Case No. 8B-04 · Reported Speech Division
DEPOSITION
ROOM
ROOM
Witness Processing Unit · Session Active
Status
PENDING
You are a witness. An interrogator asked you questions. Now you must report — accurately — what they asked.
The interrogator is watching. Every error is noted. Too many errors and your account becomes unreliable.
The interrogator is watching. Every error is noted. Too many errors and your account becomes unreliable.
I.
Change the verb tense. Present → past. Past → past perfect.
"Are you here?" → they asked if I was there
II.
No question word order. No inversion after the question word.
"Where do you live?" → they asked where I lived — not where did I live
III.
Yes/no questions need if or whether.
"Are you nervous?" → they asked if I was nervous
Case No. 8B-04 · Session Closed
DEPOSITION
COMPLETE
COMPLETE