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
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WRITE THE PEROTED SPEECH

“We visited her this morning” they said. They said that they had visited her that morning
“We’ll see her next summer” they said. They said that they would see her next summer
“They were here three months ago”, he said. They said that they had been here three months
ago
“I’m meeting them at four o’clock today”, he said. He said that he was meeting them at four o'clock today
“I can see you tomorrow”, she said. She said that she could see me tomorrow