Reported Speech & Tenses

Jennie said, “I may leave tomorrow.”

• Jennie said that she might leave the tomorrow.

• Jennie said that she might leave the next day.

• Jennie asked if she should leave the next day.

• Jennie informed me to leave tomorrow.

   

She exclaimed with joy that that was her birthday party.

• She said, “Yay! It is my birthday party.”

• She said, “It is my birthday party.”

• She said, “I have been waiting for my birthday party.”

• She said, “On! It is my birthday party.”

He said to his wife that they should buy a new car.

• He said, “Wife, let us buy a new car.”

• He tells his wife, “We may buy a new car.”

• He said to his wife, “We can buy a new car.”

• He said to his wife, “We shall buy a new car.”

The coach asked us if we had any doubts.

• The coach said, “Would you have doubts?”

• The coach said to us, “Do you have any doubts?”

• The coach said to us, “Any doubts?”

• The coach said, “Has anyone have doubts?”

He asked me not to worry.

• He said, “He should not worry.”

• He said, “Oh! Don’t worry.”

• He said, “You do not worry.”

• He said, “You should not worry.”

I ____ this film several times. (see)

• saw

• have seen

• has been seeing

• have been seeing

Yesterday, when I _____(go) to see my friend, I _____ (find) his house locked.

• gone, found

• went, finding

• had gone, had find

• went, found

Did you _____ this colour? (choose)

• choosing

• chose

• choose

• chooses

We _____ a house last year. (build)

• built

• have built

• will built

• had building

Exams ______ next month. (start)

• starting

• will start

• would start

• will be starting