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reported speech

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"Don't go here"
a)
She said didn't go here.
b)
She said not to go there.
c)
She said don't go here.
2.
"Folk music makes me sick."
a)
He told me that folk music made him sick.
b)
He told me that folk music had made him sick.
c)
He told me that folk music made me sick.
3.
"Can Tom  dance?"
a)
She asked can Tom dance.
b)
 She asked if Tom can dance.
c)
She asked if Tom could dance.
4.
"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.
5.
"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.
6.
"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.
7.
"I don't like fast food."
a)
He said he doesn't like fast food.
b)
He said he didn't like fast food
c)
He said he didn't liked fast food
8.
"Mike will help to cook dinner tomorrow."
a)
She said that Mike helped to  cook dinner tomorrow.
b)
She said that Mike would help to  cook dinner tomorrow.
c)
no correct answer
9.
No, I didn't do it.
a)
He said he didn't it.
b)
He said he hadn't done it.
c)
He said I hadn't done it.
10.
We will come earlier.
a)
They remember to come earlier.
b)
They promised to come earlier.
c)
They wanrned to come earlier.
11.

"He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

a)

is coming

b)

will come

c)

would come

12.

"I see the clouds.". He told me that she ________ the clouds.

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

saw

13.

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

a)

will call

b)

Would call

c)

would have called

14.

"I am happy". She told me that she ________ happy.

a)

has been

b)

is

c)

was

15.

"I am flying to India tomorrow".

He told me that he ________ tomorrow.

a)

is flying

b)

was flying

c)

will fly

16.

"I loved him very much".

My sister told me that she ________ him very much.

a)

was loving

b)

had loved

c)

would love

17.

"Yeah, I've been to Greece.". My friend told me that he ________ to Greece.

a)

been

b)

had been

c)

was

18.

"I have been to that bar.".

He told me that he ________ to that bar.

a)

had been

b)

will have been

c)

is being

19.

"I am writing an email to my girlfriend."

He told me that he ________ an email to his girlfriend.

a)

is writing

b)

was writing

c)

writes

20.

Report this sentence correctly.

‘I can swim really fast.’

a)

He said that he could swim really fast.

b)

He told that he could swim really fast.

c)

He said me that he could swim really fast.

21.

Report this sentence correctly.

‘There was an accident outside the supermarket’.

a)

He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

b)

He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

c)

He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

22.

Report this sentence correctly.

Tom said "I’m going to London tomorrow."

Five days later you say...

a)

Tom said he is going to London the following day.

b)

Tom said he was going to London the following day.

c)

Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.

23.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

a)

Karen said she was going to be late.

b)

James said he will help me.

c)

Lisa said she didn’t have a map.

24.

Which words complete the sentence?

Ana apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ____.

a)

the following day.

b)

that day.

c)

previous day.

25.

Paul: "I won’t be at the meeting tomorrow."


Paul said that he (a)   at the meeting the following day.

26.

Me: "I am studying English"

I told you that I (a)   English.

27.

Danny: "I’m going to be late".

Danny told me that he (a)   to be late.

28.

George: “I can’t chat because I’m working”.

George said that he (a)   because he was working.

29.

Hannah: “I want to go to the football match, but I don’t have enough money”.

Hannah said that she (a)   to go to the football match, but she didn’t have enough money.

30.

Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.

"I think you should go to the dentist" Julie said to Tom.

a)

Julie advised Tom to go to the dentist.

b)

Julie advised to go to the dentist.

c)

Julie advised going to the dentist.

31.

Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.

"Don't forget to buy milk!" said Antonio to Lucia.

a)

Antonio reminded to buy milk.

b)

Antonio reminded Lucia buying milk.

c)

Antonio reminded Lucia to buy milk.

32.

Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.

"I'm sorry I forgot your birthday" said Amanda to me.

a)

Amanda apologised for forgetting my birthday.

b)

Amanda apologised to forget my birthday.

c)

Amanda apologised for my birthday.

33.

Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.

What about if we meet on Wednesday?

a)

She suggested meeting on Wednesday.

b)

She suggested to meet on Wednesday.

c)

She told to meet on Wednesday.

34.

Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.

"Is the milk fresh?"

a)

She asked me if the milk was fresh.

b)

She asked me if was the milk was fresh.

35.

I didn’t take your wallet,’ she said.

a)

She denied to take his wallet.

b)

She denied having taken your wallet.

c)

She denied taking his wallet.

36.

‘Don’t forget to turn off the alarm,’ Jack said to me.

a)

Jack reminded me to turn off the alarm.

b)

Jack reminded to me turn off the alarm.

c)

Jack reminded to me to turn off the alarm.

d)

Jack reminded to me to turning off the alarm.

37.

‘Let’s go to the police station,’ she said.

a)

She suggested to go to the police station.

b)

She suggested to me to go to the police station.

c)

She suggested going to the police station.

38.

‘I’m sorry I took your handbag,’ he said.

a)

He apologised for taking my handbag.

b)

He apologised to having taken my handbag

c)

He apologised for having taken your handbag.

39.

‘Don’t enter this building,’ he said to us.

a)

He warned us to not enter this building

b)

He warned me no to enter that building

c)

He warned us not to enter that building

40.

"I will love you forever". He told his girlfriend.

a)

He promised to love her forever.

b)

He promised to loving her forever

c)

He promised love her forever.

41.

"Please, please help me with the homework". She asked her brother.

a)

She complained to her brother about her homework.

b)

She begged her brother to help her with the homework.

c)

She begged his brother to help him with the homework.

d)

She complained to his brother about his homework.

42.

"Yes, I copied in the exam".

a)

The student admitted to copying in the exam.

b)

The student denied copying in the exam.

c)

The student admitted to copy in the exam

43.

"You ruined my favorite sweater!"

a)

He accused me of ruining her favorite sweater.

b)

He accused of ruining her favorite sweater to me.

c)

He accused me to ruin her favorite sweater.

44.

Let's go to the cinema!

Jack ____ going to the cinema.

a)

promised

b)

suggested

c)

warned

d)

regretted

45.

You said that you would be careful !

You _____ to be careful.

a)

suggested

b)

regretted

c)

promised

d)

accused

46.

It's such a pity I couldn't see the game.

He ____ not seeing the game.

a)

denied

b)

accused

c)

advised

d)

regretted

47.

You're right - we shouldn't have spoken to him.

Joe ____ speaking to him was a mistake

a)

denied

b)

advised

c)

begged

d)

admitted

48.

Jonathan, we'd like to welcome you to our city.

The mayor _____ Jonathan.

a)

acknowledged

b)

thanked

c)

admitted

d)

greeted

49.

There's the shoplifter over there !

The shop assistant ____ that man of shoplifting .

a)

assumed

b)

accused

c)

complained

d)

denied

50.

Mary, you should really get a head start on learning for the exam next week.

I ______ Mary to start learning for the exam.

a)

warned

b)

advised

c)

begged

d)

suggested

51.

The criminal told the officer that he had robbed the bank.

The criminal _____ to having robbed the bank.

a)

accused

b)

enquired

c)

admitted

d)

explained

52.

Please help me study for my next exam, or I'll fail!

She ____ her sister to help her study.

a)

begged

b)

advised

c)

refused

d)

pleaded

53.

I'm not going to go with you. I'm simply not going.

He adamantly _____ to go with him.

a)

refused

b)

denied

c)

relented

d)

urged

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