Reported Speech

Peter reported, “ We played a lot of tennis last year.”

---> Peter reported that they had played a lot of tennis ________________.

• the following year

• the year before

• last year

• the next year

Mrs Miller said, “I don’t feel better now.”

---> Mrs Miller said she ____ feel better ____.

• they not / now

• she doesn’t / then

• they didn’t / now

• she didn’t / then

He said that Linda and John _______ married _______.

• were getting / tomorrow

• are getting / the next day

• were getting / the next day

• will getting / the day after

The farmer said, “I will buy a new machine”

-->The farmer said _______ a new machine .

• he would buy

• I would buy

• they would buy

• he will buy

His sister said, “I don’t buy this book. ”

• His sister said I don’t buy this book.

• His sister said she didn’t buy this book.

• His sister said I didn’t buy that book.

• His sister said she didn’t buy that book.

They said, “We have to try our best to win the match. ”

• They said we have to try our best to win the match

• They said they had to try their best to win the match

• They said we have to try their best to win the match.

• They said they had to try our best to win the match.

‘I hated every minute of that film!’ said Max.

• Max said that he had every minute of the film.

• Max said that he hated every minute of the film.

• Max said that he had had hated every minute of the film.

• Max said that he had hated every minute of the film.

The teacher...........us that we would write a test on reported speech next week.

• said
• say
• told
• spoke

Kate ............that she wanted to join us for lunch.

• said
• told
• say
• tell

2.   The teacher told Jim ________

• A. to stop talking

• B. stop talking

• C. stops talking

• D. stopped talking