Reported speech. Test

TEST “REPORTED SPEECH’’

1. Choose “tell” or “say”:

1. Could you (tell, say) me the time, please?

2. She (told, said) that she was a manager.

3. (Tell, Say) me what you need.

4. Did he (tell, say) goodbye to his father?

1. Change the speaker’s words into the Reported Speech:

This-

Here-

Today-

Tomorrow-

Next year-

These-

Now-

Yesterday-

Last month-

Tonight-

1. Turn the statements into the Reported Speech:

1. He said: “I am very busy now”.

2. I said to him:” I don’t like tea”.

3. “Mother is making lunch now”, said Ann to her little sister.

4. “Our teacher will check tests next week”, said my classmates.

5. Sam said to his brother:”I wrote a letter to granny yesterday”.

6. She said:” I have already done my homework for tomorrow”.

4. Turn the direct commands into indirect ones:

a) Mrs. Simon said to her workers:” Work harder!”

b) A teacher said to the pupil:” Answer this question, please”.

c) “Don’t run away!” said Andrew to his dog.

d) Tim said to his friend:” Don’t wait for me today”.

5. Turn the speaker’s words into Reported Questions:

a) I asked him: ”Are you hungry?”

b) She asked her mother: ”Will you bye me this dress?”

c) Nick said to his friend:” Have you got a new DVD?”

d) The policeman asked the man: “What are you doing here?”

e) She said to me:” How long have you been reading these documents?”

f) “Why did you visit this country?” Sam asked his guest.