Advanced Reported Speech worksheet
Backshift, reporting verbs, questions
The rule
Shift tenses back; use correct reporting verb + infinitive or gerund.
4 exercises · 40 questions · answer key on the last page
What is on the sheet
1
Backshift the tense
easyReport the statement using correct backshift.
'I am tired.' She said she ___.
2
Report the question
mediumChange the direct question to reported speech.
'Where do you live?' She asked ___.
3
Choose the reporting verb
hardChoose the best reporting verb.
'I'll do it later.' He ___ to do it later.
4
Full reported speech practice
hardReport the sentence fully.
'I have never been to Rome.' She said ___.
Using this in class
Print as many copies as you need. There is a name and date line at the top, the exercises run over the first pages, and the answer key sits on its own page at the end, so you can keep it or hand it out. No attribution required, no account needed.
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