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Reported speech

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'It is cold outside,' Helen said. 
Helen said it _____________ cold outside.

a)

was cold

b)

is cold

c)

had been cold

d)

has been cold

2.

'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noelia said.

a)

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

b)

Noelia said she couldn't go out to the cinema that day.

c)

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

d)

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

3.

A tourist asks: “Where is the post office?”

a)

A tourist asked me where the post office has

b)

A tourist asked me where is the post office

c)

A tourist asked me where was the post office

d)

A tourist asked me where the post office was

4.

Mom: “It’s 2 a.m; what are you doing in the kitchen?” -->Mom wanted to know what ​ ​ (a)   in.​ ​

Choose from the below words
was I doing
I do
am I doing
I was doing
5.

Jane: “Have you ever been to Australia?”

--> Jane asked me _______to Australia

a)

If

b)

I

c)

had

d)

ever

e)

been

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6.

'I know how to make pancakes for breakfast,' said Divine

a)

He said he know how to make pancakes for breakfast.

b)


Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for the breakfast.

c)

Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for breakfast.

d)

Divine knows how to make pancakes for breakfast.

7.

"I sing with the teacher"

a)

She said she sing with the teacher

b)

She said she sang with the teacher

c)

She said she was sing with the teacher

d)

She sad she sung with the teacher

8.

Miriam: "I love chocolate."

Daniel: "Miriam said (that) she ___ chocolate."

a)

loved

b)

loves

c)

loving

d)

love

9.

"The suspect is at the police station" said David

--> David said the suspect (a)   at the police stattion

10.

Olly and Max said, "We don't know the population of London."

a)

Olly and Max said that they don't know the population of London.

b)

Olly and Max said that they didn't know the population of London.

c)

Olly and Max said we didn't know the population of London.

d)

Olly and Max said that they hadn't known the population of London.

11.

"Where is your house?" Frank asked Linda

a)


Frank asked Linda where was her house.

b)


Frank asked Linda where Frank's house was.

c)


Frank asked Linda where her house was.

d)

Frank asked Linda where is her house.

12.

Rika asked, "Why are they crying?"

--> Rika asked why ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Rika asked why they were crying.
Rika asked why we are crying.
Rika asked why were they crying.
Rika asked why we were crying.
13.

The man asked, "What is your name?"

a)

The man asked what was my name.

b)

The man asked what you name was.

c)

The man asked what my name were.

d)

The man asked what my name was.

14.

I will call you tomorrow.

a)


He told me he would call me tomorrow.

b)


He told me he will call me tomorrow.

c)

He told me that he would call me the following day.

d)

He told me he will call me the following day

15.

"We are not going to tell anybody the right answer"

a)

They said they were not going to tell anybody the right answer


b)

They said they are not going to tell anybody the right answer

c)

They said they will not tell anybody the right answer

16.

I ​ (a)   to my mother I didn't like carrots

Choose from the below words
said
tell
say
17.

Andrea: "I don't like spinach."

Jose Manuel: "Patricia said (that) she ___ like spinach."

a)

didn't

b)

don't

c)

doesn't

18.

Dirar said, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.'

a)

Dirar said he wants to visit his friends that weekend.

b)

Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends this weekend.

c)

Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend.

19.

Alejandro : I speak 4 languages.

a)

He said that He spoke 4 languages..

b)


He said that He speaked 4 languages.

c)

He said he speaks four languages

20.

"Don’t do it!”

a)

She ask me not to do it.

b)

She told me to not do it.

c)

She asked me not to do it.

d)

She told me not to do it.

21.

5. "She's living in Paris for a few months."

a)

She said that she is living in Paris for a few months.

b)

She said that she was living in Paris for a few months.

c)


She said that she was live in Paris for a few months.

d)

She say that she was living in Paris for a few months

22.

"I have never seen such an enchanting place before". 

a)

She mentioned that she have never seen such an enchanting place. 

b)


She mentioned that she has never seen such an enchanting place.

c)

She mentioned that she had never seen such an enchanting place. 

d)

She mentioned that she never seen such an enchanting place. 

23.

My father said to me, "You must work hard".

a)

My father said to me that you must work hard.

b)

My father said to me that I had to work hard.

c)

My father said to me that I must work hard.

d)


My father said to me that you have to work hard.

24.

“Please help me to find my notebook,” Ann asked her friend.

a)

Ann told her friend to help her to find her notebook.

b)

Ann asked her friend help her to find her notebook


c)

Ann asked her friend to help her to find her notebook

d)

Ann told her friend helping her to find her notebook.

25.

“Don’t touch that vase!”, the guard said to the visitor

a)

The guard said to the visitor didn't touch these vase

b)

The guard said to the visitor don't touched this vase

c)

The guard warned the visitor not to touch that vase.

d)

The guard told the visiter won't touche that vase

26.

Tom asked: ‘Shall I bring you some tea?’

a)

Tom said that me bring him some tea

b)

Tom told me bring him some tea

c)

Tom asked me to bring him some tea

d)

Tom offered to bring me some tea.

27.

They said: "We passed our driving test."

a)

They said they passed their driving test.

b)

They said they had passed their driving test.

c)

They said we passed the driving test.

d)

They said that they had passed our driving test.

28.

Peter said, “I’m thirsty and hungry”.

a)

Peter said that he was thirsty and hungry.

b)

He said he is thirsty and hungry.

c)

Peter, that he was thirsty and hungry.

29.

Marcos: "I go skiing with my family in winter."

Javi: "Marcos said (that) he ​ (a)   skiing with his family in winter."​

Choose from the below words
went
go
gone
going
30.

“Don’t do it!”

a)

She ask me not to do it.

b)

She told me not to do it.

c)

She asked me not to do it.

d)

She told me to not do it.

31.

“I like listening to music.” Helen said.

a)

Helen said that she like to listen to music

b)

Helen said that she did like listening to music

c)

Helen said that she liked listening to music

d)

Helen said that she like listening to music

32.

She said, “I might bring a friend to the party tonight.” 

--> She said that she might bring a friend to the party ​ (a)   night.

Choose from the below words
that
tonight
this night
the following night
33.
  1. Julia said, “I may leave tomorrow.”

a)

Julia said that she mmay leave tomorrow

b)

Julia said that she might leave the next day.

c)

Julia said that she might leave tomorrow.

34.
  1. Liam told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.

a)

had done / following

b)

will do / previous

c)

was going / previous

d)

would do/ following

35.

He said she _____collect the documents for me after work.

a)

would

b)

did

c)

must

d)

had

36.
  1. The mother asked her son ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
where had he been
where has he been
where he has been
where he had been
37.

The man said, “ I didn’t see her.”

a)

I hadn’t seen

b)

she didn’t see 

c)

he hadn’t seen

d)

He had seen

38.

Lan told me: “I buy this dress”.

a)

Lan told me that she buy this dress

b)

Lan told me that she bought that dress.

c)

Lan told me that she buy that dress

d)

Lan told me that she

39.

The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.

a)

tell

b)

have told

c)

are telling

d)

told

40.

I said that I had met her ______ .

a)

yesterday 

b)

the day  

c)

the previous day

d)

the before day.