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WorksheetsDirect Indirect Speech
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Reported speech is about ...
reporting television news.
reporting second-hand information.
Mr Porter's speech.
She said, "He will come tomorrow".
She told me that he ________ the next day.
is coming
will come
would come
Bryan said, "I bought a car last week."
He said that he had bought a car _____________.
a week ago
last week
the week before
Sabrina says, "I am happy".
She tells me that she ________ happy.
is
was
had been
In reported speech we can change the time expression "today" to:
that day
that morning
the day before
the next day
"next week" in indirect speech change to:
a week before
the following week
that week
then
"now" in reported speech change to:
that day
the next day
a day before
then
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
she told the boys to not play on the grass.
she told the boys to play not on the grass
She told the boys not to play on the grass.
she told the boys don't play on the grass.
The doctor said to me : "You really should stay in bed and not go to work this week."
The doctor __________ me to stay in bed and not go to work that week.
announced
advised
offered
persuaded
George: 'I can't chat because I'm working'
George said that he ________ because he was working.
wouldn't work
couldn't work
won't work
The owner _______ the workers that they should plug it out.
