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REPORTED SPEECH (ADVANCED)

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Julia said that she ___________ at noon.

a)

A. was going to be here

b)

B. was going to be there

c)

C. would be here

d)

D. can be there

2.

He _______ that he was moving away that afternoon.

a)

A. told me

b)

B. told to me

c)

C. said me

d)

D. says to me

3.

My father told me that the days _________normally longer in summer.

a)

A. will be

b)

B. are

c)

C. were

d)

D. can be

4.

I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.

a)

A. said to

b)

B. suggested

c)

C. advised

d)

D. recommended

5.

My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.

a)

A. remember to plant

b)

B. not planting

c)

C. to plant

d)

D. planting

6.

I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.

a)

A. if she was planned

b)

B. whether was she planning

c)

C. was she planned

d)

D. if she was planning

7.

Nam wanted to know what time ________.

a)

A. the movie began

b)

B. did the movie begin

c)

C. the movie had began

d)

D. does the movie begin

8.

I wondered_______ the right thing or not.

a)

A. whether I was doing

b)

B. if I am doing

c)

C. was I doing

d)

D. whether I am doing

9.

The scientist said ________ different types of galaxies in the outer space.

a)

A. there were

b)

B. there are

c)

C. there would be

d)

D. there had been

10.

Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot. But he still can’t afford his rent.

a)

A. is – will travel

b)

B. were – would travel

c)

C. had been – would have travelled

d)

D. was – will travel

11.

They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.

a)

A. the previous day

b)

B. yesterday

c)

C. the last day

d)

D. the day previously

12.

He asked the children _________too much noise.

a)

A. not to make

b)

B. not making

c)

C. don’t make

d)

D. if they don’t make

13.

She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.

a)

A. wrote

b)

B. has written

c)

C. was writing

d)

D. had written

14.

The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1492.

a)

A. discovered

b)

B. had discovered

c)

C. was discovering

d)

D. would discover

15.

John said he _________ her since they ________ school.

a)

A. hasn’t met – left

b)

B. hadn’t met - had left

c)

C. hadn’t met – left

d)

D. didn’t meet – has left

16.

The woman asked __________get lunch at school.

a)

A. can the children

b)

B. whether the children could

c)

C. if the children can

d)

D. could the children

17.

Laura said that when she_________ to school, she had seen an accident.

a)

A. was walking

b)

B. has walked

c)

C. had been walking

d)

D. has been walking

18.

He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam.

a)

A. she took

b)

B. did she take

c)

C. she hadn’t taken

d)

D. she had taken

19.

Ba said he__________ some good marks that semester.

a)

A. gets

b)

B. got

c)

C. had got

d)

D. has got

20.

They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.

a)

A. try

b)

B. will try

c)

C. are trying

d)

D. would try

21.

She asked me where I___________ from.

a)

A. came

b)

B. coming

c)

C. to come

d)

D. come

22.

She_________ whether I liked classical music or not.

a)

A. asked

b)

B. wondered

c)

C. wanted to know

d)

D. all are correct

23.

He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.

a)

A. was

b)

B. were

c)

C. is

d)

D. has been

24.

He wants to know whether I ___________ back tomorrow.

a)

A. will come

b)

B. came

c)

C. were coming

d)

D. B and C are correct

25.

I wonder why he___________ love his family.

a)

A. doesn’t

b)

B. don’t

c)

C. didn’t

d)

D. hasn’t

26.

They asked me how many children___________.

a)

A. I had

b)

B. did I have

c)

C. do I have

d)

D. had I got

27.

Thu said: “I have been here the day before yesterday.”

-> Thu said she had been there ___________.

a)

A. the previous day

b)

B. two days before

c)

C. two previous days

d)

D. the days before

28.

The student said that they ___________ sit for an exam the following day.

a)

A. must

b)

B. ought

c)

C. had to

d)

D. might to

29.

He wanted to know _______ shopping the previous morning.

a)

A. if we had been going

b)

B. that if we had been going

c)

C. we were going

d)

D. that we were going

30.

He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.

a)

A. that did I know / who was Robert

b)

B. that I knew / who Robert were

c)

C. if I knew / who Robert was

d)

D. whether I knew / who was Robert

31.

The mother asked her son _______.

a)

A. where he has been

b)

B. where he had been

c)

C. where has he been

d)

D. where had he been

32.

“We’ll come the day after tomorrow,” they said.

-> They said that they would come _______.

a)

A. in two days’ time

b)

B. two days later

c)

C. the following two days

d)

D. A and B are correct

33.

The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.

a)

A. whether he preferred

b)

B. that he preferred

c)

C. did he prefer

d)

D. if he prefers

34.

She asked me _______ my holidays _______.

a)

A. where I spent / the previous year

b)

B. where I had spent / the previous year

c)

C. where I had spent / last year

d)

D. where did I spend / last year

35.

“I won’t go until I meet her,” said Janet.

-> Janet ___________ meeting her.

a)

A. insisted on

b)

B. objected to

c)

C. refused to

d)

D. denied

36.

John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.

a)

A. does not like / is

b)

B. did not like / were

c)

C. not liked / had been

d)

D. had not liked / was

37.

Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.

a)

A. before

b)

B. ago

c)

C. last

d)

D. previous

38.

Her mother ___________ against talking to strangers.

a)

A. advised

b)

B. recommended

c)

C. suggested

d)

D. prevented

39.

Andrew told me that they _______ to that bar two days _______.

a)

A. have not gone / ago

b)

B. had not gone / before

c)

C. did not go / ago

d)

D. would not go / before

40.

Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.

a)

A. had done / following

b)

B. would do / previous

c)

C. would do / following

d)

D. was going / previous

41.

John asked me _______ in English.

a)

A. what does this word mean

b)

B. what that word means

c)

C. what did this word mean

d)

D. what that word meant

42.

The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.

a)

A. not behave

b)

B. not to behave

c)

C. not behaving

d)

D. did not behave

43.

She said she _______ collect it for me after work.

a)

A. would

b)

B. did

c)

C. must

d)

D. had

44.

He told me that if he _______ Japanese he _______ an interpreter.

a)

A. could speak / wouldn’t need

b)

B. can speak / won’t need

c)

C. had spoken / wouldn’t have needed

d)

D. A and B are correct

45.

I always tell you he _______ unreliable.

a)

A. is

b)

B. was

c)

C. had been

d)

D. would be

46.

I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours

a)

A. to pass / will try

b)

B. he should pass / tried

c)

C. to pass / would be trying

d)

D. he passed / have tried

47.

Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.

a)

A. yesterday

b)

B. two days ago

c)

C. the day before

d)

D. the next day

48.

John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.

a)

A. if I were

b)

B. if I will be

c)

C. if would I be

d)

D. if I was

49.

She wondered _______ that film the night before.

a)

A. with whom had I seen

b)

B. with whom I had seen

c)

C. if whom I had seen

d)

D. with whom I saw

50.

The guest told the host that _______.

a)

A. I must go then

b)

B. he must go now

c)

C. he had to go now

d)

D. he had to go then

51.
"Don't go here"
a)
She said didn't go here.
b)
She said not to go there.
c)
She said don't go here.
52.
"Folk music makes me sick."
a)
He told me that folk music made him sick.
b)
He told me that folk music had made him sick.
c)
He told me that folk music made me sick.
53.
"Can Tom  dance?"
a)
She asked can Tom dance.
b)
 She asked if Tom can dance.
c)
She asked if Tom could dance.
54.
"We have finished it just in time!"
a)
She said they had finished it just in time.
b)
She said they finished it just in time.
c)
She said they had finish it just in time.
55.
"I am looking forward to holidays."
a)
She said she was looking forward to holidays.
b)
She said she had been looking forward to holidays.
c)
She said she looked forward to holidays.
56.
"Where do you  walk the dog?"
a)
She asked where I walk the dog.
b)
 She asked where I  walked the dog.
c)
She asked where  you walk the dog.
57.
"I don't like fast food."
a)
He said he doesn't like fast food.
b)
He said he didn't like fast food
c)
He said he didn't liked fast food
58.
"Mike will help to cook dinner tomorrow."
a)
She said that Mike helped to  cook dinner tomorrow.
b)
She said that Mike would help to  cook dinner tomorrow.
c)
no correct answer
59.
No, I didn't do it.
a)
He said he didn't it.
b)
He said he hadn't done it.
c)
He said I hadn't done it.
60.
We will come earlier.
a)
They remember to come earlier.
b)
They promised to come earlier.
c)
They wanrned to come earlier.
61.

"He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

a)

is coming

b)

will come

c)

would come

62.

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

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

saw

63.

"I will call you". I told her that I ________ her.

a)

will call

b)

Would call

c)

would have called

64.

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

a)

has been

b)

is

c)

was

65.

"I am flying to India tomorrow".

He told me that he ________ tomorrow.

a)

is flying

b)

was flying

c)

will fly

66.

"I loved him very much".

My sister told me that she ________ him very much.

a)

was loving

b)

had loved

c)

would love

67.

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

a)

been

b)

had been

c)

was

68.

"I have been to that bar.".

He told me that he ________ to that bar.

a)

had been

b)

will have been

c)

is being

69.

"I am writing an email to my girlfriend."

He told me that he ________ an email to his girlfriend.

a)

is writing

b)

was writing

c)

writes

70.

Report this sentence correctly.

‘I can swim really fast.’

a)

He said that he could swim really fast.

b)

He told that he could swim really fast.

c)

He said me that he could swim really fast.

71.

Report this sentence correctly.

‘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.

72.

Report this sentence correctly.

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.

73.

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.

74.

Which words complete the sentence?

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

a)

the following day.

b)

that day.

c)

previous day.

75.

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


Paul said that he (a)   at the meeting the following day.

76.

Me: "I am studying English"

I told you that I (a)   English.

77.

Danny: "I’m going to be late".

Danny told me that he (a)   to be late.

78.

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

George said that he (a)   because he was working.

79.

Hannah: “I want to go to the football match, but I don’t have enough money”.

Hannah said that she (a)   to go to the football match, but she didn’t have enough money.

80.

Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.

"I think you should go to the dentist" Julie said to Tom.

a)

Julie advised Tom to go to the dentist.

b)

Julie advised to go to the dentist.

c)

Julie advised going to the dentist.

81.

Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.

"Don't forget to buy milk!" said Antonio to Lucia.

a)

Antonio reminded to buy milk.

b)

Antonio reminded Lucia buying milk.

c)

Antonio reminded Lucia to buy milk.

82.

Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.

"I'm sorry I forgot your birthday" said Amanda to me.

a)

Amanda apologised for forgetting my birthday.

b)

Amanda apologised to forget my birthday.

c)

Amanda apologised for my birthday.

83.

Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.

What about if we meet on Wednesday?

a)

She suggested meeting on Wednesday.

b)

She suggested to meet on Wednesday.

c)

She told to meet on Wednesday.

84.

Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example.

"Is the milk fresh?"

a)

She asked me if the milk was fresh.

b)

She asked me if was the milk was fresh.

85.

I didn’t take your wallet,’ she said.

a)

She denied to take his wallet.

b)

She denied having taken your wallet.

c)

She denied taking his wallet.

86.

‘Don’t forget to turn off the alarm,’ Jack said to me.

a)

Jack reminded me to turn off the alarm.

b)

Jack reminded to me turn off the alarm.

c)

Jack reminded to me to turn off the alarm.

d)

Jack reminded to me to turning off the alarm.

87.

‘Let’s go to the police station,’ she said.

a)

She suggested to go to the police station.

b)

She suggested to me to go to the police station.

c)

She suggested going to the police station.

88.

‘I’m sorry I took your handbag,’ he said.

a)

He apologised for taking my handbag.

b)

He apologised to having taken my handbag

c)

He apologised for having taken your handbag.

89.

‘Don’t enter this building,’ he said to us.

a)

He warned us to not enter this building

b)

He warned me no to enter that building

c)

He warned us not to enter that building

90.

"I will love you forever". He told his girlfriend.

a)

He promised to love her forever.

b)

He promised to loving her forever

c)

He promised love her forever.

91.

"Please, please help me with the homework". She asked her brother.

a)

She complained to her brother about her homework.

b)

She begged her brother to help her with the homework.

c)

She begged his brother to help him with the homework.

d)

She complained to his brother about his homework.

92.

"Yes, I copied in the exam".

a)

The student admitted to copying in the exam.

b)

The student denied copying in the exam.

c)

The student admitted to copy in the exam

93.

"You ruined my favorite sweater!"

a)

He accused me of ruining her favorite sweater.

b)

He accused of ruining her favorite sweater to me.

c)

He accused me to ruin her favorite sweater.

94.

Let's go to the cinema!

Jack ____ going to the cinema.

a)

promised

b)

suggested

c)

warned

d)

regretted

95.

You said that you would be careful !

You _____ to be careful.

a)

suggested

b)

regretted

c)

promised

d)

accused

96.

It's such a pity I couldn't see the game.

He ____ not seeing the game.

a)

denied

b)

accused

c)

advised

d)

regretted

97.

You're right - we shouldn't have spoken to him.

Joe ____ speaking to him was a mistake

a)

denied

b)

advised

c)

begged

d)

admitted

98.

Jonathan, we'd like to welcome you to our city.

The mayor _____ Jonathan.

a)

acknowledged

b)

thanked

c)

admitted

d)

greeted

99.

There's the shoplifter over there !

The shop assistant ____ that man of shoplifting .

a)

assumed

b)

accused

c)

complained

d)

denied

100.

Mary, you should really get a head start on learning for the exam next week.

I ______ Mary to start learning for the exam.

a)

warned

b)

advised

c)

begged

d)

suggested

101.

The criminal told the officer that he had robbed the bank.

The criminal _____ to having robbed the bank.

a)

accused

b)

enquired

c)

admitted

d)

explained

102.

Please help me study for my next exam, or I'll fail!

She ____ her sister to help her study.

a)

begged

b)

advised

c)

refused

d)

pleaded

103.

I'm not going to go with you. I'm simply not going.

He adamantly _____ to go with him.

a)

refused

b)

denied

c)

relented

d)

urged

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