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Grade 11A2 - Reported speech (Basic)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.”

a)

Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month

b)

Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month

c)

Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month

d)

Cindy said she hadn’t seen John the previous month

2.

" We won't go to the party tomorrow"

a)

They said they would not go to the party the next day

b)

They said they will not go to the party the next day

c)

They said we will not go to the party the next day

d)

They said they will not go to the party tomorrow

3.

" I don't like hanging out with my friends anymore"

a)

He said he doesn't like hanging out with my friends anymore

b)

He says he didn't like hanging out with his friends anymore

c)

He said he didn't like hanging out with his friends anymore

d)

He said he didn't like hanging out with my friends anymore

4.

"Samobody stole my wallet" said James.

- James said ____________

a)
somebody stole my walet
b)
somebody stole his wallet
c)
somebody had stolen his wallet
d)

somebody had stolen my wallet

5.

"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
d)

the suspect had been at the police station

6.
"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.
d)

The officer said he went to search the house.

7.

"I'm coming"

- She said that ________

a)

she was coming

b)

she came

c)

she had come

d)

would come

8.

"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.

9.

"I don't like chocolate."

- Juan told me that ______

a)

I don't like chocolate.

b)

he didn't like chocolate.

c)

he didn't liked chocolate.

d)

I didn't like chocolate.

10.

"He will come tomorrow".

- She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

a)

is coming

b)

will come

c)

would come

d)

came

11.

"I see the clouds.".

- He told me that she ________ the clouds.

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

saw

d)

seed

12.

"I haven't seen Julie"

- He told me that he ________ Julie.

a)

hasn't seen

b)

hadn't seen

c)

didn't see

d)

don't see

13.

"I will call you".

- I told her that I ________ her.

a)

will call

b)

would call

c)

would have called

d)

call

14.

"I have been there".

- She told me that she ________ there.

a)

had been

b)

has been

c)

was

d)

were

15.

"I will be studying tomorrow".

I told him that I ________ tomorrow.

a)

will be studying

b)

would be studying

c)

will study

d)

studied

16.

"I have seen that movie".

- He told me that he ________ that movie.

a)

had seen

b)

will have seen

c)

has seen

d)

saw

17.

"I am living in India".

- He told me that he ________ in India.

a)

is living

b)

was living

c)

will live

d)

lived

18.

She said, "I am reading this book now."

a)

She said that she was reading that book then.

b)

She said that she were reading.

c)

She said that I was reading that book then.

d)

She said that she was reading that book now.

19.

Sinta said to her mother: “I want to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on my birthday party.”

a)

Sinta said to her Mother that she wanted to buy new dress so that her friends looked her beautifully on her birthday party.

b)

Sinta said to her Mother that she wanted to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on her birthday party

c)

Sinta said to her Mother that I wanted to buy new dress so that her friends look me beautifully on my birthday party

d)

Sinta said to her Mother that she wants to buy new dress so that my friends looked me beautifully on my birthday party

e)

Sinta said to her Mother that I want to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on my birthday party

20.

"I do my homework by myself." Susi said

a)

Susi said that she do her homework by herself.

b)

Susi said that she did her homework by herself.

c)

Susi said she did her homework by myself.

d)

Susi said that I did my homework by myself.

e)

homework by Susi said that she does myself

21.

"I played tennis with my sister yesterday." Tina told me

a)

Tina told me that she played tennis with my sister yesterday.

b)

Tina told me that Tina played tennis with her sister the day before.

c)

Tina told me that she had played tennis with her sister the day before.

d)

Tina told me that Tina had played tennis with my sister the day before.

e)

Tina told me that Tina played tennis with her sister yesterday.

22.

Mary told John “my father warned me last night”

a)

Mary told John that her father had warn her the night before.

b)

Mary told John that my father warned her the night before.

c)

Mary told John that her father had warnd her the night before.

d)

Mary told John that her father warned her the night before.

e)

Mary told John that her father had warned her last night.

23.

“My mother left the party earlier.” - Jim said that …

a)

his mother had left the party earlier

b)

your mother left the party earlier

c)

my mother had left the party earlier

d)

his mother left the party earlier

24.

"German is easy to learn," she said. - She said that...........

a)

German is easy to learn

b)

German was easy to learn

c)

German were easy to learn

d)

German are easy to learn

e)

German easy to learn

25.

Kristal: “I work in a coffee shop.” - Kristal said …

a)

I work in a coffee shop

b)

I worked in a coffee shop

c)

she works in a coffee shop

d)

she worked in a coffee shop

e)

she is working in a coffee shop

26.

He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.

a)

if we had been going

b)

that we had been going

c)

if we were going

d)

that we were going

27.

I asked Mary ______ to enter economics school.

a)

are you planning

b)

if was she planning

c)

if she was planning

d)

if she is planning

28.

John asked me _______ in English.

a)

what does this word mean

b)

what that word means

c)

what did this word mean

d)

what that word meant

29.

The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.

a)

if he prefers

b)

did he prefer

c)

whether he preferred

d)

he preferred

30.

"Where did your first meet your wife?" I asked my brother

a)

I asked my brother where he first met his wife.

b)

I asked my brother where you had first met your wife.

c)

I asked my brother where he had first met his wife.

d)

I asked my brother where had he first met his wife.

31.

"What are they doing?" she asks.

a)

She asks what are they doing.

b)

She asks what they are doing.

c)

She asks what they were doing.

d)

She asks if they were doing it.

32.

"Are you going to the cinema or to the concert?" Robin asked me.

a)

Robin asked me if I am going to the cinema or to the concert.

b)

Robin asked me if I was going to the cinema or to the concert.

c)

Robin asked me whether I am going to the cinema or to the concert.

d)

Robin asked me whether you are going to the cinema or to the concert.

33.

The teacher asked, "Why are you crying?"

a)

The teacher asked why I was crying.

b)

The teacher asked why I am crying.

c)

The teacher asked if I was crying.

d)

The teacher asked whether I was crying.

34.

"How do you know that?" Vina asked me.

a)

Vina asked me how I knew that.

b)

Vina asked me how I know that.

c)

Vina asked me if I knew that.

d)

Vina asked me how I know this

35.

"Has Charon talked to Renzow?" my friend asked me.

a)

My friend asked me has Charon talked to Renzow.

b)

My friend asked me had Charon talked to Renzow.

c)

My friend asked me if Charon had talked to Renzow.

d)

My friend asked me if had Charon talked to Renzow.

36.

True or False


Can I park the car here? I asked the policeman.

I asked the policeman if I could park the car here.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

True or False


How many times a day should I take the medicine? I asked the doctor.



I asked the doctor how many I should take the medicine.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

True or False


Will it take long to repair my car? I asked the mechanic.



I asked the mechanic if it would take long to repair my car.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

True or False


Can we take photos here? I asked the guide.



I asked the guide if we could take the photos there.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

True or False


What time is the flight? I asked the flight attendant.



I asked the flight attendant what time the flight was.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

“What do you do?” he asked.

a)

He asked me what I do.

b)

He asked me what I did.

42.

“Are you married?” he asked.

a)

He asked me if I was married.

b)

He asked me if you were married.

43.

“How often do you come here?” she asked.

a)

She asked me how often do I go there.

b)

She asked me how often I went there.

44.

“How long have you known him?” she asked.

a)

She asked me how long I had known him.

b)

She asked me how long had I known him.

45.

“Where do you live?” she asked.

a)

She asked me where did I live.

b)

She asked me where I lived.

46.

“Where are you going?” he asked.

a)

He asked me where I am going.

b)

He asked me where I was going.

47.

“What have you been doing?”

a)

He asked me if I had been doing.

b)

He asked me what I had been doing.

48.

“Is that your bag?” the police officer asked.

a)

The police officer asked me it was

my bag.

b)

The police officer asked me if it was

my bag.

49.

“Have you ever been to New York?”

a)

She asked me if I had ever been to

New York.

b)

She asked me I had ever been to

New York.

50.

“Do you want some coffee?” he asked.

a)

He asked me if I wanted some

coffee.

b)

He asked me did I wanted some

coffee.

51.

“How long have you lived here?” she asked.

a)

She asked me how long I had lived

there.

b)

She asked me how long I have lived

there.

52.

“When do you finish?”

a)

He asked me when I finished.

b)

He asked me if I finished.

53.

Select the correct report for the sentence below:


Joe: Where are we heading to?

a)

Joe asked me where we were heading to.

b)

Joe confirmed where we were heading to.

c)

Joe said where we were heading to.

54.

Can you speak more than 3 languages?


He asked me _________________

a)

if I could speak more than 3 languages

b)

If I should speak more than 3 languages

c)

when I can speak more than 3 languages

d)

To speak more than 3 languages

55.

Report the following sentence:


-Where's the bathroom? Tom asked.

a)

Tom asked where the bathroom was.

b)

Tom wondered where was the bathroom

c)

Tom asked where is the bathroom?

56.

Tom said that he ……………………. Vietnamese spelling difficult to learn.

a)

finds

b)

found

c)

finding

d)

will find

57.

The examiner asked me how ……………………. English in the future

a)

I will use

b)

will I use

c)

I would use

d)

would I use

58.

Van said that she couldn’t finish her homework ……………………..

a)

then

b)

today

c)

tonight

d)

this evening

59.

Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.

a)

is going to be

b)

was going to be

c)

will be

d)

can be

60.

He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.

a)

told me

b)

told to me

c)

said me

d)

says to me

61.

My mother: “I won’t buy a new car”.

Na: My mother said that she ________________.

a)

won’t buy a new car

b)

wouldn’t buy a new car

c)

buy a new car

d)

will buy a new car

62.

She .................me that she would buy a new car

a)

asked

b)

said

c)

told

d)

wanted to know

63.

Hoa ……………………. that she wanted to be a teacher of English.

a)

says

b)

said

c)

is saying

d)

has said

64.

“ I will be very busy tomorrow,” Linda said.

a)

Linda said that she will be very busy the next day.

b)

Linda said that she would be very busy the following day.

c)

Linda said that she will be very busy tomorrow.

d)

Linda said that she would be very busy tomorrow.

65.

She said that she ……… learning English with you.

a)

like

b)

to like

c)

liked

d)

liking

66.

He told me he ……………………. leave the city the following day.

a)

had to

b)

will have to

c)

would have to

d)

has to

67.

Câu nào sau đây là câu tường thuật đúng

a)

He told me he was washing dishes then

b)

She said she can do it the next day

c)

She told to me She could do it tomorrow

68.

Chuyển "tomorrow" thành gì trong câu gián tiếp?

a)

at that moment

b)

the week before

c)

the next day

69.

Chuyển "this" thành gì trong câu gián tiếp?

a)

that

b)

these

c)

those

70.

Chuyển "yesterday" thành gì trong câu gián tiếp?

a)

the previous day/the day before

b)

that day/ that night

c)

the week before

71.

Chuyển "those" thành "these" trong câu gián tiếp.

a)

Đúng

b)

Sai

72.

'We will visit you this week,' my parents told me.

a)

My parents told me that they visited me that week.

b)

My parents told me that they would visit me this week.

c)

My parents told me that they would visit me that week.

73.

'I'm so delighted. I've just received a surprise birthday present from my sister,' Phuong told me

a)

Phuong told me that she were so delighted because she had just received a surprise birthday present from her sister.

b)

Phuong told me that she was so delighted because she had just received a surprise birthday present from her sister.

c)

Phuong told me that she is so delighted because she has just received a surprise birthday present from her sister.

74.

'Kate can keep calm even when she has lots of pressure,' Tom said.

a)

Tom said Kate could keep calm even when she has lots of pressure.

b)

Tom said Kate can keep calm even when she had lots of pressure.

c)

Tom said Kate could keep calm even when she had lots of pressure.

75.

'I got a very high score in my last test, Mum,’ she said.

a)

She told her mother that she had got a very high score in her last test.

b)

She told her mother that she has got a very high score in her last test.

c)

She tells her mother that she has got a very high score in her last test.

76.

these khi chuyển sang câu gián tiếp sẽ là....

a)

there

b)

those

c)

that

77.

Từ sau khi chuyển sang câu gián tiếp sẽ là:

tomorrow ->

a)

that day

b)

the day before

c)

the following day

78.

cụm từ sau khi chuyển sang câu gián tiếp sẽ là:

two months ago ->

a)

two months after

b)

the following two months

c)

two months before

79.

Chọn câu gián tiếp đúng:

"You have to tidy your room by yourself" her mum said

a)

Her mum said that she has to tidy her room by herself

b)

Her mum said that she must tidy her room by herself

c)

Her mum said that she had to tidy her room by herself

d)

Her mum said to her that you have to tidy your room by yourself

80.

THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN (Vnt/V(s/es) đổi thành thì gì trong câu gián tiếp

a)

Ved/C2 thì quá khứ đơn

b)

thì quá khứ tiếp diễn (were/was + Ving)

81.

Now chuyển thành gì trong câu gián tiếp

a)

then

b)

them

82.

last week

a)

the week before/ the previous week

b)

the last week

c)

the before week

83.

ago

a)

before

b)

then

84.

tomorrow

a)

then

b)

the following day

85.

these

a)

those

b)

that

86.

here

a)

there

b)

this

c)

that

87.

She said, "I woke up early yesterday."

a)

She said that she has woken up early yesterday.

b)

She said that she had woken up early the previous day.

88.

He said, "I will ring her next Tuesday."

a)

He said that he would have rung her.

b)

He said that he would ring her the following Tuesday..

89.

'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.

90.

'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noelia said.

a)

She said she can't go out to the cinema today.

b)

Noelia said she could not go out to the cinema that day.

c)

She said she couldn't go out to the cinema today.

d)

She said she can't go out to the cinema that day .

91.

'I know how to make pancakes for breakfast,' said Divine.

a)

Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for the breakfast.

b)

He said he know how to make pancakes for breakfast.

c)

Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for breakfast.

d)

Divine knows how to make pancakes for breakfast.

92.

'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.

93.

"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

94.

Peter said, “I’m thirsty and hungry”.

a)

Peter said that he was thirsty and hungry.

b)

He said he is thirsty and hungry.

c)

Peter, that he was thirsty and hungry.

95.

Marcos: "I go skiing with my family in winter."

Javi: "Marcos said (that) he ___ in winter."

a)

gone skiing with my family

b)

went skiing with his family

c)

go skiing with his family

d)

went skiing with my family

96.

Andrea: "I don't like spinach."

Jose Manuel: "Patricia said (that) she ___ like spinach."

a)

doesn't

b)

don't

c)

didn't

97.

Natalia: "I have a cat and three turtles."

Aitana: Mary said (that) she ___ a cat and three turtles."

a)

have

b)

had

c)

has

98.

Rocío: "The weather is warmer than usual."

Mª Dolores: Rocío said _______________.

a)

the weather was warmer than usual

b)

the weather it is warmer than usual

c)

that the weather warmer than usual

99.

Marta: "I don't like tomatoes."

Laura: Marta said (that) she ________ tomatoes.

a)

don't

b)

didn't

c)

doesn't

100.

Dirar said, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.'

a)

Dirar said he wants to visit his friends that weekend.

b)

Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend.

c)

Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends this weekend.