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Elementary
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Listening
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Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
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
Send
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
Send
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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