Reported speech – English Grammar Test for A2
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2 He said, “I like ice cream.”
3 They said, “We are students.”
4 Tom said, “I will call you tomorrow.”
5 Mary said, “I went to the park yesterday.”
6 He said, “I can swim.”
7 She said, “I must study.”
8 John said, “I am reading a book.”
9 They said, “We have finished our homework.”
10 She said, “I don’t like coffee.”
11 He said, “I saw her yesterday.”
12 They said, “We will travel to London.”
13 She said, “I am happy.”
14 He said, “I have a new car.”
15 Tom said, “I am working now.”
16 They said, “We were playing football.”
17 She said, “I may go to the party.”
18 He said, “I am learning English.”
19 Mary said, “I have seen that film.”
20 He said, “I will help you.”
21 She said, “I am cooking dinner.”
22 They said, “We bought a new house.”
23 He said, “I can’t come.”
24 She said, “I’m watching TV now.”
25 They said, “We are going to the cinema.”
26 He said, “I shall return soon.”
27 She said, “I was studying last night.”
28 They said, “We have lived here for ten years.”
29 He said, “I am writing a letter.”
30 She said, “I must finish this today.”
Answer
1 She said that she was hungry – “am” → “was”.
2 He said that he liked ice cream – Present → past.
3 They said that they were students – “are” → “were”.
4 Tom said that he would call me the next day – “will” → “would”, “tomorrow” → “the next day”.
5 Mary said that she had gone to the park the day before – Past simple → past perfect, “yesterday” → “the day before”.
6 He said that he could swim – “can” → “could”.
7 She said that she had to study – “must” → “had to”.
8 John said that he was reading a book – Present continuous → past continuous.
9 They said that they had finished their homework – Present perfect → past perfect.
10 She said that she didn’t like coffee – “don’t” → “didn’t”.
11 He said that he had seen her the day before – Past simple → past perfect.
12 They said that they would travel to London – “will” → “would”.
13 She said that she was happy – “am” → “was”.
14 He said that he had a new car – “have” → “had”.
15 Tom said that he was working then – “now” → “then”.
16 They said that they had been playing football – Past continuous → past perfect continuous.
17 She said that she might go to the party – “may” → “might”.
18 He said that he was learning English – Present continuous → past continuous.
19 Mary said that she had seen that film – Present perfect → past perfect.
20 He said that he would help me – “will” → “would”.
21 She said that she was cooking dinner – Present continuous → past continuous.
22 They said that they had bought a new house – Past simple → past perfect.
23 He said that he couldn’t come – “can’t” → “couldn’t”.
24 She said that she was watching TV then – “now” → “then”.
25 They said that they were going to the cinema – Present continuous → past continuous.
26 He said that he would return soon – “shall” → “would”.
27 She said that she had been studying the night before – Past continuous → past perfect continuous.
28 They said that they had lived there for ten years – Present perfect → past perfect.
29 He said that he was writing a letter – Present continuous → past continuous.
30 She said that she had to finish that that day – “must” → “had to”, “today” → “that day”.