REPORTED SPEECH-STATEMENTS

1. “We are very tired.”, they said.

                        

                      

• A. They said we were very tired.

•         B. They said they were very tired.

• C. They said we are very tired.  

•           D. They said they are very tired.

2. “You work very hard.”, my mother said to me.

     

• A. My mother told me that I work very hard.      

•     B. My mother told me that I worked very hard.

• C. My mother told me that I had worked very hard. 

•     D. My mother told me that I have worked very hard.

3.“We have a lift very often but it doesn’t work.”, he said.

     

  

• A. He said we have a lift very often but it doesn’t work.

• B. He said they had a lift very often but it doesn’t work.

• C. He said they had a lift very often but it didn’t work.   

•    D. He said we had a lift very often but it didn’t work.

4.  “I am going to Brighton tomorrow.”, said he.

               

• A. He said he is going to Brighton tomorrow.   

•    B. He said he was going to Brighton the next days.

• C. He said he was going to Brighton the following day.   

•   D. He said he is going to Brighton the day after.

5.  “We have to go now.” Susan said.

               

           

• A. Susan said that they had to go then.     

• B. Susan said that we had to go then.

• C. Susan said that they have to go now.        

• D. Susan said that we have to go now.

6. “I am going away tomorrow, mom.”, the son said.

 

• A. The son said that he was going away the next day, mom.  

• B. The son told his mom that he was going away the next day.

• C. The son asked his mom if he was going away tomorrow.  

•    D. The son said to his mom he was going away the next day.

7. “I’ll wait for you until you come”, she said to Nam.

      

   

• A. She told Nam she’ll wait for you until he comes.   

• B. She told Nam she would wait for him until you came.

• C. She told Nam she would wait for you until he came. 

• D. She told Nam she would wait for him until he came.

8.  “I must write some letters now.” my brother said.

      

• A. My brother said he must write some letters now. 

•   B. My brother said he had to write some letters now.

•  C. My brother said he had to write some letters then.     

•    D. My brother said he must to write some letters then.

9. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary. ” said Tom.

• A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day

• B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

• C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

• D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

10. “I have something to tell you” Kerry said to Cheryl.

      

• A. Kerry told Cheryl I had something to tell her.    

•     B. Kerry told Cheryl he had something to tell her.

• C. Kerry told Cheryl she had had something to tell him.

• D. Kerry told Cheryl he had had something to tell her.