Use
We use reported speech to tell someone what someone else said
Example: “John told me that he wanted to contact the supplier today.”
This has nothing to do with the past tense. It is using the past form of the verbs to report the information given by John.
Form
We generally use either say or tell to report information given to us by a 3rd party.
say – does not have an object – He said he would fetch a coffee.
tell – always has an object – He told me he would fetch a coffee.
If you use say or tell, normally you have to change the verbs in the following way:
present -> past
He said he wanted to phone me.
will -> would
He said he would phone me.
Positive Sentences
He said the documents would be ready tomorrow.
She told me (that) she arrived on time.
Negative Sentences
He said the documents wouldn’t be ready by tomorrow.
She told me (that) she didn’t arrive on time.
Questions
To make questions you can use:
asked + what/when
He asked me when I would arrive. – (Er fragte mich, wann ich ankommen würde.)
She asked what time is was. – (Sie fragte, wie spät es war.)
To report closed questions (yes/no reply) we use:
asked + if
They asked us if we were going to the meeting. – (Sie fragten uns, ob…)
She asked me if I would like a drink.
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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of “say” or “tell”.
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He (say/tell) me yesterday that he wouldn’t attend the meeting.
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Question 2 of 20
2. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of “say” or “tell”.
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When I met Peter he (say/tell) he’d bought a new car.
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Question 3 of 20
3. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of “say” or “tell”.
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I (say/tell) my staff that they had to work overtime.
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Question 4 of 20
4. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of “say” or “tell”.
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They (say/tell) their customers that they would raise their prices.
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Question 5 of 20
5. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of “say” or “tell”.
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The manager (say/tell) his employees that he’s go on a business trip to Japan the following week.
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Question 6 of 20
6. Question
Which sentence is the correct version of the text as reported speech?
“I work in London but I spend the weekends at home in Norwich.”
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Question 7 of 20
7. Question
Which sentence is the correct version of the text as reported speech?
“I’ll ask Jack if he can help us with the presentation.”
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Question 8 of 20
8. Question
Which sentence is the correct version of the text as reported speech?
“I have never seen such fantastic figures before.”
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Question 9 of 20
9. Question
Which sentence is the correct version of the text as reported speech?
“I’m in a meeting but I’ll call you back after lunch.”
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Question 10 of 20
10. Question
Which sentence is the correct version of the text as reported speech?
“You can’t make any coffee because the coffee machine is being fixed.”
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Question 11 of 20
11. Question
Which question is correct in reported speech?
“Do you work in Hamburg?”
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Question 12 of 20
12. Question
Which question is correct in reported speech?
“When are you coming back from the England?”
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Question 13 of 20
13. Question
Which question is correct in reported speech?
“Why did you leave the meeting early?”
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Question 14 of 20
14. Question
Which question is correct in reported speech?
“Is Dorothy having tea with us?”
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Question 15 of 20
15. Question
Which question is correct in reported speech?
“Where did you put the stapler?”
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Question 16 of 20
16. Question
Which sentence is the correct translation?
Er fragte mich, wann ich nach Australien reisen würde.
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Question 17 of 20
17. Question
Which sentence is the correct translation?
Ich sagte Mandy, dass Sie eine Gehaltserhöhung bekommen würde.
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Question 18 of 20
18. Question
Which sentence is the correct translation?
Paul wollte wissen, warum der Kopierer nicht funktionierte.
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Question 19 of 20
19. Question
Which sentence is the correct translation?
Wir sagten ihnen, dass sie Lieferung am Tag vorher abgeschickt worden sei.
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Question 20 of 20
20. Question
Which sentence is the correct translation?
Jane fragte Peter ob die Besprechung im Konferenzzimmer sei und er sagte ihr, dass sie in ihrem Büro stattfinden würde.
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