Reported Speech and Connectors - Corporate English

He said, 'I will finish the report by Monday.' How would you report this statement?

• He said that he will finish the report by Monday.
• He said that he would finish the report by Monday.
• He said that he finishes the report by Monday.
• He said that he finished the report by Monday.
• He said that he is finishing the report by Monday.

She asked, 'Can you attend the meeting tomorrow?' How would you report this question?

• She asked if I can attend the meeting tomorrow.
• She asked if I could attend the meeting tomorrow.
• She asked if I will attend the meeting tomorrow.
• She asked if I would attend the meeting tomorrow.
• She asked if I am attending the meeting tomorrow.

The manager said, 'Complete the project by Friday.' How would you report this command?

• The manager said to complete the project by Friday.
• The manager told to complete the project by Friday.
• The manager asked to complete the project by Friday.
• The manager ordered to complete the project by Friday.
• The manager requested to complete the project by Friday.

He advised, 'You should review the contract carefully.' How would you report this advice?

• He advised that I should review the contract carefully.
• He advised to review the contract carefully.
• He advised me to review the contract carefully.
• He advised that you should review the contract carefully.
• He advised reviewing the contract carefully.

She said, 'I am working on the presentation.' How would you report this statement?

• She said that she is working on the presentation.
• She said that she was working on the presentation.
• She said that she has been working on the presentation.
• She said that she had been working on the presentation.
• She said that she will be working on the presentation.

He asked, 'Have you completed the task?' How would you report this question?

• He asked if I have completed the task.
• He asked if I had completed the task.
• He asked if I completed the task.
• He asked if I was completing the task.
• He asked if I will complete the task.

The CEO said, 'We will launch the product next month.' How would you report this statement?

• The CEO said that we will launch the product next month.
• The CEO said that we would launch the product next month.
• The CEO said that we are launching the product next month.
• The CEO said that we were launching the product next month.
• The CEO said that we have launched the product next month.

She asked, 'Why did you miss the deadline?' How would you report this question?

• She asked why I missed the deadline.
• She asked why I had missed the deadline.
• She asked why I have missed the deadline.
• She asked why I was missing the deadline.
• She asked why I will miss the deadline.

He said, 'I can help you with the project.' How would you report this statement?

• He said that he can help me with the project.
• He said that he could help me with the project.
• He said that he is helping me with the project.
• He said that he was helping me with the project.
• He said that he will help me with the project.

She asked, 'Where is the conference room?' How would you report this question?

• She asked where is the conference room.
• She asked where the conference room is.
• She asked where the conference room was.
• She asked where was the conference room.
• She asked where the conference room will be.