REPORTED SPEECH

1     ‘Everything worked perfectly last week,’ said Tom.     PREVIOUS

Tom said everything                                                               week.

• worked perfectly the previous

• had worked perfectly the previous

• has worked perfectly the previous

1     ‘I’ll be starting my new job next week,’ said Lula.    FOLLOWING

Lula said that she                                                               week.

• will be starting her new job the following

• would be starting his new job the following

• would be starting her new job the following

1     ‘I had the interview yesterday,’ said Alex.     BEFORE

Alex said                                                               .

• he had had the interview the day before

• he had the interview the day before

• he has had the interview the day before

1     ‘I can fix your computer for you,’ said James.      COULD

James said                                                                me.

• he could fix my computer for

• he could fixed my computer for

• he could fix my computer

1     ‘I must go to the office,’ she told Anna.      TO

She told Anna                                                                office.

• she went to the

• he had to go to the

• she had to go to the

    ‘I’ve been looking for the password everywhere,’ said Julius.    HAD

Julius said that he                                                               for the password everywhere.

 

 

• he has been looking

• he had been looking

• he had been looked

1     ‘Shall I take that to the shredder for you?’ asked Elaine.

Elaine                                                                to take it to the shredder for me.

• offered

• reminded

• offer

• told

  ‘If I were you, I’d stay away from Charlie,’ said Romy.

Romy                                                                              him to stay away from Charlie.

• said

• advised

• remembered

• suggested

  ‘Shall we go for a coffee break?’ asked Olivia.

Olivia                                                                             going for a coffee break.

• suggested

• refused

• told

• asked

  ‘I won’t tell you why you didn’t get the job,’ said Mike.

Mike                                                                             to say why I hadn’t got the job.

• asked

• denied

• told

• refused