Reported Speech Exercises 3

Question 1: Sarah was driving to fast, so I ______ to slow down.

A

asked her

B

asked

C

ask

D

have asked her

Question 2: Someone ______ me there’s been an accident on the motorway.

A

asked

B

said

C

spoke

D

told

Question 3: I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom_______.

A

giving a hand

B

gave a hand

C

to give a hand

D

give a hand

Question 4: Tom said that New York _______ more lively than London.

A

is

B

be

C

was

D

were

Question 5: When he was at Oliver’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he ______ use the phone.

A

can

B

could

C

may

D

must

Question 6: George couldn’t help me. He ______ me to ask Kate.

A

tell

B

said

C

told

D

say

Question 7: Judy ______ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.

A

admitted

B

offered

C

promised

D

suggested

Question 8: I said that I had met her ______ .

A

yesterday

B

the previous day

C

the day

D

the before day.

Question 9: The man asked the boys ______ .

A

why did they fight

B

why they were fighting

C

why they fight

D

why were they fighting

Question 10: “______the door”, he said.

A

please open

B

open pleased

C

please to open

D

please, opening

Question 11: I wanted to know ______ return home.

A

when would she

B

when will she

C

when she will

D

when she would

Question 12: The woman wonders _______ doing well at school.

A

whether her children are

B

if her children were

C

whether her children were

D

her children are if

Question 13: Peter said he was leaving for Paris ______.

A

next week

B

the week previous

C

following week

D

the following week

Question 14: “I don’t usually drink milk when ______ ” Mrs. Pike said.

A

she was hungry

B

I was hungry

C

I am hungry

D

I will be

Question 15: They said that their house had been broken into ______.

A

the two days before

B

two days ago

C

two days before

D

since two days

Reported Speech Exercises 3

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