Reported Speech Review

Serena: 'I am watching TV.'

Serena said ....

• I am watching TV

• she is watching TV

• she watched TV

• she was watching TV

Answer explanation

Present continuous >> Past continuous + change the pronoun

'We have some pasta for dinners', he said.

He said ....

• he had pasta for dinner

• they had pasta for dinner

• I had pasta for dinner

• we had pasta for dinner

Answer explanation

Present simple >> Past Simple (change the verb into verb 2) + change the pronoun

'The police will investigate this matter,' she said.

She said ....

• the police will investigate that matter

• the police would investigate this matter

• the police would investigate that matter

• the police will investigate this matter

Answer explanation

For simple future (will), you must change the modal into 'would'. Don't forget to change other things such as pronouns, time and place. In this question you need to change 'this' into 'that'.

Mom: 'Could you please get me the purse?'

Mom asked me ....

• to get her the purse

• get her the purse

• to get me the purse

• get me the purse

Answer explanation

You do not need to change the tense when change the command or request into indirect form.

Mr Wang: 'Open the workbook!'

Mr Wang told us ....

• open the workbook

• opening the workbook

• to open the workbook

• to opening the workbook

Answer explanation

You don't need to change the tense for command and request in indirect speech.

Sarah: 'I'm meeting a friend tomorrow.'

Sarah said ....

• she was meeting a friend tomorrow

• I was meeting a friend the following day

• she is meeting a friend the next day

• she was meeting a friend the following day

'Dad goes to work at 6 a.m.', she said.

She said that dad _________ to work at 6 a.m.

Answer explanation

Shirley: 'My mom is having a party now.'

Shirley said that ....

• my mom is having a party now

• her mom was having a party then

• her mom is having a party now

• my mom was having a party then

Ben: 'I'll see you here tonight!'

Ben said that he would see me _________ that night.

Mila: 'Don't touch the screen!'

Mila told me ________ to touch the screen,