Show Notes
🎧 Have you ever tried to tell a friend what someone else asked you, only to get completely tangled up in your words? Do you find yourself wondering whether to say "she asked me where I was going" or "where was I going"? You are not alone—reported questions can feel like a grammar maze!
🌍 By the end of this episode, you will feel completely confident changing direct questions into reported ones and using the correct word order every single time.
⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 An introduction to what reported questions are and why we use them to share stories and conversations. 06:55 The biggest grammar trap: explaining why we change the word order and drop auxiliary verbs like 'do' and 'did'. 14:40 How to handle yes/no questions using 'if' and 'whether' without getting confused. 22:00 Practical examples, common learner mistakes to avoid, and a quick wrap-up quiz to test your understanding.
✅ What you’ll learn: • Why we do not use auxiliary verbs like "do" or "did" in reported questions 🚫 • The simple trick to remember when to use "if" or "whether" 📝 • How to shift your tenses backward smoothly and naturally 🔄 • The most common word order mistake that intermediate learners make ⚠️
💡 Practice tip: Try rewriting three simple questions from your day as reported speech, keeping the word order like a normal statement.
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