Reported speech

1. “I want a blue shirt for my birthday” She said.

• 1. A. She said that she wanted a blue shirt for my birthday.

• B. She said that I wanted a blue shirt for my birthday.

• C. She said that she wanted a blue shirt for her birthday.

2. One scientist said: “Computer games will change people’s brains in the future”

• A. One scientist say that computer games would change people’s brains in the future.

• B. One scientist said that computer games would change people’s brains in the future.

• C. One scientist said that computer games will change people’s brains in the future.

3. My brother said: “I love the game Super Mario” 

• A. My brother said that he loved the game Super Mario.

• B. My brother say that he loved the game Super Mario.

• C. My brother said that I loved the game Super Mario.

4. The company said: “We are planning a new version of the game”

• A. The company said they were planning a new version of the game.

• 1. B. The company said they are planning a new version of the game.

• 1. C. The company says they were planning a new version of the game.

5. “I was brushing my teeth when Minh called” John said.

• A. John said that he had been brushing his teeth when Minh called.

• B. John said that he had been brushing my teeth when Minh called.

• C. John says he had been brushing his teeth when Minh called.

6. People said: “We’ve never seen anything like it”

• A. People said that they had never seen anything like it.

• 1. B. People said that we had never seen anything like it.

• C. People said that they has never seen anything like it.

7. 7. Phuong said she was leaving for New York________.

• A. next week

• B. the week previous

• C. the following week

8. I said that I had met him _________.

• A. yesterday

• B. the day before

• C. the before day

9. “I don’t usually drink juice when __________” Mr. Peter said.

• A. he was hungry

• B. I was hungry

• C. I am hungry

10. “If the weather is fine, I will go on a picnic with my friends” She said.

• A. She said if the weather were fine, she would go on a picnic with her friends.

• B. She said if the weather was fine, she would go on a picnic with her friends.

• 1. C. She said if the weather was fine, she would have gone on a picnic with her friends.