Reported Speech Exercise



Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.

1. He asked me what ……………………….. doing there.

was I

I was

2. He said that he ………………………….. his examination.

has passed

had passed

3. He said that he ……………………… unwell.

is

was

has been

4. The boy said that he ………………………… then.

slept

was sleeping

is sleeping

5. The stranger asked where ……………………

l live

I lived

did I live

6. The doctor said that the patient ……………………… in the night.

has died

had died

7. The girl exclaimed that she …………………….. very clever.

was

is

had been

8. I wrote that I ………………………… him next day.

visited

will visit

would visit

9. He asked me …………………………. I knew his name.

if

whether

that

10. I asked the girl if she ……………………… me her pen.

will lend

would lend

lent

11. He told us that he ………………………. for an hour.

has waited

had waited

12. The speaker said that it …………………… him great pleasure to be there that evening.

gives

has given

gave

Answers

1. He asked me what I was doing there.
2. He said that he had passed his examination.
3. He said that he was unwell.
4. The boy said that he was sleepingthen.
5. The stranger asked where I lived.
6. The doctor said that the patient had died in the night.
7. The girl exclaimed that she wasvery clever.
8. I wrote that I would visit him next day.
9. He asked me whether / if I knew his name.
10. I asked the girl if she would lendme her pen.
11. He told us that he had waited for an hour.
12. The speaker said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening.