New to this topic? Read the lesson first: Reported speech.
Try these 10 questions, then open the answer to check yourself. The trainer has all 22 questions on this topic, mixed in a new order each time, with your mistakes saved for review.
"I will call you," she said. -> She said she ______ call me.
- Awill
- Bwould
- Cshall
- Dcan
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B. would
will -> would.
"We have finished," they said. -> They said they ______ finished.
- Ahave
- Bhad
- Chas
- Dwould have
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B. had
Present perfect -> past perfect.
"Do you like tea?" -> He asked her ______ she liked tea.
- Athat
- Bif
- Cwhat
- Dwhich
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B. if
A yes/no question is reported with if or whether.
"I'm sorry I was rude," he said. -> He apologised ______ rude.
- Ato be
- Bfor being
- Cof being
- Dbeing
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B. for being
apologise for + V-ing.
"You stole my bag!" -> She accused me ______ her bag.
- Ato steal
- Bof stealing
- Cfor stealing
- Dthat I stole
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B. of stealing
accuse sb of + V-ing.
"I didn't break it," he said. -> He denied ______ it.
- Ato break
- Bbreaking
- Cbreak
- Dbroken
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B. breaking
deny + V-ing.
"I'll be there early," he said. -> He promised ______ there early.
- Ato be
- Bbeing
- Cbe
- Dthat be
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A. to be
promise + to-infinitive.
"Shall I carry your bags?" -> He ______ to carry my bags.
- Aordered
- Boffered
- Cadvised
- Dwarned
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B. offered
Reporting an offer (Shall I ...?): offer to do something.
"You should see a doctor." -> He ______ me to see a doctor.
- Aadvised
- Bdenied
- Cinsisted
- Drefused
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A. advised
advise sb to.
"Water boils at 100 C," he said. -> He said water ______ at 100 C.
- Aboiled
- Bboils
- Chad boiled
- Dwould boil
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B. boils
A general truth does not change tense in reported speech.
With the explanation after each answer and a mistake box.