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Reported Speech

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"I am happy".She told me that she ________ happy.

a)

has been

b)

were

c)

was

2.

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.  

3.

1. "He will come tomorrow".She told me that he ________

a)

is coming next day

b)

will come the following day

c)

would come the next day.

4.

"I will be studying tomorrow".I told him that I ________ .

a)

would be studying the following day.

b)

studied

c)

will be studying the next day.

5.

"I see the clouds.".He told me that she ________ the clouds.

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

saw

6.

"My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work next day.

a)

was taking

b)

is taking

c)

will take

7.

"I have been there".She told me that she ________ there.

a)

had been

b)

has been

c)

was

8.

"Open the window!".He asked me ________ the window.

a)

to open

b)

open

c)

opened

9.

"I have seen that movie".He told me that he ________ that movie.

a)

had seen

b)

will have seen

c)

has seen

10.

"I am flying to India tomorrow".He told me that he ________ the next day..

a)

was flying

b)

flied

c)

would fly

11.

There was an accident outside the supermarket’.

a)

He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.  

b)

He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.  

c)

He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.  

12.

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.  

13.

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.  

14.

Which words complete the sentence?Maria apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ____.

a)

that day  

b)

 the following day  

c)

previous day  

15.

Me: ‘I’ve done it!’

I told you that I________

a)

had done it

b)

was done it

c)

is done it

16.

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

George said that he__________because he was working.

a)

was not talk

b)

couldn't talk

c)

can´t talk

17.

"Yeah, I've been to Greece.". My friend told me that he ________ to Greece.

a)

been

b)

had been

c)

was

18.

'I have to pass the English exam,' said Jesús.

a)

Jesús said that he has to pass the English exam.

b)

He said that he has to pass the English exam.

c)

Jesús said he had pass the English exam.

d)

He said he had to pass the English exam.

19.

"I sing with the teacher"

a)

She said she sang with the teacher

b)

She said she sing with the teacher

c)

She said she was sing with the teacher

20.

'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.

21.

Tom said 'I'm going to London tomorrow'

a)

Tom said he was going to London the following day.

b)

Tom said he is going to London the following day.

c)

Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.

22.

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)

wanted

b)

wants

c)

didn't want

23.

Sarah asked, "Are you busy tonight?

a)

She asked if I am busy tonight.

b)

She asked if I was busy that night.

24.

She told me, "I always drinks coffee."

a)

She told me that I always drank coffee.

b)

She told me that she always drinks coffee.

c)

She told me that she always drank coffee.

25.

"What are you doing?"

a)

Mary asked me where you were doing.

b)

Mary said to me what I was doing.

c)

Mary asked me what was I doing

d)

Mary asked me what I was doing.

26.

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

27.

Do verbs tenses change in reported speech?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

I don't know

28.

Is optional to use "that" in reported speech?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don't know