Mastering Reported Speech Skills

Complete the sentence in the reported speech.

-They said, "We are busy."

R/ They said that...

• they were busy

• they are busy

• they were going busy

• they will be busy

Identify the direct speech in the following sentence: Sarah said, "I will finish my homework by 8 PM."

• Sarah said

• I will finish my homework by 8 PM

• by 8 PM

• Sarah

Convert the following direct speech into reported speech: Tom said, "I am going to the store."

• Tom said he is going to the store.

• Tom said he was going to the store.

• Tom said I am going to the store.

• Tom said he will go to the store.

Change the verb tense in the following sentence from direct to reported speech: She said, "I have finished my project."

• She said she has finished her project.

• She said she had finished her project.

• She said she finishes her project.

• She said she will finish her project.

Adjust the pronouns correctly in the following sentence: John said, "I will call you tomorrow."

• John said he will call you tomorrow.

• John said he would call me tomorrow.

• John said he would call you tomorrow.

• John said I will call you tomorrow.

Choose the correct reporting verb for the following sentence: "I can't believe you did that," she ______.

• said

• exclaimed

• asked

• told

Punctuate the following reported speech correctly: He said that he was tired

• He said, that he was tired.

• He said that, he was tired.

• He said that he was tired.

• He said that he was tired.

Identify the direct speech in the following sentence: "Can you help me with this?" she asked.

• Can you help me with this?

• she asked

• help me with this

• Can you

Convert the following direct speech into reported speech: Mark said, "I will meet you at the park."

• Mark said he will meet you at the park.

• Mark said he would meet me at the park.

• Mark said I will meet you at the park.

• Mark said he would meet you at the park.

Change the verb tense in the following sentence from direct to reported speech: She said, "I am reading a book."

• She said she is reading a book.

• She said she was reading a book.

• She said she reads a book.

• She said she will read a book.