reported speech advanced

"I can help you with your homework," she said.

• • a) She said she could help me with my homework.

• • b) She said she will help me with my homework.

• • c) She said she can help me with my homework.

We are planning to move to a new city," they announced.

• • a) They announced that they are planning to move to a new city.

• • b) They announced that they were planning to move to a new city.

• 1. c) They announced that they will plan to move to a new city.

I have already finished the report," he informed me.

• • a) He informed me that he already finished the report.

• • b) He informed me that he had already finished the report.

• • c) He informed me that he has already finished the report.

"You must submit the form by tomorrow," the manager reminded us.

• • a) The manager reminded us that we had to submit the form by tomorrow.

• • b) The manager reminded us that we must submit the form by tomorrow.

• • c) The manager reminded us that we have to submit the form by tomorrow.

"I will definitely attend the meeting," she assured them.

• • a) She assured them that she would definitely attend the meeting.

• • b) She assured them that she will definitely attend the meeting.

• 1. c) She assured them that she is definitely going to attend the meeting.

"We had been waiting for hours," they complained.

• • a) They complained that they had been waiting for hours.

• • b) They complained that they have been waiting for hours.

• • c) They complained that they waited for hours.

"I should have told you earlier," he admitted.

• • a) He admitted that he should tell me earlier.

• • b) He admitted that he should have told me earlier.

• 1. c) He admitted that he must have told me earlier.

"She is reading a new novel," he told us.

• • a) He told us that she has been reading a new novel.

• • b) He told us that she was reading a new novel.

• • c) He told us that she is reading a new novel.

"They might join us for dinner," she mentioned.

• • a) She mentioned that they might join us for dinner.

• • b) She mentioned that they will join us for dinner.

• • c) She mentioned that they may join us for dinner.

"I have to finish this by tonight," he emphasized.

• • a) He emphasized that he had to finish this by tonight.

• • b) He emphasized that he has to finish this by tonight.

• • c) He emphasized that he must finish this by tonight.