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Reported Speech

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“He works in a bank”

She said that he _ in a bank

a)

works

b)

work

c)

worked

2.

“We went out last night”

He told me that they ____ last night

a)

went out

b)

had gone out

c)

have gone out

3.

“I am waiting for the bus”

My brother said that he _ for the buss.

a)

was coming

b)

is coming

c)

came

4.

“We’d never been there before”

They said that they _ there before.

a)

had never been

b)

have never been

5.

“Lucy’ll come later”

She told me that Lucy _ later.

a)

would come

b)

will come

c)

could come

6.

“He hasn’t eaten breakfast”

She said that he _ breakfast.

a)

hasn't eaten

b)

hadn't eaten

c)

didn't eat

7.

“I can help you on Fridays”

Jay told me that he _ me on Fridays.

a)

can

b)

could

c)

would

8.

DIRECT SPEECH: now

REPORTED SPEECH:_

(a)  

9.

DIRECT SPEECH: today

REPORTED SPEECH:_

(a)  

10.

DIRECT SPEECH: this week

REPORTED SPEECH:_

(a)  

11.

DIRECT SPEECH: last week

REPORTED SPEECH:_

(a)  

12.

DIRECT SPEECH: yesterday

REPORTED SPEECH:_

(a)  

13.

DIRECT SPEECH: tomorrow

REPORTED SPEECH:_

(a)  

14.

DIRECT SPEECH: a minute ago

REPORTED SPEECH:_

(a)  

15.

DIRECT SPEECH: next week

REPORTED SPEECH:_

(a)  

16.

DIRECT SPEECH: here

REPORTED SPEECH:_

(a)  

17.

"Where is my pen?" she asked.

→ She asked...

a)

where her umbrella was.

b)

where was her umbrella.

18.

"How are you?" Martin asked us.

→ Martin asked us...

a)

how we were.

b)

how were we.

19.

He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

→ He asked...

a)

if he had to do it.

b)

if he has to do it.

20.

"Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

→ The mother asked her daughter...

a)

where she had been.

b)

where she has been.

21.

"Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.

→ He wanted to know...

a)

whether we were going to the cinema.

b)

whether were we going to the cinema.

22.

She said, "Go upstairs."

→ She told me...

a)

to go upstairs.

b)

go upstairs.

c)

go to upstairs.

23.

"Close the door behind you," he told me.

→ He told me...

a)

to close the door.

b)

close the door.

24.

"Don't be late," he advised us.

→ He advised us...

a)

not to be late.

b)

to not be late.

25.

"Stop staring at me," she said.

→ She told him...

a)

to stop staring at her.

b)

stop staing at her.

26.

"Don't be angry with me," he said.

→ He asked her...

a)

not to be angry with him.

b)

to be angry with him.

c)

not be angry with him.