Indirect speech / Reported speech – English Grammar Test for B1
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A: “I am very tired.”
B: She said she ___ very tired.
2
A: “We are learning French.”
B: They said they ___ French.
3
A: “I will visit you tomorrow.”
B: He said he ___ visit me the next day.
4
A: “I saw him yesterday.”
B: She said she ___ him the day before.
5
A: “Do you like music?”
B: He asked if I ___ music.
6
A: “Where are you going?”
B: He asked me where I ___ going.
7
A: “Please help me with this bag.”
B: She asked me ___ her with the bag.
8
A: “Don’t talk in class.”
B: The teacher told us ___ talk in class.
9
A: “Can you play the piano?”
B: She asked me if I ___ play the piano.
10
A: “I have finished my work.”
B: He said he ___ finished his work.
11
A: “We went to London last year.”
B: They said they ___ gone to London the previous year.
12
A: “I can drive a car.”
B: Tom said he ___ drive a car.
13
A: “Will you join us?”
B: She asked me if I ___ join them.
14
A: “What time does the train leave?”
B: He asked what time the train ___.
15
A: “I must go now.”
B: She said she ___ to go then.
16
A: “Don’t touch the vase!”
B: She told him ___ touch the vase.
17
A: “I am reading a book.”
B: He said he ___ reading a book.
18
A: “We will call you next week.”
B: They said they ___ call me the following week.
19
A: “Do you understand?”
B: She asked if I ___ .
20
A: “I didn’t enjoy the party.”
B: He said he ___ enjoyed the party.
21
A: “Why are you crying?”
B: She asked me why I ___ crying.
22
A: “Close the window, please.”
B: He told me ___ the window.
23
A: “I have never eaten sushi.”
B: She said she ___ never eaten sushi.
24
A: “Shall we start the meeting?”
B: He asked if they ___ start the meeting.
25
A: “Did you see my book?”
B: She asked me if I ___ seen her book.
26
A: “I may travel abroad next summer.”
B: He said he ___ travel abroad the following summer.
27
A: “What are you doing here?”
B: The policeman asked me what I ___ doing there.
28
A: “We didn’t eat anything.”
B: They said they ___ eaten anything.
29
A: “Could you help me with my homework?”
B: She asked me to ___ her with her homework.
30
A: “Turn off the lights.”
B: My father told me ___ off the lights.
Answer
1 was → Present simple → Past simple.
2 were learning → Present continuous → Past continuous.
3 would → Will → Would.
4 had seen → Past simple → Past perfect.
5 liked → Present simple → Past simple.
6 was → Present continuous → Past continuous.
7 to help → Imperative → asked + object + to + verb.
8 not to → Negative imperative.
9 could → Can → Could.
10 had → Present perfect → Past perfect.
11 had → Past simple → Past perfect.
12 could → Can → Could.
13 would → Will → Would.
14 left → Present simple → Past simple.
15 had → Must → Had to.
16 not to → Imperative negative.
17 was → Present continuous → Past continuous.
18 would → Will → Would.
19 understood → Present simple → Past simple.
20 hadn’t → Past simple → Past perfect.
21 was → Present continuous → Past continuous.
22 to close → Imperative.
23 had → Present perfect → Past perfect.
24 should → Shall → Should (suggestion).
25 had → Past simple → Past perfect.
26 might → May → Might.
27 was → Present continuous → Past continuous.
28 hadn’t → Past simple → Past perfect.
29 help → Could you…? → asked + object + to + verb.
30 to turn → Imperative.