Mastering Indirect Questions and Third Conditionals

Indirect Questions and Reported Speech

Correct the underlined words:

• 0. Do you know where the nearest bank is?
• 1. Can you tell me what you did at school yesterday?
• 2. Do you know why Franco behaves so badly?
• 3. Could you tell me how often trains go to New York City from here?
• 4. Do you know when Alex and Julia got married?
• 5. Can you tell me if you enjoyed the movie?

Rewrite the Questions

0. "What time did the train leave?"
Can you tell me what time the train left?

1. "Why haven’t you done your homework yet?"
Could you tell me why you haven’t done your homework yet?

2. "When will the news be announced?"
Do you know when the news will be announced?

3. "Where does Yuki live?"
Do you know where Yuki lives?

4. "How often does the bus go to the airport?"
Could you tell me how often the bus goes to the airport?

5. "Did Roberto reserve a table for tonight?"
Do you know if Roberto reserved a table for tonight?

Reported Speech Corrections

0. "Zach is going to be late."
Keiko said that Zach was going to be late.

1. "Do you know Mark?"
Max asked Patricia if she knew Mark.

2. "I don’t have much money."
Vincent said that he didn’t have much money.

3. "We haven’t seen the movie before."
Eduardo said that they hadn’t seen the movie before.

4. "What are you doing?"
Mrs. Viera asked us what we were doing.

5. "I love chocolate."
Jenny said that she loved chocolate.

Third Conditional Exercises

Complete the sentences with the third conditional:

• 0. If I had known the answer, I would have told you.
• 1. We would have gone out last night if we had had tickets for the concert.
• 2. David would have met you at the airport if you had given him your flight number.
• 3. I would have been so happy if Brian had remembered our wedding anniversary!

Rewrite Sentences Using the Third Conditional

0. I didn’t sleep well, so I was in a bad mood.
If I had slept well, I wouldn’t have been in a bad mood.

1. I enjoyed the concert, so I bought the DVD.
If I hadn’t enjoyed the concert, I wouldn’t have bought the DVD.

2. Linda accepted the job because she wanted to live abroad.
Linda wouldn’t have accepted the job if she hadn’t wanted to live abroad.

3. We went to the U.S. because we had friends there.
We wouldn’t have gone to the U.S. if we hadn’t had friends there.

4. Rob didn’t pass his exams because he didn’t study.
Rob would have passed his exams if he had studied.

5. Jan enjoyed playing the flute, so she joined a local orchestra.
If she hadn’t enjoyed playing the flute, she wouldn’t have joined a local orchestra.