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question tag reporting verb subject verb
How old are you?
She asked me how old I was(am).
Where have you worked before?
They asked me where I'd worked before.
Do you like working in a team?
They wanted to know if I liked working in a team
What are your positive and negative qualities?
They asked what my positive and negative qualities were.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
She asked me where I saw myself in 5yrs.
What did you do before?
He wanted to know what I had done before.
What were your previous responsibilities?
They asked what my previous responsibilities had been?
Can you work under pressure?
She asked me if I could work under pressure?ň
"Why do you want the job?"
They asked me why I wanted the job
"Do you have any experience?"
They asked me if I had any experience
"Can you do word processing?"
They wanted to know if I could do word processing.
"What are you doing at the moment?"
They asked me what I was doing at the moment.
"How much are you earning?"
They asked me how much I was earning
"Where have you worked/did you work before?"
They asked where I'd worked before.
"Do you like working in a team?"
They asked me if I liked working in a team
"When can you start?
They wanted to know when I could start.
reporting verbs
"Can you help me?"
She asked me to help her.
"Don't forget to post the letter"
He reminded her to post the letter.
"I really will work hard for my exams"
She promised to work hard for her exams.
"Come to my party"
He invited me to his party
"You really must go traveling - you'd love it"
She encouraged me to go traveling.
"I will give you a lift"
He offered me a lift. He offered to give me a lift.
"Apply for it! You'd be good at it!"
He persuaded me to apply for the job.
"I've been very busy"
She explained she had been very busy.
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