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WorksheetsReported Speech
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Kate ............that she wanted to join us for lunch.
a)
said
b)
told
c)
say
d)
tell
2.
The teacher...........us that we would write a test on reported speech next week.
a)
said
b)
say
c)
told
d)
spoke
3.
" I don't understand"
a)
Martyna said I don't understand.
b)
Martyna said she doesn't understand.
c)
Martyna said she didn't understand.
4.
"I'm not using my smartphone right now"
a)
Daniel said he wasn't using his smartphone right then.
b)
Daniel said I wasn't using my smartphone right then.
c)
Daniel said he didn't use his smartphone right then.
5.
" You will write a pop quiz next week"
a)
The teacher said us we would write a pop quiz next week.
b)
The teacher told us we would write a pop quiz the following week.
c)
The teacher told we would write a pop quiz next week.
6.
" I passed my driving licence exam last week'
a)
Kasia told us she had passed her driving exam last week.
b)
Kasia told us she had passed her driving exam the week before.
c)
Kasia said us she had passed her driving exam last week.
7.
Can you speak Spanish?
a)
I asked her if she could speak Spanish.
b)
I asked her if she can study Spanish.
c)
I asked her what she can speak.
8.
Did you see her last week?
a)
The police officer asked us if we had seen her the previous week.
b)
The police officer asked us if we seen her the previous week.
c)
The police officer asked us if we had seen her last week.
9.
You must use the word THAT (she said that, he told me that) with reported speech.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
"4th year students are the best!"
Miss Alyson said ______
Miss Alyson said ______
a)
4th year students are the best.
b)
4th year students had the best.
c)
4th year students had been the best.
d)
4th year students were the best.
11.
Is this sentence correct or incorrect?
He said me that he could help me.
He said me that he could help me.
a)
Correct
b)
Incorrect
12.
"I haven't been to the cinema for a long time."
Tom said he _____ to the cinema for a long time.
Tom said he _____ to the cinema for a long time.
a)
wasn't been
b)
wasn't
c)
hadn't been
d)
didn't be
13.
"I'll do it tomorrow." He said he ______.
a)
would do it the next day
b)
will do it the next day
c)
is going to do it the next day
d)
could do it the next day
14.
"I'm doing my homework a the moment."
He said he _____ at the moment.
He said he _____ at the moment.
a)
done his homework
b)
was doing his homework
c)
has been doing his homework
d)
did his homework
15.
"I don't like fast food."
a)
He said he doesn't like fast food.
b)
He said he don't like fast food.
c)
He said he didn't like fast food.
d)
He said he hadn't liked fast food.
16.
"My mother can cook well," said Jane.
Jane said _______ cook well.
Jane said _______ cook well.
a)
her mother could
b)
his mother can
c)
her mother can
d)
my mother could
17.
"He is coming to the party."
She told me he ____ to the party
She told me he ____ to the party
a)
will come
b)
was coming
c)
came
d)
was come
18.
"He is coming to the party."
She told me he ____ to the party
She told me he ____ to the party
a)
will come
b)
was coming
c)
came
d)
was come
19.
"We love English class."
a)
We said you loved English class.
b)
They said we loved English class.
c)
They said you loved English class.
d)
They said they loved English class.
20.
Sam said: "I want to go to Cambridge".
a)
Sam said he wanted to go Cambridge.
b)
Sam said he had wanted to go to Cambridge.
c)
Sam said he wants to go to Cambridge.
d)
Sam said he was wanting to go to Cambridge.
21.
Tina said, "Milly's dad has worked in New York."
a)
Tina said Milly's dad had worked in New York.
b)
Tina said Milly's dad had had worked in New York.
c)
Tina said Milly's dad worked in New York.
d)
Tina told Milly's dad had worked in New York.
22.
The difference between the reporting verbs 'say' and 'tell' is:
a)
There is no difference.
b)
Tell always needs an object (me, etc.).
c)
Tell sometimes needs an object (me, etc.).
d)
Say needs to be followed by a pronoun (me, etc.)
23.
When we change from 'Direct speech' to 'Reported speech' we:
a)
Change the verb to one tense in the past.
b)
Keep the verb the same.
c)
Change the verb to one tense in the future.
24.
When we change from 'Direct speech' to 'Reported speech' we:
a)
Leave pronouns the same.
b)
Change pronouns if necessary.
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