A. Choose the correct answer.
1 ‘I’m a big fan of U2,’ Derek said.
Derek said he ………………….. a big fan of U2.
A was
B has been
C had been
2 ‘We’re watching TV,’ said the twins.
The twins said they ………………….. TV.
A watched
B were watching
C had watched
3 ‘You’ve been annoying me all day!’ my mum said.
My mum said I ………………….. her all day.
A annoyed
B was annoying
C had been annoying
4 ‘The dog ate my homework!’ said Ivan.
Ivan said the dog ………………….. his homework.
A was eating
B had eaten
C has eaten
5 ‘At one o’clock, I was having lunch,’ said Molly.
Molly said she ………………….. lunch at one o’clock.
A had been having
B has had
C is having
6 ‘You’ll get wet without an umbrella,’ Dad said.
Dad said I ………………….. wet without an umbrella.
A will be getting
B got
C would get
7 ‘He can juggle five balls!’ said Angie.
Angie said he ………………….. five balls.
A juggled
B would juggle
C could juggle
8 ‘You must give me your essays,’ Mrs Vine said.
Mrs Vine said we ………………….. give her our essays.
A were having to
B had to
C would have to
Answer
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 C 7 C 8 B
B. Complete using the words and phrases in the boxes.
his • their • them • there
before • that night • the day before • the next day
1 ‘I’m seeing Simon tomorrow,’ Mary said.
Mary said she was seeing Simon ………………………….. .
2 ‘We moved into the area two years ago,’ Bella said.
Bella said they had moved into the area two years ………………………….. .
3 ‘Our teacher is giving us a test!’ said Michelle.
Michelle said their teacher was giving ………………………….. a test.
4 ‘My dad gave me fifty pounds!’ said Neil.
Neil said ………………………….. dad had given him fifty pounds.
5 ‘I scored a great goal yesterday,’ Marina said.
Marina said she had scored a great goal ………………………….. .
6 ‘We saw our cousin at the fair,’ said Ben.
Ben said they had seen ………………………….. cousin at the fair.
7 ‘I left my wallet here,’ Frank said.
Frank said he had left his wallet ………………………….. .
8 ‘I’ll sleep well tonight!’ said Arnie.
Arnie said he would sleep well ………………………….. .
Answer
1 the next day 2 before 3 them
4 his 5 the day before 6 their
7 there 8 that night
C. Underline the mistake in each second sentence and write the correct words.
1 ‘There’s a mouse in the kitchen!’ said Martha.
Martha said there had been a mouse in the kitchen.
2 ‘We’ve won every match this year,’ Amy said.
Amy said they won every match that year.
3 ‘I broke my leg two weeks ago,’ said Spencer.
Spencer said he had broken his leg two weeks ago.
4 ‘We’d heard the song before,’ Rory said.
Rory said he had heard the song before.
5 ‘I’ve been working since four o’clock,’ said Dad.
Dad said he was working since four o’clock.
6 ‘We’re spending tomorrow by the swimming pool,’ Belinda said.
Belinda said they have spent the next day by the swimming pool.
Answer
1 had been/was
2 won/had won
3 ago/for
4 he/they
5 was/had been
6 have spent/were spending
D. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.
1 ‘I’m going to bake a cake,’ said Mum. she
Mum said ……………………………….. to bake a cake.
2 ‘Richard has passed his driving test,’ Andy said. passed
Andy said ……………………………….. his driving test.
3 ‘We’re staying in tonight to watch TV,’ Jim said. that
Jim said they ……………………………….. to watch TV.
4 ‘I’m thinking of going on a diet,’ said George. he
George said ……………………………….. of going on a diet.
5 ‘My sister lived in Russia for a year,’ Carol said. lived
Carol said ……………………………….. in Russia for a year.
6 ‘I went snowboarding last year,’ Jill said. year
Jill said she ……………………………….. before.
7 ‘I’ll call you tomorrow,’ Karl said to me. next
Karl said he ……………………………….. day.
8 ‘We’re flying home next week,’ said Arthur. the
Arthur said they ……………………………….. week.
Answer
1 she was going
2 Richard had passed
3 were staying in that night
4 he was thinking
5 her sister had lived
6 had been snowboarding the year
7 would call me the next
8 were flying home the following
E. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech using the verb given.
1 ‘I’m sorry I told everyone your secret,’ my sister said. apologised
2 ‘I didn’t give the money to John,’ said Ali. denied
3 ‘I’ll love you forever!’ Francis said to Elizabeth. promised
4 ‘No, I won’t open the door!’ said Mandy. refused
5 ‘Why don’t we give Jenny a call?’ Albert said. suggested
Answer
1 My sister apologised for telling everyone my secret.
2 Ali denied giving the money to John.
3 Francis promised to love Elizabeth forever.
4 Mandy refused to open the door.
5 Albert suggested giving Jenny a call.
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