REPORTED SPEECH REVIEW 2 B

Choose the correct reported sentence of the following statement: "Although I've been through war in my country, I had no idea what to do in the quake".

• She said although she went through war in my country, she had no idea what to do in the quake.

• She said that although she'd been through war in her country, she'd had no idea what to do in the quake.

• She said although she had gone through war in his country, she didn't have an idea what to do in the quake.

• She said that although she hadn't been through war in her country, she had an idea what to do in the quake.

Choose the correct reported sentence of the following statement: "The walls of the building may collapse at any time after the quake".

• He said that the walls of those buildings are going to collapse at any time after the quake.

• He said that the walls of those buildings will collapse at some time after the quake.

• He said the walls of those buidings have collapsed at that time after the quake.

• He said the walls of those buildings have collapsed at some time after the quake.

Report this sentence correctly.

‘I can swim really fast.’

• He said me that he could swim really fast

• He told that he could swim really fast.

• He said that he could swim really fast.

• He said that he would swim really fasst

Report this sentence correctly.

‘There was an accident outside the supermarket’.

• He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket

• He said there have been an accident outside the supermarket

Choose the correct reported sentence of the following statement: "I can't afford health insurance right now".

• Lisa said she could have afforded some insurance then.

• Lisa said that she might afford some insurance then.

• Lisa said she shouldn't afford health insurance right then.

• Lisa said that she couldn't afford health insurance right then.

Which is the correct direct speech for the following indirect speech? "The local weather forecaster said that it was going to be a terrible storm".

• "It's was going to be a terrible storm"

• "It's going to be a terrible storm"

• "It was a terrible storm"

• "It was gonna be a terrible storm"

Which is the correct direct speech for the following indirect speech? "She said the winds might reach 60 kilometers per hour".

• "The winds may reach 60 kilometers per hour"

• "The winds would reach 60 kilometers per hour"

• "The winds reached 60 kilometers per hour"

• "The wind reaches 60 kilometers pero hour"

Report this sentence correctly.

Tom said ‘I’m going to London tomorrow.’

Five days later you say...

• Tom said he is going to London the following day.

• Tom said he was going to London the following day

• Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.

• Ton says he was going to London the next day

Which sentence is NOT correct?

• Karen said she was going to be late.

• James said he will help me.

• James said he will helps me.

Which words complete the sentence?

Maria apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ____.

• previous day

• the following day

• that day