Reported Speech

Tom said that New York _______ more lively than London.

• is

• be

• was

• were

“I am going out tonight.” My sister said

• My sister said that she was going out tonight.

• My sister said that she was going out that night.

• My sister said she was going out that night.

• My sister said that she will be going out that night.

Bill was slow, so I ________ hurry up.

• tell him

• told him to

• told for

• told him for

Liam told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.

• had done / following

• will do / previous

• would do/ following

• was going / previous

They asked me when _________.

• did I arrive

• will I arrive

• I had arrived

• I can arrive

He said to them, “Don’t tell me such nonsense!”

• He told them not to tell him such nonsense.   

• He told them to tell him such nonsense.

• He told them not to tell them such nonsense.  

• He told them to tell them such a nonsense.

Sarah was driving to fast, so I ______ to slow down

• asked her   

• asked 

• ask 

• have asked her

Tom has ______ this story wasn’t completely true.

• admitting that 

• was admitted that  

• admitted that     

• admit that

Julia said, “I may leave tomorrow.”

• Julia said that she might leave the next day.

• Julia said that she might leave tomorrow.

• Julia asked if she should leave the next day.

• Julia informed me to leave tomorrow.

I said that I had met her ______ .

• yesterday

• the previous day  

• the day

• the before day