REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE

Choose the correct answer

8. Mary: "I have never been to London."
1. Mary "I love chocolate."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ never been to
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ chocolate."
London."
a. loved
a. had
b. loves
b. has
c. loving
c. have
2. Mary: "I went skiing."
9. Mary: "I was swimming."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ skiing."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ swimming.
a. went
a. has been
b. had gone
b. had been
c. have gone
c. have been
10. Mary: "I had a cat."
3. Mary: "I will eat steak for dinner."
Jill: Mary said (that) she had ___ a cat."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ eat steak for
a. have
dinner."
b. has
a. willing
c. had
b. will
c. would
11. Mary: "I can't swim."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ swim."
4. Mary: "I have been to Sydney."
a. can't
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ to Sydney."
b. couldn't
a. had been
c. can not
b. has been
c. was being
12. Mary: "I won't buy a new car."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ by a new car."
5. Mary: "I have had three cars."
a. won't
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ three cars.
b. will
a. has
c. wouldn't
b. has had
c. had had
13. Mary: "I have to do my laundry."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ to do her
6. Mary: "I'm going to go to Long Beach."
laundry."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ going to go to
a. had
Long Beach."
b. has
a. is
c. have
b. was
c. went
14. Michal : "I'm from Poland". He told me …
a. I was from Poland
7. Mary: "I don't like spinach."
b. I'm from Poland
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ like spinach."
c. he was from Poland
a. doesn't
d. he is from Poland
b. don't
c. didn't
 REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE

WRITE THE PEROTED SPEECH

“We visited her this morning” they said. _______________________________________________
“We’ll see her next summer” they said. _______________________________________________
“They were here three months ago”, he said. __________________________________________
“I’m meeting them at four o’clock today”, he said. _______________________________________
“I can see you tomorrow”, she said. __________________________________________________