REPORTED SPEECH (PART 1) ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 1: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

 

ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 1: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL REPORTED SPEECH  (PART 1)

 

571 Steve said: “I work every day.” a) Steve said that he was working every day. b) Steve said that he had worked every day. c) Steve said that he worked every day. d) Steve said that he would work every day. 572 Rachel: “I’m playing the piano now.” a) She said that she was playing the piano now. b) She said that she was playing the piano then. c) She said that she played the piano then. d) She said that she had played the piano now. 573 Dexter said: “I’ve bought a new car recently.” a) He said that he had bought a new car recently. b) He said that he bought a new car recently. c) He said that he has bought a new car recently. d) He said that he would have bought a new car recently. 574 Charlie said: “I’ll go to the cinema tomorrow.” a) He said that he would go to the cinema tomorrow. b) He said that he will go to the cinema the next day. c) He said that he would go to the cinema next day. d) He said that he went to the cinema the next day. 575 Bob said: “Don’t disturb me, please.” a) Bob said to me don’t disturb him. b) Bob asked me didn’t disturb him. c) Bob asked me not to disturb him. d) Bob said to me I disturbed him. 576 My little brother said: “I will never go to the circus again!” a) My little brother said that he would have never gone to the circus again. b) My little brother said that he would never go to the circus again. c) My little brother said that he had never gone to the circus again. d) My little brother said that he was never going to the circus again. 577 Paul asked me: “Will you visit Tom with me tomorrow?” a) Paul asked me would I visit Tom with him tomorrow. b) Paul asked me if I would visit Tom with him tomorrow. c) Paul asked me if I would visit Tom with him the next day. d) Paul asked me would I visit Tom with him the next day. 578 Marry: “I don’t like onion!” a) She said that she hadn’t liked onion. b) She said that she would like onion. c) She said that she didn’t like onion. d) She said that she wasn’t liking onion. 579 Tracy: “I’m driving to work now.” a) Tracy said that she drove to work now. b) Tracy said that she had been driving to work then. c) Tracy said that she was driving to work now. d) Tracy said that she was driving to work then. 580 Mother: “I’ve cooked pasta.” a) Mother said that she has cooked pasta. b) Mother said that she had cooked pasta. c) Mother said that she cooked pasta. d) Mother said that she had been cooking pasta. 581 Kate: “I’ll do it tomorrow.” a) Kate said that she would do it tomorrow. b) Kate said that she did the next day. c) Kate said that she would do it the next day. d) Kate said that she had done it tomorrow. 582 Paul: “When does the train arrive?” a) Paul asked when the train arrived. b) Paul asked when did the train arrive. c) Paul asked when had the train arrived. d) Paul asked when the train did arrive. 583 Bob: “Don’t go there alone.” a) Bob asked me didn’t go there alone. b) Bob asked me not to go there alone. c) Bob asked me do not to go there alone. d) Bob asked me hadn’t gone there alone. 584 Alice: “John is always polite.” a) Alice said that John was being always polite. b) Alice said that John would be always polite. c) Alice said that John had always been polite. d) Alice said that John was always polite. 585 Simon: “I’m taking a shower now.” a) Simon said that he was taking a shower now. b) Simon said that he was taking a shower then. c) Simon said that he had been taking a shower then. d) Simon said that he had been taking a shower now.

ANSWER KEY

571	C
572	B
573	A
574	C
575	C
576	B
577	C
578	C
579	D
580	B
581	C
582	A
583	B
584	D
585	B