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WorksheetsREPORTED SPEECH
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
They said that they______in a small house.
live
lived
living
to live
María: "We will go to the store"
María said that _________________
She would go to the store
She will go to the store
She was go to the store
The coach: "You are a great athlete"
The coach said that _______________
You is a great athlete
You were a great athlete
You will a great athlete
My parents: "you were so cute when you were a child"
My parents said that ________________
You are so cute when you were a child.
You will be so cute when you were a child.
You had been so cute when you were a child.
The teacher: "you must wear the uniform in class"
The teacher said that ____________________
you had to wear the uniform in class
you musted wear the uniform in class
you couldn't wear the uniform in class
The mayor: "We are working to keep safe everyone"
The mayor said that ________________
they is working to keep safe everyone
they were working to keep safe everyone
they are working to keep safe everyone
My friend: "you can be whatever you want"
My friend said to me that _______________
I could be whatever I wanted
I can be whatever I wanted
I should be whatever I wanted
Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard"
Richard said that _______________
He will going to ride a skateboard
He is going to ride a skateboard
He was going to ride a skateboard
"I really like Peter"
Marie said she liked Peter
Marie says she's liking Peter
" We won't go to the party tomorrow"
They said they would not go to the party the next day
They said they will not go to the party the next day
"We are not going to tell anybody the right answer"
They said they were not going to tell anybody the right answer
They said they are not going to tell anybody the right answer
A: Who is that woman?
She said me she was Queen Elizabeth II
She told to me she was Queen Elizabeth II
She told me she was Queen Elizabeth II
A week ago: "I love Chris"
One week later: "I love Daniel"
But last week you told I that you loved Chris!
But last week you said to me that you loved Chris!
I ____ to my mother I didn't like carrots
tell
say
told
said
"I can make the cake"
She said that she could make the cake
She says that she would make the cake
"I'm an engineer"
She says she is an engineer
She said she is an engineer
"I have visited Bolivia 2 times"
He said to me that he had visited Bolivia 2 times
He said me that he had visited Bolivia 2 times
"We will call you next week"
They said to me they would call me the week after
They told to me they would call me the week after
"What are they doing?" she asks.
She asks what are they doing.
She asks what they are doing.
She asks what they were doing.
She asks if they were doing it.
The teacher asked, "Why are you crying?"
The teacher asked why I was crying.
The teacher asked why I am crying.
The teacher asked if I was crying.
The teacher asked whether I was crying.
"How do you know that?" Vina asked me.
Vina asked me how I knew that.
Vina asked me how I know that.
Vina asked me if I knew that.
Vina asked me how I know this
True or False
What time is the flight? I asked the flight attendant.
I asked the flight attendant what time the flight was.
True
False
True or False
Can we take photos here? I asked the guide.
I asked the guide if we could take the photos there.
True
False
True or False
Will it take long to repair my car? I asked the mechanic.
I asked the mechanic if it would take long to repair my car.
True
False
True or False
How many times a day should I take the medicine? I asked the doctor.
I asked the doctor how many I should take the medicine.
True
False
The doctor asked Mrs Smith “will you forget this terrible memory?”
The doctor asked Mrs Smith (a) forget that terrible memory.
Mrs Drill: “Have you ever experienced anything like that, Sam?”
Mrs Drill asked Sam (a) ever experienced anything like that.
“What did you bring to the picnic?” dad asked the children.
Dad asked the children what they (a) to the picnic.
"How often do you clean your teeth a day?" mom asked Pual.
Mom asked Paul (a) he cleans his teeth a day.
“What are you looking for under my table now?” the boss asked Mr Grey.
The boss asked Mr Grey what he was looking for under (a) .
"Where is my umbrella?" she asked
she asked where is my umbrella.
She asked me where is my umbrella.
She asked where her umbrella was.
She asked me if I had her umbrella.
"How are you?" Martin asked us.
Martin asked us how are you?
Martin asked us how are you.
Martin asked us are how you.
Martin asked us how we were.
"What are they doing?" she asked.
She ask what they were doing.
She wanted to know what were they doing.
She wanted to know they were doing.
She wanted to know what they were doing.
"Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
He wanted to know if I was go to the cinema
He asked if I am going to the cinema
He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema
He wanted to know if am I going to the cinema
The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
The teacher wanted to know who speaks English.
The teacher wanted to know who spoke English.
The teacher wanted to know who had spoken English.
The teacher wanted to know who speaked English.
“What do you do?” he asked.
He asked me what I do.
He asked me what I did.
“Are you married?” he asked.
He asked me if I was married.
He asked me if you were married.
“How often do you come here?” she asked.
She asked me how often do I go there.
She asked me how often I went there.
“How long have you known him?” she asked.
She asked me how long I had known him.
She asked me how long had I known him.
“Where do you live?” she asked.
She asked me where did I live.
She asked me where I lived.
“What have you been doing?”
He asked me if I had been doing.
He asked me what I had been doing.
“Have you ever been to New York?”
She asked me if I had ever been to
New York.
She asked me I had ever been to
New York.
“Is that your bag?” the police officer asked.
The police officer asked me it was
my bag.
The police officer asked me if it was
my bag.
“Do you want some coffee?” he asked.
He asked me if I wanted some
coffee.
He asked me did I wanted some
coffee.
“How long have you lived here?” she asked.
She asked me how long I had lived
there.
She asked me how long I have lived
there.
“When do you finish?”
He asked me when I finished.
He asked me if I finished.
Our teacher asked us if we ... the question.
understand
understood
has understood
not to understand
I told my mother ... early in the morning.
wake me up
woke me up
to not wake me up
to wake me up
Sophie asked Tim ... to work the previous day.
why hadn't he come
if why he hadn't come
why he hadn't come
Kathy ... what they were going to have for lunch.
told
asked
said
spoke
Brenda's mom told her ... money.
to not waste
not to waste
don't waste
didn't waste
Our teacher told us ... late for the lesson.
to not be
not to be
to be not
don't be
REPORT THE STATEMENT
"I’ll miss you very much", he said to her.
(a)
REPORT THE STATEMENT
"I’m going to Berlin soon"
She said
(a)
REPORT THE STATEMENT
"This film will be interesting"
I thought
(a)
REPORT THE STATEMENT
"I can’t help you because I have too much to do"
She said
(a)
REPORT THE STATEMENT
"It’s stupid idea and it won’t work"
He complained
(a)
REPORT THE QUESTION USING THE CUES
"Why are you crying"? He asked her
He wondered
(a)
REPORT THE QUESTION USING THE CUES
"How long are you going to be at the gym?"
My parents wanted to know
(a)
Complete the sentence using reported speech.
"I like travelling."
She said ......
I liked travelling.
she likes travelling.
she liked travelling.
She had liked travelling.
"Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
She asked .............
where her umrella was.
if my umbrella is.
where her umbrella is.
if my umbrella was.
He asked "Do I have to do it?"
She asked .............
if I have to do it.
if he had to do it.
why he had to do it.
if I had to do it.
"What are they doing?" she asked.
She asked.......
what they were doing.
if they were doing.
what she was doing.
what they are doing.
"Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
He asked me............................
if I was going to the cinema.
if I am going to the cinema.
If I had been to the cinema.
If I went to the cinema.
"Don't touch it," she said to him.
She asked him ...................
do not touch it.
not to touch it.
she musn't touch it.
she doesn't touch it.
"Don't forget your bag," she told me.
She told me..............
not to forget my bag.
don't forget your bag.
I must not forget her bag.
To forget my bag.
"I don't speak Italian," she said.
She said ......................
she spoke Italian.
she doesn't speak Italian.
if she doesn't speak Italian.
she didn't speak Italian.
He said: "I won't tell anyone."
He said that ...................
he told anyone.
he will tell anyone.
he wouldn't tell anyone.
he didn't told anyone.
They said, "We have just arrived."
They said that ..........................
they just have arrived.
they have just arrived.
they had just arrived.
they arrived.
“Why don’t you speak English?” He asked me.
He asked me
if I spoke English.
why I did not speak English.
why I don't speak English.
wheter I speak English or not.
Emma: "I'm sitting on the chair."
Emma said (that) she..................
were sitting on the chair.
was sitting on the chair.
sat on the chair.
sits on the chair.
Peter persuaded me_______ for dinner.
for staying
to stay
to staying
stay
She _______ me not to leave the heater on all night.
explained
warned
suggested
insisted
Paul ______ that he had made a mistake.
answered
admitted
reassured
advised
"Helen, would you like to come to lunch on Sunday?"
(invited)
-> Mary (a)
Sue thought it would be a good idea for me to see a doctor.
-> Sue advised (a) .
Do not _____ your opponent, He is a really great player.
underestimate
estimate
overestimate
estimating
What words can we use with reported speech questions?
If/when
Whether/if
Potato/tomato
However/perhaps
What does the past simple become when 'backshifted'?
present perfect
past continuous
past perfect
past past simple
What does 'must' become when 'backshifted'?
must have
had to
musted
have to
Anne asks Mary, "Do you like dogs?"
Anne asks Mary if she likes dogs.
Anne asks Mary if she doesn`t like dogs.
Mary asks Anne if she likes dogs.
Anne asks Mary if he likes dogs.
The teacher asks the pupils, "Do you know the answer?"
The teacher asks the pupils if they know the answer.
The teacher asks the pupils if they knows the answer.
The teacher asks the class if he knows the answer.
The teacher asks the class if she knows the answer.
Jenny asks Tom, "Can you turn on the T.V.?"
There are two answers.
Jenny asks Tom if he can turn on the T.V.
Jenny asks Tom if Tom can turn on the T.V.
Jenny asks Tom if she can turn on the T.V.
Jenny asks Tom if he can`t turn on the T.V.
Mary asks Jenny, "Do you have any boxes?"
(a)
Tom asks his friends, "Have you finished the exercise?"
(a)
The tourists ask the guide, "Does it rain a lot in London?"
(a)
Sam asks Ginny, "Does David go to the cinema often?"
(a)
Ann: "Am I late?"
She asked me _________________
if she was late
if was she late
if she is late
Tony: "Is it cold outside?"
He asked me ____________
if it was cold outside
if was it cold outside
if it is cold outside
Oscar: "Can you help me?"
He asked me _____________
if I could help him
if could I help him
if I can help you
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
direct question: Lucas "don´t stand up"
indirect question ____________________________________
Lucas told don´t stand up
Lucas said not to stand up
Lucas told not to stand up
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
direct question: Mark "move off my way"
indirect question ____________________________________
Mark said to move off my way
Mark told to move off my way
Mark said to move off his way
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
direct question: Susy " I have classes on Friday" (Paul)
indirect question ____________________________________
Susy said Paul that she has classes on Friday
Susy told Paul that she had classes on Friday
Susy told Paul that she has classes on Friday
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
direct question: teacher" the exam begins at 8"
indirect question ____________________________________
The teacher said that the exam began at 8
The teacher said that the exam begins at 8
The teacher told that the exam began at 8
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
direct question: mother" the dinner started late" (children)
indirect question ____________________________________
The mother said the children that the dinner had started late
The mother told the children that the dinner started late
The mother told the children that the dinner had started late
Direct Speech:
"We are going to the cinema", said Mom
Mom said they were going to the cinema.
Mom said they are going to the cinema.
Direct Speech:
"We will visit her next week", said Dad.
Dad said that we'll visit her next week.
Dad said that we would visit her next week.
Direct Speech:
"I am going to read a new book", said Paul.
Paul said that he was going to read a new book.
Paul said he was reading a new book.
Direct Speech:
"Do you like Mr. Morín's class?, asked Robert.
Robert asked me if I liked Mr. Morín's class.
He asked me about Mr. Morin's class.
He said:"I want to play football."
He said he want to play football
He told he wanted to play football
He said he wanted to play football
He told he want to play football
