Reported speech – English Grammar Test for A2
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2 She asked, “Are you busy now?” → She asked if I ___ busy then.
3 They asked, “Will you come tomorrow?” → They asked if I ___ come the next day.
4 Tom asked, “Can you swim?” → Tom asked if I ___ swim.
5 Mary asked, “Did you see the movie yesterday?” → Mary asked if I ___ the movie the day before.
6 He asked, “Do you have a pen?” → He asked if I ___ a pen.
7 She asked, “Are they students?” → She asked if they ___ students.
8 They asked, “Will she be at the party?” → They asked if she ___ be at the party.
9 He asked, “Can I borrow your book?” → He asked if he ___ borrow my book.
10 She asked, “Did he call you?” → She asked if he ___ me.
11 Tom asked, “Where do you live?” → Tom asked where I ___ .
12 She asked, “What are you doing now?” → She asked what I ___ then.
13 They asked, “When will the train leave?” → They asked when the train ___ .
14 He asked, “Why are you late?” → He asked why I ___ late.
15 Mary asked, “Who is at the door?” → Mary asked who ___ at the door.
16 John asked, “How did you do that?” → John asked how I ___ that.
17 She asked, “What time is it?” → She asked what time it ___ .
18 They asked, “Where are you going?” → They asked where I ___ going.
19 He asked, “When did you arrive?” → He asked when I ___ .
20 She asked, “Who wrote this book?” → She asked who ___ that book.
21 Tom asked, “Why are they crying?” → Tom asked why they ___ crying.
22 She asked, “When can we meet?” → She asked when we ___ meet.
23 He asked, “What do you want?” → He asked what I ___ .
24 They asked, “Where is she from?” → They asked where she ___ from.
25 Mary asked, “When will you call me?” → Mary asked when I ___ her.
26 He asked, “How are you?” → He asked how I ___ .
27 She asked, “Did you finish your homework?” → She asked if I ___ my homework.
28 They asked, “Who is singing?” → They asked who ___ singing.
29 Tom asked, “Where did you go yesterday?” → Tom asked where I ___ the day before.
30 She asked, “Why do you study English?” → She asked why I ___ English.
Answer
1 liked – Present simple → past simple; use “if/whether”.
2 was – “are” → “was”; “now” → “then”.
3 would – “will” → “would”; “tomorrow” → “the next day”.
4 could – “can” → “could”.
5 had seen – Past simple → past perfect; “yesterday” → “the day before”.
6 had – Present simple → past simple.
7 were – “are” → “were”.
8 would – “will” → “would”.
9 could – “can” → “could”.
10 had called – Past simple → past perfect.
11 lived – “do you live” → “where I lived”.
12 was doing – Present continuous → past continuous; “now” → “then”.
13 would leave – “will” → “would”.
14 was – “are” → “was”.
15 was – “is” → “was”.
16 had done – Past simple → past perfect.
17 was – “is” → “was”.
18 was – “are going” → “was going”.
19 had arrived – Past simple → past perfect.
20 had written – Past simple → past perfect.
21 were – “are” → “were”.
22 could – “can” → “could”.
23 wanted – Present simple → past simple.
24 was – “is” → “was”.
25 would call – “will” → “would”.
26 was – “are” → “was”.
27 had finished – Past simple → past perfect.
28 was – “is” → “was”.
29 had gone – Past simple → past perfect.
30 studied – Present simple → past simple.