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REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"I do my homework by myself." Susi Susanti said

a)

Susi Susanti said that she do her homework by herself.

b)

Susi Susanti said that she did her homework by herself.

c)

Susi Susanti said she did her homework by myself.

d)

Susi Susanti said that I did my homework by myself.

e)

homework by Susanti said that she does myself

2.

"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 before.

c)

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

d)

father told me that Tina had played tennis with my sister the day before.

e)

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

3.

Bruce said “My mother doesn’t have any biological children.”

a)

Bruce said that his mother doesn't have any biological children

b)

Bruce said that my mother didn't have any biological children

c)

Bruce said that his mother didn't had any biological children

d)

Bruce said that his mother didn't have any biological children

e)

Bruce said that his mother did have any biological children

4.

“I didn’t like milk as a child.” My sister told me that …

a)

she had not liked milk as a child

b)

she didn’t like milk as a child

c)

she not liked milk as a child

d)

she had hated milk as a child

e)

she had hated milk as a child

5.

"I know her name and address," said John. John said that..............

a)

I know her name and address

b)

I knows her name and address

c)

she know her name and address

d)

she knows her name and address

e)

he knew her name and address

6.

He says, "I am glad to be here this evening." He says that..............

a)

he is glad to be here this evening

b)

he was glad to be here this evening

c)

I am glad to be here this evening

d)

I was glad to be here this evening

e)

I am glad to being here this evening

7.

he told me “I begin to understand the concept of biodiversity.”

a)

He told me that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

b)

He wanted to know if he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

c)

He asked me that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

d)

He told me that I began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

e)

He told me that he begin to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

8.

John, " I am going to visit my grandma next week". It means

a)

John said that he was going to visit my grandma the following week

b)

John said that he is going to visit his grandma the following week

c)

John said that he will going to visit grandma next week

d)

John said that he was going to visit his grandma the following week

e)

John said that he will be going to visit his garndma the following week

9.

“He works in a bank,” said Sean.

a)

Sean said that he works in a bank.

b)

Sean said that he worked in a bank.

c)

Sean said that he had worked in a bank.

d)

Sean said that he work in a bank.

10.

The children told their mom, “We went out last night.”

a)

They went out last night.

b)

We went out last night.

c)

They had gone out the night before.

d)

We had gone out the night before.

11.

“I am waiting for the bus now,” said Tim.

a)

He had waited for the bus then.

b)

He was waiting for the bus then.

c)

He is waiting for the bus then.

d)

He waited for the bus then.

12.

“What is your favourite food?” asked the teacher.

a)

The teacher asked what was my favourite food.

b)

The teacher asked that my favourite food was.

c)

The teacher asked what my favourite food was.

d)

The teacher asked if my favourite food was.

13.

He said, “I’ve never been there before.”

a)

He said that he has never been there before.

b)

He said that he had never been there before.

c)

He said if he had never been there before.

d)

He said if he has never been there before.

14.

“I didn’t go to the party,” said Thomas.

a)

He hadn't gone to the party.

b)

Thomas said that he didn't go to the party.

c)

Thomas said that he wasn't gone to the party.

d)

Thomas said if he hadn't gone to the party.

15.

“Have you gone to Italy before?” asked the boy proudly to his friends.

a)

He proudly asked whether had they gone to Italy before.

b)

He proudly asked whether they had gone to Italy before.

c)

He proudly asked whether had we gone to Italy before.

d)

He proudly asked whether we had gone to Italy before.

16.

“Do you know the answer?” James asked me.

a)

James asked me if I knew the answer.

b)

James asked me whether I known the answer.

c)

James asked me that I know the answer.

d)

James asked me whether did I know the answer.

17.

Billy and Kim said: "We went to Spain."

a)

Billy and Kim said they were to Spain.

b)

Billy and Kim said they had went to Spain.

c)

Billy and Kim said that they had gone to Spain.

d)

Billy and Kim said that they went to Spain.

18.

Zoe asked Gerry: "When can we go to the beach?"

a)

Zoe asked Gerry when we could to the beach.

b)

Zoe asked Gerry when they could go to the beach.

c)

Zoe asked Gerry when they go to the beach.

19.

"Where is your house?" Frank asked Linda

a)

Frank asked Linda where her house was.

b)

Frank asked Linda where is your house.

c)

Frank asked Linda where was her house.

d)

Frank asked Linda where is her house.

20.

"Don't worry about it"

a)

He told me to worry not.

b)

He told me to not worry about it.

c)

He told me not to worry about that.

d)

He told me to not worry

21.
Tina said, "Milly's dad has worked in New York."
a)
Tina said that Milly's dad had worked in New York.
b)
Tina said that Milly's dad had had worked in New York.
c)
Tina said Milly's dad worked in New York.
d)
Tina said that Milly's dad would have worked in New York.
22.
Katie's mum said, "Katie ran very quickly."
a)
Katie's mum said that Katie had run very quickly.
b)
Katie's mum said that Katie had ran very quickly.
c)
Katie's mum said Katie ran very quickly.
d)
Katie's mum said that Katie would have ran very quickly.
23.
Amy said, "Polly is learning her script upstairs."
a)
Amy said that Polly is learning her script upstairs.
b)
Amy said that Polly was learning her script upstairs.
c)
Amy said Polly learnt her script upstairs.
d)
Amy said the Polly would learn her script upstairs.
24.

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

a)

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

b)

Na said she could not go out to the cinema that day

c)

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

25.
He said, "I will ring her."
a)
He said that he would have rung her.
b)
He said that he would ring her.
26.

They said, "We have just arrived here ."

a)
 They said that they have just arrived
b)

 They said that they had just arrived there .

c)

hey said that they had just arrived here .

27.
She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
a)
She said that she did not know where her shoes are.
b)
She said that she did not know where her shoes were.
28.

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You must do your homework by yourself

The teacher said to her

a)

The teacher said to her you must do your homework by yourself.

b)

The teacher said to her she must do her homework by herself.

c)

The teacher said her she must do her homework by herself.

29.

My teacher told me, " Don't be shy."

a)

My teacher told me don't be shy.

b)

My teacher told me not to be shy.

c)

My teacher told me not be shy.

30.

The officer to us: "Do not park here."

a)

The officer told to us not to park there.

b)

The officer told us not to park there.

c)

The officer said us not to park there.

d)

The officer tell to us not to park there.

31.

Ann: "Are you working tonight?"


She ask _________________________

a)

if I was working that night

b)

if was I working that night

c)

if I worked that night

32.

complete:


Direct: He wanted to know, "Did you tell the truth to the police?"

Indirect: He wanted to know __________________________

a)

if/whether I had told the truth to the police.

b)

if/whether I told the truth to the police.

33.

Teacher: "Did you do your homework?"


Teacher asked ___________________

a)

if I had done my homework

b)

if I did my homework

c)

if had I done my homework

34.

“How long have you known him?” she asked.

a)

She asked me how long I had known him.

b)

She asked me how long had I known him.

35.

“Where are you going?” he asked.

a)

He asked me where I am going.

b)

He asked me where I was going.

36.

“What are you doing tomorrow?”

a)

She asked me what were you doing the next day.

b)

She asked me what I were doing the next day.

c)

She asked me what I was doing the next day.

d)

She asked me what I was doing the next day?

37.

Clair asked: "What time does the bank close?"

a)

Claire wanted to know what time the bank close?

b)

Claire wanted to know what time do the bank closes?

c)

Claire wanted to know what time did the bank close?

d)

Claire wanted to know what time the bank closed.

38.

Mr. Bean: "Why is the bus late?"


Mr. Bean asked ________.

a)

why the bus was late

b)

if the bus was late

c)

why was late the bus

39.

"visit your grandmother."

My mother said to me....

a)

visit my grandmother

b)

to visit my grandmother

c)

to visit your grandmother

d)

Visited my grandmother

40.

Report this sentence correctly

"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.  

41.

"What is your name?" he asked me.

a)

He asked me what my name was.

b)

What is my name he asked me.

c)

My name was asked.

d)

He asked my name.

42.

The guard asked, “Who are you?”

a)

The guard asks me who he was.

b)

The guard asked who I was.

c)

The guard asked me who he was.

43.

Report this sentence correctly:

"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. 

44.

Mr. Mathur said, "I have to go."

a)

Mr. Mathur said that I have to go.

b)

Mr. Mathur said that I had to go.

c)

Mr. Mathur said that he had to go.

d)

Mr. Mathur said that he has to go.

45.

"I didn't go out at the weekend"

a)

She said that she hadn't gone out at the weekend

b)

She said me to haven't go out at the weekend

c)

She said that she didn't went out at the weekend

d)

She say that she haven't go out at the weekend

46.

"They visited Japan"

a)

He said that they had visited Japan

b)

He told that they had visited Japan

c)

He said that we had visited Japan

d)

He told me that they have visited Japan

47.

"Mark never studied German"

a)

He said that Mark had never studied German

b)

He said that he had never studied German

c)

He said that Mark had studied German never

d)

He said that Mark never had studed German

48.

"Come to me!"

a)

He told me to come to him

b)

He told me to come to me

c)

He told me came to him

d)

He told to come to him

49.

"Don't be afraid!"

a)

He told her not to be afraid

b)

He told her to not be afraid

c)

He told her to don't be afraid

d)

He told her not to was afraid

50.

"Can I go tomorrow?"

a)

She asked if she could go tomorrow

b)

She asked can she go tomorrow

c)

She asked if she can go tomorrow

d)

She asked if she could gone tomorrow

51.

"The movie was great!"

a)

My friend said that the movie had been great

b)

My friend said that this movie was greating

c)

My friend said that the movie would be great

d)

My friend said if the movie was great

52.

"Where did you go on holiday?"

a)

The teacher asked where we had gone on holiday

b)

The teacher asked where we on holiday was

c)

The teacher asked where did we go on holiday

d)

The teacher asked where I go on holiday

53.

"Is my brother in the garden?"

a)

She asked me if her brother was in the garden

b)

She asked me where her brother in the garden was

c)

She asked me to where brother was in the garden

d)

She asked me if I saw her brother in the garden

54.

"Is the weather good in Shanghai today?"

a)

She asked me if the wheather was good in Shanghai that day

b)

She asked me if the wheather was good in Shanghai today

c)

She asked me what the wheather was in Shanghai that day

d)

She asked me if the wheather is good in Shanghai today

55.

"Does it rain a lot in London?"

a)

No it does't

b)

She asked me if it rained a lot in London

c)

She asked me had it rained lots in London

d)

She asked me does it rained a lot in London

56.

"Where do you usually go swimming?"

a)

She asked me where I usually went swimming

b)

She asked me that where I usually go swimming

c)

She asked me where I went swimming usually

d)

She asked me where we had usually went swimming

57.
" I don't understand" 
a)
Martyna said I don't understand.
b)
Martyna said she doesn't understand.
c)
Martyna said she didn't understand.
58.
"I'm not using my smartphone right now"
a)
Daniel said he wasn't using his smartphone right then.
b)
Daniel said I wasn't using my smartphone right then.
c)
Daniel said he didn't use his smartphone right then.
59.
" I passed my driving licence exam last week'
a)
Kasia told us she had passed her driving exam last week.
b)
Kasia told us she had passed her driving exam the week before.
c)
Kasia said us she had passed her driving exam last week.
60.
'Will you do it for me?' She asked me ....... for her.
a)
if I would do it
b)
do I do it
c)
would I do it
61.

Can you speak Spanish?

a)

I asked her if she could speak Spanish.

b)

I asked her if she can study Spanish.

c)

I asked her what she can speak.

62.

"He will come tomorrow".

a)

She told me that he is coming tomorrow.

b)

She told me that he will come tomorrow.

c)

She told me that he would come tomorrow.

63.

"I will call you".

a)

I told her that I will call her.

b)

I told her that I would call her.

c)

I told her that I would have called her.

64.

"My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow". He said.

a)

He told me that his mother is taking the bus to work the next day.

b)

He told me that his mother was taking the bus to work the next day.

c)

He told me that his mother will take the bus to work the next day.

65.

"I have been there". Mega said.

a)

She told me that she had been there.

b)

She told me that she has been there.

c)

She told me that she was there.

66.

"Open the window!", Jim asked.

a)

He asked me to open the window.

b)

He asked me open the window.

c)

He asked me opened the window.

67.

"I am happy". Rina said.

a)

She told me that she has been happy.

b)

She told me that she is happy.

c)

She told me that she was happy.

68.

"I have seen that movie". Ken said.

a)

He told me that he had seen that movie.

b)

He told me that he has seen that movie.

c)

He told me that he have seen that movie.

69.

Mary: "I have three cars."

a)

Mary said (that) she has three cars.

b)

Mary said (that) she has had three cars.

c)

Mary said (that) she had three cars.

70.

Betzy: "I don't like spinach."

a)

Betzy said (that) she doesn’t like spinach.

b)

Betzy said (that) she don’t like spinach.

c)

Betzy said (that) she didn’t like spinach.

71.

Mom: "I won't buy you a new car.”

a)

Mom told Jeni that she won’t buy her a new car

b)

Mom told Jeni that she wouldn’t buy her a new car

c)

Mom told Jeni that she would buy her a new car

72.

Sarah: "I have to do my laundry."

a)

Sarah said (that) she had to do her laundry.

b)

Sarah said (that) she has to do her laundry.

c)

Sarah said (that) she have to do her laundry.

73.

Jennie: "I was swimming."

a)

Jennie said (that) she has been swimming.

b)

Jennie said (that) she had been swimming.

c)

Jennie said (that) she is swimming.

74.

Jessie: "I'm going to go to Long Beach."

a)

Jessie said (that) she is going to go to Long Beach

b)

Jessie said (that) she was going to go to Long Beach

c)

Jessie said (that) she went going to go to Long Beach

75.

“Turn off the lamp” Mom asked

a)

Mom asked me turns the lamp.

b)

Mom asked me turned off the lamp.

c)

Mom asked me to turn off the lamp.

76.

"Why do you come late?" Miss asked

a)

Miss asked me why I came late.

b)

Miss asked me why I come late.

c)

Miss asked me why I do came late.

77.

"Is she your girlfriend?" Dad asked.

a)

Dad wanted to know if she was my girlfriend.

b)

Dad wanted to know if she is my girlfriend.

c)

Dad wanted to know if she wasn't my girlfriend.

78.

Sintawati said to Mother: “I want to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on my birthday party.”

a)

Sintawati said to Mother that she wanted to buy new dress so that her friends looked her beautifully on her birthday party

b)

Sintawati said to Mother that she wanted to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on her birthday party

c)

Sintawati said to Mother that I wanted to buy new dress so that her friends look me beautifully on my birthday party

d)

Sintawati said to Mother that she wants to buy new dress so that my friends looked me beautifully on my birthday party

e)

Sintawati said to Mother that I want to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on my birthday party

79.

Form a reported imperative: He said, 'Please close the door.'

a)

He demanded to close the door.

b)

He asked to close the door.

c)

He suggested to close the door.

d)

He ordered to close the door.

80.

Form a reported imperative: She said, 'Don't be late.'

a)

She told me to be late.

b)

She told me to be on time.

c)

She told me not to be late.

d)

She told me to not be late.

81.

Change the reported question: 'Are you coming with us?' - She asked me if...

a)

She asked me if I was coming with them.

b)

She asked me if I come with them.

c)

She asked me if I am coming with them.

d)

She asked me if I will come with them.

82.

Change the reported question: 'Where is the nearest supermarket?' - He wanted to know...

a)

He wanted to know when the nearest supermarket was.

b)

He wanted to know who the nearest supermarket was.

c)

He wanted to know why the nearest supermarket was.

d)

He wanted to know where the nearest supermarket was.

83.

Convert direct speech to reported speech: 'I am happy,' she said.

a)

She said she is happy.

b)

She said she will be happy.

c)

She said she was happy.

d)

She said she has been happy.

84.

Convert direct speech to reported speech: 'I have finished my homework,' she exclaimed.

a)

She exclaimed that she has finished her homework.

b)

She exclaimed that she had finished her homework.

c)

She exclaimed that she will finish her homework.

d)

She exclaimed that she finished her homework.

85.

"Where is my umbrella?" she asked

a)

she asked where is my umbrella.

b)

She asked me where is my umbrella.

c)

She asked where her umbrella was.

d)

She asked me if I had her umbrella.

86.

"How are you?" Martin asked us.

a)

Martin asked us how are you?

b)

Martin asked us how are you.

c)

Martin asked us are how you.

d)

Martin asked us how we were.