Reported Speech

Charlie said, "I am thinking of going to live in Canada".

• Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada

• Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada

• Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada

• Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada

Bonnie said, "My father is in hospital".

• Bonnie said that my father is in hospital

• Bonnie said that his father was in hospital

• Bonnie said that his father is in hospital

• Bonnie said that my father was in hospital

Diana said "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow"

• She said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow

• She said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day

• She said that Nora and Jim were getting Married tomorrow

• She said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day

Sadam said, "I haven't seen Bill for a while"

• Sadam said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while

• Sadam said that I haven't seen Bill for a while

• Sadam said that he hasn't seen Bill for a while

• Sadam said that I hadn't seen Bill for a while

Keena said, "I've been playing tennis a lot recently"

• Keena said that I've bee playing tennis a lot recently

• Keena said that he had been playing tennis a lot recently

• Keena said that he had been play tennis a lot recently

• Keena said that I had been playing tennis a lot recently

Which sentence correctly uses reported speech?

• She said, "I am going to the store."

• She said, "I am going to the store."

• She says that she was going to the store

• She said that she was going to the store.

"I will finish my homework," change into reported speech!

• She said, "I will finish my homework."

• She said that she would finish her homework.

• She said, "I finished my homework."

• She said to finish her homework.

Choose the sentence that correctly changes the following direct speech into reported speech: "Tom said, 'I can swim.'

• Tom said that he can swim.

• Tom said that he could swim.

• Tom says that he could swim.

• Tom says that he can swim.

Which option represents reported speech for the sentence: "The teacher exclaimed, 'What a fantastic performance!'"?

• The teacher exclaimed what a fantastic performance.

• The teacher exclaimed that what a fantastic performance.

• The teacher exclaimed what a fantastic performance was.

• The teacher exclaimed what a fantastic performance it was.

Lolly said "Are you coming to the party?"

• She asked if you come to the party.

• She asked if you were coming to the party.

• She asked if you coming to the party.

• She asked if you came to the party.