Reported speech B1

‘I can swim really fast.’

• He told that he could swim really fast.  

• He said that he could swim really fast.  

• He said me that he could swim really fast.  

‘There was an accident outside the supermarket’.

• He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.  

• He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.  

• He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

Tom said ‘I’m going to London tomorrow.’

• Tom said he is going to London the following day.  

• Tom said he was going to London the following day.  

• Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.  

Which sentence is NOT correct?

• Karen said she was going to be late.  

• James said he will help me.

• Lisa said she didn’t have a map.  

Maria apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ____.

•  previous day  

• the following day  

• that day  

Paul: ‘I won’t be at the meeting tomorrow.’

Paul said that he _________________ at the meeting the following day.

• won't be

• would be

• wouldn't be

Me: ‘I’ve done it!’I told you that I   _______

• had done it!

• did it!

• have done it!

Danny: ‘I’m going to be late’.Danny told me that he_______ to be late.

• is going

• was going

• would

George: “I can’t chat because I’m working”.

George said that he  ________ because he was working.

• could talk

• can't talk

• couldn't talk

Hannah: “I want to go to the football match, but I don’t have enough money”.

Hannah said that she_______ to go to the football match, but she didn’t have enough money.

• wants

• has wanted

• had wanted

• wanted