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reported speech statement

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tim: "She works in an office"

Tim said (that) she...

a)

works in an office

b)

worked in an office

c)

has worked in a an office

2.

Jessica: "I am going to clean the room."

Jessica told me (that) she...

a)

is going to clean the room.

b)

was going to clean the room

c)

is cleaning the room

3.

Kathy: "He can speak Spanish."

Kathy told us (that) he...

a)

can speak Spanish

b)

could speak Spanish

c)

Will be able to speak Spanish

4.

Emma: "I'm sitting on the chair."

Emma said (that) she....

a)

was sitting on the chair

b)

is sitting on the chair

c)

hs seated on the chair

5.

Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time."

Lucy said to Gerry (that) the train....

a)

wasn't arrived on time

b)

hadn't arrived on time

c)

hasn't arrived on time

6.

"He is coming today" the mother said. She said that he ____ .

a)

was coming the day before

b)

came the previous day

c)

was coming that day

d)

would come the next day

7.

"He will come tomorrow".

She said that he............................. the following day.

a)

is coming

b)

will come

c)

would come

8.

"I am happy".

She told me that she ________ happy.

a)

has been

b)

is

c)

was

9.

Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."

Nick said (that) Walter ...

a)

never eats meat

b)

does not eat meat

c)

didn't eat meat

d)

was eaten

10.

"next week" in indirect speech changes to:

a)

a week before

b)

the following week

c)

that week

d)

then

11.

"now" in reported speech changes to:

a)

that day

b)

the next day

c)

a day before

d)

then

12.

1. “We are very tired.”, they said.

                        

                      

a)

A. They said we were very tired.

b)

        B. They said they were very tired.

c)

C. They said we are very tired.  

d)

          D. They said they are very tired.

13.

2. “You work very hard.”, my mother said to me.

     

a)

A. My mother told me that I work very hard.      

b)

    B. My mother told me that I worked very hard.

c)

C. My mother told me that I had worked very hard. 

d)

    D. My mother told me that I have worked very hard.

14.

3.“We have a lift very often but it doesn’t work.”, he said.

     

  

a)

A. He said we have a lift very often but it doesn’t work.

b)

B. He said they had a lift very often but it doesn’t work.

c)

C. He said they had a lift very often but it didn’t work.   

d)

   D. He said we had a lift very often but it didn’t work.

15.

4.  “I am going to Brighton tomorrow.”, said he.

               

a)

A. He said he is going to Brighton tomorrow.   

b)

   B. He said he was going to Brighton the next days.

c)

C. He said he was going to Brighton the following day.   

d)

  D. He said he is going to Brighton the day after.

16.

5.  “We have to go now.” Susan said.

               

           

a)

A. Susan said that they had to go then.     

b)

B. Susan said that we had to go then.

c)

C. Susan said that they have to go now.        

d)

D. Susan said that we have to go now.

17.

6. “I am going away tomorrow, mom.”, the son said.

 

a)

A. The son said that he was going away the next day, mom.  

b)

B. The son told his mom that he was going away the next day.

c)

C. The son asked his mom if he was going away tomorrow.  

d)

   D. The son said to his mom he was going away the next day.

18.

7. “I’ll wait for you until you come”, she said to Nam.

      

   

a)

A. She told Nam she’ll wait for you until he comes.   

b)

B. She told Nam she would wait for him until you came.

c)

C. She told Nam she would wait for you until he came. 

d)

D. She told Nam she would wait for him until he came.

19.

8.  “I must write some letters now.” my brother said.

      

a)

A. My brother said he must write some letters now. 

b)

  B. My brother said he had to write some letters now.

c)

 C. My brother said he had to write some letters then.     

d)

   D. My brother said he must to write some letters then.

20.

9. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary. ” said Tom.

a)

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day

b)

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

c)

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

d)

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

21.

10. “I have something to tell you” Kerry said to Cheryl.

      

a)

A. Kerry told Cheryl I had something to tell her.    

b)

    B. Kerry told Cheryl he had something to tell her.

c)

C. Kerry told Cheryl she had had something to tell him.

d)

D. Kerry told Cheryl he had had something to tell her.

22.

  

11.He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring. ”

  

a)

A. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.

b)

 B. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.

c)

C. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.

d)

D. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.

23.

    

12.  “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.

a)

A. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.

b)

B. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.

c)

C. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.

d)

D. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.

24.

13.  “I wrote to him yesterday”

     .

    

a)

A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.   

b)

B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday

c)

C. She told me she had written to him yesterday.

d)

D. She told me she had written to him the day before.

25.

14.  “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.

     

   

a)

A. She told me he was talking to your sister.       

b)

B. She told me she was talking to my sister.

c)

C. She told me he was talking to my sister.   

d)

D. She told me he was talking to her sister.

26.

15. “You will like my sister when you meet her”

a)

A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.

b)

 B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.

c)

C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.             

d)

D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.

27.

    

16.  “I didn’t meet Susan last week”

a)

A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.    

b)

    B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.

c)

C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.                

d)

D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.

28.

17 “I didn’t break your watch”

  

a)

A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.   

b)

 B. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.

c)

C. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.  

d)

   D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.

29.

19. “I found a lot of mistakes in your plan”. Catherine said to Kevin.

a)

A. Catherine told Kevin she found a lot of mistakes in his plan.

b)

B. Catherine told Kevin she has found a lot of mistakes in his plan.

c)

C. Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in his plan.

d)

D. Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in her plan.

30.

19  “I have just seen your mother this morning”.

a)

A. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning.

b)

B. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning.

c)

C. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning.

d)

D. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning.

31.

20.  “We are ready to come with our friends”

      

    

a)

A. They told us they are ready to come with their friends.

b)

B. They told us they were ready to come with our friends.

c)

C. They told us we were ready to come with our friends.     

d)

D. They told us they were ready to come with their friends.

32.

She said to him "I am a teacher."

a)

She said to him that she was a teacher.

b)

She told him that she was a teacher.

c)

She told him that she is a teacher.

d)

She asked him that she was a teacher.

33.

My mother said "I will cook today."

a)

My mother said that she will cook that day.

b)

My mother said that she would cook today.

c)

My mother said that she would cook that day.

d)

My mother said if she would cook that day.

34.

They said to him "You can use this car."

a)

They told him that he could use that car.

b)

They told him if he could use that car.

c)

They told him that they could use that car.

d)

They asked him that he could use that car.

35.

Linda said "The weather is awful today, Tom."

a)

Linda told Tom if the weather was awful that day.

b)

Linda told Tom that the weather is awful that day.

c)

Linda told Tom that the weather was awful today.

d)

Linda told Tom that the weather was awful that day.

36.

Minh said to his wife "Your dress is very beautiful."

a)

Minh told his wife that her dress was very beautiful.

b)

Minh asked his wife that her dress was very beautiful.

c)

Minh told his wife if her dress was very beautiful.

d)

Minh told his wife that her dress is very beautiful.

37.

She said to me "I will help you with this new invention."

a)

She told me that I would help you with that new invention.

b)

She told me that she would help me with that new invention.

c)

She told me that she would helped me with that new invention.

d)

She told me if she would help me with that new invention.

38.

The boy said to his mother "My pet cat is very lovely."

a)

The boy told his mother if his pet cat was very lovely.

b)

The boy told his mother that my pet cat was very lovely.

c)

The boy told his mother that his pet cat was very lovely.

d)

The boy told his mother that his pet cat is very lovely.

39.

He said to Mrs.Nga "You were absent from the meeting yesterday."

a)

He told Mrs.Nga that she is absent from the meeting the day before.

b)

He told Mrs.Nga that she had been absent from the meeting the day before.

c)

He told Mrs.Nga that she had been absent from the meeting the following day .

d)

He told Mrs.Nga that she had been absent from the meeting yesterday.

40.

I said to them "You must do your homework carefully."

a)

I told them that they must do their homework carefully.

b)

I told them that you must do your homework carefully.

c)

I told them that they had to do their homework carefully.

d)

I told them if they had to do their homework carefully.

41.

She said to me "I can't answer this question immediately."

a)

She told me that she can't answer this question immediately.

b)

She told me that she couldn't answer this question immediately.

c)

She told me that she couldn't answer that question immediately.

d)

She told me that she can't answer that question immediately.

42.

"He is coming today" the mother said. She said that he ____ .

a)

was coming the day before

b)

came the previous day

c)

was coming that day

d)

would come the next day

43.

"I came here last week" he said. He said he ____ here ____ .

a)

came / last week

b)

had come / last week

c)

had come / the next week

d)

had come / the previous week

44.

"He will come tomorrow".

She said that he............................. the following day.

a)

is coming

b)

will come

c)

would come

45.

"I see the clouds.".

He told me that she ________ the clouds.

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

saw

46.

"I have been there".

She told me that she ________ there.

a)

had been

b)

has been

c)

was

47.

"I am happy".

She tells me that she ________ happy.

a)

has been

b)

is

c)

was

48.

I am flying to India tomorrow".

He told me that he ________ the following day.

a)

is flying

b)

was flying

c)

will fly

49.

‘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.

50.

Mala: "I went skiing."

Jill: "Mala said (that) she ___ skiing."

a)

went

b)

had gone

c)

have gone

51.

Emma: "I'm sitting on this chair."

Emma said (that) she....

a)

was sitting on this chair

b)

is sitting on that chair

c)

was sat on this chair

d)

was sitting on that chair

52.

Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."

Nick says (that) Walter ...

a)

never eat meat

b)

does not eat meat

c)

didn't eat meat

d)

was eaten

53.

"next week" in indirect speech changes to:

a)

a week before

b)

the following week

c)

that week

d)

then

54.

"now" in reported speech changes to:

a)

that day

b)

the next day

c)

a day before

d)

then

55.

"8th grade students are the best!"

Mrs Nişan said ______

a)

8th grade students are the best.

b)

8th grade students had the best.

c)

8th grade students had been the best.

d)

8th grade students were the best.

56.

Sara said: "I am watching a movie now "

a)

Sara said I am watching a movie now.

b)

Sara said that she was watching a movie then.

57.

Adam said : " I will visit Agadir next week."

a)

Adam said that he would visit Agadir the following week.

b)

Adam said that he will visit Agadir next week.

58.

"I'll see you tomorrow", he said

a)

He said that I see you tomorrow.

b)

He said that he would see me the next day.

59.

She said : " I am tired."

a)

She said I am tired.

b)

She said that she is tired.

c)

She said that she was tired.

60.

Tim: "She works in an office"

Tim said (that) she...

a)

works in an office

b)

worked in an office

c)

has worked in a an office

61.

Kathy: "He can speak Spanish."

Kathy told us (that) he...

a)

can speak Spanish

b)

could speak Spanish

c)

Will be able to speak Spanish

62.

Teacher: "Rachel has never been to Philadelphia."

The teacher said (that) Rachel...

a)

has never been to Philadelphia

b)

never was in PHiladelphia

c)

had never been in Philadelphia

63.

“You are upsetting me”, she said.

She said that ...

a)

I am upsetting her

b)

I was upsetting her

c)

I upset her

64.

Mum said: " I'm angry with you"

Mum said that .......................... angry with me.

a)

she is

b)

she was

c)

I am

d)

I was

65.

Luke: "I don't know what to do."

Luke said that ......................... know what to do.

a)

he didn't

b)

he doesn't

c)

I didn't

d)

I don't

66.

Ian and Marvin: "We need new shoes."

Ian and Marvin said that ........................ new shoes."

a)

they needed

b)

they need

c)

we needed

d)

we need

67.

Change into reported speech :

'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.

68.

Change into reported speech :

'I can swim really fast'

a)

He told me that he could swim really fast.

b)

He said that he could swim really fast.

c)

He said me that he could swim really fast.

69.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

a)

Linda said she didn't have a map.

b)

Karen said she was going to be late.

c)

James said he will help me.

70.

Paul: 'I won't be late at the meeting tomorrow'

Paul said that he ________ at the meeting the following day.

a)

couldn't be

b)

wouldn't be

c)

won't be

71.

Danny said: 'I'm going to be late'.

Danny told me that he _______________ to be late.

a)

will be going

b)

is going

c)

was going

72.

'Paul is taking a part in a talent show in New York.'

Tim said that Paul....

a)

is taking a part in a talent show in NY.

b)

was taking a part in a talent show in NY.

c)

takes part in a talent show in NY.

73.

My friend said: 'You can be whatever you want'

My friend told me me that _______________

a)

I could be whatever I wanted

b)

I can be whatever I wanted

c)

I should be whatever I wanted

74.

"I see the clouds.".

He told me that she ________ the clouds.

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

saw

75.

'Yeah, I've been to Greece.'

My friend told me that he ________ to Greece.

a)

been

b)

had been

c)

was

76.

Change into reported speech :

Tina said, 'Milly's dad has worked in New York.'

a)

Tina said Milly's dad had worked in New York.

b)

Tina said Milly's dad had had worked in New York.

c)

Tina said Milly's dad worked in New York.

77.

Change into reported speech:

'She is cleaning her room.'

a)

He said that he had cleaned his room.

b)

She said that she is cleaning a room.

c)

She said she was cleaning her room.

d)

They said to clean their room is good.

78.

Change into reported speech:

'They practice football soccer with their team.'

a)

They said that they practiced football with their team.

b)

They said they have practiced football with their team.

c)

They said they practice football with their team to be better.

d)

They said they had practiced football with their team.

79.

Change into reported speech:

'They don't speak German.'

a)

He said that they weren't speaking German.

b)

He said that they haven't spoken German.

c)

He said that they didn't speak German.

80.

‘I’ve got a lot of homework to do.’ said Max.

a)

Max said he has got a lot of homework to do.

b)

Max said he have got a lot of homework to do.

c)

Max said he had got a lot of homework to do.

d)

Max said he got a lot of homework to do.

81.

"Tina played tennis with her sister yesterday." Father told me

a)

Father told me that Tina had played tennis with my sister yesterday.

b)

Father told me that Tina played tennis with her sister the day after.

c)

Father told me that Tina had played tennis with her sister the day before.

d)

Father told me that Tina played tennis with her sister yesterday.

82.

"4th year students are the best!" Miss Alyson said ______

a)

4th year students are the best.

b)

4th year students had the best.

c)

4th year students had been the best.

d)

4th year students were the best.

83.

"My mother can cook well," said Jane. Jane said _______ cook well.

a)

her mother could

b)

his mother can

c)

her mother can

d)

my mother could

84.

Change into reported speech:

'I couldn't go to the cinema yesterday,' Noelia said.

a)

She said she can't go out to the cinema today.

b)

Noelia said she could not go to the cinema the day before.

c)

She said she couldn't go out to the cinema today.

d)

She said she can't go out to the cinema that day .

85.

Change into reported speech:

"We will arrest them for illegal entry in the country", the policeman said.

a)

The policeman said that they would be arrested them for illegal entry in the country

b)

The policeman said that they would arrest them for illegal entry in the country

c)

The policeman said that they will arrest them for illegal entry in the country

86.

Max said he _____ to school.

a)

has to go

b)

have to go

c)

had to go

d)

haves to go

87.

"He is coming today" the mother said. She said that he ____ .

a)

was coming the day before

b)

came the previous day

c)

was coming that day

d)

would come the next day

88.

"I came here last week" he said. He said he ____ here ____ .

a)

came / last week

b)

had come / last week

c)

had come / the next week

d)

had come / the previous week

89.

"He will come tomorrow".

She said that he............................. the following day.

a)

is coming

b)

will come

c)

would come

90.

"I see the clouds.".

He told me that she ________ the clouds.

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

saw

91.

"I have been there".

She told me that she ________ there.

a)

had been

b)

has been

c)

was

92.

"I am happy".

She told me that she ________ happy.

a)

has been

b)

is

c)

was

93.

I am flying to India tomorrow".

He told me that he ________ the following day.

a)

is flying

b)

was flying

c)

will fly

94.

‘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.

95.

‘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.

96.

Mala: "I went skiing."

Jill: "Mala said (that) she ___ skiing."

a)

went

b)

had gone

c)

have gone

97.

Emma: "I'm sitting on this chair."

Emma said (that) she....

a)

was sitting on this chair

b)

is sitting on that chair

c)

was sat on this chair

d)

was sitting on that chair

98.

Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."

Nick said (that) Walter ...

a)

never eats meat

b)

does not eat meat

c)

didn't eat meat

d)

was eaten

99.

"next week" in indirect speech changes to:

a)

a week before

b)

the following week

c)

that week

d)

then

100.

"now" in reported speech changes to:

a)

that day

b)

the next day

c)

a day before

d)

then

101.

Mary said "I'm coming"

She said that...

a)

she was coming

b)

she came

c)

she had come

d)

she would come

102.

"8th grade students are the best!"

Mrs Nişan said ______

a)

8th grade students are the best.

b)

8th grade students had the best.

c)

8th grade students had been the best.

d)

8th grade students were the best.

103.

Teacher said: ' Don't copy these sentences. '

a)

Teacher told to don't copy those sentences.

b)

Teacher told not to copy those sentences.

c)

Teacher told not to copy these sentences.

d)

Teacher told to copy those sentences.

104.

Mother and father said: ' Study hard. '

a)

Mother and father told to study hard

b)

Mother and father told I studied hard.

c)

Mother and father told not to study hard

105.

"Don't leave the backpack here" The teacher said

a)

The teacher told me not to leave thebackpack there.

b)

The teacher told me not to leave the backpack here.

c)

The teacher told me that I didn't leave the backpack there.

d)

The teacher told me to leave the backpack there.

106.

'If you lend me the chainsaw, I'll bring it back the day after tomorrow.' Mary said that ...

a)

If you lent me the chainsaw, I'll bring it back the day after tomorrow

b)

If you lend me the chainsaw, I bring it back the day after tomorrow

c)

If you lent me the chainsaw, I bring it back the day after tomorrow

d)

If you lent me the chainsaw, I would bring it back the day after tomorrow