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Reported speech - past simple & present perfect

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In reported speech you change..

a)

Present simple

1.

Past Simple

b)

Present Progressive

2.

Past Progressive

c)

Past Simple & Present Perfect

3.

Past Perfect

2.

''My father arrived last week''- Peter.

a)

He said that his father had arrived the week before.

b)

He told me that his father arrived last week.

c)

He said that his father had arrived last week.

3.

They _____ us that they were getting married

a)

SAID

b)

TOLD

4.

Olivia____ that she had called my mom

a)

SAID

b)

TOLD

5.

Mike and Josh says: "We didn't finish our homework"

a)

They said they hadn't finished their homework

b)

They said they didn't finish our homework

6.

Clark says: "I have studied for my exam"

a)

He said he had studied for his exam

b)

He said he has studied for my exam

c)

He said he was studying for his exam

7.

My parents: "you were so cute when you were a child"

My parents said that ________________

a)

You are so cute when you were a child.

b)

You will be so cute when you were a child.

c)

You had been so cute when you were a child.

8.

Mike and Josh says: "We didn't finish our homework"

a)

They said they hadn't finished their homework

b)

They said they didn't finish our homework

9.

''I drove to Paris yesterday''- Louis.

a)

Louis said he had driven to Paris the day before.

b)

Louis told me he drives to Paris today.

c)

Louis told me he had driven to Paris yesterday.

10.

"We went out last night" - She said they __________ out the night before"

a)

had gone

b)

went

c)

will go

11.

Direct speech:

Maite saw the blue bird in the park

(a)  

12.

Direct Speech:

Joel worked in a project with his Swedish friend.

a)

Sebastian said that Joel worked in a project with his Swedish friend.

b)

Sebastian said that Joel had worked in a project with his Swedish friend.

c)

Sebastian said that Joel had work in a project with his Swedish friend.

13.

'My best friend at school became a nurse first, then a paramedic.'

He told me that his best friend at school (a)   a nurse first, then a paramedic.

14.

Monica- "I loved cleaning the house"

(a)  

15.

Timothy : " I was at school yesterday"

(a)  

16.

Report the following negative statement: 'She hasn't been working hard', Mia said.

(a)  

17.

Change the sentence 'We have been waiting for a long time.' into reported speech.

a)

They said that they have waited for a long time.

b)

They said that they have been waiting for a long time.

c)

They said that they had been waiting for a long time.

d)

They said that they were waiting for a long time.

18.

Rewrite the negative statement 'He hasn't been practicing enough.' in reported speech.

a)

He said he isn't practicing enough.

b)

He said he has been practicing enough.

c)

He said he hasn't been practicing enough.

d)

He said he hadn't been practicing enough.

19.

Report the sentence 'Gio has been cooking all day.' She said.

a)

She has been cooking all night.

b)

She said Gio has been baking all day.

c)

She said Gio had been cooking all day.

d)

She said Gio had been cleaning all day.

20.

Change the negative statement 'They haven't been working together.' into reported speech.

a)

They said that they have been working together.

b)

They said that they hadn't been working together.

c)

They said that they aren't working together.

d)

They said that they have not been working together.