REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES
I. Choose the best answers
1. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
2. He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
3. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.
A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written
4. I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.
A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended
5. My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.
A. remember to plant B. plant C. to plant D. planting
6. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.
A. goes round B. is going around
C. went around D. was going around
7. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot.
A. is – will travel B. were- would travel
C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel
8. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.
A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously
9. The man said that money ___________ the passport to everything.
A. will be B is C. was D. can be
10. The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1942.
A. discovered B. had discovered
C. was discovering D. would discover
11. John said he _________ her since they ________ school.
A. hasn’t met – left B. hadn’t met - had left C. hadn’t met- left D. didn’t meet – has left
12. Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.
A. gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got
13. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try
14. She asked me where I___________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
15. She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking
16.Thu said she had been…… the day before.
A. here B. there C. in this place D. where
17.The student said that the English test… the most difficult.
A. is B. was C. will be D. have been
18.Andrew told me that they ….. fish two …. days.
have not eaten / ago B. had eaten/ previous
C. did not eat / before D. would not eat / last
19. Jason told me that he … his best in the exam the ….. day.
had done / following B. will do / previous
C. would do/ following D.was going/previous
20. Laura said that when she….. to school, she saw an accident.
A. was walking B. has walked
C. had been walking D. has been walking