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Reported Speech #1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

Pronouns that are used in the Reported Speech:

a)

I, me, you

b)

I, my, you

2.

In which tense does the present simple change when we use the reported speech?

a)

Past Simple

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect Simple

d)

Future Simple

3.

 

Change the sentence to Reported Speech:

"I live alone".

a)

You say you live alone.

b)

You said that you lived alone.

c)

You said you live alone.

d)

You call me that you live alone.

4.

Change the reported sentence to a direct sentence:

You said (that) you had been walking to school at 8:30 a.m.

(Select 2 answers)

a)

"I walked to school at 8:30 a.m."

b)

"I walk to school at 8:30 a.m."

c)

"I was walking to school at 8:30 a.m."

d)

"I have been walking to school at 8:30 a.m."

5.

Choose the correct answer:

Direct Speech: "I have never seen a spaceship in real life".

Reported speech: You said (that) you _____ a spaceship in real life.

a)

had never seen

b)

never saw

c)

have never seen

d)

never seen

6.

Change the sentence to a Reported Speech:

"I hadn't woken up yet".

a)

You said (that) you hadn't woken up yet.

b)

You said (that) you hadn't wake up yet.

c)

You said (that) you haven't woken up yet.

d)

You said (that) you hadn't been waking up yet.

7.

Change the sentence to Reported Speech:

"The tea may be too hot to drink".

a)

You said (that) the tea must be too hot to drink.

b)

You said (that) the tea could be too hot to drink.

c)

You said (that) the tea may be too hot to drink.

d)

You said (that) the tea might be too hot to drink.

8.

Choose the correct answer:

"I must work better".

You said you ______ do better.

a)

had to

b)

must to

c)

will

d)

have to

9.

Change the question to a Reported Speech:

"Where are you going?".

a)

You asked me where I were going.

b)

You asked me where I was going.

c)

You ask me where I was going.

10.

Change the sentence to a Direct Speech:

You said (that) you had eaten eggs for breakfast.

(Select 2 answers)

a)

"I have eatten eggs for breakfast".

b)

"I eat eggs for breakfast".

c)

"I ate eggs for breakfast".

d)

"I had eaten eggs for breakfast".

11.

Change the sentence to a Direct Speech:

You said (that) you couldn't understand the movie very well.

a)

"I didn't understand the movie very well".

b)

"I couldn't understand the movie very well".

c)

"I don't understand the movie very well".

d)

"I might not understand the movie very well".

12.

Change the question to Reported Speech:

"Why can't we go to the night club tonight?"

a)

You asked why we can't go to the night club tonight.

b)

You asked why couldn't we go to the night club tonight.

c)

You asked why can't we go to the night club tonight.

d)

You asked why we couldn't go to the night club tonight.

13.

Change the sentence to Reported Spech:

"It will probably rain tomorrow".

a)

You said (that) it will probably rain tomorrow.

b)

You said (that) would be probably rain tomorrow.

c)

You said (that) it would probably rain tomorrow.

d)

You said (that) it would be probably rain tomorrow.

14.

In Reported Speech for "yes or no" questions, what can we use as a "question word"?

(Select 2 answers)

a)

If

b)

Should

c)

Maybe

d)

Whether

15.

Do these sentences have the same meaning?

1. You didn't say to me that you weren't coming today!

2. You didn't tell me that you weren't coming today!

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Time expressions that are used for Direct Speech:

(Select 2 answers)

a)

That day, then, the day before.

b)

Today, now, yesterday.

c)

...days before, the week before.

d)

...days ago, last week.

17.

Time expressions that are used for Reported Speech:

(Select 2 answers)

a)

Next year, tomorrow, here.

b)

The following year, the next day, there.

c)

That, those.

d)

This, these.

18.

Did you like this quiz? :)

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Certainly

d)

Maybe yes, maybe not