Reported Speech

“You’d better stay at home during this time” he said to Lan.

• A. He ordered Lan to stay at home during that time.
• B. He warmed Lan against staying at home during that time.
• C. He advised Lan to stay at home during that time.
• D. He thanked Lan for staying at home during that time.

“What have you done to my laptop, Jane?” asked Tom.

• A. Tom asked Jane what had she done to his laptop.
• B. Tom asked Jane what has she done to his laptop.
• C. Tom asked Jane what she had done to his laptop.
• D. Tom asked Jane what she has done to his laptop.

“When did you start practising yoga?” asked Tom.

• A. Tom wanted to know when I had started practising yoga.
• B. Tom wanted to know when had I started practising yoga.
• C. Tom wanted to know when did I start practising yoga.
• D. Tom wanted to know when I was starting practising yoga.

“Why didn’t you attend the meeting, Mary?” Tom asked.

• A. Tom asked Mary why didn’t she attend the meeting.
• B. Tom asked Mary why she hadn’t attended the meeting.
• C. Tom asked Mary why hadn’t she attended the meeting.
• D. Tom asked Mary why she wasn’t attending the meeting.

“How long have you lived here, Lucy?” asked Jack.

• A. Jack asked Lucy how long did she live here.
• B. Jack asked Lucy how long had she lived there.
• C. Jack asked Lucy how long she lived here.
• D. Jack asked Lucy how long she had lived there.

“You had better see a doctor if the sore throat does not clear up,” she said to me.

• A. She reminded me of seeing a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
• B. She ordered me to see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
• C. She insisted that I see a doctor unless the sore throat did not clear up.
• D. She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.

“Why don’t we go out for dinner tonight?” said Jim.

• A. Jim suggested going out for dinner that night.
• B. Jim refused to go out for dinner that night.
• C. Jim denied going out for dinner that night.
• D. Jim promised to go out for dinner that night.

“You got an A in Chemistry. Congratulations!” Peter said to his classmate.

• A. Peter encouraged his classmate to get an A in Chemistry.
• B. Peter persuaded his classmate to get an A in Chemistry.
• C. Peter insisted on getting an A in Chemistry for his classmate.
• D. Peter congratulated his classmate on getting an A in Chemistry.

“No, I won’t go to work at the weekend, “said Sally.

• A. Sally refused to go to work at the weekend.
• B. Sally promised to go to work at the weekend.
• C. Sally apologized for not going to work at the weekend.
• D. Sally regretted not going to work at the weekend.

“We will not leave until we see the manager, “said the customers.

• A. The customers promised to leave before they saw the manager.
• B. The customers refused to leave until they saw the manager.
• C. The customers agreed to leave before they saw the manager.
• D. The customers decided to leave because they did not see the manager.