Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)

1. "I work in Berlin," he said. What is the correct reported speech?

He said he worked in Berlin.

He said he works in Berlin.

He said I worked in Berlin.

He said he work in Berlin.

2. She _______ me that she was tired.

said

told

said to

tell

3. "Are you coming to the party?" she asked me. What is the correct reported speech?

She asked me if was I coming to the party.

She asked me are you coming to the party.

She asked me if I was coming to the party.

She asked me that I was coming to the party.

4. "I will help you tomorrow," he said. What is the correct reported speech?

He said he will help me the next day.

He said he would help me tomorrow.

He said he would help me the next day.

He said he helped me the next day.

5. "Where do you live?" she asked me. What is the correct reported speech?

She asked me where do I live.

She asked me where I lived.

She asked me where did I live.

She asked me if I lived.

6. "Close the door!" he said to me. What is the correct reported speech?

He told me close the door.

He told me that close the door.

He told me to close the door.

He said me to close the door.

7. "I went to the cinema yesterday," she said on Monday. What is the correct reported speech on Tuesday?

She said she went to the cinema yesterday.

She said she had gone to the cinema the day before.

She said she goes to the cinema the day before.

She said she has gone to the cinema yesterday.

8. "You are right," he told me. What is the correct reported speech?

He told me you were right.

He told me I was right.

He told me he was right.

He told I was right.

9. "I can speak Spanish," she said. What is the correct reported speech?

She said she can speak Spanish.

She said she could speak Spanish.

She said she may speak Spanish.

She said she would speak Spanish.

10. "Don't be late!" she said to me. What is the correct reported speech?

She told me don't be late.

She told me not be late.

She told me not to be late.

She told me to not be late.

11. "I am studying English," he said. What is the correct reported speech?

He said he is studying English.

He said he was studying English.

He said he studied English.

He said he has been studying English.

12. "I must leave now," she said. What is the correct reported speech?

She said she must leave then.

She said she had to leave then.

She said she should leave then.

She said she would leave then.

13. "Please help me," he said to me. What is the correct reported speech?

He told me to help him.

He asked me to help him.

He said me to help him.

He asked me help him.

14. "I have finished my work," she said. What is the correct reported speech?

She said she has finished her work.

She said she finished her work.

She said she had finished her work.

She said she would finish her work.

15. Which sentence is correct?

He said me he was busy.

He told he was busy.

He told me he was busy.

He said to me he was busy.