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reported speech

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
'It is cold outside,' Helen said. 
Helen said it _____________ cold outside.
a)
was cold
b)
is cold
2.

'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noelia said.

a)

She said she can't go out to the cinema today.

b)

Noelia said she could not go out to the cinema that day.

c)

She said she couldn't go out to the cinema today.

d)

She said she can't go out to the cinema that day .

3.

'I know how to make pancakes for breakfast,' said Divine.

a)

Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for the breakfast.

b)

He said he know how to make pancakes for breakfast.

c)

Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for breakfast.

d)

Divine knows how to make pancakes for breakfast.

4.

"He can drive a car"

a)

She said he would drive a car

b)

She said he could drive a car

c)

She said he was can drive a car

d)

She said he will drive a car

5.

David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow."

a)

David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.

b)

David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.

c)

David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.

d)

David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day.

6.

My father said to me, "You must work hard".

a)

My father said to me that I must work hard.

b)

My father said to me that you must work hard.

c)

My father said to me that you have to work hard.

d)

My father said tome that I had to work hard.

7.

He says, "They will hurt you".

a)

He said to me that they will hurt me.

b)

He said to me that he would be hurt me.

c)

He said to me that they would hurt me.

d)

He said to me that they would hurt you.

8.

You said, "You have brought books for me".

a)

You said that you brought books for me.

b)

You said that you had brought books for me.

c)

You said that you have brought books for me.

d)

You said that you have been brought books for me.

9.

She said to me, "He mostly ignores me".

a)

she said to me that he mostly ignores her.

b)

She said to me that he mostly ignored me.

c)

She said to me that he mostly ignored her.

d)

She said to me that he is mostly ignored me.

10.

Sherri and Dan: “We enjoyed the concert.”

a)

Sherri and Dan told us they had enjoyed the concert.

b)

Sherri and Dan told us that enjoyed the concert.

c)

Sherri and Dan told us that they enjoying the concert.

d)

Sherri and Dan told us they can be enjoy the concert.

11.

Ruby: “I go to school every day.”

a)

Ruby said that she go each day to school.

b)

Ruby said that she could go school every day.

c)

Ruby said that she goes to school every day.

d)

Ruby said that she went to school next month.

12.

Byron: “I can’t swim.”

a)

Byron said he can't to swim.

b)

Byron said he had not swim.

c)

Byron said he couldn't swim.

d)

Byron said he can not swim.

13.

Maria: "I think I will go out to dinner tonight."

a)

Haru: Maria said (that) she thought she would go out to dinner tonight.

b)

Haru: Maria said (that) she thought she willing go out to dinner tonight.

c)

Haru: Maria said (that) she thought she will go out to dinner tonight.

d)

Haru: Maria said (that) she thought she will be going out to dinner tonight.

14.

Maria: "I am going to Victoria."

a)

Harun: Maria said (that) she is going to Victoria.

b)

Harun: Maria said (that) she went going to Victoria.

c)

Harun: Maria said (that) she was going to Victoria.

d)

Harun: Maria said (that) she were going to Victoria.

15.
Amy said, "Polly is learning her script upstairs."
a)
Amy said that Polly is learning her script upstairs.
b)
Amy said that Polly was learning her script upstairs.
c)
Amy said Polly learnt her script upstairs.
d)
Amy said the Polly would learn her script upstairs.
16.
Tina said, "Milly's dad has worked in New York."
a)
Tina said that Milly's dad had worked in New York.
b)
Tina said that Milly's dad had had worked in New York.
c)
Tina said Milly's dad worked in New York.
d)
Tina said that Milly's dad would have worked in New York.
17.
Olly and Max said, "We don't know the population of London."
a)
Olly and Max said that they don't know the population of London.
b)
Olly and Max said that they didn't know the population of London.
c)
Olly and Max said we didn't know the population of London.
d)
Olly and Max said that they hadn't known the population of London.
18.
Katie's mum said, "Katie ran very quickly."
a)
Katie's mum said that Katie had run very quickly.
b)
Katie's mum said that Katie had ran very quickly.
c)
Katie's mum said Katie ran very quickly.
d)
Katie's mum said that Katie would have ran very quickly.
19.
Billy and Theo said, "We went to Spain."
a)
Billy and Theo said they gone to Spain.
b)
Billy and Theo said they had went to Spain.
c)
Billy and Theo said that they had gone to Spain.
d)
Billy and Theo said that they had went to Spain.
20.
"Where is your house?" Frank asked Linda
a)
Frank asked Linda where her house was.
b)
Frank asked Linda where Frank's house was.
c)
Frank asked Linda where was her house.
d)
Frank asked Linda where is her house.