WorksheetsDirect to Reported Speech Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Direct Speech: "I like this song," she said. Reported Speech: She said that she...
liked this song.
liked that song.
has liked that song.
was liking this song.
Direct Speech: "We went to the beach yesterday," they told me. Reported Speech: They told me that they...
had gone to the beach the day before.
went to the beach yesterday.
have gone to the beach the day before.
go to the beach the day before.
Direct Speech: "I don't have time for lunch," he complained. Reported Speech: He complained that he...
didn't have time for lunch.
hadn't had time for lunch.
doesn't have time for lunch.
wouldn't have time for lunch.
Direct Speech: "The film started at 7 p.m.," the ticket seller explained. Reported Speech: The ticket seller explained that the film...
started at 7 p.m.
had started at 7 p.m.
was starting at 7 p.m.
would start at 7 p.m.
Direct Speech: "I feel tired now," Mark said. Reported Speech: Mark said that he...
felt tired then.
feels tired now.
had felt tired now.
is feeling tired then.
Direct Speech: "They live in Paris," she mentioned. Reported Speech: She mentioned that they...
lived in Paris.
were living in Paris.
have lived in Paris.
will live in Paris.
Direct Speech: "I saw a shooting star last night," Tom whispered. Reported Speech: Tom whispered that he...
saw a shooting star the previous night.
had seen a shooting star the previous night.
sees a shooting star the previous night.
would see a shooting star last night.
Direct Speech: "I am not hungry," the child stated. Reported Speech: The child stated that he...
is not hungry.
was not hungry.
has not been hungry.
had not been hungry.
Direct Speech: "We bought a new car," they announced. Reported Speech: They announced that they...
bought a new car.
would buy a new car.
had bought a new car.
were buying a new car.
Direct Speech: "The sun rises in the east," the teacher said. Reported Speech: The teacher said that the sun...
rose in the east.
had risen in the east.
rises in the east.
was rising in the east.
Direct Speech: "I have finished my report," she stated. Reported Speech: She stated that she...
finished her report.
had finished her report.
has finished her report.
was finishing her report.
Direct Speech: "We had already eaten when he arrived," they admitted. Reported Speech: They admitted that they...
had already eaten when he arrived.
already ate when he arrived.
have already eaten when he arrived.
would already eat when he arrived.
Direct Speech: "He didn't come to the party," Sarah said. Reported Speech: Sarah said that he...
didn't come to the party.
hadn't come to the party.
doesn't come to the party.
wasn't coming to the party.
Direct Speech: "The meeting began ten minutes ago," the secretary informed me. Reported Speech: The secretary informed me that the meeting...
began ten minutes before.
had begun ten minutes before.
has begun ten minutes before.
was beginning ten minutes before.
Direct Speech: "I had never seen such a beautiful sight," the tourist exclaimed. Reported Speech: The tourist exclaimed that she...
has never seen such a beautiful sight.
had never seen such a beautiful sight.
never saw such a beautiful sight.
was never seeing such a beautiful sight.
Direct Speech: "We just arrived," the children shouted. Reported Speech: The children shouted that they...
just arrived.
had just arrived.
were just arriving.
have just arrived.
Direct Speech: "The shop was closed," he explained. Reported Speech: He explained that the shop...
was closed.
had been closed.
is closed.
will be closed.
Direct Speech: "I lost my keys the day before," she confessed. Reported Speech: She confessed that she...
lost her keys two days before.
had lost her keys two days before.
has lost her keys the day before.
was losing her keys two days before.
Direct Speech: "I have been waiting for an hour," the customer grumbled. Reported Speech: The customer grumbled that he...
had been waiting for an hour.
has been waiting for an hour.
was waiting for an hour.
waited for an hour.
Direct Speech: "He finished his work, then he went home," she recalled. Reported Speech: She recalled that he...
finished his work, then he went home.
has finished his work, then he went home.
had finished his work, then he had gone home.
was finishing his work, then he went home.
