reported Speech 2
Reported Speech 2 — Questions
We use reported speech to report questions.
For yes/no questions, we use if / whether.
Example: “Do you work?” → He asked if I worked.
[„Arbeitest du?“ → Er fragte, ob ich arbeite/arbeitete.]
For wh-questions, we keep the question word.
Example: “Where do you live?” → He asked where I lived.
[„Wo wohnst du?“ → Er fragte, wo ich wohne/wohnte.]
We do NOT use do/does/did in reported questions.
1. “Do you work here?” → He asked if I ______ there.
worked
a) worked
b) did work
[Er fragte, ob ich dort arbeite/arbeitete.]
2. “Where do you live?” → He asked where I ______.
lived
a) did live
b) lived
[Er fragte, wo ich wohne/wohnte.]
3. “Are you tired?” → He asked if I ______ tired.
was
a) was
b) am
[Er fragte, ob ich müde bin/war.]
4. “What do you want?” → He asked what I ______.
wanted
a) do want
b) wanted
[Er fragte, was ich will/wollte.]
5. “Do they play football?” → He asked if they ______ football.
played
a) played
b) did play
[Er fragte, ob sie Fußball spielen/spielten.]
6. “Why are you late?” → He asked why I ______ late.
was
a) am
b) was
[Er fragte, warum ich spät bin/war.]
7. “Is she at home?” → He asked if she ______ at home.
was
a) was
b) is
[Er fragte, ob sie zu Hause ist/war.]
8. “When do you start?” → He asked when I ______.
started
a) do start
b) started
[Er fragte, wann ich anfange/anfing.]
9. “Are they ready?” → He asked if they ______ ready.
were
a) were
b) are
[Er fragte, ob sie bereit sind/waren.]
10. “How do you travel?” → He asked how I ______.
traveled
a) traveled
b) do travel
[Er fragte, wie ich reise/reiste.]
11. “Do you like coffee?” → He asked if I ______ coffee.
liked
a) do like
b) liked
[Er fragte, ob ich Kaffee mag/mochte.]
12. “Where are they?” → He asked where they ______.
were
a) were
b) are
[Er fragte, wo sie sind/waren.]
13. “Do you need help?” → He asked if I ______ help.
needed
a) needed
b) do need
[Er fragte, ob ich Hilfe brauche/brauchte.]
14. “Why do they leave?” → He asked why they ______.
left
a) do leave
b) left
[Er fragte, warum sie gehen/gingen.]
15. “Is he your friend?” → He asked if he ______ my friend.
was
a) is
b) was
[Er fragte, ob er mein Freund ist/war.]
16. “When are you leaving?” → He asked when I ______.
was leaving
a) was leaving
b) am leaving
[Er fragte, wann ich gehe/ging.]
17. “Do we have time?” → He asked if they ______ time.
had
a) have
b) had
[Er fragte, ob sie Zeit haben/hatten.]
18. “What are you doing?” → He asked what I ______.
was doing
a) was doing
b) am doing
[Er fragte, was ich mache/machte.]
19. “Do they understand?” → He asked if they ______.
understood
a) understood
b) do understand
[Er fragte, ob sie verstehen/verstanden.]
20. “Where do you work?” → He asked where I ______.
worked
a) do work
b) worked
[Er fragte, wo ich arbeite/arbeitete.]