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REPORTED SPEECH

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jhon: "I am so tired of this work"

Jhon said that ________________

a)

He will be tired of this work

b)

He is tired of this work

c)

He was tired of this work

2.

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

3.

The coach: "You are a great athlete"

The coach said that _______________

a)

You is a great athlete

b)

You were a great athlete

c)

You will a great athlete

4.

"Tina played tennis with her sister yesterday." Father told me

a)

father told me that Tina had played tennis with my sister yesterday.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

e)

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

5.

Mary told John “my father warned me last night”

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Mary told John that her father had warn 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.

6.

Lia said, "I have been there".

She told me that she ________ there.

a)

has been

b)

had been

c)

was

7.

Report this sentence correctly.

John asked, "Peter, can you swim fast?"

a)

John asked Peter that if he can swim fast.

b)

John asked Peter if he could swim fast?

c)

John asked Peter if he could swim fast.

8.

Which sentence is NOT the correct indirect speech?

a)

James said he will help me.

b)

Karen said she was going to be late.

c)

Lisa said she was not able to find the map.

9.

'My God, it is so cold outside!' exclaimed Helen.

Indirect speech:

a)

Helen exclaimed my God, it was so cold outside!

b)

Helen exclaimed, it is so cold outside!

c)

Helen exclaimed how cold it was outside.

10.

Direct Speech: They are doing homework in teams.


The Reported Speech is: ___________________________.

a)

They said to do homework in teams is good.

b)

They said they had done homework in teams.

c)

They said they were doing homework in teams.

d)

They said that they are doing homework in teams.

11.

"I'm coming"

She said that...

a)

she was coming

b)

she came

c)

she had come

d)

would come

12.
'It is cold outside,' Helen said. 
Helen said it _____________ cold outside.
a)
was cold
b)
is cold
13.
Kate ............that she wanted to join us for lunch.
a)
said
b)
told
c)
say
d)
tell
14.
The teacher...........us that we would write a test on reported speech next week.
a)
said
b)
say
c)
told
d)
spoke
15.
" 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.