Reported Speech
1. She said, “Ann has caught a cold”.
She said that Ann ___________ a cold.
a) caught |
b) had caught |
c) catch |
2. He said, “The film will be on tomorrow”.
He said that the film ________ the following day.
a) might be |
b) is |
c) would be |
3. My brother said, ”I heard the news yesterday”.
My brother said that he ___________ the news the day before.
a) hear |
b) would hear |
c) had heard |
4. The teacher said, "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.
The teacher told Joe ________.
a) to stop talking |
b) don’t talk |
c) not to talk |
5. "Give me the key," he told her.
He asked her ________ the key.
a) give him |
b) to give her |
c) to give him |
6. He said, "I like this song."
He said that he __________ that song.
a) liked |
b) has liked |
c) likes |
7. "I can't drive a lorry," he said.
He said that he __________ a lorry.
a) didn’t drive |
b) hasn’t driven |
c) couldn’t drive |
8. She said, "I am reading."
She said that she _________.
a) was reading |
b) has been reading |
c) had read |
9. Sophia said, "Bella doesn't collect stickers."
Sophia explains that Bella ____________ stickers.
a) not collected |
b) didn’t collect |
c) hadn’t collected |
10. James and David said, "We have to go now."
James and David said that they _________ now.
a) went |
b) had gone |
c) had to go |
11. Dominic said, "She understands Japanese."
Dominic said that she ___________ Japanese.
a) could understand |
b) understood |
c) understand |