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Grammar and StructureGRAMMAR & STRUCTURE — Exercises
Reported Speech

  
 

Answer the following questions to check your knowledge of reported speech.

Choose the correct reported speech statement for the following sentences.

Example

Susan: I am tired. (Susan is tired now.)
Susan said that she was tired.
Susan says that she is tired.

The correct answer is "Susan says that she is tired."


1.

At 3:00 Susan says: I am tired. The reported speech statement at 5:00 is:
  Susan told me that she was tired.
  Susan tells me that she is tired.
     
2.

Last week Murray said: I did not like ice cream when I was a child. The reported speech statement this week:
  Murray said that he does not like ice cream when he was a child.
  Murray said that he had not liked ice cream when he was a child.
     
3.

Yesterday Kerri said: I found a fly when I was eating my soup. The reported speech sentence today is:
  Kerri said that he had found a fly when he was eating his soup.
  Kerri said that he found a fly when he had been eating his soup.
     
4.

On Friday Carlos said: I am going on holiday next Tuesday. The reported speech statement on Sunday is:
  Carlos said that he was going on holiday on Tuesday.
  Carlos said that he is going on holiday on Tuesday.
     
5.

In March Mike asked: Will you marry me Jane? The reported speech statement in April is:
  Mike asked Jane if she would marry him.
  Mike asked Jane if she will marry him.
     
6.

On Sunday Jason said: I had a great time. The reported speech statement on Monday is:
  Jason said that he had a good time.
  Jason said that he had had a good time.
     
7.

At 8:00 the finance minister says: The country's economy is improving. The reported speech statement the next day is:
  The finance minister said that the country's economy had been improving.
  The finance minister said that the country's economy is improving.
     
8.

Last night Anna said: I know how to get to your house. The reported speech statement today is:
  Anna said that she knew how to get to my house.
  Anna said that she had known how to get to my house.
     
9.

At 5:00 Frank said: I was reading about the history of Canada. The reported speech statement at 7:00 is:
  Frank said he had been reading about the history of Canada.
  Frank said he was reading about the history of Canada.
     
10.

At 5:00 Frank said: I am reading about the history of Canada. Frank is not reading about the history of Canada now. The reported speech statement at 7:00 is:
  Frank said he was reading about the history of Canada.
  Frank said he is reading about the history of Canada.