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