Indirect speech

She said, "I have two cats".

She said that she ...

• has two cats.

• had two cats.

• will have two cats.

• could have two cats

Mum said, "I could go to the shops".

Mum said that she...

• can go to the shops.

• will go to the shops

• goes to the shops

• could go to the shops.

They said, "There was a problem yesterday".

They said there....

• would be a problem tomorrow.

• will be a problem yesterday.

• had been a problem the previous day.

• is a problem today.

He said, "I can speak perfect French."

He said that he...

• can speak perfect French.

• will speak perfect French.

• was speaking perfect French.

• could speak perfect French.

Paul said, "I will write a story."

Paul said he....

• would write a story.

• will write a story.

• was writing a story.

• had written a story.

I said, "I met him last night".

I said that I....

• would meet him last night.

• will meet him tomorrow night.

• was meeting him last night.

• had met him the previous night.

Mariam replied, "I have watched this movie."

Mariam replied that she..

• watched this movie.

• would watch this movie.

• had watched this movie.

• was watching this movie.

The teacher explained, "Tokyo is the most modern city in the world."

The teacher explained that Tokyo..

• was the most modern city in the world.

• would be the most modern city in the world.

• is the most modern city in the world.

• will be the most modern city in the world.

The actor said, "I bought this house yesterday".

The actor said that he..

• bought this house yesterday.

• will buy this house tomorrow.

• was buying this house yesterday.

• had bought this house the day before.