Reported Speech

Change the verb tense in the following reported speech: He said, 'I am going to the store.'

• He said he goes to the store.

• He said he will go to the store.

• He said he was going to the store.

• He said he is going to the store.

Which reporting verb is most appropriate for the following reported speech: 'I will finish the project,' she said.

• announced

• said

• whispered

• stated

Adjust the pronoun in the reported speech: 'We are going to the party,' they said.

• 'They are going to the party,' they said.

• 'We are going to the party,' we said.

• 'They are going to the party,' we said.

• 'They are going to the party,' they said.

Modify the time expression in the reported speech: 'I will call you tomorrow,' he said.

• 'I will call you yesterday,' he said.

• 'I will call you next week,' he said.

• 'I will call you the next day,' he said.

• 'I will call you in a month,' he said.

Rewrite the reported speech using a different reporting verb: 'I have completed the assignment,' she said.

• She declared that she had finished the assignment.

• She mentioned that she had finished the assignment.

• She claimed that she had finished the assignment.

• She stated that she had finished the assignment.

Change the verb tense in the reported speech: 'I have been studying for hours,' he said.

• He said he is studying for hours.

• He said he had been studying for hours.

• He said he will be studying for hours.

• He said he has been studying for hours.

Choose the correct reporting verb for the reported speech: 'I want to travel the world,' she said.

• stated

• announced

• whispered

• said

Adjust the pronoun in the following reported speech: 'They are coming to visit us,' he said.

• 'She is coming to visit us,' he said.

• 'He are coming to visit us,' he said.

• 'He is coming to visit us,' he said.

• 'They is coming to visit us,' he said.

Modify the time expression in the reported speech: 'I saw her yesterday,' he said.

• He said he will see her tomorrow.

• He said he had seen her the day before.

• He said he is seeing her today.

• He said he saw her yesterday.

Rewrite the reported speech using a different reporting verb: 'I love this book,' she said.

• She mentioned that she loves this book.

• She whispered that she loves this book.

• She exclaimed that she loves this book.

• She stated that she loves this book.