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Basis No 8
REPORTED SPEECH
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Exercise 1
1. Charlie said, "I`, thinking of going to live in Canada".
a. Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.
b. Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada.
c. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.
d. Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.
2. Charlie said, "My father is in hospital".
a. Charlie said that my father is in hospital.
b. Charlie said that his father was in hospital.
c. Charlie said that his father is in hospital.
d. Charlie said that my father was in hospital.
3. Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
a. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
b. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.
c. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.
d. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.
4. Charlie said, "I haven`t seen Bill for a while".
a. He said that he hadn`t seen Bill for a while.
b. He said that I haven`t seen Bill for a while.
c. He said that he hasn`t seen Bill for a while.
d. He said that I hadn`t seen Bill for a while.
5. Charlie said, "I`ve been playing tennis a lot recently"
a. Charlie said that I`ve been playing tennis recently.
b. Charlie said that he had been playing tennis recently.
c. Charlie said that he had bee playing tennis recetly.
d. Charlie said that I had been playing tennis recently
6. Charlie said, "Margaret has had a baby".
a. Charlie said Margaret has had a baby.
b. Charlie said Margaret had had a baby.
c. Charlie said Margaret had a baby.
d. Charlie said Margaret has a baby.
7. Charlie said, "I don’t know what Fred is doing".
a. He said that he doesn’t know what Fred is doing.
b. He said that he didn’t know what Fred is doing.
c. He said that he doesn’t know what Fred was doing.
d. He said that he didn’t know what Fred was doing.
8. Charlie said, "I hardly ever go out these days".
a. He said that he hardly ever went out these days.
b. He said that I hardly ever go out these days.
c. He said that I hardly ever went out these days.
d. He said that he hardly ever goes out these days.
9. Charlie said, `"I work 14 hours a day".
a. He said that he works 14 hours a day. b. He said that he worked 14 hours a day.
c. He said that I work 14 hours a day. d. He said that I worked 14 hours a day.
10. Charlie said, "I`ll tell Jim I saw you"
a. He said he`ll tell Jim he saw me. b. He said I would tell Jim I had seen you.
c. He said he would tell Jim he had seen me. d. He said I would tell Jim he had seen me.
11. Charlie said, "You can come and stay with me if you are ever in London".
a. He said you could come and stay with him if you were ever in London.
b. He said I could come and stay with him if I were ever in London.
c. He said you can come and stay with him if you are ever in London.
d. He said I can come and stay with him if I am ever in London.
12. Charlie said, "Tom had an accident last week but he wasn`t injured".
a. He said Tom had an accident last week but he wasn`t injured.
b. He said Tom had had an accident last week but he wasn`t injured.
c. He said Tom had had a accident last week but he hadn`t bee injured.
d. He said Tom had an accident last week but he hadn`t been injured.
13. Charlie said, "I saw jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine".
a. He said he had seen Jack at a party a few months ago and he had seemed fine
b. He said I saw Jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine
c. He said he had seen Jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine
d. He said he saw Jack at a party a