Reported speech

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences.

Question 1. The mother told her son ______ so impolitely.

A. not behaving B. not to behave C. did not behave D. not behave

Question 2. She said she _________ collect it for me after work.

A. would B. did C. will D. had

Question 3. He asked me where I ______________.

A. have studied B. study C. am studying D. studied

Question 4. The man wanted to avoid __________ on security cameras.

A. to see B. being seen C. seeing D. to be seen

Question 5. Helen said that he had lived in London four years ________

A. then B. ago C. before D. later

Question 6. John asked me _______________ in English.

A. what does this word mean B. what that word means

C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant

Question 7. The host asked her _______________ tea or coffee.

A. whether she liked B. that she liked

C. if she likes D. whether she like

Question 8. My friend asked me who _______________ the piano in the sitting room.

A. was playing B. plays C. is playing D. has played

Question 9. The teacher told his students _______________ laughing.

A. would stop B. to stop C. stop D. stopped

Quesiton 10. Mary asked me ________________

A. whether I would watch the football match on TV the day before.

B. whether I watched the football match on TV the day before

C. if I had watch the football match on TV the day before.

D. whether I had watched the football match on TV the day before.

Quesiton 11. He asked _______________ him some money.

A. her to lend B. her lending C. she has lent D. she lends

Question 12. Jennifer asked me where _______________ the week before.

A. had I gone B.did I go C. I had gone D. was I going

Question 13. Tom asked me ________.

A. if was I having a good time last year

B. whether I had had a good time the year before

C. if would I have a good time the year before

D. whether I have had a good time the year before

Question 14. Do you know where _______?

A. he lives B. did he live C. does he live D. he lived

Question 15. She asked me __________ the seat ___________ or not

A. If / had occupied B. Whether / was occupied

C. If / has been occupied D. Whether / occupied

Question 16. The policeman asked us ______________

A. had any of us seen the accident happen

B. Whether any of us had seen the accident happen

C. If had any of us seen the accident happen

D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen

Question 17. I asked him ___________, but he said nothing

A. what the matter was B. what was the matter

C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter was

Question 18. James___________ him up when the bus reached the square

A. told me wake B. asked me to wake

C. said me to wake D. requested me waking

Question 19. Excuse me. Could you tell me___________ ?

A. what time is it B. what is the time

C. what time it is D. it is what time

Question 20. We wonder___________ from his office after that scandal

A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign

C. why he not resign D. why didn’t he resign

Question 21. Jeff wanted to know ___________

A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing

C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing

Question 22. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the ___________ day

A. previous B. following C. before D. last

Question 23. She ___________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked

A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked

Question 24. His neighbors sometimes wondered ___________ he did for a living

A. why B. when C. where D. what

Question 25. Could you please tell me ___________?

A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop

C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop

Question 26. Marigold wondered ___________ Kevin and Ruth would be at the party

A. that B. whether C. if D. B& C

Question 27. He asked me___________

A. How long I have studied English B. How long had I studied English

C. How long I had study English D. How long I had studied English

Question 28. The passenger asked ___________ we landed

A. what B. when C. if D. why

Question 29. She asked Nam what ___________ in that room.

A. he is doing B. he was doing C. was he doing D. she was doing

Question 30. “I didn’t take your calculator”, Bob said to Mary .

A. Bob told Mary he hadn’t taken her calculator

B. Bob told Mary I didn’t take your calculator

C. Bob told Mary he haven’t taken her calculator

D. Bob told Mary he had taken her calculator

Question 31. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.

A. the previous day B. yesterday

C. the last day D. Sunday previously

Question 32. He asked the children _________too much noise.

A. not to make B. not making

C. don’t make D. if they don’t make

Question 33. The man said that money ___________ the passport to everything.

A. will be B is C. was D. can be

Question 34. The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1942.

A. discovered B. had discovered C. was discovering D. would discover

Quesiton 35. 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

Question 36. The woman asked __________get lunch at school.

A. can the children B. whether the children could

C. if the children can D. could the children

Question 37. 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

Question 38. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” – He asked why _____ the final exam.

A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken

Question 39. Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.

A. gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got

Question 40. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.

A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try

Question 41. She asked me where I___________ from.

A. come B. coming C. to come D. came

Question 42. She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not.

A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking

Question 43. He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.

A. was B. were C. is D. has been

Question 44. He wants to know whether I ___________ back tomorrow.

A. come B. came C. will come D. would come

Question 45. I wonder why he___________ love his family.

A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t

Question 46. They asked me how many children___________.

A. if I had B. had I C. I have D. have I

Question 47. Thu said she had been___________ the day before.

A. here B. there C. in this place D. where

Question 48. The student said that the English test_______ the most difficult.

A. is B. was C. will be D. have been

Question 49. He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.

A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going

C. we were going D. that we were going

Question 50. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.

A. that did I know / who were he B. that I knew / who he had been

C. if I knew/ who he was D. whether I knew / who had he been

Question 51. The mother asked her son _______.

A. where he had been B. whether I had been

C. where has he been D. where had he been

Question 52. Martin asked me _______.

A. how is my father B. how my father is

C. how was my father D. how my father was

Question 53. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.

A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred

C. did he prefer D. if he prefers

Question 54. She asked me _______ my holidays _______.

A. where I spent / the previous year B. where I had spent/ the previous year

C. where I spent / last year D. where did I spend / last year

Question 55. He advised _______ too far.

A. her did not go B. her do not go C. her not to go D. she did not go

Question 56. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.

A. doesn’t like/ is B. did not like / were

C. not liked / had been D. had not liked / was

Question 57. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.

A. before B. ago C. last D. previous

Question 58. He asked _______ him some money.

A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends

Question 59. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.

A. have not eaten / ago B. had eaten/ previous

C. did not eat / before D. would not eat / last

Question 60. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.

A. had done / following B. will do / previous

C. would do/ following D. was going / previous

Question 61. John asked me _______ in English.

A. what does this word mean B. what that word means

C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant

Question 62. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.

A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave

Question 63. She said she _______ collect it for me after work.

A. would B. did C. must D. had

Question 64. She said I _______ an angel.

A. am B. was C. were D. have been

Question 65. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.

A. is B. were C. had been D. would be

Question 66. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early
hours.

A. passing / will try B. he will pass / tried

C. to pass/ would try D. he passed / have tried

Question 67. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.

A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day

Question 68. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.

A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was

Question 69. John asked me _______ that film the night before.

A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen

Question 70. The guest told the host that _______.

A. I must go now B. he must go now C. he had to go now D. he had to go then

Question 71. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.

A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be

Question 72. He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.

A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me

Question 73. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.

A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written

Question 74. I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.

A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended

Question 75. My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.

A. remember to plant B. plant

C. to plant D. planting

Question 76. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.

A. are you planning B. is she planning

C. was she planning D. if she was planning

Question 77. Nam wanted to know what time ________.

A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin

C. the movie begins D. the movie began

Question 78. I wondered_______ the right thing.

A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing

C. was I doing D. am I doing

Question 79. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.

A. goes round B. is going around

C. went around D. was going around

Question 80. 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

Exercise 2. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

Question 81. Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada".

A. Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.

B. Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada.

C. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.

D. Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.

Question 82. Charlie said, "My father is in hospital".

A. Charlie said that my father is in hospital.

B. Charlie said that his father was in hospital.

C. Charlie said that his father is in hospital.

D. Charlie said that my father was in hospital.

Question 83. Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow

A. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow

B. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.

C. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.

D. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.

Question 84. Charlie said, "I haven't seen Bill for a while".

A. He said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while.

B. He said that I haven't seen Bill for a while.

C. He said that he hasn't seen Bill for a while.

D. He said that I hadn't seen Bill for a while.

Question 85. Charlie said, "I've been playing tennis a lot recently"

A. Charlie said that I've been playing tennis recently.

B. Charlie said that he had been playing tennis recently.

C. Charlie said that he had bee playing tennis recently.

D. Charlie said that I had been playing tennis recently

Question 86. Charlie said, "Margaret has had a baby".

A. Charlie said Margaret has had a baby.

B. Charlie said Margaret had had a baby.

C. Charlie said Margaret had a baby.

D. Charlie said Margaret has a baby.

Question 87. Charlie said, "I don’t know what Fred is doing".

A. He said that he doesn’t know what Fred is doing.

B. He said that he didn’t know what Fred is doing.

C. He said that he doesn’t know what Fred was doing.

D. He said that he didn’t know what Fred was doing.

Question 88. Charlie said, "I hardly ever go out these days".

A. He said that he hardly ever went out these days.

B. He said that I hardly ever go out these days.

C. He said that I hardly ever went out these days.

D. He said that he hardly ever goes out these days.

Question 89. Charlie said, '"I work 14 hours a day".

A. He said that he works 14 hours a day.

B. He said that he worked 14 hours a day.

C. He said that I work 14 hours a day.

D. He said that I worked 14 hours a day.

Question 90. Charlie said, "I'll tell Jim I saw you"

A. He said he'll tell Jim he saw me.

B. He said I would tell Jim I had seen you.

C. He said he would tell Jim he had seen me.

D. He said I would tell Jim he had seen me.

Question 91. Charlie said, "You can come and stay with me if you are ever in London".

A. He said you could come and stay with him if you were ever in London.

B. He said I could come and stay with him if I were ever in London.

C. He said you can come and stay with him if you are ever in London.

D. He said I can come and stay with him if I am ever in London.

Question 92. Charlie said, "Tom had an accident last week but he wasn't injured".
A. He said Tom had an accident last week but he wasn't injured.

B. He said Tom had had an accident last week but he wasn't injured.

C. He said Tom had had an accident the previous week but he hadn't been injured.

D. He said Tom had an accident last week but he hadn't been injured.

Question 93. Charlie said, "I saw Jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine".

A. He said he had seen Jack at a party a few months ago and he had seemed fine

B. He said I saw Jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine

C. He said he had seen Jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine

D. He said he saw Jack at a party a few months ago and he had seemed fine

Question 94. Tom said, "New York is bigger than London".

A. He said that New York was bigger than London.

B. He says that New York is bigger than London.

C. He says that New York was bigger than London.

D. He said that New York is bigger than London.

Question 95. "Stay in bed for a few days", the doctor said to me.

A. The doctor told me stay in bed for a few a days.

B. The doctor told to me to stay in bed for a few days.

C. The doctor said me to stay in bed for a few days.

D. The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days.

Question 96. "Don’t shout", I said to Jim.

A. I told Jim don't shout

B. I told to Jim not to shout

 C. I told Jim not to shout

D. I said to Jim don't shout.

Question 97. "Please don’t tell anyone what happened", Ann said to me

A. Ann asked me don't tell anyone what happened.

B. Ann told me don't tell anyone what happened.

C. Ann said to me don't tell anyone what happened.

D. Ann asked me not to tell anyone what happened.

Question 98. "Can you open the door for me, Tom?" Ann asked.

A. Ann asked to open the door for her, Tom.

B. Ann asked Tom to open the door for her.

C. Ann asked Tom open the door for her.

D. Ann asked Tom to open the door for me.

Question 99. "Listen carefully", he said to us.

A. He told us listen carefully

B. He told to us to listen carefully

C. He told us to listen carefully

D. He said us to listen carefully

Question 100. "Don’t wait for me if I'm late", Ann said.

A. Ann said don't wait for her if she was late.

B. Ann said not to wait for me if I was late.

C. Ann said not to wait for her if she was late.

D. Ann said don't wait for me if I'm late.