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Always Making Mistakes with Reported Questions? Master the Word Order and Tense of He asked me where I lived Once and for All
Telling someone else's question to a third person is called a reported question in English. Yes/No questions use if/whether, while Wh- questions keep the question word. For both, you must change the word order back to a declarative statement, remove the auxiliary verb, and shift the tense back one step. Once you master these three small steps, you'll never get stuck on reported questions again.
always, usually, sometimes: Where Do Adverbs of Frequency Go in a Sentence?
Should usually be placed before the verb or at the end of the sentence? This article uses a single golden rule—'before main verbs, after the be verb'—to master the frequency scale from always to never. Complete with diagnostic tests, common mistakes, and simple present tense example sentences, it helps A1 learners speak with confidence.