Understanding Reported Speech

Which sentence is in reported speech?

• She says, "I am happy."

• She said that she was happy.

• "I am happy," she says.

• She says, "I like apples."

Change this direct speech to reported speech: Tom said, "I have a red ball."

• Tom said that he has a red ball.

• Tom said that he had a red ball.

• Tom says that he have a red ball.

• Tom said, "He had a red ball."

Which of these is NOT reported speech?

• She told me that she liked cats.

• She said, "I like cats."

• She said that she liked cats.

• He told me that he was tired.

Choose the correct reported speech for: Anna said, "I am going to school."

• Anna said that she is going to school.

• Anna said that she was going to school.

• Anna said, "She was going to school."

• Anna said that she were going to school.

Which sentence uses the correct tense in reported speech?

• He said that he is hungry.

• He said that he was hungry.

• He said that he were hungry.

• He said, "He was hungry."

Change this direct speech to reported speech: Sara said, "I will help you."

• Sara said that she will help you.

• Sara said that she would help me.

• Sara said that she helps you.

• Sara said, "She would help me."

Which of these is reported speech?

• "We are playing," they said.

• They said that they were playing.

• They say, "We are playing."

• "They were playing," they said.

Choose the correct reported speech for: Mom said, "You must finish your homework."

• Mom said that I must finish my homework.

• Mom said that I had to finish my homework.

• Mom said, "I had to finish my homework."

• Mom said that you must finish your homework.

Which sentence is in direct speech?

• He said that he liked pizza.

• He said, "I like pizza."

• He told me that he liked pizza.

• He said that he likes pizza.

Change this direct speech to reported speech: Ben said, "I can run fast."

• Ben said that he can run fast.

• Ben said that he could run fast.

• Ben said, "He could run fast."

• Ben said that he run fast.