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Reported Speech

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"He will come tomorrow".

a)

She told me that he is coming tomorrow.

b)

She told me that he will come tomorrow.

c)

She told me that he would come tomorrow.

2.

"I see the clouds.". Mark said.

a)

He told me that she sees the clouds.

b)

He told me that she saw the clouds.

c)

He told me that she is seeing the clouds.

3.

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

a)

He told me that his mother is taking the bus to work the next day.

b)

He told me that his mother was taking the bus to work the next day.

c)

He told me that his mother will take the bus to work the next day.

4.

"I will call you".

a)

I told her that I will call her.

b)

I told her that I would call her.

c)

I told her that I would have called her.

5.

"I have been there". Mega said.

a)

She told me that she had been there.

b)

She told me that she has been there.

c)

She told me that she was there.

6.

"I will be studying tomorrow".

a)

I told him that I will be studying the next day.

b)

I told him that I would be studying the next day.

c)

I told him that I wouldn’t be studying the next day.

7.

"Open the window!", Jim asked.

a)

He asked me to open the window.

b)

He asked me open the window.

c)

He asked me opened the window.

8.

"I am happy". Rina said.

a)

She told me that she has been happy.

b)

She told me that she is happy.

c)

She told me that she was happy.

9.

"I have seen that movie". Ken said.

a)

He told me that he had seen that movie.

b)

He told me that he has seen that movie.

c)

He told me that he have seen that movie.

10.

"I am flying to India tomorrow". Mike said

a)

He told me that he is flying tomorrow.

b)

He told me that he was flying tomorrow

c)

He told me that he will fly tomorrow.

11.

Mary: "I went skiing."

a)

Mary said that she went skiing

b)

Mary said that she had gone skiing

c)

Mary said that she has gone skiing

12.

Mary: "I have three cars."

a)

Mary said (that) she has three cars.

b)

Mary said (that) she has had three cars.

c)

Mary said (that) she had three cars.

13.

Mom: "I won't buy you a new car.”

a)

Mom told Jeni that she won’t buy her a new car

b)

Mom told Jeni that she wouldn’t buy her a new car

c)

Mom told Jeni that she would buy her a new car

14.

Sarah: "I have to do my laundry."

a)

Sarah said (that) she had to do her laundry.

b)

Sarah said (that) she has to do her laundry.

c)

Sarah said (that) she have to do her laundry.

15.

Jennie: "I was swimming."

a)

Jennie said (that) she has been swimming.

b)

Jennie said (that) she had been swimming.

c)

Jennie said (that) she is swimming.

16.

Jessie: "I'm going to go to Long Beach."

a)

Jessie said (that) she is going to go to Long Beach

b)

Jessie said (that) she was going to go to Long Beach

c)

Jessie said (that) she went going to go to Long Beach

17.

“Turn off the lamp” Mom asked

a)

Mom asked me turns the lamp.

b)

Mom asked me turned off the lamp.

c)

Mom asked me to turn off the lamp.

18.

"Why do you come late?" Miss asked

a)

Miss asked me why I came late.

b)

Miss asked me why I come late.

c)

Miss asked me why I do came late.

19.

"Is she your girlfriend?" Dad asked.

a)

Dad wanted to know if she was my girlfriend.

b)

Dad wanted to know if she is my girlfriend.

c)

Dad wanted to know if she wasn't my girlfriend.

20.

‘I can swim really fast.’

a)

He told that he could swim really fast.  

b)

He said that he could swim really fast.  

c)

He said me that he could swim really fast.  

21.

‘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.

22.

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.  

23.

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

a)

 previous day  

b)

the following day  

c)

that day  

24.

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

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

a)

won't be

b)

would be

c)

wouldn't be

25.

Me: ‘I’ve done it!’I told you that I   _______

a)

had done it!

b)

did it!

c)

have done it!

26.

Danny: ‘I’m going to be late’.Danny told me that he_______ to be late.

a)

is going

b)

was going

c)

would

27.

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

George said that he  ________ because he was working.

a)

could talk

b)

can't talk

c)

couldn't talk

28.

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)

wants

b)

has wanted

c)

had wanted

d)

wanted

29.

You can _______ words in a dictionary.

a)

look after

b)

look up

c)

look out

d)

look forward

30.

Sorry I'm late. My car _______ petrol.

a)

ran out of

b)

ran into

c)

ran up

d)

ran on

31.

Those bright yellow football boots really______.

a)

stand up

b)

stand down

c)

stand out

d)

stand of

32.

Oh no! The building's lift has _______ again!

a)

broken down

b)

broken up

c)

broken in

d)

broken into

33.

Our babysitter's really good at _______ our kids.

a)

looking after

b)

looking into

c)

looking down on

d)

looking up

34.

If the TV isn't loud enough, turn it _______ a little.

a)

off

b)

on

c)

down

d)

up

35.

Let's _______ that old box. We don't need it.

a)

throw up

b)

throw in

c)

throw off

d)

throw away

36.

The police are still _______ the thief.

a)

looking into

b)

looking for

c)

looking through

d)

looking after

37.

Just _______ this form and sign it.

a)

fill up

b)

fill in

c)

fill out

d)

fill on

38.

The doctor said if I _______ sugar I'll lose weight.

a)

cut down on

b)

cut away

c)

cut up

d)

cut off

39.

Most of the shops _______ years ago.

a)

closed out

b)

closed down

c)

closed up

d)

closed off

40.

Your flight is at 3 o'clcock, so you'll need to _____________ an hour before.

a)

check in

b)

check up

c)

check out

d)

check down

41.

"I'm going to try ___ this new type of paint on my walls."

a)

on

b)

in

c)

by

d)

out