Reported Speech (Review)

He told me that _______ .

• his father has sold the house

• his father had sold the house yesterday

• his father will sell the house

• his father don’t sell the house

“I can’t explain this rule to you,” said my classmate to me.

• My classmate told me he/she can’t explain that rule to me.

• My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me.

• My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to you.

• My classmate said me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me.

Mike said, “We have bought these books today. ”

• Mike said they bought those books that day.

• Mike said they had bought those books that day.

• Mike said they have bought those books that day.

• Mike said they had bought those books today.

Sarah said, “I read Jane Eyre last year. ”

• Sarah said she had read Jane Eyre the previous year.

• Sarah said she had read Jane Eyre the year after.

• Sarah said she has read Jane Eyre the previous year.

• Sarah said she would read Jane Eyre the year before.

He said, “I haven’t seen my cousin today.”

• He said he hasn’t seen his cousin that day.

• He said he hadn’t seen my cousin that day.

• He said he hadn’t seen his cousin that day.

• He said I hadn’t seen his cousin that day.

“What did you ask him that upset him so much?” “I asked him _______ to get married again. ”

• was he planning

• if did he plan

• if he plans

• if he was planning

Having finished her presentation, the speaker asked _______ anyone had any questions.

• if

• that

• what

• why

The MP asked _______ the Prime Minister was aware of the growing social problem.

• that

• him

• what

• whether

He asked, “Why did she take my pen?”

• He asked why she took his pen

• He asked why did she take his pen

• He asked why she had taken his pen

• He asked why she has taken his pen

"What does she like?” he asked me.

• He asked me what she likes.

• He asked me what she liked.

• He asked me what do I like.

• He asked me what did I like.