1. Use of English • Level 3
Transformation: Reported
10 Questions • 3 Minutes
📖 Lesson: Transformation: Reported
The Task
Change Direct Speech to Reported Speech.
Strategy
- Backshift Tenses: Present -> Past. Will -> Would. Can -> Could.
- Change Pronouns: I -> He/She.
- Change Time: Tomorrow -> The next day.
Example
- "I will go." -> He said he WOULD go.
📋 Practice Questions
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1. Original: 'I will help,' said Tom.
Key Word: WOULD
Tom said _____ help.
- Ahe will
- Bhe would
- CI would
- Dhe can
2. Original: 'Have you seen it?' asked Ann.
Key Word: IF
Ann asked _____ seen it.
- Aif I had
- Bif I have
- Cif had I
- Ddid I
3. Original: 'Don't touch it!'
Key Word: TOLD
He _____ touch it.
- Atold me not to
- Btold me to not
- Ctold not to
- Dsaid not
4. Original: 'I am leaving.'
Key Word: WAS
She said _____ leaving.
- Ashe was
- BI was
- Cshe is
- Dis she
5. Original: 'Where is he?'
Key Word: ASKED
She _____ was.
- Aasked where he
- Basked where is
- Casked is he
- Dsaid where
6. Original: 'I can swim.'
Key Word: COULD
He said _____ swim.
- Ahe could
- Bhe can
- CI could
- Dhe would
7. Original: 'I must go.'
Key Word: HAD
He said _____ go.
- Ahe had to
- Bhe must
- Che has to
- DI had to
8. Original: 'Do you like it?'
Key Word: ME
He asked _____ liked it.
- Ame if I
- Bme do I
- Cme did I
- Dme if
9. Original: 'Stay here.'
Key Word: ORDERED
He _____ stay there.
- Aordered us to
- Bordered to
- Csaid to
- Dtold to
10. Original: 'I saw him.'
Key Word: HAD
She said she _____ him.
- Ahad seen
- Bsaw
- Chas seen
- Dsee
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1. Original: 'I will help,' said Tom.
Key Word: WOULD
Tom said _____ help.
- Ahe will
- Bhe would
- CI would
- Dhe can
Correct answer: B) he would
Will -> Would.
2. Original: 'Have you seen it?' asked Ann.
Key Word: IF
Ann asked _____ seen it.
- Aif I had
- Bif I have
- Cif had I
- Ddid I
Correct answer: A) if I had
Present Perf -> Past Perf.
3. Original: 'Don't touch it!'
Key Word: TOLD
He _____ touch it.
- Atold me not to
- Btold me to not
- Ctold not to
- Dsaid not
Correct answer: A) told me not to
Imperative.
4. Original: 'I am leaving.'
Key Word: WAS
She said _____ leaving.
- Ashe was
- BI was
- Cshe is
- Dis she
Correct answer: A) she was
Am -> Was.
5. Original: 'Where is he?'
Key Word: ASKED
She _____ was.
- Aasked where he
- Basked where is
- Casked is he
- Dsaid where
Correct answer: A) asked where he
Word order.
6. Original: 'I can swim.'
Key Word: COULD
He said _____ swim.
- Ahe could
- Bhe can
- CI could
- Dhe would
Correct answer: A) he could
Can -> Could.
7. Original: 'I must go.'
Key Word: HAD
He said _____ go.
- Ahe had to
- Bhe must
- Che has to
- DI had to
Correct answer: A) he had to
Must -> Had to.
8. Original: 'Do you like it?'
Key Word: ME
He asked _____ liked it.
- Ame if I
- Bme do I
- Cme did I
- Dme if
Correct answer: A) me if I
If + I.
9. Original: 'Stay here.'
Key Word: ORDERED
He _____ stay there.
- Aordered us to
- Bordered to
- Csaid to
- Dtold to
Correct answer: A) ordered us to
Order + Obj + To.
10. Original: 'I saw him.'
Key Word: HAD
She said she _____ him.
- Ahad seen
- Bsaw
- Chas seen
- Dsee
Correct answer: A) had seen
Past Simple -> Past Perfect.