This grammar exercise tests your ability to use direct and indirect speech. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. The boy said that he ................. very busy then.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. The mother asked the girl where ........................ going?
Correct!
Wrong!
3. The teacher asked the students if they ........................... their homework.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. She said that she .......................... her job.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. He said that his father ........................... working in the garage.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I said that I ......................... the examination.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The man said that the horse ........................ in the night.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. He told me that he ............................. me.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I told him that I ....................... believe him.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. He says that he .................... glad to be here in this evening.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The teacher says that the earth ..................... round the sun.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. The report says that global temperatures ...................
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. The boy said that he was very busy then.
2. The mother asked the girl where she was going.
3. The teacher asked the student if they had done their homework.
4. She said that she had finished her job.
5. He said that his father was working in the garage.
6. I said that I had passed the examination.
7. The man said that the horse had died in the night.
8. He told me that he didn’t believe me.
9. I told him that I didn’t believe him.
10. He says that he is glad to be here in this evening.
11. The teacher says that the earth moves round the sun.
12. The report says that global temperatures are rising.
