16 a) Study the table and
complete the rule.
• "Where did you buy the
jumper?" she asked me.
She asked me where I had
bought the jumper.
• "Is Alan coming to the
party?" she asked me.
She asked me if/whether
Alan was coming to the
party.
• "Can I go shopping with
you?" she asked me.
She asked me if/whether
she could come shopping
with me.
When the direct question
starts with:
⚫ a
question word, the
reported question begins
with
⚫ a
modal verb or an
verb, the
auxiliary
reported question begins
with
b) How do the tense forms
change?
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