Reported Speech in Steps

He said, "I want to invite her to my party"

• He said that he wants to invite her to his party.

• He said that I want to invite her to his party.

• He said that he wanted to invite her to his party.

• He said that I wanted to invite her to my party.

She said to me, "I'm staying with my aunt this weekend"

• She told that she was staying with her aunt that weekend.

• She told me that she was staying with her aunt that weekend.

• She said me that she was staying with her aunt that weekend.

• She said that she stays with her aunt this weekend.

She ‘ll say, “I don’t want to see him again”.

• She said that she doesn't want to see him again.

• She said that she didn't want to see him again.

• She will say that she doesn't want to see him again.

• She'll say that I don't want to see him again.

He said, "Water boils at 100oC."

• He said water boils at 100oC.

• He said that water boiled at 100oC.

• He told that water boiled at 100oC.

• He told water boils at 100oC.

He asked me, "Whose is this car?"

• He asked me whose is this car.

• He asked me whose this car is

• He asked me whose that car was.

• He asked me whose was that car.

"Do you know where I live?"

He asked me ___

• If I know where I lived

• If I knew where I lived

• where I lived

• If I knew where he lived

“What time shall I pick you up tomorrow?”

• He asked me what time he should pick me up the next day.

• He asked me what time should he pick me up the next day.

• He asked me what time should he pick me up the following day.

• He asked me what time he would pick me up the next day.

Find the correct alternatives:

The teacher said 'He must write these exercises twice.''

• The teacher said that he has to write these exercises twice.

• The teacher said that he must write those exercises twice.

• The teacher said that he had to write those exercises twice.

• The teacher said that he had to write these exercises twice.

“You mustn’t touch the equipment.”

          He said that I______

• ___have not to touch the equipment.

• ___don't have to touch the equipment.

• ___must not touch the equipment.

• ___musted not touch the equipment.

"Susan must have studied hard last year.”

           He said that___

• Susan must have studied hard last year.

• Susan must have studied hard the previous year.

• Susan had to study hard the previous year.

• Susan must studied hard last year.