REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISE 1 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences 1. Tom said, “I must leave at eight.” Tom said that he …………. leave at eight. A. must B. had C. had to D. have to 2. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” He asked why ……………. the final exam. A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken 3. “What do you want?” he asked me A. He asked me what I want. C. He asked me what do I want. B. He asked me what I wanted. D. He asked me what did I want. 4. “You have not done your work well.”, said the teacher to me. A. The teacher told me I hadn’t done my work well. B. The teacher told me I haven’t done my work well. C. The teacher told me I hadn’t done your work well. D. The teacher told me I hadn’t done his work well. 5. “This man spoke to me on the road.”, said the woman. A. The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road. B. The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road. C. The woman said that man spoke to her on the road. D. The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road. 6. He said, “I haven’t seen my cousin today.” A. He said he hasn’t seen his cousin that day. B. He said he hadn’t seen my cousin that day. C. He said he hadn’t seen his cousin that day. D. He said I hadn’t seen his cousin that day. 7. “Please bring me some fish soup,” he said to the waitress. A. He asked the waitress to bring him some fish soup. B. He asked the waitress bring him some fish soup. C. He asked the waitress to bring her some fish soup. D. He asked the waitress bring her some fish soup. 8 . Marry said, “I should go to the library.” Marry said that she ………… to the library. A. should go B. should have gone C. ought to D. better go 9. His friend said to Peter “I’m sad. Let me alone.” A. His friend said that I am said and let me alone. B. His friend said that I was said and let me alone. C. His friend said that he was said and told Peter to let him alone. D. His friend said that he was said and if Peter let him alone. 10. “I can’t explain this rule to you,” said my classmate to me. A. My classmate told me he can’t explain that rule to me. B. My classmate told me she couldn’t explain that rule to you. C. My classmate told me he couldn’t explain that rule to you. D. My classmate told me he couldn’t explain this rule to me. 11. Barbara said, “I saw them at my parents’ house last year.” A. Barbara said I had seen them at my parents’ house the previous year. B. Barbara said she saw them at her parents’ house the previous year. C. Barbara said she had seen them at her parents’ house the previous year. D. Barbara said they had seen her at her parents’ house the previous year. 12. Mike said, “We have bought these books today.” A. Mike said they bought those books that day. B. Mike said they had bought those books that day. C. Mike said they have bought those books that day. D. Mike said they had bought those books today. 13. The woman said to her son , “I am glad I am here.” A. The woman told her son I was glad she was there. B. The woman told her son she was glad I was there. C. The woman told her son she was glad she was there. D. The woman told to her son she was glad she was there. 14. The teacher said to Mike, “Does your father work at a factory?” A. The teacher asked Mike if his father worked at a factory. B. The teacher asked Mike if his father works at a factory. C. The teacher asked Mike if your father worked at a factory. D. The teacher asked Mike if your father works at a factory. 15. Tom said, “Ann, where are your friends?” A. Tom asked Ann where her friends are. B. Tom asked Ann where her friends were. C. Tom asked Ann where your friends were. D. Tom asked Ann where your friends are. 16. Father said to Peter, “Have you done your homework yet?” A. Father asked Peter if he had done your homework. B. Father asked Peter if you had done his homework. C. Father asked Peter if he has done his homework. D. Father asked Peter if he had done his homework. 17. The teacher said to the pupils, “Don’t open your books.” A. The teacher told the pupils to not open their books. B. The teacher told the pupils did not open their books. C. The teacher told the pupils not open their books. D. The teacher told the pupils not to open their books. 18. The student said to the teacher, “I’m sorry I am late.” A. The student apologized for to be late. B. The student apologized for I am late. C. The student apologized for he was late. D. The student apologized for being late. 19. Marry said to her mother, “I really want to run myself my business.” A. Marry dreamed of running her business. B. Marry dreamed of wanting to run her business. C. Marry dreamed of running my business. D. Marry dreamed of to run her business. 20. Peter said to his friend , “Will you stay at the Hilton?” A. Peter asked his friend if he stayed at the Hilton. B. Peter asked his friend if Peter would stay at the Hilton. C. Peter asked his friend if he will stay at the Hilton. D. Peter asked his friend if he would stay at the Hilton. . REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISE 1 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences 1. Tom said, “I must leave at eight.” Tom said that. couldn’t explain that rule to you. D. My classmate told me he couldn’t explain this rule to me. 11 . Barbara said, “I saw them at my parents’ house last year.” A. Barbara said I had seen them. and told Peter to let him alone. D. His friend said that he was said and if Peter let him alone. 10 . “I can’t explain this rule to you,” said my classmate to me. A. My classmate told me he can’t