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Dirct and Indirect speech

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Direct speech is...

a)

When you say exactly word for word what someone said.

b)

When you report what someone said but you don't use the exact words.

c)

when you speak directly to someone

2.

Indirect speech is

a)

When you quote exactly what someone said

b)

When you report what someone said but you don't use the exact words

c)

When you indirectly talk to someone

3.

In indirect speech we use ______ before we report the speech.

a)

say/ ask

b)

said/asked

c)

saying/asking

4.

In indirect speech tomorrow changes to...

a)

the next day

b)

the day before

c)

that night

d)

the previous day

5.

In indirect speech yesterday changes to...

a)

the next day

b)

that night

c)

the day before

d)

the following day

6.

In indirect speech tonight changes to...

a)

the other day

b)

the next night

c)

that night

d)

the following night

7.

Choose the correct form of the indirect sentence:

Joel: 'I want to play football tomorrow.'

a)

Joel said that he wants to play football the next day.

b)

Joel says that he wanted to play football the next day.

c)

Joel said that he wanted to play football tomorrow.

d)

Joel said he wanted to play football the next day.

8.

Choose the correct indirect sentence. Becky: 'Have you seen my phone?'

a)

Becky said if I have seen her phone.

b)

Becky asked if I have seen her phone.

c)

Becky asked if I had seen her phone.

d)

Becky said if I had saw her phone.

9.

Change the sentence to indirect speech: John: 'I am going to London tomorrow.'

a)

John said he is going to London tomorrow.

b)

John said he was going to London the next day.

c)

John said he is going to London the next day.

d)

John said he was going to London tomorrow.

10.

Fill in the missing parts of the indirect speech: Mom: ' I am coming to pick you up from school.

Mom said that she (a)   to pick me up from school.

11.

Fill in the missing words in the indirect speech sentence. Sam: 'I did the the math ttest yesterday.'

Sam said that he_____ the math test______.

(a)  

12.

Fill in the missing words in the indirect sentence. Remy: 'Do you want to watch the new Marvel movie with me tonight?'

Remy asked me if I ________to watch the new Marvel movie with her_____.

(a)  

13.

Past simple changes to_____ in indirect speech.

a)

present perfect(has/have +wwed/volt.d.w)

b)

past simple(verledetijd)

c)

past perfect(had+wwed/volt.d.w)

d)

present simple(tegenwordige tijd)

14.

Present simple changes to _________in indirect speech.

a)

past simple (verleden tijd -ww+ed)

b)

Past perfect (had+ww+ed/volt.d.w)

c)

Present simple(tegenwoordigetijd -ww+ es,s,-)

d)

Present perfect (has/had+ ww+ed/volt.d.w)

15.

Present continuous changes to _______in indirect speech.

a)

Past simple (verledentijd- ww+ ed)

b)

Present perfect (has/have+ww ed/volt.d.w)

c)

Past perfect (had +ww+ed /volt.d.w)

d)

past continuous (was/were+ ww + ing)

16.

Jane: 'I am going to London tomorrow.'

a)

Jane said that she is going to London tomorrow.

b)

Jane asked that she was going to London tomorrow.

c)

Jane said that she goes to London the next day.

d)

Jane said that she was going to London the next day.

17.

Tom: 'I watched the best Horror movie yesterday.'

a)

Tom said that he had watched the best horror movie the day before.

b)

Tom said that he watched the best horror movie yesterday.'

c)

Tom said that he was watching the best horror movie yesterday.

d)

Tom said that he had watched the best horror movie yesterday.

18.

Sara: 'Have you ever seen a unicorn?

a)

Sara said that have I ever seen a Unicorn.

b)

Sara asked if I had ever seen a Unicorn.

c)

Sara asked if I have ever seen a unicorn.

d)

Sara said if I Had ever seen a unicorn.