ENG G6 Reported Speech

Report this sentence correctly.

‘I can swim really fast.’

• He told that he could swim really fast.  

• He said that he could swim really fast.

• He said me that he could swim really fast.  

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‘There is an accident outside the supermarket’.

• He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket. 

• He said there was an accident outside the supermarket.  

• He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.  

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Tom said ‘I’m going to London tomorrow.’
Five days later you say...

• Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.

• Tom said he is going to London the following day.  

• Tom said he was going to London the following day.

Which sentence is NOT CORRECT?

• Karen said she was going to be late.

• James said he will help me.

• Lisa said she didn’t have a map.

Which words complete the sentence?

Maria apologized for not coming. She said she had been busy ____.

• previous day  

• the following day 

• that day

Paul: ‘I won’t be at the meeting tomorrow.’
Paul said that he __________ at the meeting the following day.

• won't be

• wouldn't be

• didn't

Me: "I’ve done it!"
I told you that I ____________. 

• have done it

• had done it

• did it

Danny: "I’m going to be late."

Danny told me that he ______ to be late.   

• is going

• was going

• will

George: “I can’t chat because I’m working”.

George said that he ______ because he was working.

• can't chat

• couldn't chat

• didn't chat

Hannah: “I want to go to the football match, but I don’t have enough money”.

Hannah said that she _________ to go to the football match, but she didn’t have enough money.

• wants

• wanted

• want