Direct and Indirect Speech

1. Last week, our teacher told us that we 1.__________ a spelling test at the end of the week on Friday.

• can have

• did have

• would have

• had had

Three days ago a friend told me that she was going to visit me ___________ but she didn't arrive.

• tomorrow

• next day

• the day before

• the next day

When I spoke to Belen, yesterday, she said that she _______ to a party the night before.

• went

• had gone

• was going

• did go

The teacher asked us about our favourite sports and everybody said that they ____ football.

• liked

• are liking

• were liking

• had like

I spoke to Obedan on his mobile and asked him where he was. He told me that he ___________ in the airport, waiting for his flight.

• sat

• was sitting

• had sat

• has sat

On Tuesday, Abdul told the teacher that he had missed the lesson ______________ because he had gone to the embassy in London.

• yesterday

• before day

• the before day

• the day before

Last week, David telephoned the school and said that he _____________ to school because he had a headache.

• didn't come

• couldn't come

• doesn't come

• wasn't come

Guilherme told us that he _____ studying in England but that he didn't like English food.

• likes

• liked

• had liked

• was liking

When we asked her, Jiang told us that she ______________ a ghost.

• never saw

• never seen

• had never seen

• did never see

Maria told us that she was going to visit _____ parents in Italy the next week and wouldn't come to class.

• my

• her

• your

• their