Reported Speech

Some other changes in Reported Speech

will - would

can - could

shall - should

today - that day

tomorrow - the following day

yesterday - the previous day

next week - the following week

tonight - that night

now - then ​

​Few other Examples :

1. ​Diya said , " You are playing well today ."

   Diya said that I was playing well that day.

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​ 2. I said , " There will be rainfall tomorrow ."​

I said that there would be rainfall the next day.​

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​Universal truth/ Proverbs / Sayings/ Facts do not change in reported speech

​ Ria said , " Practice makes a man perfect."

Ria said that practice makes a man perfect .​

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The teacher said,"The earth revolves around the sun."

The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.​

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Multiple Choice

The teacher said, “Tom is present.”

• The teacher said that Tom was present.

• The teacher said that Tom will be present.

• The teacher said that Tom had been present.

Multiple Choice

Rony said, “ We are going to the playground ."

• Rony said that they are going to the playground.

• Rony said that they will be going to the playground.

• Rony said that they were going to the playground.

Multiple Choice

Dad  said, “I am preparing rice tonight.”

• Dad said that he will be preparing rice that night.

• Dad said that he was preparing rice that night.

• Dad said that he is preparing rice that night.

Fill in the Blank

  Change the following sentence into indirect speech.

a.     He said, “I am happy today.”

      He said that he _____ happy that day .

Fill in the Blank

Amita said, “ We are good friends .”

Amita said that they ____ good friends.

Fill in the Blank

Reena said, “Grandmother is cutting vegetables ”

Reena said that Grandmother ______ cutting vegetables .

Multiple Choice

  Choose the correct sentence: 

Tom said that Josh had come very late.

• Tom said, “Vivek will come late.”

• Tom said, “Vivek came very late.”

• Tom said, “Vivek is going to come late”.

Open Ended

Change direct speech into indirect speech.

She said, “I am a nurse.”

Open Ended

Rony said, “Octopuses lay 56,000 eggs at a time.”

Open Ended

Gopi said, “ The birds are flying in the sky.”

Open Ended

Mom said, “The dinner will be served tomorrow .”

Multiple Choice

"He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

• is coming

• will come

• would come

Multiple Choice

"I see the clouds.".

He told me that she ________ the clouds.

• sees

• is seeing

• saw

Multiple Choice

"I will call you".

I told her that I ________ her.

• will call

• would call

• would have called

Multiple Choice

"I am happy".

She told me that she ________ happy.

• has been

• is

• was

Multiple Choice

"Yeah, I've been to Greece.".

My friend told me that he ________ to Greece.

• been

• had been

• was

Multiple Choice

'This' and 'These' become .... in Reported Speech

• Thats and Theses

• That and Thesis

• That and This

• That and Those

Multiple Choice

'It is cold outside,' Helen said. 

Helen said it _____ outside.

• was cold

• is cold

Multiple Choice

'I have to pass the English exam,' said Andrew.

• He said that he has to pass the English exam.

• Andrew said he had pass the English exam.

• He said he had to pass the English exam.

Multiple Choice

'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noelia said.

• She said she can't go out to the cinema today.

• Noelia said she could not go out to the cinema that day.

• She said she couldn't go out to the cinema today.

• She said she can't go out to the cinema that day .

Multiple Choice

'I know how to make pancakes for breakfast,' said Divine.

• He said he know how to make pancakes for breakfast.

• Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for breakfast.

• Divine knows how to make pancakes for breakfast.

Multiple Choice

'I can't find my book' said Alba.

• Alba said she couldn't find her book.

• Alba said she couldn't found her book.

• Alba said she can't find her book.

• She said she could found her book.

Multiple Choice

Peter said, “I’m thirsty and hungry”.

• Peter said that he was thirsty and hungry.

• He said he is thirsty and hungry.

• Peter, that he was thirsty and hungry.

Multiple Choice

"Where do you  walk the dog?"

• She asked where I walk the dog.

•  She asked where I  walked the dog.

• She asked where  you walk the dog.

Multiple Choice

She said, "I am reading."

• She said that she was reading.

• She said that she were reading.

Multiple Choice

She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."

• She said that she did not know where her shoes are.

• She said that she did not know where her shoes were.

Multiple Choice

“What are you doing tomorrow?”

• She asked me what were you doing the next day.

• She asked me what I were doing the next day.

• She asked me what I was doing the next day.

• She asked me what I was doing the next day?

Multiple Choice

"Have you studied reported speech before?"

• She asked me if I had studied reported speech before.

• She asked me if I had studied reported speech before?

• She asked me if I had studied reported speech the day before.

• She asked me if I studied reported speech before.

Multiple Choice

David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow."

• David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.

• David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.

• David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.

• David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day.

Multiple Choice

You said, "You have brought books for me".

• You said that you brought books for me.

• You said that you had brought books for me.

• You said that you have brought books for me.

• You said that you have been brought books for me.

Multiple Choice

She said to me, "He mostly ignores me".

• she said to me that he mostly ignores her.

• She said to me that he mostly ignored me.

• She said to me that he mostly ignored her.

• She said to me that he is mostly ignored me.

Multiple Choice

"I have done it yesterday", said Ela.

• Ela said that she has done it yesterday.

• Ela said she had done it yesterday.

• Ela said she had done it the day before.

Multiple Choice

"I don't understand".

• Martyna said I don't understand.

• Martyna said she doesn't understand.

• Martyna said she didn't understand.

Multiple Choice

"You will write a pop quiz next week".

• The teacher said us we would write a pop quiz next week.

• The teacher told us we would write a pop quiz the following week.

• The teacher told we would write a pop quiz next week.

Multiple Choice

"Can you speak Spanish?"

• I asked her if she could speak Spanish.

• I asked her if she can study Spanish.

• I asked her what she can speak.

Multiple Choice

Did you see her last week?

• The police officer asked us if we had seen her the previous week.

• The police officer asked us if we seen her the previous week.

• The police officer asked us if we had seen her last week.

Multiple Choice

In reported speech we can change the time expression "today" to:

• that day

• that morning

• the next day

Multiple Choice

"now" in reported speech changes to:

• that day

• the next day

• a day before

• then

Multiple Choice

"I don't like chocolate."

Juan told me that...

• he don't like chocolate.

• he didn't like chocolate.

• he didn't liked chocolate.

• he doesn' t like chocolate.

Multiple Choice

"What are you doing?"

• Mary asked me where you were doing.

• Mary said to me what I was doing.

• Mary asked me what I was doing.

Multiple Choice

"Why did you go out last night?"

• Paul asked me why I had gone out the night before.

• Paul asked me if I had gone out the night before.

• Paul asked me why I went out the night before.

• Paul asked me did you go out the night before.

Multiple Choice

"I'll do it tomorrow." He said he ______.

• would do it the next day

• will do it the next day

• is going to do it the next day

• could do it the next day

Multiple Choice

When we change from 'Direct speech' to 'Reported speech' we:

• Change the verb to one tense in the past.

• Keep the verb the same.

• Change the verb to one tense in the future.

Multiple Choice

When we change from 'Direct speech' to 'Reported speech' we:

• Leave pronouns the same.

• Change pronouns if necessary.

Multiple Choice

"Run as soon as you can".

• He told me to run as soon as I could.

• He said me to run as soon as I could.

Multiple Choice

"Have they finished the test?"

• She asked had they finished the test.

• She asked if they finished the test.

• She asked if they had finished the test.

Multiple Choice

"When will this exercise end?"

• He asked when that exercise would end.

• He asked when this exercise will end.

Multiple Choice

"Was the hotel expensive?"

• She asked me if the hotel had been expensive.

• She asked me if the hotel was expensive.

• She asked me if the hotel have been expensive.

• She asked me if the hotel has been expensive.