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Reported Speech

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

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.

"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

4.

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

a)

has been

b)

is

c)

was

5.

"I loved him very much".

My sister told me that she ________ him very much.

a)

was loving

b)

had loved

c)

would love

6.

"Yeah, I've been to Greece.". My friend told me that he ________ to Greece.

a)

been

b)

had been

c)

was

7.

"I have been to that bar.".

He told me that he ________ to that bar.

a)

had been

b)

will have been

c)

is being

8.

"I am writing an email to my girlfriend."

He told me that he ________ an email to his girlfriend.

a)

is writing

b)

was writing

c)

writes

9.

'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)

Jesús said he had pass the English exam.

d)

He said he had to pass the English exam.

10.

"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

11.

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

12.

Dani asked, "Did you get your passport?"

She asked ________________

a)

If I got my passport

b)

If I got your passport

c)

If I had gotten my passport

d)

If I had gotten your passport

13.

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

14.

Peter: "I bought my plane ticket"

a)

Peter said he had bought his plane ticket

b)

Peter said he had bought my plane ticket

c)

Peter said he have bought his plane ticket

15.

Match the direct speech to the verb tense changes in reported speech choosing the correct option.


"Past simple"

a)

Past simple

b)

Past continuous

c)

Past perfect

d)

Past perfect continuous

16.

Match the direct speech to the verb tense changes in reported speech choosing the correct option.


"Present simple "

a)

Past simple

b)

Past continuous

c)

Past perfect

d)

Past perfect continuous

17.

Match the direct speech to the verb tense changes in reported speech choosing the correct option.


"Imperative "

a)

Present simple

b)

Infinitive

c)

The same tense

18.

Match the direct speech to the verb tense changes in reported speech choosing the correct option.


"Present continuous"

a)

Past simple

b)

Past continuous

c)

Past perfect

d)

Past perfect continuous

19.
Change into reported speech :
Olly and Max said, "We don't know the population of London."
a)
Olly and Max said they don't know the population of London.
b)
Olly and Max said they didn't know the population of London.
c)
Olly and Max said we didn't know the population of London.
20.
Change into reported speech :
Katie's mum said, "Katie ran very quickly."
a)
Katie's mum said Katie had run very quickly.
b)
Katie's mum said Katie had ran very quickly.
c)
Katie's mum said Katie ran very quickly.
21.
Change into reported question :
"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 her house were.
22.
Change into reported question :
Rika asked, "Why are they crying?"
a)
Rika asked why they was crying.
b)
Rika asked why we were crying.
c)
Rika asked why they were crying.
23.
Change into reported question :
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 gone to the beach?
24.
Change into reported question :
"Why do girrafes have long neck?" Cathy asked her teacher. 
a)
Cathy asked her teacher why girrafes had longed neck.
b)
Cathy asked her teacher why girrafes have long neck.
c)
Cathy asked her teacher why girrafes had long neck.
25.
Kate ............that she wanted to join us for lunch.
a)
said
b)
told
c)
say
d)
tell
26.
" 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.
27.

Choose the correct reported speech: "What time is it?" the man asked.

a)

The man asked what time is it?

b)

The man asked what time it is.

c)

The man asked what time is it.

d)

The man asked what time it was.

28.

Choose the correct option: My mom told us not to break the rules.

a)

Reported speech.

b)

Direct speech.

29.

She asked me, "Could you help me with my luggage ?"

a)

She asked me if I can help her with her luggage.

b)

She asked me if could I help her with her luggage.

c)

She asked me if I can help her with her luggage.

d)

She asked me if I could help her with her luggage.

30.

Monik, why had you locked the door ?

Monik wondered ___________.

a)

why I had locked the door

b)

why I had been locking the door

c)

why had I locked the door

d)

why I locked the door