Reported Speech

1. "I'll say it again. This is the most important assignment of the semester," the professor said.

• A. The professor confirmed that it was the most important assignment of the semester.

• B. The professor replied that it was the most important assignment of the semester.

• C. The professor threatened that it was the most important assignment of the semester.

• D. The professor predicted that it was the most important assignment of the semester.

2. "I'll pay for this meal if I can," she said.

• A. She said she would pay for that meal if she could have.

• B. She said she will pay for that meal if she can.

• C. She said she would pay for that meal if she could.

• D. She said she would have paid for that meal if she could.

3. My sister said that she ___________ and ___________ me at 2 pm.

• A. would come/ help

• B. come/ help

• C. had come/ would help

• D. would come/ helped

4. "What are you going to do at the weekend?" my friend asked.

• A. My friend asked me if she was going to do what at the weekend.

• B. My friend asked me what I was going to do at the weekend.

• C. My friend asked me what she was going to do at the weekend.

• D. My friend asked me if I was going to do what at the weekend.

5. "Could you please give me the glass on the table?" she said.

• A. She asked me to could please give her the glass on the table.

• B. She asked me to give me the glass on the table.

• C. She asked me please give her the glass on the table.

• D. She asked me to give her the glass on the table.

6. "Why don't you talk to her face to face?" asked Bill.

• A. Bill suggested that I talk to her face to face.

• B. Bill advised that I not talk to her face to face.

• C. Bill wondered why I don't talk to her face to face.

• D. Bill asked me why I did talk to her face to face.

7. “How long are you planning to study in Paris?” my roommate asked me.

• A. My roommate asked me how long I was planning to study in Paris.

• B. My roommate asked me how long was I planning to study in Paris.

• C. My roommate asked me how long I am planning to study in Paris.

• D. My roommate asked me how long am I planning to study in Paris.

8. "Have you been to Italy?" my uncle asked.

• A. My uncle asked if you had been to Italy.

• B. My uncle asked have you been to Italy.

• C. My uncle asked if I have been to Italy.

• D. My uncle asked if I had been to Italy.

9. Jimmy told me that ___________.

• A. he must be gone now

• B. I must go then

• C. he had to go then

• D. I had to go now

10. Liam said that he ___________ his girlfriend in New York ___________.

• A. would visit/ the day before

• B. had visited/ the next day

• C. will visit/ tomorrow

• D. would visit/ the following day