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WorksheetsREPORTED SPEECH (BASIC)
Total questions: 135
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
'This' and 'These' become .... in Reported Speech
Thats and Theses
That and Thesis
That and This
That and Those
Helen said it _____________ cold outside.
'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noelia said.
She said she can't go out to the cinema today.
Noelia said she could not go out to the cinema that day.
She said she couldn't go out to the cinema today.
She said she can't go out to the cinema that day .
'I know how to make pancakes for breakfast,' said Divine.
Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for the breakfast.
He said he know how to make pancakes for breakfast.
Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for breakfast.
Divine knows how to make pancakes for breakfast.
'I can't find my book' said Alba.
Alba said she couldn't find her book.
Alba said she couldn't found her book.
Alba said she can't find her book.
She said she could found her book.
"I sing with the teacher"
She said she sang with the teacher
She said she sing with the teacher
She said she was sing with the teacher
"He can drive a car"
She said he would drive a car
She said he could drive a car
She said he was can drive a car
She said he will drive a car
Peter said, “I’m thirsty and hungry”.
Peter said that he was thirsty and hungry.
He said he is thirsty and hungry.
Peter, that he was thirsty and hungry.
Miriam: "I love chocolate."
Daniel: "Miriam said (that) she ___ chocolate."
loved
loves
loving
Marcos: "I go skiing with my family in winter."
Javi: "Marcos said (that) he ___ skiing with his family in winter."
gone
went
go
Andrea: "I don't like spinach."
Jose Manuel: "Patricia said (that) she ___ like spinach."
doesn't
don't
didn't
Natalia: "I have a cat and three turtles."
Aitana: Mary said (that) she ___ a cat and three turtles."
have
had
has
Rocío: "The weather is warmer than usual."
Mª Dolores: Rocío said _______________.
the weather was warmer than usual
the weather it is warmer than usual
that the weather warmer than usual
Marta: "I don't like tomatoes."
Laura: Marta said (that) she ________ tomatoes.
don't
didn't
doesn't
Azahara and Rebeca say: "We finish our homework after meal"
They said they finished their homework after meal.
They said they finish our homework after meal
They said they finished our homework after meal.
Javier : Pablo is a good student.
He said that he were a good student.
He said that he was a good student.
Alejandro : I speak 4 languages.
He said that He spoke 4 languages..
He said that He speaked 4 languages.
He said he speaks four languages
'I get up every morning at seven o'clock.', Carlos said.
Carlos said he got up every morning at seven o'clock.
Carlos said I got up every morning at seven o'clock.
Carlos said he had got up every morning at seven o'clock.
He says, "They will hurt you".
He said to me that they will hurt me.
He said to me that he would be hurt me.
He said to me that they would hurt me.
He said to me that they would hurt you.
My father said to me, "You must work hard".
My father said to me that I must work hard.
My father said to me that you must work hard.
My father said to me that you have to work hard.
My father said tome that I had to work hard.
You said, "You have brought books for me".
You said that you brought books for me.
You said that you had brought books for me.
You said that you have brought books for me.
You said that you have been brought books for me.
She said, "I am working in a hospital."
She told me that I was working in a hospital.
She told me that she was working in a hospital
Melissa said, "I have been to India three times.”
Melissa said that I had been to India three times.
She said that she has been to India three times.
She said that she had been to India three times.
She said, "They were living in Chicago when their son was born.”
She said that they were living in Chicago when their son was born.
She said that they have been living in chicago when their son was born.
She said that they had been living in Chicago when their son was born.
They said, "We have been waiting for the tickets for three hours."
They said that they had been waiting for the tickets for three hours.
The said that we had been waiting for the tickets for three hours.
Sarah asked, "Are you busy tonight?
She asked if I am busy tonight.
She asked if I was busy that night.
He asked, "Did you break the glass?"
He asked if I broke the glass.
He asked if I had broken the glass.
He told me, "I have been to Spain."
He told me that I had been to Spain.
He told me that I have been to Spain.
Julia said that she ___________ at noon.
A. was going to be here
B. was going to be there
C. would be here
D. can be there
He _______ that he was moving away that afternoon.
A. told me
B. told to me
C. said me
D. says to me
My father told me that the days _________normally longer in summer.
A. will be
B. are
C. were
D. can be
I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.
A. said to
B. suggested
C. advised
D. recommended
My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.
A. remember to plant
B. not planting
C. to plant
D. planting
I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.
A. if she was planned
B. whether was she planning
C. was she planned
D. if she was planning
Nam wanted to know what time ________.
A. the movie began
B. did the movie begin
C. the movie had began
D. does the movie begin
I wondered_______ the right thing or not.
A. whether I was doing
B. if I am doing
C. was I doing
D. whether I am doing
The scientist said ________ different types of galaxies in the outer space.
A. there were
B. there are
C. there would be
D. there had been
Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot. But he still can’t afford his rent.
A. is – will travel
B. were – would travel
C. had been – would have travelled
D. was – will travel
They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.
A. the previous day
B. yesterday
C. the last day
D. the day previously
He asked the children _________too much noise.
A. not to make
B. not making
C. don’t make
D. if they don’t make
She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.
A. wrote
B. has written
C. was writing
D. had written
The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1492.
A. discovered
B. had discovered
C. was discovering
D. would discover
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
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
Laura said that when she_________ to school, she had seen an accident.
A. was walking
B. has walked
C. had been walking
D. has been walking
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
Ba said he__________ some good marks that semester.
A. gets
B. got
C. had got
D. has got
They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.
A. try
B. will try
C. are trying
D. would try
She asked me where I___________ from.
A. came
B. coming
C. to come
D. come
She_________ whether I liked classical music or not.
A. asked
B. wondered
C. wanted to know
D. all are correct
He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.
A. was
B. were
C. is
D. has been
He wants to know whether I ___________ back tomorrow.
A. will come
B. came
C. were coming
D. B and C are correct
I wonder why he___________ love his family.
A. doesn’t
B. don’t
C. didn’t
D. hasn’t
They asked me how many children___________.
A. I had
B. did I have
C. do I have
D. had I got
Thu said: “I have been here the day before yesterday.”
-> Thu said she had been there ___________.
A. the previous day
B. two days before
C. two previous days
D. the days before
The student said that they ___________ sit for an exam the following day.
A. must
B. ought
C. had to
D. might to
He wanted to know _______ shopping the previous morning.
A. if we had been going
B. that if we had been going
C. we were going
D. that we were going
He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.
A. that did I know / who was Robert
B. that I knew / who Robert were
C. if I knew / who Robert was
D. whether I knew / who was Robert
The mother asked her son _______.
A. where he has been
B. where he had been
C. where has he been
D. where had he been
“We’ll come the day after tomorrow,” they said.
-> They said that they would come _______.
A. in two days’ time
B. two days later
C. the following two days
D. A and B are correct
The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
A. whether he preferred
B. that he preferred
C. did he prefer
D. if he prefers
She asked me _______ my holidays _______.
A. where I spent / the previous year
B. where I had spent / the previous year
C. where I had spent / last year
D. where did I spend / last year
“I won’t go until I meet her,” said Janet.
-> Janet ___________ meeting her.
A. insisted on
B. objected to
C. refused to
D. denied
John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.
A. does not like / is
B. did not like / were
C. not liked / had been
D. had not liked / was
Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.
A. before
B. ago
C. last
D. previous
Her mother ___________ against talking to strangers.
A. advised
B. recommended
C. suggested
D. prevented
Andrew told me that they _______ to that bar two days _______.
A. have not gone / ago
B. had not gone / before
C. did not go / ago
D. would not go / before
Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.
A. had done / following
B. would do / previous
C. would do / following
D. was going / previous
John asked me _______ in English.
A. what does this word mean
B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean
D. what that word meant
The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave
B. not to behave
C. not behaving
D. did not behave
She said she _______ collect it for me after work.
A. would
B. did
C. must
D. had
He told me that if he _______ Japanese he _______ an interpreter.
A. could speak / wouldn’t need
B. can speak / won’t need
C. had spoken / wouldn’t have needed
D. A and B are correct
I always tell you he _______ unreliable.
A. is
B. was
C. had been
D. would be
I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours
A. to pass / will try
B. he should pass / tried
C. to pass / would be trying
D. he passed / have tried
Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.
A. yesterday
B. two days ago
C. the day before
D. the next day
John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I were
B. if I will be
C. if would I be
D. if I was
She wondered _______ that film the night before.
A. with whom had I seen
B. with whom I had seen
C. if whom I had seen
D. with whom I saw
The guest told the host that _______.
A. I must go then
B. he must go now
C. he had to go now
D. he had to go then
Can you speak Spanish?
I asked her if she could speak Spanish.
I asked her if she can study Spanish.
I asked her what she can speak.
Did you see her last week?
The police officer asked us if we had seen her the previous week.
The police officer asked us if we seen her the previous week.
The police officer asked us if we had seen her last week.
Miss Alyson said ______
He said me that he could help me.
Tom said he _____ to the cinema for a long time.
He said he _____ at the moment.
Jane said _______ cook well.
She told me he ____ to the party
He said _________ from co-ed schools.
Miss Alyson said ____.
She told me they ____ breakfast before school.
He told me at 10 am _____ Biology.
Mary: "I can't swim."
can't
couldn't
can not
hadn't
Jacob: "I work in an office."
Jacob told me (that) ___ worked in an office.
she
I
you
he
Victoria: "I like my cat."
Victoria told me (that) ___ liked ____cat.
I ; her
she; my
she; her
I; my
Leah: "How is your journey?"
Leah asked me how ____ journey was
his
my
your
her
Tom said, "Why did you charge me?"
Tom asked that why have you charged me.
Tom asked why we had charged him.
Tom asked why we charge him.
Tom asked if we charged him.
Tania said, "Could you change my domain name?"
Tania asked if she could change the domain name.
Tania asked if we could change her domain name.
Tania said if I can change my domain name?
Tania wanted to know if she can change her domain name.
"Be quiet!"
I told her be quiet.
I told her to be quiet.
I told for her to be quiet.
I told be quiet.
"Do you play chess?"
He asked me do I play chess.
He asked me if I did play chess.
He asked me did I play chess.
He asked me if I played chess.
