Reported Speech Quiz

What is reported speech?

• Using informal language

• Directly quoting someone

• Summarizing what someone said

• Changing the subject of a sentence

Which of the following is a common reporting verb?

• Feel

• Say

• Ask

• Think

What tense do we change present simple to in reported speech?

• Present perfect

• Present continuous

• Past simple

• Future simple

What is the reported speech for 'I want to call my mother'?

• She said she wants to call her mother.

• She said she wanted to call her mother.

• She said she calling her mother.

• She said she will call her mother.

Which of the following is NOT a change made in reported speech?

• Backshifting tenses

• Adding a reporting verb

• Changing adjectives

• Changing pronouns

What is the reported speech for 'I will call you later'?

• He said he will call you later.

• He said he called you later.

• He said he would call you later.

• He said he calls you later.

What does 'can' change to in reported speech?

• Could

• Might

• Would

• Should

Which of the following is an example of backshifting?

• Present perfect to present simple

• Present continuous to present perfect

• Past simple to past perfect

• Future simple to future perfect

What is the reported speech for 'I am doing my laundry'?

• He said he does his laundry.

• He said he did his laundry.

• He said he was doing his laundry.

• He said he is doing his laundry.

What is the correct form of 'tell' in reported speech?

• Tell

• Telling

• Said

• Told