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Reported speech

Choose the correct option.

1. “I am tired,” she said. → She said that she ___ tired. was is has been

2. “I forgot my keys,” he said. → He said that he ___ his keys. had forgotten has forgotten forgot

3. “She will arrive soon,” he said. → He said that she ___ soon. arrives would arrive will arrive

4. “I have already cooked dinner,” she said. → She said that she ___ dinner. has cooked cooked had cooked

5. “I can help you,” he said. → He said that he ___ help me. can could would

6. “We are going to the cinema,” they said. → They said they ___ to the cinema. went were going have gone

7. “I went to bed early,” she said. → She said that she ___ to bed early. had gone was going has gone

8. “She has already arrived,” he said. → He said that she ___. had already arrived has already arrived already arrived

9. “I am listening to music,” he said. → He said that he ___ to music. listened was listened was listening

10. “I will phone you tomorrow,” she said. → She said that she ___ me the next day. had phoned phones would phone

Reported speech

Choose the correct option.

1. “He wrote a letter,” she said. → She said that he ___ a letter. wrote had written was writing

2. “I had met him before,” she said. → She said that she ___ him before. has met had met met

3. “I am studying English,” he said. → He said that he ___ English. studied is studying was studying

4. “She will ride a bike,” he said. → He said that she ___ a bike. would ride will ride is riding

5. “I didn’t spend much money,” he said. → He said that he ___ much money. didn’t spend wasn’t spending hadn’t spent

6. “I am cleaning my room,” she said. → She said that she ___ her room. was cleaning cleaned is cleaning

7. “We lived in France,” they said. → They said that they ___ in France. have lived had lived were living

8. “I have made a cake,” she said. → She said that she ___ a cake. made has made had made

9. “He was late,” she said. → She said that he ___ late. had been is was

10. “We tried to help,” they said. → They said that they ___ to help. had tried tried were trying

Reported speech

Choose the correct option.

1. “I am coming home now,” she said. → She said that she ___ home then. was coming is coming came

2. “They have listened to the radio,” he said. → He said that they ___ to the radio. had listened have listened listened

3. “I will be there at 6,” he said. → He said that he ___ there at 6. was would be might be

4. “She teaches English,” they said. → They said that she ___ English. teaches taught has taught

5. “We studied hard,” they said. → They said that they ___ hard. had studied were studying have studied

6. “He had cleaned the car,” she said. → She said that he ___ the car. was cleaned has cleaned had cleaned

7. “I am going to the supermarket,” he said. → He said that he ___ to the supermarket. goes is going was going

8. “She has driven a car before,” he said. → He said that she ___ a car before. was droven had driven has driven

9. “I will help you later,” he said. → He said that he ___ me later. helps might help would help

10. “I was cooking dinner,” she said. → She said that she ___ dinner. cooked had been cooking was cooking

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