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Reported speech(mix)

Total questions: 109

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"I really like Peter"

a)

Marie said she liked Peter

b)

Marie says she's liking Peter

2.

" We won't go to the party tomorrow"

a)

They said they would not go to the party the next day

b)

They said they will not go to the party the next day

3.

"We are not going to tell anybody the right answer"

a)

They said they were not going to tell anybody the right answer

b)

They said they are not going to tell anybody the right answer

4.

A: Who is that woman?

a)

She said me she was Queen Elizabeth II

b)

She told to me she was Queen Elizabeth II

c)

She told me she was Queen Elizabeth II

5.

I ____ to my mother I didn't like carrots

a)

tell

b)

say

c)

told

d)

said

6.

"I can make the cake"

a)

She said that she could make the cake

b)

She says that she would make the cake

7.

"I'm an engineer"

a)

She says she is an engineer

b)

She said she is an engineer

8.

"I have visited Bolivia 2 times"

a)

He said to me that he had visited Bolivia 2 times

b)

He said me that he had visited Bolivia 2 times

9.

"We will call you next week"

a)

They said to me they would call me the week after

b)

They told to me they would call me the week after

10.

" I don't like hanging out with my friends anymore"

a)

He said he doesn't like hanging out with my friends anymore

b)

He says he didn't like hanging out with his friends anymore

c)

He said he didn't like hanging out with his friends anymore

11.
Kate ............that she wanted to join us for lunch.
a)
said
b)
told
c)
say
d)
tell
12.
The teacher...........us that we would write a test on reported speech next week.
a)
said
b)
say
c)
told
d)
spoke
13.
" I have done it yesterday" said Ela
a)
Ela said that she has done it yesterday.
b)
Ela said she had done it yesterday.
c)
Ela said she had done it the day before.
14.
" 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.
15.
"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.
16.
" 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.
17.
" 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.
18.
"I am going to search the house" said the officer.
a)
The officer said that he 's going to search the house.
b)
The officer said he was going to search the house.
c)
The office said that I am going to search the house.
19.
Cloe_________she would enjoy visiting the castle.
a)
said
b)
told
20.
Jack______you his sister couldn't swim.
a)
told
b)
said
21.
Evie_______the teacher that she had finished the exercise.
a)
told
b)
said
22.
Emma_____James would be home soon.
a)
told
b)
said
23.

Max_______everyone that he had met a famous actor.

a)

said

b)

told

24.
The teacher...........us that we would write a test on reported speech next week.
a)
said
b)
say
c)
told
d)
spoke
25.
" I have done it yesterday" said Ela
a)
Ela said that she has done it yesterday.
b)
Ela said she had done it yesterday.
c)
Ela said she had done it the day before.
26.
"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.
27.
Rika asked, "Why are they crying?"
a)
Rika asked why were they crying.
b)
Rika asked why we were crying.
c)
Rika asked why they were crying.
d)
Rika asked why we are crying.
28.
The man asked, "What is your name?"
a)
The man asked what you name was.
b)
The man asked what my name was.
c)
The man asked what my name were.
d)
The man asked what was my name.
29.
"Run as soon as you can".
a)
He told me to run as soon as I could.
b)
He said me to run as soon as I could.
c)
He told me to run as soon as I can.
d)
He told me that I must run as soon as I could.
30.
"When will this exercise end?"
a)
He asked when that exercise would end.
b)
He asked when this exercise will end.
c)
He asked if this exercise would end.
d)
He asked if this exercise will end.
31.

I will call you tomorrow.

a)

He told me that he would call me the following day.

b)

He told me he will call me tomorrow.

c)

He told me he would call me tomorrow.

32.

‘You must bring it back.’

a)

He said we must have brought it back.

b)

He said we had to bring it back.

33.

‘Did you see Jack last night?’

a)

He asked me if I’d seen Jack the night before.

b)

He asked me if I saw Jack the night before.

34.

Ms Pang asked, 'Should we cancel the grammar test?'

a)

Ms. Pang asked should we cancel the grammar test

b)

Ms. Pang asked if we should cancel the grammar test.

c)

Ms. Pang asked we should cancel the grammar test.

d)

Ms. Pang asked if should we cancel the grammar test

35.

"Have you studied reported speech before?"

a)

She asked me if I had studied reported speech before.

b)

She asked me if I had studied reported speech before?

c)

She asked me if I had studied reported speech the day before.

d)

She asked me if I studied reported speech before.

36.

They said: "We passed our driving test."

a)

They said they had passed their driving test.

b)

They said they passed their driving test.

c)

They said we passed the driving test.

d)

They said that they had passed our driving test.

37.

My father said to me, "You must work hard".

a)

My father said to me that I must work hard.

b)

My father said to me that you must work hard.

c)

My father said to me that you have to work hard.

d)

My father said tome that I had to work hard.

38.
Billy and Theo said, "We went to Spain."
a)
Billy and Theo said they gone to Spain.
b)
Billy and Theo said they had went to Spain.
c)
Billy and Theo said that they had gone to Spain.
d)
Billy and Theo said that they had went to Spain.
39.
"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.
40.
Rika asked, "Why are they crying?"
a)
Rika asked why were they crying.
b)
Rika asked why we were crying.
c)
Rika asked why they were crying.
d)
Rika asked why we are crying.
41.
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.
42.
"Don't worry about it"
a)
He told me to worry not.
b)
He told me to not worry about it.
c)
He told me not to worry about that.
d)
He told me not to worry.
43.
"There are many ways to do it properly"
a)
He said that there were many ways to do that properly.
b)
He said there would be many ways to do it properly.
c)
He said there will be many ways to do that properly.
d)
He said that there were many ways to do it properly.
44.
'It is cold outside,' Helen said. 
Helen said it _____________ cold outside.
a)
was cold
b)
is cold
45.

'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)

He said he had to pass the English exam.

46.

'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 can't go out to the cinema that day .

47.

'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.

48.

"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

49.

"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

50.

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.

51.

Miriam: "I love chocolate."

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

a)

loved

b)

loves

c)

loving

52.

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

53.

Andrea: "I don't like spinach."

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

a)

doesn't

b)

don't

c)

didn't

54.

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

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

a)

have

b)

had

c)

has

55.

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

56.

Marta: "I don't like tomatoes."

Laura: Marta said (that) she ________ tomatoes.

a)

don't

b)

didn't

c)

doesn't

57.

Dirar said, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.'

a)

Dirar said he wants to visit his friends that weekend.

b)

Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend.

c)

Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends this weekend.

58.

'I get up every morning at seven o'clock.', Carlos said.

a)

Carlos said he got up every morning at seven o'clock.

b)

Carlos said I got up every morning at seven o'clock.

c)

Carlos said he had got up every morning at seven o'clock.

59.

Alejandro : I speak 4 languages.

a)

He said that He spoke 4 languages..

b)

He said that He speaked 4 languages.

c)

He said he speaks four languages

60.

Azahara and Rebeca say: "We finish our homework after meal"

a)

They said they finished their homework after meal.

b)

They said they finish our homework after meal

c)

They said they finished our homework after meal.

61.

“Don’t do it!”

a)

She ask me not to do it.

b)

She told me to not do it.

c)

She asked me not to do it.

d)

She told me not to do it.

62.

‘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.

63.

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

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

saw

64.

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

a)

is taking

b)

was taking

c)

will take

65.

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

a)

has been

b)

is

c)

was

66.

“Please don’t shout.”

a)

She told him not to shout.

b)

She asked him not to shout.

67.

“Can you show me the way?”

a)

He told her to show him the way.

b)

He asked her to show him the way.

68.

“Turn right at the next corner.”

a)

She told him to turn right at the next corner.

b)

She asked him to turn right at the next corner.

69.

“Don’t worry!”

a)

She told him not to worry.

b)

She asked him not to worry.

70.

“What’s your name?”

a)

She told him what his name was.

b)

She asked him what his name was.

71.

“Stop!”

a)

She told him to stop.

b)

She asked him to stop.

72.

“What are you doing?”

a)

She asked me what I was doing.

b)

She told me what I was doing.

73.

“Don’t do that!”

a)

She asked him not to do that.

b)

She told him not to do that.

74.

“Could you help me later?”

a)

She asked me if I could help her later.

b)

She told me to help her later.

75.

“Put that down right now!”

a)

She asked him to put it down immediately.

b)

She told him to put it down immediately.

76.

“Where do you live?”

a)

She asked him where he lived.

b)

She told him where he lived.

77.

“Can you please lock the door when you leave?”

a)

They asked us to lock the door when we left.

b)

They told us to lock the door when we left.

78.

“Go away!”

a)

They asked us to go away

b)

They told us to go away

79.

"Are you willing to travel?" she asked.

a)

She asked me am I willing to travel?

b)

She asked me if I am willing to travel

c)

She asked me was I willing to travel?

d)

She asked me if I was willing to travel

80.

The police officer said to us, "Where are you going?"

a)

The police officer asked us where we were going?

b)

The police officer asked us where were we going?

c)

The police officer asked us where are we going?

d)

The police officer asked us where we are going?

81.

Clair asked, "What time do the banks close?"

a)

Claire wanted to know what time the banks close?

b)

Claire wanted to know what time do the banks close?

c)

Claire wanted to know what time did the banks close?

d)

Claire wanted to know what time the banks closed.

82.

"How long have you been working at your present job?" she asked

a)

She asked me how long I had been working at my present job.

b)

She asked me how long had I been working at my present job.

c)

She asked me how long I have been working at my present job

d)

She asked me how long have you been working at your present job.

83.

"What do you do in your spare time?" she asked.

a)

She wanted to know what I do in my spare time.

b)

She wanted to know what I did in my spare time.

c)

She wanted to know what did I do in my spare time.

d)

She wanted to know what do I do in my spare time.

84.

"Do you have a driver's license?" she asked

a)

She asked me did you have a driver's license.

b)

She asked me do you have a driver's license.

c)

She asked me if I had a driver's license.

d)

She asked me if I have a driver's license.

85.

"Where did you go?".

a)

She asked me where I had gone

b)

She asked me where did you go.

c)

She asked me where did I go.

d)

She asked me where you had gone.

86.

"Can you use a computer?" she asked

a)

She wanted to know whether I can use a computer.

b)

She wanted to know whether I could use a computer.

c)

She wanted to know could I use a computer.

d)

She wanted to know can I use a computer.

87.

"How are you?" he asked.

a)

He asked me how are you

b)

He asked me how I am

c)

He asked me how was I

d)

He asked me how I was.

88.

"Where have you been?" he asked

a)

He asked me where had I been.

b)

He asked me where have you been.

c)

He asked me where I had been

d)

He asked me where you had been

89.

"How long have you been back?" he said.

a)

He asked me how long had I been back.

b)

He asked me how long I had been back.

c)

He asked me how long have you been back.

d)

He asked me how long you had been back.

90.

"What are you doing now?" he asked.

a)

He asked me what I am doing now

b)

He asked me what you were doing then

c)

He asked me what was I doing then

d)

He asked me what I was doing then.

91.

"Why did you come back?" he asked.

a)

He asked me why I had come back.

b)

He asked me why had I come back.

c)

He asked me why did you come back.

d)

He asked me why you had come back

92.

"Are you glad to be back?" he asked.

a)

He asked me if I was glad to be back.

b)

He asked me was I glad to be back.

c)

He asked me if I am glad to be back.

d)

He asked me are you glad to be back.

93.

"Do you plan to stay for a while?" he asked

a)

He asked me if I plan to stay for a while.

b)

He asked me if I planned to stay for a while.

c)

He asked me did I plan to stay for a while.

d)

He asked me do you plan to stay for a while.

94.

"Can you lend me some money?"

a)

He asked me can you lend him some money.

b)

He asked me could you lend him some money.

c)

He asked me if I can lend him some money.

d)

He asked me if I could lend him some money.

95.

She asked, "will you go to night?"

a)

She asked me if I will go that night

b)

She asked me if I would go that night

c)

She asked me if will I go night.

d)

She asked me would I go that night.

96.

"Where can I buy a phone card in this city?" he asked

a)

He asked me where could he buy a phone card in that city.

b)

He asked me where he could buy a phone card in that city.

c)

He asked me where I could buy a phone card in that city.

d)

He asked me where he can buy a phone card in that city.

97.

"What does she like?" he asked me

a)

He asked me what she likes.

b)

He asked me what she liked.

c)

He asked me what do I like.

d)

He asked me what did I liked.

98.

Our teacher asked us if we ... the question.

a)

understand

b)

understood

c)

has understood

d)

not to understand

99.

I told my mother ... early in the morning.

a)

wake me up

b)

woke me up

c)

to not wake me up

d)

to wake me up

100.

Kathy ... what they were going to have for lunch.

a)

told

b)

asked

c)

said

d)

spoke

101.

Sophie asked Tim ... to work the previous day.

a)

why hadn't he come

b)

if why he hadn't come

c)

why he hadn't come

102.

Lucas asked me ...

a)

where I stopped

b)

where stopped I

c)

where did I stop

103.

Brenda's mom told her ... money.

a)

to not waste

b)

not to waste

c)

don't waste

d)

didn't waste

104.

Our teacher told us ... late for the lesson.

a)

to not be

b)

not to be

c)

to be not

d)

don't be

105.

Paul asked Jenny ... to the party.

a)

why she hadn't come

b)

why she didn't come

c)

why didn't she come

d)

why hadn't she come

106.

I ... my friend to lock the door.

a)

told

b)

ask

c)

said

d)

speak

107.

Stephen asked ... to the cinema that night.

a)

were they going

b)

if were they going

c)

if they were going

d)

if they went

108.

Zoe told me ...

a)

to not buy the tickets.

b)

don't buy tickets.

c)

not to buy tickets.

109.

She ... me if I had been to New York before.

a)

said

b)

told

c)

said to

d)

asked