Grammar Highlights - Reported Speech

Multiple Choice

'I'm doing my homework a the moment.'

He said that he ........... at the moment.

• Done his homework

• has been doing his homework

• was doing his homework

Multiple Choice

'I'm only seventeen.' He said that he ........

• Have been only seventeen

• Was only seventeen

• Had been only seventeen

Multiple Choice

 "I don't like fast food."

• He said that he doesn't like fast food.

• He said that he didn't like fast food.

• He said that he don't like fast food.

• He said that he hadn't liked fast food.

Multiple Choice

Samuel said: "I want to go to Cambridge".

• Samuel said that he wanted to go Cambridge.

• Samuel said that he wants to go to Cambridge.

• Samuel said that he had wanted to go to Cambridge

• Samuel said that he would want to go Cambridge.

Multiple Choice

"We always walk the dog in the park."

• She said that they would always walk the dog in the park.

• She said that they have always walked the dog in the park.

• She said that they always walk the dog in the park.

• She said that they always walked the dog in the park.

Multiple Choice

'I haven't been to the cinema for a long time.'

Harol said that he ..... to the cinema for a long time.

• Wasn`t been

• Hadn`t been

• wasn`t

Multiple Choice

"I am going to the library on my way home".

Pablo said that...

• he is going to the library on my way home

• he was going to the library on my way home

• he was going to the library on his way home

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of learning about reported statements in English communication?

• They help us talk about what someone else said accurately.

• They are only used in formal writing.

• They are not important for daily conversations.

• They are only used to report news.

Multiple Choice

When reporting instructions or suggestions, which structure should you use?

• subject + reporting verb + object + to verb

• subject + verb + object + verb-ing

• subject + reporting verb + that + verb

• subject + reporting verb + verb-ed