Free Printable REPORTED SPEECH

1.

Julia said that she ___________ at noon.

a)

A. was going to be here

b)

B. was going to be there

c)

C. would be here

d)

D. can be there

2.

He _______ that he was moving away that afternoon.

a)

A. told me

b)

B. told to me

c)

C. said me

d)

D. says to me

3.

My father told me that the days _________normally longer in summer.

a)

A. will be

b)

B. are

c)

C. were

d)

D. can be

4.

I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.

a)

A. said to

b)

B. suggested

c)

C. advised

d)

D. recommended

5.

My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.

a)

A. remember to plant

b)

B. not planting

c)

C. to plant

d)

D. planting

6.

I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.

a)

A. if she was planned

b)

B. whether was she planning

c)

C. was she planned

d)

D. if she was planning

7.

Nam wanted to know what time ________.

a)

A. the movie began

b)

B. did the movie begin

c)

C. the movie had began

d)

D. does the movie begin

8.

I wondered_______ the right thing or not.

a)

A. whether I was doing

b)

B. if I am doing

c)

C. was I doing

d)

D. whether I am doing

9.

The scientist said ________ different types of galaxies in the outer space.

a)

A. there were

b)

B. there are

c)

C. there would be

d)

D. there had been

10.

Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot. But he still can’t afford his rent.

a)

A. is – will travel

b)

B. were – would travel

c)

C. had been – would have travelled

d)

D. was – will travel

11.

They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.

a)

A. the previous day

b)

B. yesterday

c)

C. the last day

d)

D. the day previously

12.

He asked the children _________too much noise.

a)

A. not to make

b)

B. not making

c)

C. don’t make

d)

D. if they don’t make

13.

She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.

a)

A. wrote

b)

B. has written

c)

C. was writing

d)

D. had written

14.

The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1492.

a)

A. discovered

b)

B. had discovered

c)

C. was discovering

d)

D. would discover

15.

John said he _________ her since they ________ school.

a)

A. hasn’t met – left

b)

B. hadn’t met - had left

c)

C. hadn’t met – left

d)

D. didn’t meet – has left

16.

The woman asked __________get lunch at school.

a)

A. can the children

b)

B. whether the children could

c)

C. if the children can

d)

D. could the children

17.

Laura said that when she_________ to school, she had seen an accident.

a)

A. was walking

b)

B. has walked

c)

C. had been walking

d)

D. has been walking

18.

He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam.

a)

A. she took

b)

B. did she take

c)

C. she hadn’t taken

d)

D. she had taken

19.

Ba said he__________ some good marks that semester.

a)

A. gets

b)

B. got

c)

C. had got

d)

D. has got

20.

They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.

a)

A. try

b)

B. will try

c)

C. are trying

d)

D. would try

21.

She asked me where I___________ from.

a)

A. came

b)

B. coming

c)

C. to come

d)

D. come

22.

She_________ whether I liked classical music or not.

a)

A. asked

b)

B. wondered

c)

C. wanted to know

d)

D. all are correct

23.

He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.

a)

A. was

b)

B. were

c)

C. is

d)

D. has been

24.

He wants to know whether I ___________ back tomorrow.

a)

A. will come

b)

B. came

c)

C. were coming

d)

D. B and C are correct

25.

I wonder why he___________ love his family.

a)

A. doesn’t

b)

B. don’t

c)

C. didn’t

d)

D. hasn’t

26.

They asked me how many children___________.

a)

A. I had

b)

B. did I have

c)

C. do I have

d)

D. had I got

27.

Thu said: “I have been here the day before yesterday.”

-> Thu said she had been there ___________.

a)

A. the previous day

b)

B. two days before

c)

C. two previous days

d)

D. the days before

28.

The student said that they ___________ sit for an exam the following day.

a)

A. must

b)

B. ought

c)

C. had to

d)

D. might to

29.

He wanted to know _______ shopping the previous morning.

a)

A. if we had been going

b)

B. that if we had been going

c)

C. we were going

d)

D. that we were going

30.

He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.

a)

A. that did I know / who was Robert

b)

B. that I knew / who Robert were

c)

C. if I knew / who Robert was

d)

D. whether I knew / who was Robert

31.

The mother asked her son _______.

a)

A. where he has been

b)

B. where he had been

c)

C. where has he been

d)

D. where had he been

32.

“We’ll come the day after tomorrow,” they said.

-> They said that they would come _______.

a)

A. in two days’ time

b)

B. two days later

c)

C. the following two days

d)

D. A and B are correct

33.

The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.

a)

A. whether he preferred

b)

B. that he preferred

c)

C. did he prefer

d)

D. if he prefers

34.

She asked me _______ my holidays _______.

a)

A. where I spent / the previous year

b)

B. where I had spent / the previous year

c)

C. where I had spent / last year

d)

D. where did I spend / last year

35.

“I won’t go until I meet her,” said Janet.

-> Janet ___________ meeting her.

a)

A. insisted on

b)

B. objected to

c)

C. refused to

d)

D. denied

36.

John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.

a)

A. does not like / is

b)

B. did not like / were

c)

C. not liked / had been

d)

D. had not liked / was

37.

Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.

a)

A. before

b)

B. ago

c)

C. last

d)

D. previous

38.

Her mother ___________ against talking to strangers.

a)

A. advised

b)

B. recommended

c)

C. suggested

d)

D. prevented

39.

Andrew told me that they _______ to that bar two days _______.

a)

A. have not gone / ago

b)

B. had not gone / before

c)

C. did not go / ago

d)

D. would not go / before

40.

Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.

a)

A. had done / following

b)

B. would do / previous

c)

C. would do / following

d)

D. was going / previous

41.

John asked me _______ in English.

a)

A. what does this word mean

b)

B. what that word means

c)

C. what did this word mean

d)

D. what that word meant

42.

The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.

a)

A. not behave

b)

B. not to behave

c)

C. not behaving

d)

D. did not behave

43.

She said she _______ collect it for me after work.

a)

A. would

b)

B. did

c)

C. must

d)

D. had

44.

He told me that if he _______ Japanese he _______ an interpreter.

a)

A. could speak / wouldn’t need

b)

B. can speak / won’t need

c)

C. had spoken / wouldn’t have needed

d)

D. A and B are correct

45.

I always tell you he _______ unreliable.

a)

A. is

b)

B. was

c)

C. had been

d)

D. would be

46.

I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours

a)

A. to pass / will try

b)

B. he should pass / tried

c)

C. to pass / would be trying

d)

D. he passed / have tried

47.

Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.

a)

A. yesterday

b)

B. two days ago

c)

C. the day before

d)

D. the next day

48.

John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.

a)

A. if I were

b)

B. if I will be

c)

C. if would I be

d)

D. if I was

49.

She wondered _______ that film the night before.

a)

A. with whom had I seen

b)

B. with whom I had seen

c)

C. if whom I had seen

d)

D. with whom I saw

50.

The guest told the host that _______.

a)

A. I must go then

b)

B. he must go now

c)

C. he had to go now

d)

D. he had to go then

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