Reported Speech: Questions & Commands
somdn_product_pageThis ESL lesson on reported speech questions helps students learn how to report YES/NO questions, questions with question words, and commands or instructions in English. Students review key reported speech changes before practising reported questions, indirect questions, requests and commands through clear examples and structured exercises. This lesson is ideal for teens and adults who need focused practice with reported speech in conversation and writing.
Level: B1/B2
Time: 60 minutes+
This lesson comes with:
Fillable Fields – This digital worksheet can be completed online or printed.
Teacher’s Copy – Includes detailed teacher’s notes and an answer key.
Student Version – Ideal for sharing via email for online lessons.
Overview of this reported speech questions ESL lesson
1. Review of Reported Statements
Students begin with a short review of reported statements, revising pronoun changes, tense changes (backshift), and time and place phrase changes before moving on to reported questions.
2. Reported Questions
Students learn how to report YES/NO questions and questions with question words using ask, if, and whether. The lesson also highlights common mistakes with indirect question word order and auxiliary verbs.
3. Reported Questions Exercises
Students complete structured reported questions exercises and practise transforming direct questions into reported speech.
4. Reported Commands and Requests
Students learn how to report commands, instructions and requests using tell and ask followed by the infinitive form.
5. Reported Commands Exercises
Students practise transforming direct commands, instructions and requests into reported speech.
Skills Developed
- Reported speech accuracy
- Indirect question formation
- Grammar awareness
- Sentence transformation
- Speaking fluency
Lesson Objectives
- Report YES/NO questions correctly
- Use reported questions with question words
- Report commands, requests and instructions accurately
- Avoid common reported speech question errors
- Improve grammatical accuracy in speaking and writing
Try this reported speech questions and commands lesson in class today!
This lesson gives students clear, structured practice with reported questions and commands while reinforcing key reported speech grammar patterns.
Note: This lesson includes printable and fillable field worksheets. For best results, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader for digital completion or printing.
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