Indirekte Rede in der Vergangenheit: Interaktive Übungen für Klasse 7

Question 1

Sarah said she would visit her grandparents.

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Sarah said she would visit her grandparents.

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Sarah said that she will visit her grandparents.

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Sarah told me she would visit her grandparents.

Question 2

What is the correct reported speech for the following statement: "I will go to the cinema tonight."?

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He said he would go to the cinema that night.

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He said he is going to the cinema that night.

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He said he would go to the cinema on that night.

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He said he went to the cinema that night.

Question 3

Which of the following sentences is an example of embedded reported speech?

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He told me he would be late.

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He exclaimed, "I will be late."

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I asked him if he was coming.

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He explained that he had been waiting for a long time.

Question 4

What is the correct tense change in the following reported speech: "I am going to the party tomorrow."?

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He said he was going to the party the next day.

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He said he is going to the party the next day.

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He said he will go to the party the next day.

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He said he went to the party the next day.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a common time expression used in reported speech in the past?

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at noon

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yesterday

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a week ago

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last year

Question 6

What is the correct punctuation for the following reported speech: "He asked me what I wanted."?

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He asked me what I wanted.

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He asked me, "What I wanted."

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He asked me "What do you want?"

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He asked me: "What do you want?"

Question 7

Which of the following sentences correctly uses reported speech to convey a question?

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He asked me if I could help him.

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He asked me if can I help him.

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He asked me, "Can I help you?"

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He asked me that if I can help him.

Question 8

Which of the following sentences demonstrates reported speech in the past?

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She told me she went to the store.

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She said she was going to the store.

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She asked me to go to the store.

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She exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.

Question 9

Transform the sentence "I will help you with your homework" into its correct reported speech form.

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He said he would help me with my homework.

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He said he will help me with my homework.

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He told me he will help me with my homework.

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He told me he would help me with my homework.

Question 10

Rephrase the question "Can you open the window?" into its correct reported speech form.

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He asked if I could open the window.

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He asked me to open the window.

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He told me to open the window.

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He said I should open the window.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a reporting verb used in reported speech?

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felt

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said

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told

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asked

Question 12

Transform the command "Go to the store!" into its correct reported speech form.

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He ordered me to go to the store.

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He suggested I go to the store.

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He advised me to go to the store.

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He recommended I go to the store.

Question 13

Rephrase the exclamation "What a beautiful day!" into its correct reported speech form.

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He exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.

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He said that it was a beautiful day.

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He commented that it was a beautiful day.

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He remarked that it was a beautiful day.

Question 14

Which of the following sentences demonstrates indirect speech?

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She said she was going to the store.

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She exclaimed, "I am going to the store."

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She asked me to go to the store.

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She told me she would go to the store.

Question 15

What is the main purpose of using reported speech?

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To convey the meaning of someone's words without using their exact words

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To repeat someone's exact words

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To emphasize the importance of someone's words

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To make someone's words sound more polite

Question 16

When reporting a command, we use the form of the verb.

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infinitive

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past simple

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present continuous

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past continuous

Question 17

Reported Speech: Choose the correct reported speech version of "I will see you tomorrow".

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He said he would see me tomorrow.

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He said he will see me tomorrow.

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He said he saw me tomorrow.

Question 18

Reported Questions: How would you report the question "Where are you going?"

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He asked me where I was going.

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He asked me where I am going.

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He asked me where I have gone.

Question 19

Reporting Verbs: Which reporting verb indicates an order or command?

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told

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said

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asked

Question 20

Past Perfect Continuous Tense in Reported Speech: How would you report the question "What have you been doing?"

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He asked me what I had been doing.

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He asked me what I have been doing.

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He asked me what I am doing.

Question 21

Modal Verbs in Reported Speech: Choose the correct reported speech version of "You must do your homework".

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He said I should do my homework.

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He said I must do my homework.

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He said I have to do my homework.

Question 22

Indicate the correct way to report the statement "I will be home soon" in the past tense.

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He said that he would be home soon.

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He told me that I would be home soon.

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He said he will be home soon.

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He said that I should be home soon.

Question 23

Which reported speech example conveys the original statement "The teacher explained the grammar rules clearly" accurately?

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He reported that the teacher had explained the grammar rules clearly.

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He said that the teacher explained the grammar rules clearly.

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He told me the teacher had explained the grammar rules clearly.

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He said that teacher was explaining the grammar rules clearly.

Question 24

What is the appropriate reported speech version of the command "Close the window"?

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He told me to close the window.

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He asked me to close the window.

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He said I should close the window.

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He exclaimed for me to close the window.

Question 25

Identify the example of reported speech in the negative form.

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He said he didn't like apples.

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He asked if I could help him.

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He exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.

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He promised that he would be back.

Question 26

Indicate the correct way to report the question "When will the train arrive" in the past tense.

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He asked me when the train would arrive.

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He asked me when did the train arrive.

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He asked when the train will arrive.

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He asked me when will the train arrive.

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a typical change that occurs when converting direct speech to reported speech?

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Adverbs of place and manner remain the same.

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Present simple tense changes to past simple tense.

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Pronouns change to reflect the new speaker.

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Time expressions change to reflect the past.

Question 28

What is the indirect speech equivalent of the exclamatory sentence "What an amazing movie!"?

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He exclaimed that it was an amazing movie.

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He said that it was an amazing movie.

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He asked if it was an amazing movie.

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He suggested that it was an amazing movie.

Question 29

Which reporting verb is suitable for the statement "I promise to help you"?

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He promised to help me.

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He admitted he would help me.

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He said he would help me.

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He insisted he would help me.

Question 30

What is the indirect speech version of the question "Do you want to watch a movie with me"?

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He asked me if I wanted to watch a movie with him.

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He asked if I want to watch a movie with him.

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He suggested that we watch a movie together.

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He told me to watch a movie with him.

Question 31

Which of the following sentences correctly reports the question "What is your name?" in the past tense?

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She asked me what my name was.

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She asked me what is my name.

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She asked me what my name is.

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She asked me what your name is.

Question 32

Which of the following sentences correctly reports the statement "I live in Berlin." in the past tense?

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He said he lived in Berlin.

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He said he live in Berlin.

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He said he will live in Berlin.

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He said he would live in Berlin.

Question 33

Which of the following pronouns correctly replaces the first-person pronoun "I" in reported speech?

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he

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she

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it

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me

Question 34

Which of the following reporting verbs is most appropriate for reporting a command?

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told

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said

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asked

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informed

Question 35

Which of the following sentences correctly reports the question "When will you come back?" in the past tense using the modal verb "could"?

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She asked me when I could come back.

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She asked me when I will come back.

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She asked me when I would come back.

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She asked me when I should come back.

Question 36

Which of the following time expressions is used to report an action that happened before another action in the past?

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before

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later

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now

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after

Question 37

Which of the following sentences correctly reports the statement "I don't like coffee." in the past tense using a negative construction?

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He said he didn't like coffee.

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He said he doesn't like coffee.

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He said he don't like coffee.

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He said he won't like coffee.

Question 38

Which of the following sentences correctly reports the question "Do you know where the library is?" in the past tense using the interrogative word "where"?

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She asked me where I knew the library.

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She asked me where do I know the library is.

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She asked me where I know the library was.

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She asked me where I know the library.

Question 39

Which of the following is the correct reported speech for the statement "I will go to the store.", said yesterday?

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He said he would go to the store.

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He said he will go to the store.

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He said he is going to the store.

Question 40

What is the reported speech for the question, "Where are you going?"

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He asked me where I was going.

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He asked me where I am going.

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He asked me where I have gone.

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT a reporting verb?

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talked

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said

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asked

Question 42

What is the correct reported speech for the statement, "I have never been to Paris.", said last week?

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He said he had never been to Paris.

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He said he has never been to Paris.

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He said he will never go to Paris.

Question 43

Which of the following is the correct reported speech for the command, "Close the door!"?

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He told me to close the door.

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He asked me to close the door.

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He suggested that I close the door.

Question 44

What is the reported speech for the statement, "I wish I had more time."

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He said he wished he had more time.

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He said he wishes he had more time.

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He said he will wish he had more time.

Question 45

Which of the following is the correct reported speech for the statement, "The train leaves at 10:00.", said earlier?

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He said the train leaves at 10:00.

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He said the train left at 10:00.

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He said the train will leave at 10:00.

Question 46

What is the reported speech for the question, "What time is it?"

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He asked me what time it was.

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He asked me what time it is.

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He asked me what time it will be.

Question 47

Which of the following is the correct reported speech for the statement, "I am going to study for the test.", said yesterday?

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He said he was going to study for the test.

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He said he is going to study for the test.

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He said he will study for the test.

Question 48

What is the reported speech for the question, "Will you help me with my homework?"

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He asked if I would help him with his homework.

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He asked if I will help him with his homework.

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He asked if I could help him with his homework.

Question 49

In reported speech, which form should you use for a statement from the past?

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Past simple

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Present simple

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Present perfect

Question 50

Which modal verb is used in reported speech to show possibility?

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May

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Can

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Will

Question 51

How do you report a command from the past?

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Start with "He told me to" and use the infinitive form of the verb.

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Start with "He told me" and use the past tense of the verb.

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Start with "He said" and use the imperative form of the verb.

Question 52

How do you report an exclamation from the past?

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Start with "He exclaimed that" and use the past tense of the verb.

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Start with "He exclaimed" and use the present tense of the verb.

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Start with "He said" and use the exclamation mark.

Question 53

How do you report a question with a perfect tense from the past?

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Start with "He asked me if I had" and use the past participle of the verb.

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Start with "He asked me if I have" and use the present perfect of the verb.

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Start with "He asked me" and use the simple past tense of the verb.

Question 54

What punctuation is used when reporting a question?

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Quotation marks and a question mark

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Quotation marks only

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No punctuation

Question 55

How do you report a statement expressing a wish from the past?

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Start with "He said that he wished he could" and use the past tense of the verb.

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Start with "He said he wishes he could" and use the present tense of the verb.

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Start with "He said he wanted to" and use the infinitive form of the verb.

Question 56

In reported speech, which of the following is the correct way to express the past tense of the sentence: "He said, 'I am going to the store.'"?

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He said he was going to the store.

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He said he is going to the store.

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He said he went to the store.

Question 57

What is the correct way to report the sentence: "She told me, 'I had already finished my homework.'" using reported speech in the past tense?

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She told me she had already finished her homework.

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She told me she has already finished her homework.

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She told me she will finish her homework.

Question 58

Which of the following sentences is the correct indirect speech for: "He said, 'I will be back soon.'"?

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He said he would be back soon.

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He said he will be back soon.

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He said he has been back soon.

Question 59

What is the correct reported speech version of the sentence: "She said, 'I didn't do it.'"?

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She said she hadn't done it.

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She said she doesn't do it.

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She said she will not do it.

Question 60

Which sentence follows the correct word order in reported speech: "He asked, 'When did you arrive?'"?

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He asked me when I did arrive.

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He asked me when did I arrive.

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He asked me did I arrive when.

Question 61

What is the correct reported speech version of: "He said, 'I have lived here for 10 years.'"?

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He said he had lived here for 10 years.

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He said he has lived here for 10 years.

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He said he will live here for 10 years.

Question 62

Which of the following options correctly reports the sentence: "He said, 'I am going to the cinema.'"? Consider both the tense and the reporting verb.

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He said he was going to the cinema.

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He said he will go to the cinema.

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He said he had gone to the cinema.

Question 63

Which of the following is the appropriate indirect speech for the sentence: "He said, 'I wish I had more time.'"?

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He said he wished he had more time.

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He said he wished he has more time.

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He said he wishes he has more time.

Question 64

Which sentence is in the correct format for reported speech in the past?

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He told me that he was going to the store.

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He told me that he goes to the store.

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He told me he was going to the store.

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He told me he will go to the store.