Reported Speech Quiz

What tense is used in reported speech when the original sentence is in the present simple?

• past simple

• future perfect

• present continuous

• past continuous

Choose the correct reporting verb for the following sentence: She said, 'I will come tomorrow.'

• said

• whispered

• screamed

• shouted

Which of the following is the correct reported speech for the question: 'Are you coming with us?'

• They asked if I am going with them.

• She said I am coming with them.

• He asked if I was coming with them.

• He asked if I was going alone.

In reported speech, what happens to the time expressions like 'today' or 'now'?

• They change to reflect the time of the listener.

• They remain the same as in the original speech.

• They usually change to reflect the time of the reported speech.

• They disappear and are not included in reported speech.

What tense is used in reported speech when the original sentence is in the past simple?

• present perfect

• present continuous

• past perfect

• future perfect

Choose the correct reporting verb for the following sentence: He said, 'I have been studying all day.'

• said

• shouted

• whispered

• screamed

Which of the following is the correct reported speech for the question: 'Where were you yesterday?'

• He asked me where I have been yesterday.

• He asked me where I was the day before.

• He asked me where I am yesterday.

• He asked me where I had been the day before.

In reported speech, what happens to the place expressions like 'here' or 'this'?

• They disappear in reported speech

• They become more specific in reported speech

• They change according to the perspective of the speaker in the reported speech.

• They remain the same in reported speech

What tense is used in reported speech when the original sentence is in the present continuous?

• present simple

• past continuous

• future continuous

• past simple

Choose the correct reporting verb for the following sentence: They said, 'We are going to the beach.'

• whispered

• shouted

• screamed

• stated