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Reported Speech (Direct → Indirect Statements, Questions, and Commands)

B1–B2 grammar quiz on changing direct speech into reported speech, including tense, pronoun, and time expression shifts.

Level: B2 • Questions: 40

Quiz Questions

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Q1. “Close the window,” she said to me. → She told me ___ the window.
Q2. “I saw Mary yesterday,” he said. → He said he had seen Mary ___ .
Q3. He told me, “Don’t be late!” → He told me ___ late.
Q4. They said, “We are going to travel to Paris.” → They said they ___ to travel to Paris.
Q5. He said, “I can’t drive.” → He said he ___ drive.
Q6. “I didn’t see him,” she said. → She said she ___ him.
Q7. “We have been waiting,” they said. → They said they ___ waiting.
Q8. He said, “I am tired.” → He said that he ___ tired.
Q9. “Please sit down,” the teacher said. → The teacher asked us ___ down.
Q10. “We are going to move,” they said. → They said they ___ to move.
Q11. “Where do you live?” she asked me. → She asked me where I ___ .
Q12. “I’m studying English,” Tom said. → Tom said he ___ English.
Q13. He said, “I don’t like coffee.” → He said he ___ like coffee.
Q14. She said, “I am reading a book.” → She said she ___ a book.
Q15. They said, “We must leave now.” → They said they ___ leave then.
Q16. He said, “I can help you.” → He said he ___ help me.
Q17. “I will be late,” Anna told me. → Anna told me she ___ be late.
Q18. “I am tired,” she said. → She said she ___ tired.
Q19. They said, “We went to London last week.” → They said they ___ to London the previous week.
Q20. “Don’t open the door,” he said. → He told me ___ open the door.
Q21. John said, “I will call you tomorrow.” → John said he ___ call me the next day.
Q22. “I will help you if I can,” she said. → She said she would help me if she ___ .
Q23. She asked, “Do you like chocolate?” → She asked if I ___ chocolate.
Q24. “I can help you,” she said. → She said she ___ help me.
Q25. “We will call you tomorrow,” they said. → They said they ___ me the next day.
Q26. He said, “I have seen that movie.” → He said he ___ that movie.
Q27. She said, “I can swim very fast.” → She said she ___ swim very fast.
Q28. She said, “I was watching TV.” → She said she ___ watching TV.
Q29. He said, “I am going to the cinema.” → He said he ___ to the cinema.
Q30. “Don’t be late,” my mother said. → My mother told me ___ late.
Q31. “We are leaving now,” they said. → They said they ___ leaving then.
Q32. He asked, “Where do you live?” → He asked me where I ___ .
Q33. “May I use your phone?” he asked. → He asked if he ___ use my phone.
Q34. She said, “I’ll help you with your homework.” → She said she ___ help me with my homework.
Q35. He said, “I don’t like coffee.” → He said he ___ coffee.
Q36. “I have finished,” he said. → He said he ___ finished.
Q37. He said, “I will see you soon.” → He said he ___ see me soon.
Q38. She said, “I may come later.” → She said she ___ come later.
Q39. She said, “I didn’t see him yesterday.” → She said she ___ him the day before.
Q40. She said, “I have finished my homework.” → She said she ___ her homework.

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