4. Read the indirect speech. Then circle the letter of the direct speech that is being reported.

1. The local weather forecaster said that it was going to be a terrible storm

a) “ It was going to be a terrible storm.”

b) “It’s going to be a terrible storm.”

c) “ It was a terrible storm.”

2. She said the winds might reach 170 miles per hour.

a) “The winds reached 170 miles per hour.”

b)” The winds would reach 170 miles per hour.”

c) “The winds may reach 170 miles per hour.”

3. She said there would be more rain the next day.

a) “There will be more rain the next day.”

b) “There would be more rain tomorrow.”

c) “There will be more rain tomorrow.”

4. She told people that they should try to leave the area.

a) “You should try to leave the area.”

b) “You should have tried to leave the area.”

c) “You would leave the area.”

5.She reported that people were leaving the coastal towns.

a) “People are leaving the coastal towns.”

b) “People were leaving the coastal towns.”

c) “People left the coastal towns.”

6. She said that they could expect a lot of damage.

a) “We could expect a lot of damage.”

b) “We could have expected a lot of damage.”

c) “We can expect a lot of damage.”

7. She said that Andrew was the worst hurricane they had had there.

a) “Andrew is the worst hurricane we have here.”

b) “Andrew is the worst hurricane we have had here.”

c) “Andrew is the worst hurricane we have had there.”

8. She told them that the Red Cross had arrived the day before.

a) “The red Cross arrived the day before.”

b) “The Red Cross arrived yesterday.”

c) “The Red Cross arrived today.”

9. She reported that the president would be there to inspect the damage.

a) “The president will be here to inspect the damage.”

b) “The president will be there to inspect the damage.”

c) “The president would be there to inspect thee damage.”

10. She said that if they hadn’t had time to prepare, the danger would have been even greater.

a) If we hadn’t had time to prepare, the danger would have been even greater.”

b) If we don’t have time to prepare, the danger will be even greater.”

c) If we didn’t have time to prepare, the danger would be even greater.”

5. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1. ‘I won’t do it until tomorrow.’

2. ‘It’s very busy in here. I’ll call you later.’

3. ‘Don’t smoke in no-smoking areas or in the toilets.’

4. ‘We received your order last week.’

5. ‘I’m sorry about the delay. I’ll deal with this now.’

6. ‘Oh, Roger! What a surprise!’ Lisa said at the sight of her husband.

7. ‘Have you had any major layoffs in the past few years?’

8. ‘When did you apply for this position?’

9. ‘I’m going to visit our Polish subsidiary today.’

10.‘Whose car is this?’

11.‘Hello, Lisa. Happy Valentine’s Day!

12.‘You did steal the money, didn’t you?’

13.‘You should open up your own restaurant.’

14.‘Are you going to take the job or will you wait for a better one?’

15.’How is job performance rewarded?’