Name ………………………………………………. Class……………………….

Surname ………………………………………………. Date 16th of March

No. 1

Test Paper

Remember. D.S. – words express “nearness”

I.S. – words express “remoteness”

In I.S. we always go one tense behind.

Questions always keep the word order for statements in I.S.

1. “He works in a bank”

She said ________________________________________________________________________________________

2. “We went out last night”

She told me____________________________________________________________________________________

3. “I’m coming!”

She said _______________________________________________________________________________________

4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”

She told me ____________________________________________________________________________________

5. “ I’d never been there before”

She said _______________________________________________________________________________________

6. “Where is he?”

She asked me __________________________________________________________________________________

7. “What are you doing?”

She asked me __________________________________________________________________________________

8. “Why did you go out last night?”

She asked me __________________________________________________________________________________

9. “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me __________________________________________________________________________________

10. “How is your mother?”

She asked me __________________________________________________________________________________

11. “Please help me carry this”

She asked me __________________________________________________________________________________

12. “Please come early”

She __________________________________________________________________________________________

13. “Please buy some milk”

She __________________________________________________________________________________________

14. “Could you please open the window?”

She ___________________________________________________________________________________________

15. “Could you bring the book tonight?”

She __________________________________________________________________________________________

Mixed Reported Speech 1 (Statements, Questions, Requests and Orders) Change the direct speech into reported
speech. Choose the past simple of ‘ask’, ‘say’ or ‘tell’:

1. “Don’t do it!”

She __________________________________________________________________________________________

2. “I’m leaving tomorrow”

She ___________________________________________________________________________________________

3. “Please get me a cup of tea”

She ___________________________________________________________________________________________

4. “She got married last year”

She __________________________________________________________________________________________

5. “Be quick!”

She ___________________________________________________________________________________________

6. “Could you explain number four, please?”

She ___________________________________________________________________________________________

7. “Where do you live?”

She ___________________________________________________________________________________________

8. “We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant”

She ___________________________________________________________________________________________

9. “I’ll come and help you at twelve”

She ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. “What are you doing tomorrow?”

She ___________________________________________________________________________________________