Reported Speech

"My dad ran a marathon at the age of 65"" -> She told me that her dad .......... a marathon at the age of 65.

• was running

• had run

• has run

"I've written three pages of the report." -> He said that he .......... three pages of the report.

• wrote

• was writing

• had written

"I wasn't paying attention at the time." -> He said that he .......... attention at the time.

• didn't pay

• hadn't been paying

• hasn't been paying

"I live in Kediri." -> She told me that she .......... in Kediri, but I think she's moved.

• has lived

• had lived

• lived

'We are meeting Toni at 8 o'clock.' → She said that they .......... meeting Toni at 8 o'clock. I hope they're having a nice time!

• were meeting

• are meeting

• had been meeting

"She had worked for that school for 4 years when she retired." -> He told me that she .......... for that school for 40 years when she retired.

• works

• was working

• had worked

'We're having a great time here on holiday!' → I got a postcard from my parents – they said they're having a great time .......... on holiday.

• there

• here

• then

'Coralia's arriving today.' → She told me that Coralia was arriving .......... , but I found out the next day that her visit was cancelled.

• today

• that day

• ago

'My best friend at school became a nurse first, then a paramedic.' → He told me that his best friend at school .......... a nurse first, then a paramedic.

• was becoming

• had become

• has become

'I had lived in four countries by the age of ten.' → She said that she .......... in four countries by the age of ten.

• lived

• was living

• had lived