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Reported speech

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

a)

is coming

b)

will come

c)

would come

2.

"I see the clouds.".

He told me that she ________ the clouds.

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

saw

3.

"I haven't seen Julie"

He told me that he ________ Julie.

a)

hasn't seen

b)

hadn't seen

c)

didn't see

4.

"I will call you".

I told her that I ________ her.

a)

will call

b)

would call

c)

would have called

5.

"I have been there".

She told me that she ________ there.

a)

had been

b)

has been

c)

was

6.

"I will be studying tomorrow".

I told him that I ________ tomorrow.

a)

will be studying

b)

would be studying

c)

will study

7.

"Open the window!".

He asked me ________ the window.

a)

to open

b)

open

c)

opened

8.

"I am happy".

She told me that she ________ happy.

a)

has been

b)

is

c)

was

9.

"I have seen that movie".

He told me that he ________ that movie.

a)

had seen

b)

will have seen

c)

has seen

10.

"I am living in India".

He told me that he ________ in India.

a)

is living

b)

was living

c)

will live

11.
"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.
12.
"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.
13.
Cloe_________she would enjoy visiting the castle.
a)
said
b)
told
14.
Evie_______the teacher that she had finished the exercise.
a)
told
b)
said
15.
Emma_____James would be home soon.
a)
told
b)
said
16.

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

17.

"next week" in indirect speech change to:

a)

a week before

b)

the following week

c)

that week

d)

then

18.

"now" in reported speech change to:

a)

that day

b)

the next day

c)

a day before

d)

then

19.

"I'm coming"

She said that...

a)

she was coming

b)

she came

c)

she had come

d)

would come

20.

"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

21.

"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.

22.

"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.

23.

"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.

24.

"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.

25.

"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.

26.

"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.

27.

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

28.

"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.

29.

"yesterday" chuyển sang câu gián tiếp

a)

the day before

b)

before

c)

previous day

30.

last week

a)

the week before/ the previous week

b)

the last week

c)

the before week

31.

here

a)

there

b)

this

c)

that

32.

'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.

33.

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.

34.

The police officer told me, "You must drive slowly here".

a)

The police officer told me that I had to drive slowly here.

b)

The police officer told me that you had to drive slowly here.

c)

The police officer told me that you must drive slowly here.

d)

The police officer told me that I must drive slowly here.

35.

Sarah asked, "Are you busy tonight?

a)

She asked if I am busy tonight.

b)

She asked if I was busy that night.

c)

She asked if you were busy that night.