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Direct and indirect speech exercise

February 3, 2015 - B1pdf

Complete the following sentences.

Progress 0 of 11 answered
1He said that he ............... a toothache.
Wrong!
2Manu said that he ............... very busy then.
Wrong!
3She told us ...............
Wrong!
4He asked her ............... him a cup of water.
Wrong!
5She said that she ............... going to college.
Wrong!
6Raju said that Gautam ............... to go the following day.
Wrong!
7Geetha says that her father ............... an Engineer.
Wrong!
8He said that he ............... the physical test.
Wrong!
9She told me that I ............... her only friend.
Wrong!
10He told me that he ............... me.
Wrong!
11James asked Mary ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/11

Answers

  1. He said that he had got a toothache.
  2. Manu said that he was very busy then.
  3. She told us to hurry up
  4. He asked her to give him a cup of water.
  5. She said that she was going to college.
  6. Raju said that Gautam would have to go the following day.
  7. Geetha says that her father is an Engineer.
  8. He said that he had passed the physical test.
  9. She told me that I was her only friend.
  10. He told me that he loved me.
  11. James asked Mary where she was going
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