Reported Speech Exercises
These reported speech exercises are presented in questions test format with answers by Grammar teachers. At the explanations tab, we listed several reported speech & indirect speech examples and sentences with rules, formula, form and structure. And at the worksheet tab, you can download these exercises as pdf or word files for free.
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Choose the correct option to complete the Reported Speech Exercises below.
1
"What time is it?" she asked.
a.
She asked what time it had been.
b.
She asked what time is it.
c.
She asked what time it was.
2
"I don’t like coffee," he said.
a.
He said he didn't like coffee.
b.
He said he doesn’t like coffee.
c.
He said he hadn't liked coffee.
3
"Did you see that movie?" she asked.
a.
She asked if I had seen that movie.
b.
She asked if I have seen that movie.
c.
She asked if I saw that movie.
4
"I must go now," she said.
a.
She said she had to go then.
b.
She said she must go then.
c.
She said she has to go then.
5
"We will meet at 5 PM," they said.
a.
They said they are meeting at 5 PM.
b.
They said they would meet at 5 PM.
c.
They said they will meet at 5 PM.
6
"I was sleeping when you called," he said.
a.
He said he was sleeping when I called.
b.
He said he had been sleeping when I had called.
c.
He said he had slept when I called.
7
"Let's go to the beach," he suggested.
a.
He suggested us to go to the beach.
b.
He suggested we go to the beach.
c.
He suggested we went to the beach.
8
"I had already eaten," she said.
a.
She said she already ate.
b.
She said she has already eaten.
c.
She said she had already eaten.
9
"He was playing soccer," she said.
a.
She said he had played soccer.
b.
She said he had been playing soccer.
c.
She said he was playing soccer.
10
"I like ice cream," she said.
a.
She said she likes ice cream.
b.
She said she had liked ice cream.
c.
She said she liked ice cream.
