Reported Speech Quiz

What is reported speech?

• Repeating someone's exact words.

• Reporting what someone said without using their exact words.

• Speaking in the present tense.

What happens to verbs in reported speech?

• They move back one tense (e.g., present → past).

• They stay in the present tense.

• They move forward one tense.

Which word is commonly used to introduce reported speech?

• "That"

• "If"

• "Because"

How do you change "I am happy" to reported speech?

• He said he is happy.

• He said he was happy.

• He said he has been happy.

What happens to pronouns in reported speech?

• They stay the same.

• They change based on the speaker's perspective.

• They disappear.

Change to reported speech: "She said, 'I love pizza.'"

• She said she loves pizza.

• She said she loved pizza.

• She said she has loved pizza.

Change to reported speech: "He said, 'I will call you later.'"

• He said he would call me later.

• He said he will call me later.

• He said he called me later.

Change to reported speech: "They said, 'We are studying for the exam.'"

• They said they were studying for the exam.

• They said they are studying for the exam.

• They said they studied for the exam.

Change to reported speech: "Maria said, 'I have finished my homework.'"

• Maria said she has finished her homework.

• Maria said she had finished her homework.

• Maria said she finished her homework.

Change to reported speech: "John said, 'I can help you with the project.'"

• John said he could help me with the project.

• John said he can help me with the project.

• John said he helps me with the project.