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REPORTED SPEECH

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Convert into indirect speech.He said: "I do my homework."

a)

He said that he did his homework.

b)

He said that he does his homework.

c)

He said that he do his homework.

d)

He said that he did my homework.

2.

Convert into indirect speech. She said: "Robert Burns wrote poems"

a)

She said that Robert Burns wrote poems.

b)

She said that Robert Burns writes poems.

c)

She said that Robert Burns has written poems.

d)

She said that Robert Burns had written poems.

3.

Convert into indirect speech. You said: "I am cooking now."

a)

You said that you are cooking now.

b)

You said that you were cooking then.

c)

You said that you are cooking now.

d)

You said that you cooked then.

4.

Convert into indirect speech. We said: "We shall come tomorrow."

a)

We said that we shall came tomorrow.

b)

We said that we should come tomorrow.

c)

We said that we should come the following day.

d)

We said that we shall come next day.

5.

They said:"The house was built last year."

a)

They said that the house had been built the year before.

b)

They said that the house has been built last year.

c)

They said that the house was built last year.

d)

They said that the house was built the year before.

6.

I asked: "Have you ever been to Kyiv, Ann?"

a)

I asked Ann if she has ever been to Kyiv.

b)

I asked Ann if she had ever be to Kyiv.

c)

I asked Ann if she had ever been to Kyiv.

d)

I asked Ann if she ever was in Kyiv.

7.

Read the following sentences and convert them into indirect speech.-

  1. “Where do you live?” the stranger asked Aladdin.

a)
  1. The stranger told Aladdin where he lived.

b)
  1. The stranger ask Aladdin where he lived.

c)
  1. The stranger asked Aladdin where he lived.

8.

Read the following sentences and convert them into indirect speech-

  1. Rahul told to me, “When are you leaving?”

a)
  1. Rahul asked me when I will leaving.

b)
  1. Rahul asked me when I was leaving.

c)
  1. Rahul asked me when I had leaving.

9.

Read the following sentences and convert them into indirect speech.

  1. The teacher said to Shelly, “Why are you laughing?”

a)
  1. The teacher asked Shelly why he will laughing.

b)
  1. The teacher asked Shelly why he was laughing.

c)
  1. The teacher asked Shelly why he had laughing.

10.

Read the following sentences and convert them into indirect speech.

  1. Dhronacharya said to Arjun, “Shoot the bird’s eye.”

a)
  1. Dhronacharya ordered Arjun to shoot the fish’s eye.

b)
  1. Dhronacharya orderes Arjun to shoot the fish’s eye.

c)
  1. Dhronacharya say Arjun to shoot the fish’s eye.

11.

Read the following sentences and convert them into indirect speech.

  1. My mother said to me, “You were wrong.”

a)
  1. My mother told me that I was wrong.

b)
  1. My mother told me that I will wrong.

c)
  1. My mother told me that he has wrong.

12.
  1. “Call the first convict,” said the jury.

a)
  1. The jury ordered to call the first convict.

b)
  1. The jury ordered to called the first convict.

c)
  1. The jury ordered to call was the first convict.

13.
  1. “Call the ambulance,” said the man.

a)
  1. The man urged to call the ambulance.

b)
  1. The man urged to call the ambulaanced

c)
  1. The man urged to call was ambulance.

14.
  1. Bruce said to me, “I shall do the work.”

a)
  1. Bruce said to me he was would do the work.

b)
  1. Bruce said to me he had been would do the work.

c)
  1. Bruce said to me he would do the work.

15.
  1. Mr Richard said to me, “Please wait here till I return.”

a)
  1. Mr Richard requested me to wait there till he returned.

b)
  1. Mr Richard requested me to wait there till he return.

c)
  1. Mr Richard requested me to wait there till she returned

16.
  1. The captain said to me, “Bravo! You have played well.”

a)
  1. The captain applauded me, saying that I had played well.

b)
  1. The captain applauded me, saying that I has played well.

c)
  1. The captain applauded me, saying that I would played well.

17.
  1. Miras said, “Alas! My pet died.”

a)
  1. Mirasexclaimed sadly that his pet died.

b)
  1. Mirasexclaimed sadly that his pet die.

c)
  1. Mirasexclaimed sadly that her pet died.

18.
  1. Ruchi said, “I may go there.”

a)
  1. Ruchi said that she might go this.

b)
  1. Ruchi said that she may go there.

c)
  1. Ruchi said that she might go there.

19.
  1. Bucky said to Steve, “Do you hear me?”

a)
  1. Bucky asked Steve if he hear him.

b)
  1. Bucky asked Steve if he heard him.

c)
  1. Bucky asked Steve if he heard he.

20.
  1. The boy said, “Let me come in.”

a)
  1. The boy asked to let him go in.

b)
  1. The boy asked to let him come in.

c)
  1. The boy asked to let him comed in.

21.
  1. Granny said to me, “May God bless you.”

a)
  1. Granny prayed that God might bless you.

b)
  1. Granny prayed that God might bless me.

c)
  1. Granny prayed that God might bless he.

22.

Reported Speech- та өзгереді

now →

a)

then, at that moment

b)

that day

c)

before

23.

Reported Speech-та өзгереді

today →

a)

that day

b)

before

c)

a year before

24.

Reported Speech-та өзгереді

last night →

a)

a year before

b)

the previous night

c)

the day before, the previous day

25.

Reported Speech-та өзгереді

yesterday →

a)

the day before, the previous day

b)

two days before

c)

the next day, the following day

26.

Reported Speech-та өзгереді

the day before yesterday →

a)

the next day, the following day

b)

two days before

c)

two days later

27.

Reported Speech-та өзгереді

tomorrow →

a)

the next day, the following day

b)

two days before

c)

the day before, the previous day

28.

Reported Speech-та өзгереді

the day after tomorrow →

a)

that day

b)

two days before

c)

two days later

29.

Reported Speech-та өзгереді, бірнеше жауапты

a)

Present Simple → Past Simple

b)

Present Continuous → Past Continuous

c)

Present Perfect → Past Perfect

d)

Present Perfect Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

e)

Past Simple → Past Continuous

30.

Reported Speech-та өзгереді, бірнеше жауапты

a)

Past Simple → Past Perfect

b)

Past Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

c)

Past Perfect → Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

e)

Will → would