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.

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.