WorksheetsREPORTED SPEECH GRADE 12_REVISION
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 47mins
"He will come tomorrow".
She told me that he ________ .
is coming the next day
will come tomorrow
would come the next day
would come tomorrow
Which words complete the sentence?
Ana apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ____.
following day.
that day.
previous day.
today
'Did Mark pass all his exams.'
He asked if Mark ______ all of his exams.
has passed
have passed
had passed
passed
'Have you met Angela?'
She asked us ______ Angela.
had we met
if I had met
if we had met
if you have met
'Are you excited about Christmas?'
He asked the children ______ excited about Christmas.
that they are
that they were
if they are
if they were
He insisted ______ the manager.
on seeing
about seeing
to see
about having seen
She admitted ______ the necklace.
have taken
having taken
to take
be taken
Tom regretted ______the second-hand car; it’s useless.
buying
to buy
about buying
bought
He told me "don't forget to lock the door"
-> He _______________to lock the door.
reminded me
said me to
told to me
reminded me not
He regretted ________________last night.
to drinking
having drunk
drink
to drink
The coach____________ the boy to kick harder.
refused
encouraged
let
said
"During the storm, do not leave your house!"
-> We were warned _____________ our house during the storm.
against leave
to leave
leaving
not to leave
“You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to his students.
=> The teacher ____________ cheating in the exam.
accused his students of
advised his students to
prevented his students from
insisted his students on
The group leader prevented his members _______.
to go on
to going on
from going on
going on
“ Don’t touch that flower!” the old lady said to the boy.
=> The old lady ___________ touching that flower.
wanted the boy not
insisted the boy on
warned the boy against
congratulated the boy on not
“ I am sorry. I broke the vase,” my little son said.
=> My little son__________ the vase.
said that he was sorry and he would break
refused breaking the vase and said sorry
threatened to break
apologized for breaking
Charlie __________ that his father was in hospital.
asked me
told to me
told me
said me
“I’m sorry I’m late,’ said Mr. Thanh.
Mr. Thanh apologized _________________.
for being late
to be late
of late
with having late
John _______ him carry the package.
thanked me for helping
said thanking with me to help
told me to thank with helping
asked me to thank and help
Ba suggested_____________their notes.
for exchanging
about exchanging
us exchanging
exchanging
Jane ____________Peter on making progress in study.
accused
admitted
denied
congratulated
Tommy admitted _______________all the wine in the bottle.
for drinking
to drinking
of drinking
drinking
The teacher told his students _______________ laughing.
A. would stop
B. to stop
C. stop
D. stopped
The tourist guide advised us ______ a map if we went walking in the wood.
take
to take
taking
took
The dentist ______ open his mouth wide.
told him
told him to
spoke him to
asked him
I told you ______ switch off the computer, didn’t I?
not
not to
to not
don't
My close friend asked me ______ him some money.
lend
to lend
lending
lent
My mother wanted ______ whether I like the birthday present or not.
to know
to lend
knew
knowing
The passengers ______ fasten their seat belts as the plane began to take off.
told to
were told to
are told to
were told
“You stole those wallets.’’
→ The clerk accused me ________ stealing the wallets
with
upon
of
for
“Please don’t tell her about this.’’
→ He begged me ________ her about that.
to not tell
not telling
telling not
not to tell
“I really appreciate your help.’’
→ I ________ them for helping me.
objected
told
prevented
thanked
Dani asked, "Did you get your passport?"
She asked ________________
If I got my passport
If I got your passport
If I had gotten my passport
If I had gotten your passport
Jhon: "My sister is studying in Australia this year"
Jhon said that ________________
his sister was studying in Australia this year
his sister were studying in Australia this year
his sister was studying in Australia that year
his sister was studying in Australia this year
"You have to tidy your room by yourself" her mum said
Her mum said that she has to tidy her room by herself
Her mum said that she must tidy her room by herself
Her mum said that she had to tidy her room by herself
Her mum said to her that you have to tidy your room by yourself
He said, "I will ring her next Tuesday."
He said that he would have rung her next Tuesday.
He said that he would ring her the following Tuesday.
He said that he would have rung her the next Tuesday.
He said that he would ring her next Tuesday.
Report this sentence correctly.
‘There was an accident outside the supermarket’.
He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.
He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.
He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.
He said there was an accident outside the supermarket.
Report this sentence correctly.
Tom said "I’m going to London tomorrow."
Tom said he is going to London the following day.
Tom said he was going to London the following day.
Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.
Tom said he is going to London tomorrow.
Which sentence is NOT correct?
Karen said she was going to be late.
James said he will help me.
Lisa said she didn’t have a map.
Lucy said she hadn't gone to the cinema the night before.
'Can Melanie drive?'
She ______
asked if Malanie drives
asked if Malanie could drive
said that Malanie had driven
said that Malanie could drive
"why did you go out to the bar with your friends last night?"
She asked me why I went out to the bar with my friends last night.
She asked me why I went out to the bar with your friends last night.
She asked me why you have gone out to the bar with your friends the night before.
She asked me why I had gone out to the bar with my friends the night before.
"Are you going to the grocery store this afternoon?"
She wanted to know if I am going to the grocery store that afternoon.
She wanted to know if I am going to the grocery store this afternoon.
She wanted to know if I was going to the grocery store that afternoon.
She wanted to know if I was going to the grocery store this afternoon.
"Please don't walk on the grass."
He asked us not to walk on the grass.
He asked us if we'd walked on the grass.
He asked if he could walk on the grass.
He told me if I walked on the grass.
"Don't tell my secret to anyone", said my best friend.
My best friend said me not to tell his secret to anyone.
My best friend told to me not tell his secret to anyone.
My best friend told me to not tell his secret to anyone.
My best friend told me not to tell his secret to anyone.
"Who is your favourite singer?", asked Mary.
Mary asked who were my favourite singer.
Mary asked who my favourite singer was.
Mary asked who is my favourite singer.
Mary asked who my favourite singer is.
"Why are you so serious today?", asked Ariadna.
Ariadna asked why was I so serious that day.
Ariadna asked why I was so serious today.
Ariadna asked why was I so serious today.
Ariadna asked why I was so serious that day.
He told me "don't forget to lock the door"
-> He _______________to lock the door.
reminded me
said me to
told to me
reminded me not to forget
“ Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said.
Daisy told mother to give her some more money.
Daisy begged her mother to give her some more money.
Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money.
Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money.
“ You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulation!” Peter said to his friend.
Peter dreamed of getting promotion.
Peter told his friend if his friend got a promotion.
Peter asked his friend on getting a promotion.
Peter congratulated his friend on getting a promotion.
“ I didn’t take your phone.”
She denied taking my phone.
She denied to take my phone.
She admitted not taking my phone.
She promised not to take my phone.
Mary said to us: "Don't touch the wire".
Mary told us not touching the wire.
Mary told us not to touch the wire.
Mary told us to not touch the wire.
Mary said to us not to touch the wire.
Charlie __________ that his father was in hospital.
asked me
told to me
told me
said me
“May I go out, Mum?” – “No, I won’t let you go out.”
The mother prevented her child from going out.
The mother suggested going out
The mother thanked her child for going out
The mother insisted her child on going out
“Great! You are well-dress today, Mary” said Tommy.
Tommy accused Mary on being well-dress that day.
Tommy complimented Mary on being well -dress that day.
Tommy told Mary to be well-dress that day.
Tommy wanted Mary to be well-dress that day.
“Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulation!” said Billy.
Billy looked forward to being the new manager.
Billy dreamed of being the new manager.
Billy prevented Daisy from being the new manager.
Billy congratulated Daisy on being the new manager.
Jane suggested going to the cinema.
Jane said, “Let’s go to the cinema.”
Jane said, “We oughtn’t to go to the cinema.”
Jane said, “I hate going to the cinema.”
Jane said, “Going to the cinema is boring”
“ Don’t touch that flower!” the old lady said to the boy.
The old lady wanted the boy not touching that flower.
The old lady insisted the boy on touching that flower.
The old lady warned the boy against touching that flower.
The old lady congratulated the boy on not touching that flower.
“ You must not get into the area,” the policemen said.
The policemen stopped them from getting into the area.
The policemen denied from getting into the area.
The policemen wanted them to get into the area.
The policemen suggested getting into the area.
Mary accused Peter of stealing her money.
Mary said, “ It is you that stole my money.”
Mary said, “ Congratulation! Well done with your stealing my money.”
Mary said, “ Could you please steal my money.”
Mary said, “ Don’t steal my money.”
"Don't drink the local water,"said the tour guide.
The tour guide suggested drinking the local water.
The tour guide warned us against drinking the local water.
The tour guide denied drinking the local water.
The tour guide blamed us for drinking the local water.
"I wasn't in the town on the night of robbery," Ran said to the detective.
Ran admitted being in the town on the night of robbery.
Ran denied not being in the town on the night of robbery.
Ran admitted not being in the town on the night of robbery.
Ran denied being in the town on the night of robbery.
“If I were you, I wouldn’t drink so much wine,” he said.
He encouraged me to drink so much wine.
He told to me not to drink so much wine.
He advised me not to drink so much wine.
He said me not to drink so much wine.
“ I’ll give you a hand, if you like,” said Darian.
Darain advised me to give him a hand, If you liked.
Darain told me to give him a hand if I liked
Darain said me he would give me a hand if I liked
Darain promised to give me a hand, if I liked.
“Get out or I’ll call the police,” said the woman.
The woman threatened to call the police if he didn’t get out.
The woman asked the man to call the police if he didn't get out.
The woman told the man to call the police if he doesn't get out.
The woman advised the man to get out.
“Remember to post my letter on your way,” Wendy said.
Wendy told me to post my letter on your way.
Wendy reminded me to post her letter on my way.
Wendy asked me to post my letter on your way
Wendy told to me to post her letter on my way.
“Come for inner with us tonight, will you?” Bill said.
Bill invited me to come for dinner with them tonight
Bill asks me to come for dinner with them that night.
Bill told me to come for dinner with us that night.
Bill invited me to come for dinner with them that night.
“OK, I’ll take you to work in my car, Sue” said Carl.
Carl agreed to take you to work in my car.
Carl agreed Sue to take her to work in his car
Carl agreed to take Sue to work in his car.
Carl agreed to take Sue to work in my car.
"Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?" he said.
He invited me to go to the cinema with him that night.
He offered me to go to the cinema with him tonight.
He asked me if I'd like to go to the cinema with him tonight.
He would like me to go to the cinema with him this night.
"If I were you, I'd tell him the truth," she said to me.
She said to me that if I were you, I'd tell him the truth.
She will tell him the truth if she is me.
She suggested to tell him the truth if she were me.
She advised me to tell him the truth.
"I will ring you up when I get home." Peter said to Mary.
Peter promised to give Mary a wedding ring when he got home.
Peter asked Mary to pay him a visit when he got home.
Peter promised to visit Mary when he gets home
Peter promised to telephone Mary when he got home.
“Would you mind turning down the TV, Tom? I have a headache.” said Jane.
Jane has a headache and she would mind Tom turning down the TV.
Jane asked Tom turn down the TV and she had a headache.
Jane advised Tom to turn down the TV because she had a headache.
Jane asked Tom to turn down the TV as she had a headache.
He said: “If I had come here yesterday, I would have met the one I love.”
A. He said if he had come here the day before, he would meet the one he loved.
B. He said if he had come here the day before, he would have met the one he loved.
C. He said if he had come there the day before, he would have met the one he loved.
D. He said if he had come there yesterday, he would have met the one he loved.
She said: “How many times has he played this game?”
A. She said how many times had he played that game.
B. She asked how many times he had played that game.
C. She said how many times he had played that game.
D. She asked how many times had he played this game.
My professor said: “It is the truth that Edison patented the telephone in 1876.”
A. My professor said it is the truth that Edison had patented the telephone in 1876.
B. My professor said it was the truth that Edison had patented the telephone in 1876.
C. My professor said it was the truth that Edison patented the telephone in 1876.
D. My professor said it was the truth that Edison has patented the telephone in 1876.
The punished student said: “I wish I had done my homework yesterday.”
A. The punished student regretted not doing his homework the day before.
B. The punished student regretted to do his homework the day before.
C. The punished student regretted not to do his homework the day before.
D. The punished student regretted not have done his homework the day before.
The police warned me against coming near the barrier.
A. "Please come near the barrier," The police said.
B. "Don't come near the barrier," The police said.
C. "I would like to come near the barrier," The police said.
D. "Let's come near the barrier," The police said.
She said: “What will you do if you find out her address, Jack?”
A. She said what I would do if I found out her address.
B. She said what Jack would do if he found out her address.
C. She asked what would Jack do if he found out her address.
D. She asked what Jack would do if he found out her address.
"If I were you, I wouldn't buy that book."
A. She told me to buy that book.
B. She advised me to buy that book.
C. She advised me not to buy that book.
D. She suggested me not buying that book.
Clair asked, "What time do the banks close?"
Claire wanted to know what time the banks close?
Claire wanted to know what time do the banks close?
Claire wanted to know what time did the banks close?
Claire wanted to know what time the banks closed.
"How long have you been working at your present job?" she asked
She asked me how long I had been working at my present job.
She asked me how long had I been working at my present job.
She asked me how long I have been working at my present job
She asked me how long have you been working at your present job.
"Do you have a driver's license?" she asked
She asked me did you have a driver's license.
She asked me do you have a driver's license.
She asked me if I had a driver's license.
She asked me if I have a driver's license.
"How long have you been back?" he said.
He asked me how long had I been back.
He asked me how long I had been back.
He asked me how long have you been back.
He asked me how long you had been back.
Miss white said to him, "Why are you so late? Did your car have a flat tire?".
Miss White told him why was he so late and did your car have a flat tire
Miss White asked him why was he so late and did your car has a flat tire.
Miss White asked him why he was so late and if your car have a flat tire.
Miss White asked him why he was so late and whether his car had a flat tire
“I’ll tell you about it tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.
Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about it the next day
Tom told Mary that I would tell you about it the next day.
Tom told Mary that he would tell her about it the next day.
Tom told Mary that she would tell him about it the next day.
The father said to the boys it was time to check what they have done.
The father said to the boys it is time to check what they have done.
Choose the correct sentence in reported speech. "You can use the computer after you finished your homework," said Mom.
Mom allowed him to use the computer after he had finished his homework.
Mom allowed him to use the computer after you finished his homework.
Mom allowed him to use the computer after the homework.
Mom allowed him to use the computer after he has finished his homework.
Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
Peter asked me did not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.
asked
did not to
stay up late
to go to bed
Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
My friend apologised to me about having broken my pen.
apologised
to me
about
having broken
Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
The patient admitted not to following his doctor's advice.
patient
not to following
his
advice
Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
He advised her thinking about that example again because it needed correcting.
advised
thinking about
again
correcting
Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
I asked my brother where had he first met his wife.
asked
where
had he
his
Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
He asked the children whether not to game on the computer any more.
the children
whether
on
more
“This is a horrible room. Why don’t you ask for something better?” he said
A. He said it was a horrible room and reminded me to ask for something better
B. He said it was a horrible room and advised me to ask for something better.
C. He said it was a horrible room and warned me to ask for something better
D. He said it was a horrible room and invited me to ask for something better
“Answer this letter for me, will you?” he said. “And remember to keep a copy”.
A. He warned me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy
B. He told me to answer that letter and suggested me to keep a copy
C. He told me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy
D. He suggested answering that letter and reminded me to keep a copy
“Remember to switch off when you have finished”, he said
A. He reminded me to switch off when I’d finished
B. He offered me to switch off when I’d finished
C. He suggested me to switch off when I’d finished
D. He reminded me to switch off when I have finished
“Why don’t you go by train? It’s much less tiring than driving, “ I said
A. I advised him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving
B. I suggested him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving
C. I warned him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving
D. I advised him going by train as it was much less tiring than driving
“Will you be here tomorrow?” she asked – “Yes” I answered
A. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I would
B. She asked if I will be there the next day and I said that I will
C. She asked if you would be there the next day and I said that you would
D. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I will
"Where did your first meet your wife?" I asked my brother
I asked my brother where he first met his wife.
I asked my brother where you had first met your wife.
I asked my brother where he had first met his wife.
I asked my brother where had he first met his wife.
"Where did your first meet your wife?" I asked my brother
I asked my brother where he first met his wife.
I asked my brother where you had first met your wife.
I asked my brother where he had first met his wife.
I asked my brother where had he first met his wife.
