Reported Speech
1. "I am going to the store," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that he is going to the store.
B) He said that he was going to the store.
C) He says that he is going to the store.
D) He said he goes to the store.
2. She asked, "Do you like coffee?" (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked if I liked coffee.
B) She asked if I like coffee.
C) She asks if I like coffee.
D) She asked if you like coffee.
3. "We will be there by noon," they said. (Change to reported speech)
A) They said they will be there by noon.
B) They said they would be there by noon.
C) They say they will be there by noon.
D) They said they are there by noon.
4. He said, "I have finished my homework." (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that he has finished his homework.
B) He said that he finished his homework.
C) He said that he had finished his homework.
D) He said that I have finished my homework.
5. "Why did you come late?" she asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked why I had come late.
B) She asked why I came late.
C) She asked why you come late.
D) She asks why I came late.
6."I can't find my keys," John said. (Change to reported speech)
A) John said that he can't find his keys.
B) John said that he couldn't find his keys.
C) John said that he can't found his keys.
D) John said that he couldn't found his keys.
7. "Where do you live?" she asked him. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked him where does he live.
B) She asked him where he lives.
C) She asked him where did he live.
D) She asked him where he lived.
8. "I will call you tomorrow," he said to me. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said to me that he will call me tomorrow.
B) He told me that he would call me the next day.
C) He told me that he will call me the next day.
D) He said to me that he would call me tomorrow.
9. "Don't touch the wet paint," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She told me don't touch the wet paint.
B) She said me not to touch the wet paint.
C) She told me not to touch the wet paint.
D) She said me don't touch the wet paint.
10. "Are you coming to the party?" he asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked if I am coming to the party.
B) He asked if I was coming to the party.
C) He asked if I were coming to the party.
D) He asked if I come to the party.
11. "We have been waiting for you," they said. (Change to reported speech)
A) They said that they have been waiting for me.
B) They said that they had been waiting for me.
C) They said that they are waiting for me.
D) They said that they were waiting for me.
12. "I am not feeling well," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She said that she is not feeling well.
B) She said that she was not feeling well.
C) She said that she doesn't feel well.
D) She said that she wasn't feeling well.
13. "When will you be back?" he asked her. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked her when would she be back.
B) He asked her when she will be back.
C) He asked her when she would be back.
D) He asked her when will she be back.
14. "Please pass me the salt," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked me to pass the salt.
B) He said me to pass the salt.
C) He told me to pass the salt.
D) He said me pass the salt.
15. "Have you seen my book?" she asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked if I have seen her book.
B) She asked if I had seen her book.
C) She asked if I saw her book.
D) She asks if I have seen her book.
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16. "I will help you with your homework," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She said she will help me with my homework.
B) She said she would help me with my homework.
C) She told me she will help me with my homework.
D) She said she helps me with my homework.
17. "Can you open the window?" he asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked if I can open the window.
B) He asked if I could open the window.
C) He asked if I open the window.
D) He asks if I can open the window.
18. "I have lost my wallet," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that he has lost his wallet.
B) He said that he lost his wallet.
C) He said that he had lost his wallet.
D) He said that I have lost my wallet.
19. "Don't forget to lock the door," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She told me not to forget to lock the door.
B) She said me don't forget to lock the door.
C) She told me don't forget to lock the door.
D) She said me not to forget to lock the door.
20. "Why are you crying?" he asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked why was I crying.
B) He asked why I was crying.
C) He asked why am I crying.
D) He asks why I am crying.
21. "I will visit Paris next month," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She said that she will visit Paris next month.
B) She said that she would visit Paris next month.
C) She said that she visits Paris next month.
D) She said that she visited Paris next month.
22. "Do you know the answer?" he asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked if I knew the answer.
B) He asked if I know the answer.
C) He asks if I know the answer.
D) He asked if you know the answer.
23. "We are watching a movie," they said. (Change to reported speech)
A) They said that they are watching a movie.
B) They said that they were watching a movie.
C) They said that we are watching a movie.
D) They said that they watched a movie.
24. "She was reading a book," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that she was reading a book.
B) He said that she is reading a book.
C) He said that she read a book.
D) He said that she has read a book.
25. "Can you help me?" she asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked if I could help her.
B) She asked if I can help her.
C) She asked if you could help her.
D) She asked if I helped her.
26. "I have finished my homework," John said. (Change to reported speech)
A) John said that he had finished his homework.
B) John said that he has finished his homework.
C) John said that he finished his homework.
D) John said that I finished my homework.
27. "Don't be late," she told him. (Change to reported speech)
A) She told him not to be late.
B) She said him not to be late.
C) She told him don't be late.
D) She said to him not to be late.
28. "Will you come to the party?" he asked her. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked her if she would come to the party.
B) He asked her if she will come to the party.
C) He asked her if she comes to the party.
D) He asked her if she coming to the party.
29. "I had already seen that movie," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She said that she had already seen that movie.
B) She said that she has already seen that movie.
C) She said that she saw that movie.
D) She said that she already saw that movie.
30. "Where are you going?" he asked me. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked me where I was going.
B) He asked me where I am going.
C) He asked me where was I going.
D) He asked me where were I going.
31. "You should try this recipe," she told me. (Change to reported speech)
A) She told me that I should try this recipe.
B) She told me I should try this recipe.
C) She told me to try this recipe.
D) She told me that I try this recipe.
32. "He has been working here for five years," they said. (Change to reported speech)
A) They said that he had been working there for five years.
B) They said that he has been working there for five years.
C) They said that he was working there for five years.
D) They said that he works there for five years.
33. "Did you see the news?" she asked him. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked him if he had seen the news.
B) She asked him if he saw the news.
C) She asked him if he has seen the news.
D) She asked him if he seen the news.
34. "Please turn off the lights," he said to her. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked her to turn off the lights.
B) He said her to turn off the lights.
C) He told her turn off the lights.
D) He said to her to turn off the lights.
35. "I am not sure about the answer," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that he was not sure about the answer.
B) He said that he is not sure about the answer.
C) He said that he has not sure about the answer.
D) He said that he not sure about the answer.
36. "She will call you later," they told me. (Change to reported speech)
A) They told me that she would call me later.
B) They told me that she will call me later.
C) They told me she calls me later.
D) They told me that she called me later.
37. "I have never been to London," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that he had never been to London.
B) He said that he has never been to London.
C) He said that he never been to London.
D) He said that he was never been to London.
38. "What time does the train leave?" she asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked what time the train left.
B) She asked what time does the train leave.
C) She asked what time the train leaves.
D) She asked what time did the train leave.
39. "You must finish this report by tomorrow," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that I must finish this report by tomorrow.
B) He said that I had to finish this report by tomorrow.
C) He said that I must finished this report by tomorrow.
D) He said that I had finish this report by tomorrow.
40. "How did you solve this problem?" the teacher asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) The teacher asked how I had solved this problem.
B) The teacher asked how did I solve this problem.
C) The teacher asked how I solve this problem.
D) The teacher asked how I solved this problem.
1. "I am going to the store," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that he is going to the store.
B) He said that he was going to the store.
C) He says that he is going to the store.
D) He said he goes to the store.
2. She asked, "Do you like coffee?" (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked if I liked coffee.
B) She asked if I like coffee.
C) She asks if I like coffee.
D) She asked if you like coffee.
3. "We will be there by noon," they said. (Change to reported speech)
A) They said they will be there by noon.
B) They said they would be there by noon.
C) They say they will be there by noon.
D) They said they are there by noon.
4. He said, "I have finished my homework." (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that he has finished his homework.
B) He said that he finished his homework.
C) He said that he had finished his homework.
D) He said that I have finished my homework.
5. "Why did you come late?" she asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked why I had come late.
B) She asked why I came late.
C) She asked why you come late.
D) She asks why I came late.
6."I can't find my keys," John said. (Change to reported speech)
A) John said that he can't find his keys.
B) John said that he couldn't find his keys.
C) John said that he can't found his keys.
D) John said that he couldn't found his keys.
7. "Where do you live?" she asked him. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked him where does he live.
B) She asked him where he lives.
C) She asked him where did he live.
D) She asked him where he lived.
8. "I will call you tomorrow," he said to me. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said to me that he will call me tomorrow.
B) He told me that he would call me the next day.
C) He told me that he will call me the next day.
D) He said to me that he would call me tomorrow.
9. "Don't touch the wet paint," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She told me don't touch the wet paint.
B) She said me not to touch the wet paint.
C) She told me not to touch the wet paint.
D) She said me don't touch the wet paint.
10. "Are you coming to the party?" he asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked if I am coming to the party.
B) He asked if I was coming to the party.
C) He asked if I were coming to the party.
D) He asked if I come to the party.
11. "We have been waiting for you," they said. (Change to reported speech)
A) They said that they have been waiting for me.
B) They said that they had been waiting for me.
C) They said that they are waiting for me.
D) They said that they were waiting for me.
12. "I am not feeling well," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She said that she is not feeling well.
B) She said that she was not feeling well.
C) She said that she doesn't feel well.
D) She said that she wasn't feeling well.
13. "When will you be back?" he asked her. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked her when would she be back.
B) He asked her when she will be back.
C) He asked her when she would be back.
D) He asked her when will she be back.
14. "Please pass me the salt," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked me to pass the salt.
B) He said me to pass the salt.
C) He told me to pass the salt.
D) He said me pass the salt.
15. "Have you seen my book?" she asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked if I have seen her book.
B) She asked if I had seen her book.
C) She asked if I saw her book.
D) She asks if I have seen her book.
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16. "I will help you with your homework," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She said she will help me with my homework.
B) She said she would help me with my homework.
C) She told me she will help me with my homework.
D) She said she helps me with my homework.
17. "Can you open the window?" he asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked if I can open the window.
B) He asked if I could open the window.
C) He asked if I open the window.
D) He asks if I can open the window.
18. "I have lost my wallet," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that he has lost his wallet.
B) He said that he lost his wallet.
C) He said that he had lost his wallet.
D) He said that I have lost my wallet.
19. "Don't forget to lock the door," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She told me not to forget to lock the door.
B) She said me don't forget to lock the door.
C) She told me don't forget to lock the door.
D) She said me not to forget to lock the door.
20. "Why are you crying?" he asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked why was I crying.
B) He asked why I was crying.
C) He asked why am I crying.
D) He asks why I am crying.
21. "I will visit Paris next month," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She said that she will visit Paris next month.
B) She said that she would visit Paris next month.
C) She said that she visits Paris next month.
D) She said that she visited Paris next month.
22. "Do you know the answer?" he asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked if I knew the answer.
B) He asked if I know the answer.
C) He asks if I know the answer.
D) He asked if you know the answer.
23. "We are watching a movie," they said. (Change to reported speech)
A) They said that they are watching a movie.
B) They said that they were watching a movie.
C) They said that we are watching a movie.
D) They said that they watched a movie.
24. "She was reading a book," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that she was reading a book.
B) He said that she is reading a book.
C) He said that she read a book.
D) He said that she has read a book.
25. "Can you help me?" she asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked if I could help her.
B) She asked if I can help her.
C) She asked if you could help her.
D) She asked if I helped her.
26. "I have finished my homework," John said. (Change to reported speech)
A) John said that he had finished his homework.
B) John said that he has finished his homework.
C) John said that he finished his homework.
D) John said that I finished my homework.
27. "Don't be late," she told him. (Change to reported speech)
A) She told him not to be late.
B) She said him not to be late.
C) She told him don't be late.
D) She said to him not to be late.
28. "Will you come to the party?" he asked her. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked her if she would come to the party.
B) He asked her if she will come to the party.
C) He asked her if she comes to the party.
D) He asked her if she coming to the party.
29. "I had already seen that movie," she said. (Change to reported speech)
A) She said that she had already seen that movie.
B) She said that she has already seen that movie.
C) She said that she saw that movie.
D) She said that she already saw that movie.
30. "Where are you going?" he asked me. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked me where I was going.
B) He asked me where I am going.
C) He asked me where was I going.
D) He asked me where were I going.
31. "You should try this recipe," she told me. (Change to reported speech)
A) She told me that I should try this recipe.
B) She told me I should try this recipe.
C) She told me to try this recipe.
D) She told me that I try this recipe.
32. "He has been working here for five years," they said. (Change to reported speech)
A) They said that he had been working there for five years.
B) They said that he has been working there for five years.
C) They said that he was working there for five years.
D) They said that he works there for five years.
33. "Did you see the news?" she asked him. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked him if he had seen the news.
B) She asked him if he saw the news.
C) She asked him if he has seen the news.
D) She asked him if he seen the news.
34. "Please turn off the lights," he said to her. (Change to reported speech)
A) He asked her to turn off the lights.
B) He said her to turn off the lights.
C) He told her turn off the lights.
D) He said to her to turn off the lights.
35. "I am not sure about the answer," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that he was not sure about the answer.
B) He said that he is not sure about the answer.
C) He said that he has not sure about the answer.
D) He said that he not sure about the answer.
36. "She will call you later," they told me. (Change to reported speech)
A) They told me that she would call me later.
B) They told me that she will call me later.
C) They told me she calls me later.
D) They told me that she called me later.
37. "I have never been to London," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that he had never been to London.
B) He said that he has never been to London.
C) He said that he never been to London.
D) He said that he was never been to London.
38. "What time does the train leave?" she asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) She asked what time the train left.
B) She asked what time does the train leave.
C) She asked what time the train leaves.
D) She asked what time did the train leave.
39. "You must finish this report by tomorrow," he said. (Change to reported speech)
A) He said that I must finish this report by tomorrow.
B) He said that I had to finish this report by tomorrow.
C) He said that I must finished this report by tomorrow.
D) He said that I had finish this report by tomorrow.
40. "How did you solve this problem?" the teacher asked. (Change to reported speech)
A) The teacher asked how I had solved this problem.
B) The teacher asked how did I solve this problem.
C) The teacher asked how I solve this problem.
D) The teacher asked how I solved this problem.