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Reported Speech

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
'It is cold outside,' Helen said. 
Helen said it _____________ cold outside.
a)
was cold
b)
is cold
2.

'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.

3.

'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 .

4.

'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.

5.

'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.

6.

"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

7.

"He can drive a car"

a)

She said he would drive a car

b)

She said he could drive a car

c)

She said he was can drive a car

d)

She said he will drive a car

8.

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.

9.

Miriam: "I love chocolate."

Daniel: "Miriam said (that) she ___ chocolate."

a)

loved

b)

loves

c)

loving

10.

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

Javi: "Marcos said (that) he ___ skiing with his family in winter."

a)

gone

b)

went

c)

go

11.

Andrea: "I don't like spinach."

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

a)

doesn't

b)

don't

c)

didn't

12.

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

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

a)

have

b)

had

c)

has

13.

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

14.

Marta: "I don't like tomatoes."

Laura: Marta said (that) she ________ tomatoes.

a)

don't

b)

didn't

c)

doesn't

15.

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.

16.

'I get up every morning at seven o'clock.', Carlos said.

a)

Carlos said he got up every morning at seven o'clock.

b)

Carlos said I got up every morning at seven o'clock.

c)

Carlos said he had got up every morning at seven o'clock.

17.

Alejandro : I speak 4 languages.

a)

He said that He spoke 4 languages..

b)

He said that He speaked 4 languages.

c)

He said he speaks four languages

18.

Alejandro : I speak 4 languages.

a)

He said that He spoke 4 languages..

b)

He said that He speaked 4 languages.

c)

He said he speaks four languages

19.

Javier : Pablo is a good student.

a)

He said that he were a good student.

b)

He said that he was a good student.

20.

Azahara and Rebeca say: "We finish our homework after meal"

a)

They said they finished their homework after meal.

b)

They said they finish our homework after meal

c)

They said they finished our homework after meal.

21.

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.

22.

Report this sentence correctly.

‘There was an accident outside the supermarket’.

a)

He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

b)

He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

c)

He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

23.

Report this sentence correctly.

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

Five days later you say...

a)

Tom said he is going to London the following day.

b)

Tom said he was going to London the following day.

c)

Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.

24.

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.

25.

Which words complete the sentence?

Ana apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ____.

a)

the following day.

b)

that day.

c)

previous day.

26.

Paul: "I won’t be at the meeting tomorrow."


Paul said that he (a)   at the meeting the following day.

27.

Me: "I am studying English"

I told you that I (a)   English.

28.

Danny: "I’m going to be late".

Danny told me that he (a)   to be late.

29.

George: “I can’t chat because I’m working”.

George said that he (a)   because he was working.

30.

Hannah: “I want to go to the football match, but I don’t have enough money”.

Hannah said that she (a)   to go to the football match, but she didn’t have enough money.

31.

“Please don’t shout.”

a)

She told him not to shout.

b)

She asked him not to shout.

32.

“Can you show me the way?”

a)

He told her to show him the way.

b)

He asked her to show him the way.

33.

“Turn right at the next corner.”

a)

She told him to turn right at the next corner.

b)

She asked him to turn right at the next corner.

34.

“Don’t worry!”

a)

She told him not to worry.

b)

She asked him not to worry.

35.

“What’s your name?”

a)

She told him what his name was.

b)

She asked him what his name was.

36.

“Stop!”

a)

She told him to stop.

b)

She asked him to stop.

37.

“What are you doing?”

a)

She asked me what I was doing.

b)

She told me what I was doing.

38.

We use______________________ when the sentence is a command or instruction.

a)

tell / told

b)

ask /asked

39.

We use when the sentence is a request

a)

tell /t old

b)

ask / asked

40.

“Don’t do that!”

a)

She asked him not to do that.

b)

She told him not to do that.

41.

“Could you help me later?”

a)

She asked me if I could help her later.

b)

She told me to help her later.

42.

“Put that down right now!”

a)

She asked him to put it down immediately.

b)

She told him to put it down immediately.

43.

“Where do you live?”

a)

She asked him where he lived.

b)

She told him where he lived.

44.

“Can you please lock the door when you leave?”

a)

They asked us to lock the door when we left.

b)

They told us to lock the door when we left.

45.

“Go away!”

a)

They asked us to go away

b)

They told us to go away

46.

'There was an accident outside the supermarket'

a)

He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

b)

He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

c)

He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

47.

Tom said 'I'm going to London tomorrow'

a)

Tom said he was going to London the following day.

b)

Tom said he is going to London the following day.

c)

Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.

48.

Paul: 'I won't be late at the meeting tomorrow'

Paul said that he ________ at the meeting the following day.

a)

couldn't be

b)

wouldn't be

c)

won't be

49.

'I've done it!'

I told you that I _____________.

a)

had done it

b)

did it

c)

have done it

50.

Danny: 'I'm going to be late'.

Danny told me that he _______________ to be late.

a)

will be going

b)

is going

c)

was going

51.

Danny: 'I'm going to be late'.

Danny told me that he _______________ to be late.

a)

will be going

b)

is going

c)

was going

52.

Hannah: 'I want to go to the football match, but I don't have enough money'

Hannah said that she ______ to go to the football match, but she didn't have enough money.

a)

wanted

b)

wants

c)

didn't want

53.

Melissa said, "I have been to India three times.”

a)

Melissa said that I had been to India three times.

b)

She said that she has been to India three times.

c)

She said that she had been to India three times.

54.

Peter said, "Tim went to the Stadium yesterday."

a)

Peter told me that Tim went to the Stadium yesterday.

b)

Peter told me that he went to the Stadium yesterday.

c)

Peter told me that he had gone to the Stadium yesterday.

55.

Sarah asked, "Are you busy tonight?

a)

She asked if I am busy tonight.

b)

She asked if I was busy that night.

56.

She told me, "I always drinks coffee."

a)

She told me that I always drank coffee.

b)

She told me that she always drinks coffee.

c)

She told me that she always drank coffee.

57.

He asked, "Did you break the glass?"

a)

He asked if I broke the glass.

b)

He asked if I had broken the glass.

58.

"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.

59.

"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.

60.
"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 was her house.
d)
Frank asked Linda where is her house.