Indirect speech / Reported speech – English Grammar Test for B1
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2 They said, “We are going to the park.” → They said they ___ to the park.
3 He said, “I will call you tonight.” → He said he ___ call me that night.
4 “I saw him yesterday,” she said. → She said she ___ seen him the day before.
5 “Do you like chocolate?” he asked. → He asked if I ___ chocolate.
6 “Where are you going?” she asked me. → She asked me where I ___ going.
7 “Please sit down,” the teacher said. → The teacher told us ___ down.
8 “Don’t open the window,” she told him. → She told him ___ open the window.
9 “Can you help me?” she asked. → She asked me if I ___ help her.
10 “I have finished my project,” he said. → He said he ___ finished his project.
11 “We went to Rome last summer,” they said. → They said they ___ gone to Rome the previous summer.
12 “I can play the guitar,” John said. → John said he ___ play the guitar.
13 “Will you join us tomorrow?” she asked. → She asked if I ___ join them the next day.
14 “What time does the bus leave?” he asked. → He asked what time the bus ___ .
15 “I must finish this today,” she said. → She said she ___ to finish that that day.
16 “Don’t be late,” my mother told me. → My mother told me ___ be late.
17 “I am studying English,” she said. → She said she ___ studying English.
18 “We will see you next week,” they said. → They said they ___ see me the following week.
19 “Do you understand?” she asked. → She asked if I ___ .
20 “I didn’t eat breakfast,” he said. → He said he ___ eaten breakfast.
21 “Why are you crying?” she asked me. → She asked me why I ___ crying.
22 “Close the window,” he told us. → He told us ___ the window.
23 “I have never been to Spain,” she said. → She said she ___ never been to Spain.
24 “Shall we go to the cinema?” he asked. → He asked if they ___ go to the cinema.
25 “Did you call her?” she asked me. → She asked me if I ___ called her.
26 “I may travel to Japan next year,” he said. → He said he ___ travel to Japan the following year.
27 “What are you doing here?” the man asked. → The man asked what I ___ doing there.
28 “We didn’t watch TV,” they said. → They said they ___ watched TV.
29 “Could you lend me your book?” she asked. → She asked me to ___ her my book.
30 “Turn off the lights,” the teacher told us. → The teacher told us ___ off the lights.
Answer
1 was → Present simple → Past simple.
2 were going → Present continuous → Past continuous.
3 would → Will → Would.
4 had → Past simple → Past perfect.
5 liked → Present simple → Past simple.
6 was → Present continuous → Past continuous.
7 to sit → Imperative → told + object + to + verb.
8 not to → Negative imperative → told + object + not to + verb.
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 (for reported questions).
15 had → Must (necessity) → had to.
16 not to → Negative imperative.
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 lend → ask + object + to + verb.
30 to turn → Imperative.