Reported Speech Exercises - Test 1

Test 1 of 19 in B1 · #1 of 70 overall · 20 exercises

1. 1

   Complete the sentence with the appropriate reported speech structure:

   “When I was your age, I always studied after dinner,” my father mentioned. My father mentioned that when he was my age, he __________ always studied after dinner.

   💡Hint
   ahad bhave cwould dhas

2. 2

   Choose the correct reported speech form of the following sentence:

   "I need to leave now," she said:

   💡Hint
   aShe said that she had to leave now. bShe said that she needed to leave then. cShe said that she needs to leave now. dShe says that she needs to leave now.

3. 3

   Select the most accurate reported version:

   Lisa: "Are you planning to attend the seminar next Friday?"

   💡Hint
   aLisa wondered if I was planning to attend the seminar that Friday. bLisa wondered am I planning to attend the seminar that Friday. cLisa asked if I was planning to attend the seminar the following Friday. dLisa asked if I plan to attend the seminar next Friday.

4. 4

   Original: “Where do you live?” he asked.

   Choose the correct reported version:

   💡Hint
   aHe asked me where do I live. bHe asked where did I live. cHe asked me where I live. dHe asked me where I lived.

5. 5

   Choose the correct reported speech version:

   Paul said, "I might go to the party."

   💡Hint
   aPaul said he may go to the party. bPaul said he must go to the party. cPaul said he could go to the party. dPaul said he might go to the party.

6. 6

   Choose the correct reported speech for the sentence:

   "They have finished their homework," he said.

   💡Hint
   aHe said they had finished their homework. bHe said they finished their homework. cHe said they have finished their homework. dHe said they will finish their homework.

7. 7

   Choose the correct reported speech for the sentence:

   "I need to talk to you," he said.

   💡Hint
   aHe said he needed to talk to me. bHe said he will need to talk to me. cHe said he needs to talk to me. dHe said he was needing to talk to me.

8. 8

   Which of these is the correct reported speech?

   "I am reading an interesting book," he said.

   💡Hint
   aHe said he was reading an interesting book. bHe said he reads an interesting book. cHe said he is reading an interesting book. dHe said he has been reading an interesting book.

9. 9

   Choose the correct reported speech form of the following sentence:

   "Can you help me with my project?" he asked:

   💡Hint
   aHe asked if I can help him with my project. bHe asked if I can help him with his project. cHe asked if I could help him with his project. dHe asked if I could help me with his project.

10. 10

    Choose the correct reported speech form of the following sentence:

    "I will help you with your homework," he said:

    💡Hint
    aHe said that he would help me with my homework. bHe said that he helped me with my homework. cHe said that he will help me with my homework. dHe says that he will help me with my homework.

11. 11

    Choose the correct reported speech for the sentence:

    He said, "I have just finished my lunch."

    💡Hint
    aHe says he has just finished his lunch. bHe said he had just finished his lunch. cHe said he will just finish his lunch. dHe said he has just finished his lunch.

12. 12

    Choose the best reported speech sentence:

    She said, "You should see a doctor."

    💡Hint
    aShe said I have to see a doctor. bShe said I should see a doctor. cShe said I shall see a doctor. dShe said I must see a doctor.

13. 13

    Choose the correct reported speech for this statement:

    He said, "I haven’t seen that movie yet."

    💡Hint
    aHe says he hasn’t seen that movie yet. bHe said he hadn’t saw that movie yet. cHe said he didn’t see that movie yet. dHe said he hadn’t seen that movie yet.

14. 14

    Choose the correct reported speech for the sentence:

    They said, "We will call you later."

    💡Hint
    aThey said they would call me later. bThey said they will be calling me later. cThey said they will call me later. dThey say they would call me later.

15. 15

    Choose the correct reported speech form of the following sentence:

    "I am reading a book right now," she said:

    💡Hint
    aShe said that she was reading a book right now. bShe said that she is reading a book at that moment. cShe said that she is reading a book right now. dShe said that she was reading a book at that moment.

16. 16

    What is the correct reported speech for this sentence:

    "She has been working all day," he said.

    💡Hint
    aHe said she had been working all day. bHe said she will be working all day. cHe said she works all day. dHe said she has been working all day.

17. 17

    Choose the correct reported speech version:

    Lisa said, "I am watching a movie now."

    💡Hint
    aLisa said she had been watching a movie. bLisa said she was watching a movie then. cLisa said she watched a movie. dLisa said she is watching a movie now.

18. 18

    Choose the correct reported speech for the sentence:

    "I will finish the report by tomorrow," he said.

    💡Hint
    aHe said he was finishing the report by tomorrow. bHe said he would finish the report by tomorrow. cHe said he will finish the report by tomorrow. dHe said he finished the report by tomorrow.

19. 19

    Direct speech: "We were watching the news when the lights went out," he explained.

    Which is the correct reported speech?

    💡Hint
    aHe explained that they had watched the news when the lights went out. bHe explained that they were watching the news when the lights had gone out. cHe explained that they had been watching the news when the lights went out. dHe explained that they were watching the news when the lights went out.

20. 20

    Change the statement into reported speech:

    "We are going to launch the project next week," the manager said.

    💡Hint
    aThe manager said that they were going to launch the project next week. bThe manager said that they will launch the project the following week. cThe manager said that they were going to launch the project the following week. dThe manager said that they are going to launch the project the next week.

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