WorksheetsReported Speech
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 36mins
1. “We are very tired.”, they said.
A. They said we were very tired.
B. They said they were very tired.
C. They said we are very tired.
D. They said they are very tired.
2. “You work very hard.”, my mother said to me.
A. My mother told me that I work very hard.
B. My mother told me that I worked very hard.
C. My mother told me that I had worked very hard.
D. My mother told me that I have worked very hard.
3.“We have a lift very often but it doesn’t work.”, he said.
A. He said we have a lift very often but it doesn’t work.
B. He said they had a lift very often but it doesn’t work.
C. He said they had a lift very often but it didn’t work.
D. He said we had a lift very often but it didn’t work.
4. “I am going to Brighton tomorrow.”, said he.
A. He said he is going to Brighton tomorrow.
B. He said he was going to Brighton the next days.
C. He said he was going to Brighton the following day.
D. He said he is going to Brighton the day after.
5. “We have to go now.” Susan said.
A. Susan said that they had to go then.
B. Susan said that we had to go then.
C. Susan said that they have to go now.
D. Susan said that we have to go now.
6. “I am going away tomorrow, mom.”, the son said.
A. The son said that he was going away the next day, mom.
B. The son told his mom that he was going away the next day.
C. The son asked his mom if he was going away tomorrow.
D. The son said to his mom he was going away the next day.
7. “I’ll wait for you until you come”, she said to Nam.
A. She told Nam she’ll wait for you until he comes.
B. She told Nam she would wait for him until you came.
C. She told Nam she would wait for you until he came.
D. She told Nam she would wait for him until he came.
8. “I must write some letters now.” my brother said.
A. My brother said he must write some letters now.
B. My brother said he had to write some letters now.
C. My brother said he had to write some letters then.
D. My brother said he must to write some letters then.
10. “I have something to tell you” Kerry said to Cheryl.
A. Kerry told Cheryl I had something to tell her.
B. Kerry told Cheryl he had something to tell her.
C. Kerry told Cheryl she had had something to tell him.
D. Kerry told Cheryl he had had something to tell her.
11.He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring. ”
A. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.
B. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.
C. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.
D. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.
12. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.
A. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.
B. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.
C. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.
D. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.
13. “I wrote to him yesterday”
.
A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.
B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday
C. She told me she had written to him yesterday.
D. She told me she had written to him the day before.
14. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.
A. She told me he was talking to your sister.
B. She told me she was talking to my sister.
C. She told me he was talking to my sister.
D. She told me he was talking to her sister.
15. “You will like my sister when you meet her”
A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.
B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.
C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.
D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.
16. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”
A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.
B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.
C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.
D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.
17 “I didn’t break your watch”
A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
B. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
C. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.
D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.
In "reported speech", PRESENT SIMPLE turns into...
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Future
Past Simple
In "reported speech" THIS turns into...
THOSE
THESE
THIS
THAT
In "reported speech" TODAY turns into...
that day
tomorrow
this day
today
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech.
Peter said, 'The film is very good.'
Peter said the film is very good.
Peter said the film was very good.
Peter said the film will be very good.
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech.
Peter said, 'I am not a good brother.'
Peter said I am not a good brother.
Peter said he did not a good brother.
Peter said he was not a good brother.
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech.
They shouted, 'We are still writing.'
They shouted they were still writing.
They shout they were still writing.
They shouted we were still writing.
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech.
Shirley said, 'I am baking a cake now.'
Shirley said I was baking a cake now.
Shirley said she would be baking a cake then.
Shirley said she was baking a cake then.
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech.
Kitty said, 'They can sing very well.'
Kitty said they can sing very well.
Kitty said we could sing very well.
Kitty said they could sing very well.
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech.
Carol said, 'I have written a story.'
Carol said I had written a story.
Carol said I wrote a story.
Carol said she had written a story.
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech.
Sarah said,' I want to go out today.'
Sarah said she wanted to go out that day.
Sarah said I want to went out that day.
Sarah said she wanted to go out today.
THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN (Vnt/V(s/es) đổi thành thì gì trong câu gián tiếp
Ved/C2 thì quá khứ đơn
thì quá khứ tiếp diễn (were/was + Ving)
Now chuyển thành gì trong câu gián tiếp
then
them
"yesterday" chuyển sang câu gián tiếp
the day before
before
these
those
that
will/shall + Vo
would/should + Vnt
will + Ved/C2
MAY --> (a)
Cụm từ sau khi chuyển sang câu gián tiếp sẽ là:
"I am going to..." he said ->
He said he was going to ...
He said he is going to ...
He said she was going to ...
They said, "We are busy today."
They said that they were busy that day.
They said that they had been busy.
He said, "I know a better restaurant here."
He said that he knows a better restaurant.
He said that he knew a better restaurant there.
Charles asked: "Where is my car."
Charles asked where was my car?
Charles asked where his car was.
Ahmed asked, "what are you doing?"
Ahmed asked what you were doing.
Ahmed asked what were you doing?
Maria asked: "Do you like Chocolate?"
Maria asked if you like Chocolate.
Maria asked if you liked Chocolate.
Gaby told: " Don't smoke!"
Gaby told don't smoke.
Gaby told to not smoke.
'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noelia said.
She said she can't go out to the cinema today.
Noelia said she could not go out to the cinema that day.
She said she can't go out to the cinema that day .
'I know how to make pancakes for breakfast,' said Divine.
Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for the breakfast.
He said he know how to make pancakes for breakfast.
Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for breakfast.
Divine knows how to make pancakes for breakfast.
'I can't find my book' said Alba.
Alba said she couldn't find her book.
Alba said she couldn't found her book.
Alba said she can't find her book.
She said she could found her book.
"I sing with the teacher"
She said she sang with the teacher
She said she sing with the teacher
She said she was sing with the teacher
"He can drive a car"
She said he would drive a car
She said he could drive a car
She said he was can drive a car
She said he will drive a car
Peter said, “I’m thirsty and hungry”.
Peter said that he was thirsty and hungry.
He said he is thirsty and hungry.
Peter, that he was thirsty and hungry.
Miriam: "I love chocolate."
Daniel: "Miriam said (that) she ___ chocolate."
loved
loves
loving
Rocío: "The weather is warmer than usual."
Mª Dolores: Rocío said _______________.
the weather was warmer than usual
the weather it is warmer than usual
that the weather warmer than usual
Dirar said, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.'
Dirar said he wants to visit his friends that weekend.
Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend.
Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends this weekend.
'I get up every morning at seven o'clock.', Carlos said.
Carlos said he got up every morning at seven o'clock.
Carlos said I got up every morning at seven o'clock.
Carlos said he had got up every morning at seven o'clock.
Alejandro : I speak 4 languages.
He said that He spoke 4 languages..
He said that He speaked 4 languages.
He said he speaks four languages
Azahara and Rebeca say: "We finish our homework after meal"
They said they finished their homework after meal.
They said they finish our homework after meal
They said they finished our homework after meal.
“Don’t do it!”
She ask me not to do it.
She told me to not do it.
She asked me not to do it.
She told me not to do it.
Javier : Pablo is a good student.
He said that he were a good student.
He said that he was a good student.
"I go to hospital every day" Joahna said.
Joahna said she______to hospital every day
goes
go
went
will go
"She is the most beatifull girl in the world" he said.
He said that _______the most beautifull girl in the world.
she was
she is
she were
she are
"Mike went to school yesterday." said Rachel.
Rachel said that Mike ______to school the day before.
had gone
went
goes
go
"The cat was eating when he came" said John.
John said that the cat ______ when he _____
was eating, had come
was eating, came
eat,come
ate, had come
"I'm a Star wars fan" said Kate.
Kate said that _____ a Star wars fan.
she is
she was
I am
she were
'I like Emily very much', Finn said.
Finn said that he likes Emily very much.
Finn said that he liked Emily very much.
Finn said that he is liking Emily very much.
Finn said that he has liked Emily very much.
‘I’ve got a lot of homework to do.’ said Max.
Max said he has got a lot of homework to do.
Max said he have got a lot of homework to do.
Max said he had got a lot of homework to do.
Max said he got a lot of homework to do.
Kylie said, ‘I’ve finished all my homework!’
Kylie said that she had finished all her homework.
Kylie told that she has finished all her homework.
Kylie said that she has finished all his homework.
Kylie told that she had finished all his homework.
‘I’m really hungry.’ Jack said that...
he were really hungry.
he was really hungry.
he had been really hungry.
he has been really hungry.
‘I’m going to be late from work tonight.’ Mum said that...
she was going to be late from work that night.
she were going to be late from work that night.
she was going to be late from work tonight.
she would be late from work that night.
‘I can’t leave work until half past six.’ Natalie said that...
she couldn't left work until half past six
she couldn't leave work until half past six.
she couldn't leaved work until half past six.
she wouldn't leave work until half past six.
‘I’ll definitely go to London next year.’ Paul said that...
he'll definitely go to London the following year.
he would definitely go to London the previous year.
he'd definitely go to London the next year.
he would definitely go to London the following year.
“Please don’t shout.”
She told him not to shout.
She asked him not to shout.
She told him to not shout.
She asked him to not shout.
“Don’t worry!”
She told him not to worry.
She asked him not to worry.
She told him to don't worry.
She asked him to not worry.
