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REPORTED SPEECH

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Report this sentence correctly.

'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.

2.

Complete the sentences in reported speech.

He said, "I like this song."

->He said (a)  

P.D. You can select if you use 'that'.

3.

Report this sentence correctly.

‘There was an accident outside the supermarket’.

a)

He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

b)

He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

c)

He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

4.

Report this sentence correctly.

Tom said ‘I’m going to London tomorrow.’

Five days later you say...

a)

Tom said he was going to London tomorrow. 

b)

Tom said he was going to London the following day.

c)

Tom said he is going to London the following day. 

5.

Complete the sentences in reported speech.

He said to me, "I'm busy today".

->He told me (a)   .

6.

Example of a situation when we use Reported Speech.

a)

Re-telling a story.

b)

Giving the news.

c)

Gossiping.

d)

All of above.

7.

What is the first rule for reporting speech?

a)

´Choose to include "that”

b)

Change the perspective, or point of view.

c)

Choose a reporting verb and tense.

d)

None of the above.

8.

Complete the sentence in reported speech.

"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

→ He said (a)   .

9.

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.  

10.

Past perfect changes to....

a)

Past Continouos

b)

Past Simple

c)

It does not change.

d)

Past Perfect

11.

"That"  is an optional conjunction.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

D.S. ´'I travel a lot in my job.'Jamila said.

What is the correct reported speech?

a)

´Jamila said that she travelled a lot in her job.

b)

´Jamila said that she was traveling a lot in her job.

c)

´Jamila said that she'd travelled a lot in her job.

13.

Which word complete the sentence? Maria apologised for not coming.

She said she had been busy ____.

a)

that day

b)

the following day

c)

previous day 

d)

other day

14.

Complete the sentence in reported speech.

"I don't speak Italian," she said.

a)

She said that she didn't speak Italian.

b)

She said that she don't speak Italian.

c)

She said that she wasn't speaking Italian.