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Elementary
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Exercise 3
Reported speech (statements and questions)
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. Adam said, “I read an article per month.”
Adam said that he read an article per month.
Adam said that he reads an article per month.
Adam said that he had read an article per month.
2. “When will you come back?” she asked me.
She asked me when would I come back.
She asked me when I would come back.
She asked me when I will come back.
3. Lia said, “I went to the theatre yesterday.”
Lia said that had gone to the theatre yesterday.
Lia said that she went to the theatre yesterday.
Lia said that she had gone to the theatre the day before.
4. Tom said, “The German teacher wasn’t at the lesson last week.”
Tom said that the German teacher hadn’t been at the lesson the week before.
Tom said that the German teacher wasn’t at the lesson last week.
Tom said that the German teacher hadn’t been at the lesson last week.
5. The doctor said, “The children are very calm.”
The doctor said that the children were very calm.
The doctor said that the children are very calm.
The doctor said that the children was very calm.
6. “Will you forget this situation?” she asked me.
She asked me if I forgot this situation.
She asked me if would I forget this situation.
She asked me if I would forget this situation.
7. Emily told me, “She will watch TV.”
Emily told me that she would watch TV.
Emily told me that she watches TV.
Emily told that she would watch TV.
8. Mike told him, “I am going to play chess with my friend.”
Mike told him that he was going to play chess with his friend.
Mike told that I would play chess with my friend.
Mike told him that I was going to play chess with my friend.
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Reported speech (statements and questions)
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. “Have you passed the exam?” he asked Rachel.
He asked Rachel if had she passed the exam.
He asked Rachel if she has passed the exam.
He asked Rachel if she had passed the exam.
2. Peter told his dad, “I must do my homework.”
Peter told his dad that I must do my homework.
Peter told that I must do my homework.
Peter told his dad that he had to do his homework.
3. Ms Brown said, “Boys are buying comics now.”
Ms Brown said that boys were buying comics then.
Ms Brown said that boys were buying comics now.
Ms Brown said that boys bought comics then.
4. “Did he save money on a trip?” I asked him.
I asked him if did he save money on a trip.
I asked him if had he saved money on a trip.
I asked him if he had saved money on a trip.
5. Veronica said, “This is my favorite cartoon.”
Veronica said that this is my favorite cartoon.
Veronica said that that was her favorite cartoon.
Veronica said that this were my favorite cartoon.
6. He told me, “My aunt prefers detective.”
He told me that his aunt prefers detective stories.
He told me that my aunt preferred detective.
He told me that his aunt preferred detective.
7. “Why are they singing?” I asked the teacher.
I asked the teacher why are they singing.
I asked the teacher why they are singing.
I asked the teacher why they were singing.
8. He said, “My girlfriend likes eating cheese popcorn when she is at the cinema.”
He said that his girlfriend liked eating cheese popcorn when she is at the cinema.
He said that his girlfriend liked eating cheese popcorn when she was at the cinema.
He said that my girlfriend liked eating cheese popcorn when she were at the cinema.
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Reported speech (statements and questions)
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. “Is he going to bake a cake?” I asked.
I asked if was he going to bake a cake.
I asked if he was going to bake a cake.
I asked if would he bake a cake.
2. Den told his girlfriend, “I have already bought two tickets to Paris.”
Den told his girlfriend that he had already bought two tickets to Paris.
Den told his girlfriend that he has already bought two tickets to Paris.
Den told his girlfriend that I have already bought two tickets to Paris.
3. Sara said, “I will enjoy my trip to Vienna.”
Sara said that she will enjoy her trip to Vienna.
Sara said that she would enjoy her trip to Vienna.
Sara said that she enjoyed her trip to Vienna.
4. “Who did you meet?” Tom asked me.
Tom asked me who had I met.
Tom asked me who I had met.
Tom asked me who did I meet.
5. Sam said, “They are playing golf now.”
Sam said that they were playing golf then.
Sam said me that they were playing golf then.
Sam said that they are playing golf now.
6. “What can they build?” I asked him.
I asked him what could they build.
I asked him what they could build.
I asked him what can they build.
7. Tony told her colleague, “This program doesn’t work.”
Tony told her colleague that this program didn’t work.
Tony told her colleague that this program doesn’t work.
Tony told her colleague that this program hadn’t worked.
8. “Has he ridden a motorbike?” I asked.
I asked if he had ridden a motorbike.
I asked if had he ridden a motorbike.
I asked if has he ridden a motorbike.
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