Reported Speech

Choose the correct variant in reported speech for each sentence.

11. “I’m waiting for my parents,” Nick said.

A) Nick said that he is waiting for my parents.

B) Nick said that he was waiting for his parents.

C) Nick said that he was waiting for my parents.

D) Nick told that he was waiting for his parents.

12. “I can’t fix the engine myself,” my brother admitted.

A) My brother admitted that can’t fix the engine myself.

B) My brother admitted that couldn’t fix the engine himself.

C) My brother admitted that can’t fix the engine himself.

D) My brother admitted that couldn’t fix the engine myself.

13. “You should be careful,” my friends said to me.

A) My friends said to me that I should be careful.

B) My friends said to me that I should have been careful.

C) My friends told me that I should have been careful.

D) My friends told me that I should be careful.

14. “I will come tomorrow and finish the work,” the plumber said to grandma.

A) The plumber said to grandpa that he will come tomorrow and finish

the work.

B) The plumber promised grandpa that he will come the next day and

finish the work.

C) The plumber promised grandpa that he would come next day and will finish the work.

D) The plumber promised grandpa that he would come the next day and finish the work.

15. “The Sun isn’t a planet, it is a big star,” the teacher explained.

A) The teacher explained to us that the Sun is a big star.

B) The teacher explained us that the Sun is a big star.

C) The teacher explained us that the Sun was a big star.

D) The teacher explained to us that the Sun was a big star.

16. “Don’t make so much noise, will you?” the neighbour said to Pete.

A) The neighbour asked Pete to not make so much noise.

B) The neighbour asked Pete not to make so much noise.

C) The neighbour asked to Pete not to make so much noise.

D) The neighbour said to Pete not to make so much noise.

17. “We only got tickets yesterday, though we booked the holiday a long time ago,” said Mr. Smith.

A) Mr.Smith said that they had got tickets the last day, though they had booked the holiday a long time ago.

B) Mr.Smith said that they got tickets the previous day, though they booked the holiday a long time before.

C) Mr.Smith said that they had got tickets the previous day, though they had booked the holiday a long time before.

D) Mr.Smith said that they got tickets the previous day, though they had booked the holiday a long time before.

18. “Do you know where Kate is living?” Anne asked me.

A) Anne asked me if I know where was Kate living.

B) Anne asked me if I know where Kate was living.

C) Anne asked me if I know where Kate is living.

D) Anne asked me if I knew where was Kate living.

E) Anne asked me if I knew where Kate was living.

19. “Why didn’t you say that to me?” she asked her boy-friend.

A) She asked her friend why didn’t he say that to me.

B) She asked her friend why he didn’t say that to me.

C) She asked her friend why hadn’t he said that to me.

D) She asked her friend why hadn’t he said that to her.

E) She asked her friend why he hadn’t said that to her.

20. “I promise I’ll write to you as soon as I arrive, Jane,” said Nick.

A) Nick promised Jane that he will write to her as soon as he arrives.

B) Nick promised Jane that he would write to her as soon as he arrives.

C) Nick promised Jane that he would write to her as soon as he arrived.

D) Nick promised Jane that he would write to her as soon as he would arrive.

E) Nick promised Jane that he would write to her as soon as he will arrive.

F) Nick promised Jane that he wrote to her as soon as he arrived.