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Reported Speech

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

¿Para qué se utiliza el Reported Speech?

a)

Para contar el último chisme del barrio

b)

Para decir con tus palabras lo que dijo alguien más

c)

Para decir algo normalmente

2.

¿A qué tiempo cambian las oraciones al pasarlas al Reported Speech?

a)

Pasado

b)

Futuro

c)

Presente

3.

Jhon: "I am so tired of this work"

Jhon said that ________________

a)

He will be tired of this work

b)

He is tired of this work

c)

He was tired of this work

4.

María: "We will go to the store"

María said that _________________

a)

She would go to the store

b)

She will go to the store

c)

She was go to the store

5.

The coach: "You are a great athlete"

The coach said that _______________

a)

You is a great athlete

b)

You were a great athlete

c)

You will a great athlete

6.

My parents: "you were so cute when you were a child"

My parents said that ________________

a)

You are so cute when you were a child.

b)

You will be so cute when you were a child.

c)

You had been so cute when you were a child.

7.

The teacher: "you must wear the uniform in class"

The teacher said that ____________________

a)

you had to wear the uniform in class

b)

you musted wear the uniform in class

c)

you couldn't wear the uniform in class

8.

The mayor: "We are working to keep safe everyone"

The mayor said that ________________

a)

they is working to keep safe everyone

b)

they were working to keep safe everyone

c)

they are working to keep safe everyone

9.

My friend: "you can be whatever you want"

My friend said to me that _______________

a)

I could be whatever I wanted

b)

I can be whatever I wanted

c)

I should be whatever I wanted

10.

Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard"

Richard said that _______________

a)

He will going to ride a skateboard

b)

He is going to ride a skateboard

c)

He was going to ride a skateboard

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 haven't seen Julie"

He told me that he ________ Julie.

a)

hasn't seen

b)

hadn't seen

c)

didn't see

14.

"I will call you".

I told her that I ________ her.

a)

will call

b)

would call

c)

would have called

15.

"I have been there".

She told me that she ________ there.

a)

had been

b)

has been

c)

was

16.

"I will be studying tomorrow".

I told him that I ________ tomorrow.

a)

will be studying

b)

would be studying

c)

will study

17.

"Open the window!".

He asked me ________ the window.

a)

to open

b)

open

c)

opened

18.

"I am happy".

She told me that she ________ happy.

a)

has been

b)

is

c)

was

19.

"I have seen that movie".

He told me that he ________ that movie.

a)

had seen

b)

will have seen

c)

has seen

20.

"I am living in India".

He told me that he ________ in India.

a)

is living

b)

was living

c)

will live

21.
"Samobody stole my wallet" said James.
James said
a)
somebody stole my walet
b)
somebody stole his wallet
c)
somebody had stolen his wallet
22.
"The suspect is at the police station" said David
David said
a)
the suspect was at the police station
b)
the suspect is at the police station
c)
the suspect have been at the police station
23.
"The police are appealing for witnesses" she said.
a)
She said that the Police was appealing for witnesses.
b)
She said that the police appealed for witnesses.
c)
She said that the police are appealing for witnesses.
24.
"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.
25.
"The police launched an investigation into the muggings." said George
a)
George said that the Police was lauching an investigation into the muggings.
b)
George said that the Police launched an investigation into the muggings.
c)
George said that the Police had launched an investigation into the muggings.
26.
Cloe_________she would enjoy visiting the castle.
a)
said
b)
told
27.
Jack______you his sister couldn't swim.
a)
told
b)
said
28.
Evie_______the teacher that she had finished the exercise.
a)
told
b)
said
29.
Emma_____James would be home soon.
a)
told
b)
said
30.

Max_______everyone that he had met a famous actor.

a)

said

b)

told

31.

In reported speech we can change the time expression "today" to:

a)

that day

b)

that morning

c)

the day before

d)

the next day

32.

"next week" in indirect speech change to:

a)

a week before

b)

the following week

c)

that week

d)

then

33.

"now" in reported speech change to:

a)

that day

b)

the next day

c)

a day before

d)

then

34.

"I'm coming"

She said that...

a)

she was coming

b)

she came

c)

she had come

d)

would come

35.

"I'd never been there before"

Mario said that...

a)

he has never been there before

b)

he would have never been there before

c)

he had never been there before

d)

he went there before

36.

"She's living in Paris for a few months."

Louis told me that...

a)

she was living in Paris for a few months.

b)

she had been living in Paris for a few months.

c)

she lived in Paris for a few months.

d)

she has been living in Paris for a few months.

37.

"I can help you tomorrow."

Merlin said that...

a)

he can help you the next day.

b)

he could help me tomorrow.

c)

he could help me the next day.

d)

he can help you the previous day.

38.

"I don't like chocolate."

Juan told me that...

a)

he don't like chocolate.

b)

he didn't like chocolate.

c)

he didn't liked chocolate.

d)

he doesn' t like chocolate.

39.

"What are you doing?"

a)

Mary asked me where you were doing.

b)

Mary said to me what I was doing.

c)

Mary asked me what was I doing

d)

Mary asked me what I was doing.

40.

"Why did you go out last night?"

a)

Paul asked me why I had gone out the night before.

b)

Paul asked me if I had gone out the night before.

c)

Paul asked me why I went out the night before.

d)

Paul asked me did you go out the night before.

41.

"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

a)

she told the boys to not play on the grass.

b)

she told the boys to play not on the grass

c)

She told the boys not to play on the grass.

d)

she told the boys don't play on the grass.

42.

The doctor said to me : "You really should stay in bed and not go to work this week."

The doctor __________ me to stay in bed and not go to work that week.

a)

announced

b)

advised

c)

offered

d)

persuaded

43.

Dad told me : "I won't give you any more pocket money if you keep behaving like that."

Dad _______________ not to give me any more pocket money if I kept behaving like that.

a)

threatened

b)

promised

c)

insisted

d)

persuaded

44.

"Could you please open the window?"

a)

she told me if I could open the window.

b)

she asked me if I could open the window.

c)

she told me to please open the window

d)

she asked me to open the window.

45.

Mr Brown said (that) he had been watching TV the night before.

a)

Mr Brown said, "I am watching TV now."

b)

Mr Brown said, "I was watching TV last night."

c)

Mr Brown said, "I was watching TV the night before."

d)

Mr Brown said, "I had been watching TV the previous night."