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Reported speech

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'This' and 'These' become .... in Reported Speech

a)

Thats and Theses

b)

That and Thesis

c)

That and This

d)

That and Those

2.
'It is cold outside,' Helen said. 
Helen said it _____________ cold outside.
a)
was cold
b)
is cold
3.

'I have to pass the English exam,' said Jesús.

a)

Jesús said that he has to pass the English exam.

b)

He said that he has to pass the English exam.

c)

Jesús said he had pass the English exam.

d)

He said he had to pass the English exam.

4.

'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 .

5.

'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.

6.

'I can't find my book' said Alba.

a)

Alba said she couldn't find her book.

b)

Alba said she couldn't found her book.

c)

Alba said she can't find her book.

d)

She said she could found her book.

7.

"I sing with the teacher"

a)

She said she sang with the teacher

b)

She said she sing with the teacher

c)

She said she was sing with the teacher

8.

"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

9.

Peter said, “I’m thirsty and hungry”.

a)

Peter said that he was thirsty and hungry.

b)

He said he is thirsty and hungry.

c)

Peter, that he was thirsty and hungry.

10.

Miriam: "I love chocolate."

Daniel: "Miriam said (that) she ___ chocolate."

a)

loved

b)

loves

c)

loving

11.

Marcos: "I go skiing with my family in winter."

Javi: "Marcos said (that) he ___ skiing with his family in winter."

a)

gone

b)

went

c)

go

12.

Andrea: "I don't like spinach."

Jose Manuel: "Patricia said (that) she ___ like spinach."

a)

doesn't

b)

don't

c)

didn't

13.

Natalia: "I have a cat and three turtles."

Aitana: Mary said (that) she ___ a cat and three turtles."

a)

have

b)

had

c)

has

14.

Rocío: "The weather is warmer than usual."

Mª Dolores: Rocío said _______________.

a)

the weather was warmer than usual

b)

the weather it is warmer than usual

c)

that the weather warmer than usual

15.

Marta: "I don't like tomatoes."

Laura: Marta said (that) she ________ tomatoes.

a)

don't

b)

didn't

c)

doesn't

16.
"Can Tom  dance?"
a)
She asked can Tom dance.
b)
 She asked if Tom can dance.
c)
She asked if Tom could dance.
17.
"We have finished it just in time!"
a)
She said they had finished it just in time.
b)
She said they finished it just in time.
c)
She said they had finish it just in time.
18.
"I am looking forward to holidays."
a)
She said she was looking forward to holidays.
b)
She said she had been looking forward to holidays.
c)
She said she looked forward to holidays.
19.
"Where do you  walk the dog?"
a)
She asked where I walk the dog.
b)
 She asked where I  walked the dog.
c)
She asked where  you walk the dog.
20.

"He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

a)

is coming

b)

will come

c)

would come

21.

"My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow". He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work tomorrow.

a)

is taking

b)

was taking

c)

will take

22.

"I will call you". I told her that I ________ her.

a)

will call

b)

Would call

c)

would have called

23.

Sintawati said to Mother: “I want to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on my birthday party.”

a)

Sintawati said to Mother that she wanted to buy new dress so that her friends looked her beautifully on her birthday party

b)

Sintawati said to Mother that she wanted to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on her birthday party

c)

Sintawati said to Mother that I wanted to buy new dress so that her friends look me beautifully on my birthday party

d)

Sintawati said to Mother that she wants to buy new dress so that my friends looked me beautifully on my birthday party

e)

Sintawati said to Mother that I want to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on my birthday party

24.

"I do my homework by myself." Susi Susanti said

a)

Susi Susanti said that she do her homework by herself.

b)

Susi Susanti said that she did her homework by herself.

c)

Susi Susanti said she did her homework by myself.

d)

Susi Susanti said that I did my homework by myself.

e)

homework by Susanti said that she does myself

25.

"Tina played tennis with her sister yesterday." Father told me

a)

father told me that Tina had played tennis with my sister yesterday.

b)

father told me that Tina played tennis with her sister the day before.

c)

father told me that Tina had played tennis with her sister the day before.

d)

father told me that Tina had played tennis with my sister the day before.

e)

father told me that Tina played tennis with her sister yesterday.

26.

Mary told John “my father warned me last night”

a)

Mary told John that her father had warned her the night before.

b)

Mary told John that my father warned her the night before.

c)

Mary told John that her father had warn her the night before.

d)

Mary told John that her father warned her the night before.

e)

Mary told John that her father had warned her last night.

27.

Bruce said “My mother doesn’t have any biological children.”

a)

Bruce said that his mother doesn't have any biological children

b)

Bruce said that my mother didn't have any biological children

c)

Bruce said that his mother didn't had any biological children

d)

Bruce said that his mother didn't have any biological children

e)

Bruce said that his mother did have any biological children

28.

'There was an accident outside the supermarket'

a)

He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

b)

He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

c)

He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

29.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

a)

Linda said she didn't have a map.

b)

Karen said she was going to be late.

c)

James said he will help me.

30.
"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.
31.
Zoe asked Gerry, "When can we go to the beach?"
a)
Zoe asked Gerry when we could went to the beach.
b)
Zoe asked Gerry when they could go to the beach.
c)
Zoe asked Gerry when they could have gone to the beach.
d)
Zoe asked Gerry when could they go to the beach.