Reported speech – English Grammar Test for A2
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Part A. Gap-fill (1–10)
Complete the sentences with the correct form in reported speech.
1 She said, “I am busy.” → She said she ___ busy.
2 He said, “I like football.” → He said he ___ football.
3 They said, “We are students.” → They said they ___ students.
4 Tom said, “I will call you tomorrow.” → Tom said he ___ call me the next day.
5 Mary said, “I went to the park yesterday.” → Mary said she ___ to the park the day before.
6 He said, “I can swim.” → He said he ___ swim.
7 She said, “I must study.” → She said she ___ study.
8 John said, “I am reading a book.” → John said he ___ a book.
9 They said, “We have finished our work.” → They said they ___ their work.
10 She said, “I don’t like coffee.” → She said she ___ like coffee.
Part B. Sentence Transformation (11–20)
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
11 She said, “I am happy.”
12 He said, “I have a new car.”
13 Tom said, “I am working now.”
14 They said, “We were playing football.”
15 Mary said, “I have seen that film.”
16 He said, “I saw her yesterday.”
17 They said, “We will travel to London.”
18 She said, “I may go to the party.”
19 He said, “I can’t come.”
20 Anna said, “I went shopping yesterday.”
Part C. Short Reading & Comprehension (21–30)
Yesterday our teacher told us about her trip. She said she had gone to Spain last summer. She told us that she had visited Madrid and Barcelona. She also said, “I enjoyed the food and the culture very much.” She explained that she had met some friendly people and they had shown her around. Finally, she said, “I will travel there again next year.”
21 Where had the teacher gone last summer?
a) Spain
b) Italy
c) France
22 Which cities did she visit?
a) Rome and Paris
b) Madrid and Barcelona
c) Berlin and London
23 What did she say about the food and culture?
a) She hated them.
b) She enjoyed them.
c) She ignored them.
24 Who showed her around the city?
a) Friends
b) Tourists
c) Friendly people
25 When did she tell the story?
a) yesterday
b) last year
c) today
26 What did she say about the future?
a) She would go there again.
b) She will stay at home.
c) She might stop travelling.
27 “She had gone to Spain last summer.” → This is in which tense?
a) past simple
b) past continuous
c) past perfect
28 “She had visited Madrid and Barcelona.” → This is an example of:
a) direct speech
b) reported speech
c) passive voice
29 “I enjoyed the food and the culture.” → This is:
a) direct speech
b) reported speech
c) present simple
30 “She would travel there again.” → Which tense is this?
a) future in the past
b) past perfect
c) present perfect
Answer
1 was – “am” → “was”.
2 liked – Present simple → past simple.
3 were – “are” → “were”.
4 would – “will” → “would”.
5 had gone – Past simple → past perfect.
6 could – “can” → “could”.
7 had to – “must” → “had to”.
8 was reading – Present continuous → past continuous.
9 had finished – Present perfect → past perfect.
10 didn’t – “don’t” → “didn’t”.
11 She said that she was happy – “am” → “was”.
12 He said that he had a new car – “have” → “had”.
13 Tom said that he was working then – “now” → “then”.
14 They said that they had been playing football – Past continuous → past perfect continuous.
15 Mary said that she had seen that film – Present perfect → past perfect.
16 He said that he had seen her the day before – Past simple → past perfect.
17 They said that they would travel to London – “will” → “would”.
18 She said that she might go to the party – “may” → “might”.
19 He said that he couldn’t come – “can’t” → “couldn’t”.
20 Anna said that she had gone shopping the day before – Past simple → past perfect.
21 a) Spain – Teacher said she had gone to Spain.
22 b) Madrid and Barcelona – Mentioned in text.
23 b) She enjoyed them – From her direct words.
24 c) Friendly people – Reported in text.
25 a) yesterday – She told the story yesterday.
26 a) She would go there again – “will” → “would”.
27 c) past perfect – “had gone” → past perfect tense.
28 b) reported speech – It’s reported.
29 a) direct speech – Quoted words.
30 a) future in the past – “would” = future in the past.