REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED STATEMENTS, QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS

By Lan Hoàng

​direct statements

Multiple Choice

‘’My mother eats instant noodles every day,’’ said Lily.

• Lily said her mother eats instant noodles every day.

• Lily said my mother eat instant noodles every day.

• Lily said her mother ate instant noodles every day.

• Lily said my mother has eaten instant noodles every day.

Multiple Choice

''I'm swimming with my dad.''

• William said he was swimming with my dad.

• William said he was swimming with his dad.

• William said he is swimming with my dad.

• William said I was swimming with his dad.

Multiple Choice

'' I was sick.''

• Tom said he was sick.

• Tom said I was sick.

• Tom said I had been sick.

• Tom said he had been sick.

Open Ended

''My brother likes playing board games.''
Lily said _____________________

Open Ended

''I've been to Malaysia many times.''
Ben said __________________

Open Ended

''I chose to do yoga instead of cycling.''
Ben said __________________

Open Ended

''We are twin sisters.''
Lucy and Jane said __________________

Open Ended

''I will build a playground.''
Jack said __________________

Multiple Choice

''What color does your sister like?''

• Tom asked me what color my sister liked.

• Tom asked me what color my sister likes.

• Tom asked me what color your sister likes.

• Tom asked me what color did my sister like.

Multiple Choice

''What's your favorite animal?''

• Sally asked us what was our favorite animal.

• Sally asked us what is our favorite animal.

• Sally asked us what our favorite animal was.

• Sally asked us what our favorite animal is.

Multiple Choice

''What did you do?''

• Sally asked me what I had done.

• Sally asked me what I did.

• Sally asked me what had I done.

• Sally asked me what did I do.

Multiple Choice

''What are you doing?''

• Sally asked me what I was doing.

• Sally asked me what I am doing.

• Sally asked me what was I doing.

• Sally asked me what did I do.Sally asked me what were you doing.

Multiple Choice

'' Do you like Blackpink?''

• Sally asked me whether you like Blackpink.

• Sally asked me do I like Blackpink.

• Sally asked me if I liked Blackpink.

• Sally asked me if I like Blackpink.

Multiple Choice

'' Is your mother sick?''

• Sally asked me whether my mother was sick.

• Sally asked me was my mother sick.

• Sally asked me is my mother sick.

• Sally asked me if my mother is sick.

Multiple Choice

'' Have you ever been to Japan?''

• Sally asked me whether I have ever been to Japan.

• Sally asked me whether I had ever been to Japan.

• Sally asked me have ever been to Japan.

• Sally asked me had ever been to Japan.

Multiple Choice

'' Will you go to the supermarket?''

• Sally asked me will I go to the supermarket.

• Sally asked me if I will go to the supermarket.

• Sally asked me if I would go to the supermarket.

• Sally asked me would I go to the supermarket.

Open Ended

'' How do you feel?''
Lily asked me ________________________

Open Ended

'' Where did you go?''
Lily asked Jack ________________________

Open Ended

'' Who are you?''
Lily asked them ________________________

Open Ended

'' Do you prefer tea to coffee?''
Lily asked Jane ________________________

Open Ended

'' Have you ever eaten sashimi?''
Lily asked Jo ________________________

Open Ended

'' Is it your pet dog?''
Lily asked John ________________________

Open Ended

'' Were you interested in science?''
Lily asked John ________________________

Open Ended

'' Did you visit your grandparents?''
Lily asked them ________________________

Multiple Choice

Would you mind sending the letter to Jay?

• Tom asked me to send the letter to Jay.

• Tom asked me if I would mind sending the letter to Jay.

• Tom asked me would I mind sending the letter to Jay.

Multiple Choice

Can you clean the table before they come?

• Tom asked me to send the letter to Jay before they come.

• Tom asked me to clean the table before they came.

• Tom asked me if I could clean the table before they came.

Multiple Choice

Could you open the door, please?

• Tom asked me could I open the door.

• Tom asked me if I could open the door.

• Tom asked me to open the door.

Multiple Choice

Close your book, please.

• Tom asked us if we could close our book.

• Tom asked us close your book.

• Tom asked us to close our book.

Multiple Choice

Don't close the door, please.

• Tom asked us not to close the door.

• Tom asked us to not close the door.

• Tom asked us didn't close the door.

Multiple Choice

Don't leave the door open, please.

• Tom asked us to not leave the door open.

• Tom asked us not to leave the door open.

• Tom asked us didn't leave the door open.