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