Lesson 32: Reporting Questions and Information
This lesson will teach you how to report questions and statements in English.
About this lesson
In this lesson, you will dive into the world of reported speech. You will learn how to convey questions asked by others — both yes/no questions and wh- questions. You will discover how to shift tenses and change pronouns when reporting someone else's words, a key skill for fluent communication. By the end, you'll be able to pass on information more accurately and naturally across a wide range of real-life situations.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Report Who, What, Where, When, and Why questions.
- Transform direct yes/no questions into indirect reported questions.
- Shift tenses and change pronouns when reporting someone else's speech.
- Report simple statements, commands, and requests.
- Use reporting verbs such as 'ask', 'tell', and 'say'.
Lesson vocabulary
- believe — вярвам I believe in you.
- explain — обяснявам Can you explain this rule?
- wonder — чудя се I wonder if she will come.
- suggest — предлагам He suggested a new idea.
- inform — информирам They informed us about the changes.
- whether — дали I don't know whether to go or stay.
- if — ако/дали He asked if I was hungry.
- previous — предишен The previous lesson was interesting.
- next — следващ The next day we left.
- then — тогава He finished his work, then he went home.
- tomorrow — утре We will meet tomorrow.
- yesterday — вчера She called me yesterday.