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Reported Speech

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

Helen: "I speak English and Spanish."

Helen said (that) she ______ English and Spanish.

a)

speaks

b)

spoke

c)

spoken

d)

was speaking

2.

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

Jackson and Leo: "We visited Aunt Elisabeth."

Jackson and Leo said (that) they ______ Aunt Elisabeth.

a)

visited

b)

did visit

c)

had visited

d)

visit

3.

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

Jacob: "Riley is checking the computer."

Jacob said (that) Riley _______ the computer.

a)

is checked

b)

was checking

c)

was checked

d)

checked

4.

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

Jack and Nick: " We have cleaned the kitchen"

Jack and Nick said (that) they ______ the kitchen.

a)

cleaned

b)

were cleaning

c)

has cleaned

d)

had cleaned

5.

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

Sally: " I will be late"

Sally said (that) she _______ late.

a)

was

b)

would was

c)

would be

d)

was going to

6.

SAY OR TELL?

Ella: "I have taken great photos."

Ella _____ me (that) she had taken great photos.

a)

said

b)

told

7.

SAY OR TELL?

Ken: "Joy often reads comics."

Ken _____ (that) Joy often read comics.

a)

said

b)

told

8.

SAY OR TELL?

Harry and Marie: "We go swimming in the lake."

Harry and Marie ______ me (that) they went swimming in the lake.

a)

said

b)

told

9.

REPORTED SPEECH - TIME EXPRESSIONS

Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."

Helen told me (that) she had been writing a letter ______.

a)

the day before

b)

tomorrow

c)

the following day

d)

today

10.

REPORTED SPEECH - TIME EXPRESSIONS

Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."

Lisa said (that) Tim had gone to the stadium _______ .

a)

an hour later

b)

an hour before

c)

an hour last

d)

an hour ago

11.

REPORTED SPEECH - TIME EXPRESSIONS

Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."

Patricia said (that) her mother would celebrate her birthday ________ .

a)

the past weekend

b)

this weekwend

c)

the weekend following

d)

the following weekend

12.

REPORTED QUESTIONS

Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"

Christopher asked me _____ I wanted to dance.

a)

if

b)

that

c)

where

d)

why

13.

REPORTED QUESTIONS

Mark: "Has John arrived?"

Mark asked me ________.

a)

that John had arrived

b)

if John had arrived

c)

if John did arrive

d)

if John has arrived

14.

REPORTED QUESTIONS

Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"

Ronald asked me _______________.

a)

if María parked her car where

b)

María where parked her car

c)

where María parked her car

d)

where parked María her car

15.

FINISH THE SENTENCE

Miriam: "I have already been to Paris"

Miriam said (that) ___________.

a)

Miriam had already been to Paris

b)

she had already been to Paris

c)

she had been already to Paris

d)

she hadn't already been to Paris.

16.

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

Emma: "I'm sitting on the chair."

4 lines
17.

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

Peter asked me: “Were you at the cinema yesterday?”

4 lines