Reported speech: Summary

1. “Can you help me with my homework?”, Nick asked his sister.
A. Nick asked his sister whether she can help him with his homework.
B. Nick asked his sister if she helps him with his homework.
C. Nick asked his sister whether she helped him with his homework.
D. Nick asked his sister if she could help him with his homework. 

• A

• B

• C

• D

“This man spoke to me on the road," said the woman.
A. The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road.
B. The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road.
C. The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road.
D. The woman said that man spoke to her on the road.

• A

• B

• C

• D

"I will visit my grandma this Saturday." Ann said.
A. Ann said that she would visit my grandma that Saturday.
B. Ann said that she will visit my grandma this Saturday.
C. Ann sald that she will visit her grandma this Saturday.
D. Ann sald that she would visit her grandma that Saturday.

• A

• B

• C

• D

He asked me ________.

• where did I live

• where I lived

• where do I live

• where I live

My friends asked me__________ them outside the theater last Sunday.

• not wait for

• not to wait for

• not waiting for

• not to waiting for

She asked me if I __________ a computer the following day.

• buy

• will buy

• bought

• would buy

Peter asked me why__________ to visit Green Life Farm.

• I wanted

• I want

• do I want

• did I want

My student asked Tom what__________.

• was he doing

• he was doing

• did he do

• could he do

She__________ me that she liked classical music then.

• says to

• told

• said

• told to

He said he__________ because it was too noisy.

• can't concentrate

• does not concentrate

• don't concentrate

• couldn't concentrate