Reported speech

1. Choose the correct answer: Clair said, “Sue has been my best friend since childhood”.

• Clair said Sue had been her best friend since childhood.

• Clair said Sue was her best friend since childhood.

• Clair said Sue had been my best friend since childhood.

2. Choose the correct answer: Katy said, ”When Sonia comes, I`ll tell her the news.”

• Katy said when Sonia came, I would tell her the news.

• Katy said when Sonia came, she would tell her the news.

• Katy said when Sonia came, she would have told her the news.

3. How will the word "TODAY" change in reported speech?

4. How will the word "TOMORROW" change in reported speech?

5. Choose the correct answer: “Did you take French in high school?” Paula asked.

• Paula asked if I took French in high school.

• Paula asked had I taken French in high school.

• Paula asked if I had taken French in high school.

6. Convert the sentences from indirect speech to direct speech: The boys said they would go to the football match.

7. Convert the sentences from indirect speech to direct speech: Molly said that she had gone to the library after school.

8. Choose the correct answer: The guide said to the tourists: "We can't go through passport control together".

• The guide said to the tourists they can't go through passport control together.

• The guide told the tourists they couldn't go through passport control together.

• The guide said to the tourists we couldn't go through passport control together.