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Reported Speech

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the reported speech: John "I am going"

a)

John said (that) he is goes

b)

John said (that) he was going

c)

'John sais (that) he goes

2.

Sally: 'I always do my homework.'

a)

Sally said that she always does her homework.'

b)

Sally says that he always do his homework.'

c)

Sally said that she always did her homework.

3.

Homer: 'He has caught a cold.'

a)

Homer said that he had caught a cold.

b)

Homer sais that she has caught a cold.

c)

Homer said that he had a cold.

4.

Marie: 'I want a fruit salad.'

a)

Marie say that he wantes a fruit salad.’

b)

Marie said that she wants a fruit salad.’

c)

Marie said that she wanted a fruit salad.’

5.

Holly: 'I will come here again.'

a)

Holly said that she would come here again.'

b)

Holly said that she could come here again.'

c)

Holly sais that she will came here again.'

6.

Arthur: "I can play the piano"

a)

Arthur said that He can played the piano"

b)

Arthur said that He can't play the piano"

c)

Arthur said that He could play the piano"

7.

Paul: "I have houseguests for the weekend"

a)

Paul said He has houseguests for the weekend

b)

Paul said He had houseguests for the weekend

c)

Paul said He hasn't houseguests for the weekend

8.

We use reported speech when _______________

a)

when the focus is on the action

b)

we want to repeat what someone had previously said

c)

describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths and fixed arragements.

9.

We use reported speech to:

a)

talk about spontaneous situations.

b)

talk about something that someone has already told us.

c)

talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the future

10.

We don´t change verb tenses in reported speech when:

a)

The fact being reported is a general truth.

b)

Reporting something a person has just said

c)

Reporting something that still is true

d)

Reporting imperatives statements,

e)

All options are correct

11.

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

12.

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

13.

Dani asked, "Did you get your passport?"

She asked ________________

a)

If I got my passport

b)

If I got your passport

c)

If I had gotten my passport

d)

If I had gotten your passport

14.

Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard"

Richard said that _______________

a)

He will going to ride a skateboard

b)

He is going to ride a skateboard

c)

He was going to ride a skateboard

15.

'It is cold outside,' Helen said.

Helen said it _____________ cold outside.

a)

was cold

b)

is cold

c)

was colding

16.

My mom: "Do your homeworks"

My mom ____________

a)

told me to do my homeworks

b)

told me do my homeworks

c)

told me that I did my homeworks

17.

Peter: "I bought my plane ticket"

a)

Peter said he had bought his plane ticket

b)

Peter said he had bought my plane ticket

c)

Peter said he have bought his plane ticket

18.

Jhon: "My sister is studying in Australia this year"

Jhon said that ________________

a)

his sister was studying in Australia this year

b)

his sister were studying in Australia this year

c)

his sister was studying in Australia that year

19.

'I like Emily very much', Finn said.

a)

Finn said that he likes Emily very much.

b)

Finn said that he liked Emily very much.

c)

Finn said that he is liking Emily very much.

d)

Finn said that he has liked Emily very much.

20.

Kathy said, 'I'll meet you at the cinema at seven, Oli.'

a)

Kathy told Oli she would meet her at the cinema at seven.

b)

Kathy said Oli she would meet him at the cinema at seven.

c)

Kathy told Oli she would meet him at the cinema at seven.

d)

Kathy said Oli she would meet her at the cinema at seven.

21.

‘I hated every minute of that film!’ said Max.

a)

Max said that he had every minute of the film.

b)

Max said that he hated every minute of the film.

c)

Max said that he had had hated every minute of the film.

d)

Max said that he had hated every minute of the film.

22.

‘I’ve got a lot of homework to do.’ said Max.

a)

Max said he haven't got a lot of homework to do.

b)

Max said he have got a lot of homework to do.

c)

Max said he had got a lot of homework to do.

d)

Max said he hasn't got a lot of homework to do.

23.

Kylie said, ‘I’ve finished all my homework!’

a)

Kylie said that she had finished all her homework.

b)

Kylie told that she has finished all her homework.

c)

Kylie said that she has finished all his homework.

d)

Kylie told that she had finished all his homework.

24.

Edward said, ‘I spoke to your friend Ellie last night.’

a)

Edward said that he had spoken to my friend Ellie the following night.

b)

Edward said that he had spoken to your friend Ellie the previous night.

c)

Edward said that he had spoken to your friend Ellie the following night.

d)

Edward said that he had spoken to my friend Ellie the previous night.

25.

‘I’m really hungry.’ Jack said that...

a)

he were really hungry.

b)

he was really hungry.

c)

he had been really hungry.

d)

he has been really hungry.

26.

‘I’m going to be late home from work tonight.’ Mum said that...

a)

she was going to be late from work tonight.

b)

she were going to be late from work tonight.

c)

she waz going to be late from work tonight.

d)

she was going to late from work tonight.

27.

‘I can’t leave work until half past six.’ Natalie said that...

a)

she couldn't leaf work until half past six

b)

she could not leave work until half past six.

c)

she could not leaved work until half past six.

d)

she couldn't leave work until half past six.

28.

‘I’ll definitely go to London next year.’ Paul said that...

a)

he'd definitely go to London the following year.

b)

he would definetely go to London next year.

c)

he'd definetely go to London the next year.

d)

he would definitely go to London the next year.

29.

‘Can you get me a glass of water, please?’

a)

Tim asked me to get him a glass of water.

b)

Tim advised me to get him a glass of water.

c)

Tim told me to get him a glass of water.

d)

Tim required me to get him a glass of water.

30.

‘You should revise more for your exams.’

a)

My teacher asked us to revise more for our exams.

b)

My teacher told us to revise more for our exams.

c)

My teacher advised us to revise more for our exams.

d)

My teacher advised to revise more for our exams.

31.

‘You mustn’t forget to call your aunt.’

a)

Dad asked me not to forget to call my aunt.

b)

Dad advised me not to forget to call my aunt.

c)

Dad said me not to forget to call my aunt.

d)

Dad told me not to forget to call my aunt.

32.

‘Did you have curry last night?’

a)

Rob asked whether I had curry last night.

b)

Rob told me if I had curry last night.

c)

Rob asked if I had curry last night.

d)

Rob said to me whether I had curry last night.

33.

‘Are you British?’

a)

The official asked me if I was British.

b)

The official told me wheter I would be British.

c)

The official asked me whether I was British.

d)

The official asked me if I will be British.

34.

‘I can swim really fast.’

a)

He said me that he could swim really fast.

b)

He told that he could swim really fast.

c)

He said that he could swim really fast.

35.

‘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.

36.

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.

37.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

a)

James said he will help me.

b)

Karen said she was going to be late.

c)

Lisa said she didn’t have a map.

38.

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

a)

that day

b)

the following day

c)

previous day

39.

"My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".


He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work tomorrow.

a)

is taking

b)

was taking

c)

will take

40.

"I will call you".


I told her that I ________ her.

a)

will call

b)

would call

c)

would have called

41.

"I will be studying next week".


I told him that I ________ the following week.

a)

will be studying

b)

would be studying

c)

will study

42.

"Open the window!".


He asked me ________ the window.

a)

to open

b)

open

c)

opened

43.

"I am happy".


She told me that she ________ happy.

a)

has been

b)

is

c)

was

44.

"I have seen that movie".


He told me that he ________ that movie.

a)

had seen

b)

will have seen

c)

has seen

45.

"I am flying to India tomorrow".


He told me that he ________ the following day.

a)

is flying

b)

was flying

c)

will fly

46.

" He was working here" she said

a)

He said that had been working here.

b)

She said he had been working there.

c)

She said he was working there.

47.

" Did you study hard" She asked me.

a)

She asked me if I did studied hard.

b)

She asked me if I studied hard.

c)

She asked me if I had studied hard.

48.

" Who have been working today" Maria asked me

a)

Maria asked me who had been working then.

b)

She asked me who have working today.

c)

Maria asked me who have been worked then.

49.

" Don't smoke" She told me.

a)

She told me that smoke

b)

She told me not to smoke.

c)

She told me to smoke

50.

" Do your homework" She told me.

a)

She told me to do my homework.

b)

She told me not to do your homework.

c)

She told me to do homework

51.

" I never get up early on Sundays" She said

a)

She said that she never got up early on Sundays.

b)

She said she never gets up early on Sundays.

c)

She said she never went up.

52.

" She's never been here before" He said

a)

He said that he has never been there before .

b)

He said that she had never been there before.

c)

She said that he had never been there before.

53.

" He went out last night" She told me.

a)

She told me that he had gone out the other night.

b)

She told me that he went out last night.

c)

She told me that she had went out the other night.

54.

"She is living in Paris now" She said.

a)

She said she was live in Paris now.

b)

She said she was living in Paris then.

c)

She said that was living in Paris then.

55.

" Mariano is talking on the phone" They told her.

a)

They told him that he is talking on the phone.

b)

They told him that he was talking on the phone.

c)

They told her that he was talking on the phone.

56.

" We are not visiting China this summer" He told me.

a)

He told me that they were not visiting China that summer.

b)

He told me that they were not visiting China this summer.

c)

He told me that they are not visiting China that summer.

57.

" Why have you been reading these books?" She asked him

a)

She asked him that he had been reading those books.

b)

She asked him if he had been reading those books.

c)

She asked him why he had been reading those books.

58.

" Mario has watched a movie" She told him.

a)

She told him that he had watched movie.

b)

She told him he has watched a movie.

c)

She told him if he has watch a movie.

59.

" I want a cup of tea" Marie told me

a)

Marie told me that she wanted a cup of tea.

b)

Marie told me that she wants a cup of tea.

c)

Marie told me that wanted a cup of tea.

60.

" I bring a cake" He said

a)

He said that I bring a cake.

b)

He said that he brought a cake.

c)

He said that he bring a cake.