1) "I work in a bank." ⇒ He said that he ……… in a bank a) Has worked b) Had worked c) worked 2) 'I am working today.' ⇒ She told us she ............... that day. a) is working b) was working c) worked 3) " I've been ill for a couple of weeks." ⇒ He told me he ………… for a couple of weeks. a) had been ill b) is ill c) was ill 4) 'I was at the doctor all morning.' ⇒ She told me that she ............... at the doctor all morning. a) had been b) would been c) has been 5) 'I'll lend you the money.' ⇒ He told me he .................. me the money. a) lent b) was lending c) would lend 6) 'I can't do it without your help.' ⇒ She said she ................. it without my help. a) hadn't do b) couldn't do c) didn't do 7) 'The meeting may start early.' ⇒ He told us that the meeting ................ early. a) might start b) would start c) can sart 8) 'I need to see Sarah this weekend.' ⇒ George said that ______. a) he needed to see Sarah this weekend b) he was needing to see Sarah that weekend c) he needed to see Sarah that weekend 9) 'I haven't seen Barbara since last year.' ⇒ Brendan told me ______. a) he didn't see Barbara since last year b) he hadn't seen Barbara since last year c) he hadn't seen Barbara since the year before 10) 'I'm really tired' ⇒ She said that she _____ really tired. a) is b) was c) were 11) 'I don't want any trouble.' ⇒ He told me he _____ any trouble. a) didn't want b) hadn't want c) hasn't want 12) 'I love my family.' ⇒ He told me that _____ loved _____ family. a) I-My b) You-your c) he-his 13) 'I haven't seen Tom.' ⇒ She told me she _____ Tom. a) hadn't seen b) haven't seen c) didn't see 14) "We went to cinema yesterday". They said ...... a) They had gone to cinema yesterday. b) they went to the cinema the day before c) They had been to the cinema the day before. 15) They had never been to Scotland until last year. They said they ...... a) had never been to Scotland until last year. b) have never been to Scotland until the previous year c) had never been to Scotland until the previous year 16) 'You have my phone.' ⇒ The man said that _____ had _____ phone. a) you-his b) I-your c) I-his 17) 'I'm trying to concentrate.' ⇒ She said that she _____ to concentrate. a) was triying b) tried c) tries 18) 'I didn't steal any money.' ⇒ The thief said that he _____ any money. a) hasn't stolen b) didn't steal c) hadn't stolen 19) 'I won't call you again.' ⇒ She told me she _____ again. a) wouldn't call me b) wouldn't call you c) didn't call me 20) “I’m very busy today.” He said ___ . a) he is very busy today b) he was very busy that day c) I’m very busy today 21) Lena said, “Where have you been yesterday?” Lena asked ___ . a) where she had been the day before. b) where she had been yesterday. c) where she was the day before. 22) "I will be there by noon." a) He said he would be there by midnight. b) He said he will be there by midnight. c) He said he was there by midnight. 23) My aunt said, "I am leaving early on Friday morning." She said she ........ a) was leaving b) left c) were leaving 24) The twins said, "We are five years old." a) The twins said they were five years old. b) The twins said they are five years old. c) The twins say they were five years old. 25) The teacher told her, "You speak English very well."The teacher told her that she a) speaks English very well b) was speaking English very well c) spoke English very well 26) "I'm coming!" a) She said that she was coming b) she said that she came c) she said that she is coming 27) "I'm going to see the doctor tomorrow. He said that ......... a) he is going to see the doctor tomorrow b) he was going to see the doctor the following day c) he is going to see the doctor the day before 28) Jim said, "I hope it won't rain tomorrow." a) Jim said he hopes it won't rain tomorrow. b) Jim said he hoped it wouldn't rain the next day. c) Jim says he hopes it wouldn't rain tomorrow . 29) Herbert said, "We are going to live in Manchester." Herbert said that they a) lived in Manchester b) are going to live in Manchester c) were going to live in Manchester. 30) I told the gas man, "I have already paid the bill." a) I told the gas man I have already paid the bill. b) I told the gas man that I had already paid the bill. c) I told the gas man I already paid the bill.

Direct-Indirect Speech Exercises

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