Worksheetsreported speech (1)
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"He will come tomorrow".
She told me that (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"We have identified all the problems this week."
They say that (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"My brother took the car to work yesterday".
He told me that (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"I am having a party tonight".
I told him that (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"I don't like spinach."
Mary said that (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"I can't go because I am studying this evening."
Mary said (that) (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"I need to go now because I am late."
Mary said (that) (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"Don't stay up too late tonight!"
My mother told me (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"Get out of the car here!"
The police officer ordered us (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"He will come next week"
She told me that (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"I must go to the doctor today."
He told me that (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"Peter has been working all day."
He told me that (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"They had been complaining about the noise for a long time."
They told us that (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"I went to the museum and visited the exhibition a week ago."
Sarah said that (a)
Report the following statements. Don't forget to respect all the rules of reported speech as well as capitalization and punctuation.
"When you saw us yesterday, we were buying a new computer."
They told us that (a)
I am ill.
She said that she is ill.
She said that she was ill.
She said that she were ill.
I really like our new teacher.
She said that she really liked their new teacher.
She said that she really liked her new teacher.
She said that she really likes their new teacher.
I won't be at the party.
Tim said that he wasn't at the party.
Tim said that he won't be at the party.
Tim said that he wouldn't be at the party.
We usually have our dinner at 6:30.
They said that they usually have their dinner at 6:30.
They said that they usually had their dinner at 6:30.
They said that they usually had our dinner at 6:30.
I don't like pop music.
My grandmother said that she don't like pop music.
My grandmother said that she doesn't like pop music.
My grandmother said that she didn't like pop music.
I can't answer question 1.
Leo said that he couldn't answer question 1.
Leo said that he can't answer question 1.
Leo said that he cannot answer question 1.
I don't want to go to the cinema.
Beth said that she don't want to go to the cinema.
Beth said that she doesn't want to go to the cinema.
Beth said that she didn't want to go to the cinema.
Our English teacher gives us a lot of homework.
Carla said that their English teacher gives them a lot of homework.
Carla said that her English teacher gave her a lot of homework.
Carla said that their English teacher gave them a lot of homework.
I will work abroad.
My sister said that she worked abroad.
My sister said that she would work abroad.
My sister said that she will work abroad.
I am going to buy some new shoes.
Alice said that she was going to buy some new shoes.
Alice said that she is going to buy some new shoes.
Alice said that she were going to buy some new shoes.
I fell off my bike and hurt myself.
Gina said that she has fallen off her bike.
Gina said that she fell off her bike.
Gina said that she had fallen off her bike.
We'll be away for three days.
Pat and Mark said that they were away for three days.
Pat and Mark said that they would be away for three days.
Pat and Mark said that they will be away for three days.
I will buy a new car.
My dad said that he wants to buy a new car.
My dad said that he would buy a new car.
My dad said that he will buy a new car.
We love watching ourselves in our old holidays videos.
Frank and Sarah said that they loved watching themselves in their old holidays videos.
Frank and Sarah said that they loved watching ourselves in their old holidays videos.
Frank and Sarah said that they love watching themselves in their old holidays videos.
I want to learn Spanish but I don't have time.
My friend said that she wanted to learn Spanish but she didn't have time.
My friend said that she wanted to learn Spanish but she doesn't have time.
My friend said that she wants to learn Spanish but she doesn't have time.
I don't like sharing a bedroom with my brother.
Tim said that he didn't like sharing a bedroom with my brother.
Tim said that he didn't like sharing a bedroom with his brother.
Tim said that he hasn't liked sharing a bedroom with his brother.
I don't like your new hairstyle.
Ellen said that she didn't like her new hairstyle.
Ellen said that she didn't like my new hairstyle.
Ellen said that she doesn't like my new hairstyle.
I will become a rock star.
Gary said that he has become a rock star.
Gary said that he will become a rock star.
Gary said that he would become a rock star.
I can't go to London with you because I don't have much money.
Lucy said that she couldn't go to London with me because she hasn't had much money.
Lucy said that she couldn't go to London with me because she didn't have much money.
Lucy said that she couldn't go to London with me because she doesn't have much money.
I am going on holiday and I will be back in ten days.
Kate said that she was going on holiday and she will be back in ten days.
Kate said that she has gone on holiday and she would be back in ten days.
Kate said that she was going on holiday and she would be back in ten days.
Complete the reported question:
A: Have you been to the United States?
B: She asked (a) to the United States.
Complete the reported statement:
A: I’m going to Boston next month for my birthday. It’ll be my first time.
B: She said she……………..to Boston next month for her birthday and that it would be her first time
(a)
Complete the reported statement:
A: You must remember to get your visa before you travel.
B: He said I…………….remember to get my visa before I travelled.
(a)
Complete the reported statement:
A: I applied for it yesterday!
B: She said she………… (a) …for it the previous day.
Complete the reported statement:
A: I’ll have a party the night before I leave for the airport.
B: She said she………………a party the night before she left for the airport.
(a)
Complete the reported question:
A: How do you feel about the college’s proposal?
B: She asked…………………about the college’s proposal.
(a)
Complete the reported question:
A: Do you think it is a good idea to close the library on a Sunday?
B: She asked him…………………it was a good idea to close the library on a Sunday.
(a)
Complete the reported question:
A: What was your first thought when you heard about the proposed closure?
B: She asked him what his first thought……………………………………about the proposed closure.
(a)
Complete the reported question:
A: How long have you been working in education?
B: She asked him………………………………………..in education.
(a)
Complete the reported question:
A: Can you attend the meeting with the committee next week?
B: She asked him……………………………….the meeting with the committee the following week.
(a)
I am ill.
She said that she is ill.
She said that she was ill.
She said that she were ill.
I really like our new teacher.
She said that she really liked their new teacher.
She said that she really liked her new teacher.
She said that she really likes their new teacher.
I won't be at the party.
Tim said that he wasn't at the party.
Tim said that he won't be at the party.
Tim said that he wouldn't be at the party.
We usually have our dinner at 6:30.
They said that they usually have their dinner at 6:30.
They said that they usually had their dinner at 6:30.
They said that they usually had our dinner at 6:30.
I don't like pop music.
My grandmother said that she don't like pop music.
My grandmother said that she doesn't like pop music.
My grandmother said that she didn't like pop music.
I can't answer question 1.
Leo said that he couldn't answer question 1.
Leo said that he can't answer question 1.
Leo said that he cannot answer question 1.
I don't want to go to the cinema.
Beth said that she don't want to go to the cinema.
Beth said that she doesn't want to go to the cinema.
Beth said that she didn't want to go to the cinema.
Our English teacher gives us a lot of homework.
Carla said that their English teacher gives them a lot of homework.
Carla said that her English teacher gave her a lot of homework.
Carla said that their English teacher gave them a lot of homework.
I will work abroad.
My sister said that she worked abroad.
My sister said that she would work abroad.
My sister said that she will work abroad.
I am going to buy some new shoes.
Alice said that she was going to buy some new shoes.
Alice said that she is going to buy some new shoes.
Alice said that she were going to buy some new shoes.
I fell off my bike and hurt myself.
Gina said that she has fallen off her bike.
Gina said that she fell off her bike.
Gina said that she had fallen off her bike.
We'll be away for three days.
Pat and Mark said that they were away for three days.
Pat and Mark said that they would be away for three days.
Pat and Mark said that they will be away for three days.
I will buy a new car.
My dad said that he wants to buy a new car.
My dad said that he would buy a new car.
My dad said that he will buy a new car.
We love watching ourselves in our old holidays videos.
Frank and Sarah said that they loved watching themselves in their old holidays videos.
Frank and Sarah said that they loved watching ourselves in their old holidays videos.
Frank and Sarah said that they love watching themselves in their old holidays videos.
I want to learn Spanish but I don't have time.
My friend said that she wanted to learn Spanish but she didn't have time.
My friend said that she wanted to learn Spanish but she doesn't have time.
My friend said that she wants to learn Spanish but she doesn't have time.
I don't like sharing a bedroom with my brother.
Tim said that he didn't like sharing a bedroom with my brother.
Tim said that he didn't like sharing a bedroom with his brother.
Tim said that he hasn't liked sharing a bedroom with his brother.
I don't like your new hairstyle.
Ellen said that she didn't like her new hairstyle.
Ellen said that she didn't like my new hairstyle.
Ellen said that she doesn't like my new hairstyle.
I will become a rock star.
Gary said that he has become a rock star.
Gary said that he will become a rock star.
Gary said that he would become a rock star.
I can't go to London with you because I don't have much money.
Lucy said that she couldn't go to London with me because she hasn't had much money.
Lucy said that she couldn't go to London with me because she didn't have much money.
Lucy said that she couldn't go to London with me because she doesn't have much money.
I am going on holiday and I will be back in ten days.
Kate said that she was going on holiday and she will be back in ten days.
Kate said that she has gone on holiday and she would be back in ten days.
Kate said that she was going on holiday and she would be back in ten days.
1. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.
A. is going to be
B. was going to be
C. will be
D. can be
2. He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.
A. told me
B. told to me
C. said me
D. says to me
3. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.
A. wrote
B. has written
C. was writing
D. had written
4. I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.
A. said to
B. suggested
C. advised
D. recommended
5. My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.
A. remember to plant
B. plant
C. to plant
D. planting
6. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.
A. are you planning
B. is she planning
C. was she planning
D. if she was planning
7. Nam wanted to know what time ________.
A. does the movie begin
B. did the movie begin
C. the movie begins
D. the movie began
8. I wondered_______ the right thing.
A. whether I was doing
B. if I am doing
C. was I doing
D. am I doing
9. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.
A. goes round
B. is going around
C. went around
D. was going around
10. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot.
A. is – will travel
B. were- would travel
C. had been – would have travelled
D. was – will travel
11. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.
A. the previous day
B. yesterday
C. the last day
D. Sunday previously
12. He asked the children _________too much noise.A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make
A. not to make
B. not making
C. don’t make
D. if they don’t make
13. The man said that money ___________ the passport to everything.
A. will be
B is
C. was
D. can be
14. The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1942.
A. discovered
B. had discovered
C. was discovering
D. would discover
15. John said he _________ her since they ________ school.
A. hasn’t met – left
B. hadn’t met - had left
C. hadn’t met - left
D. didn’t meet – has left
16. The woman asked __________get lunch at school.
A. can the children
B. whether the children could
C. if the children can
D. could the children
17. Laura said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident.
A. was walking
B. has walked
C. had been walking
D. has been walking
18. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam.
A. she took
B. did she take
C. she hadn’t taken
D. she had taken
19. Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.
A. gets
B. got
C. had gotten
D. have got
20. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.
A. try
B. will try
C. are trying
D. would try
