Archive for April, 2019

Reported Speech Exercise

April 27th, 2019 in English Quiz

1. He said that he ………………….. a new car. (has bought / bought / had bought)

2. My friend said that he ………………………… TV for two hours. (was watching / has been watching / had been watching)

3. Alice said that she ………………………. present the previous day. (was / has been / had been)

4. He asked me ……………………. I would help him. (if / whether / that)

5. Trisha told me that she …………………………. help me. (would / will / can)

6. The teacher told us that Mt. Everest ………………………………. the highest peak in the world. (is / was)

7. Father asked me where ………………………….. going. (was I / I was)

8. He requested me ……………………………. Him a ticket. (to buy / that I buy)

9. I asked the stranger who …………………………. (was he / he was)

Answers

1. He said that he had bought a new car.

2. My friend said that he had been watching TV for two hours.

3. Alice said that she had been present the previous day.

4. He asked me if / whether I would help him.

5. Trisha told me that she would help me.

6. The teacher told us that Mt. Everest is the highest peak in the world.

7. Father asked me where I was going.

8. He requested me to buy him a ticket.

9. I asked the stranger who he was.