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Reported Speech (statements and questions) – Worksheet 1

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This B1 worksheet practises reported speech for statements and questions. Learners change tenses, pronouns and time expressions, choose between said, told and asked, and form reported yes/no and wh- questions with the correct word order. It suits classroom practice or self-study at home.

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Exercise 1: Change the tense

Complete the reported sentences. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

Example: "I am hungry." → Max said that he ___ (be) hungry. → was

  1. "I am tired." → Anna said that she (be) tired.

  2. "We live in a small flat." → Tom said that they (live) in a small flat.

  3. "I'm watching a film." → Maria said she (watch) a film.

  4. "I have lost my keys." → Leo said he (lose) his keys.

  5. "I saw Paul yesterday." → Sara said she (see) Paul the day before.

  6. "I will call you." → Ben told me he (call) me.

  7. "I can't swim." → Yuki said she (can / not) swim.

  8. "We don't like spicy food." → They said they (not / like) spicy food.

Exercise 2: Reporting verbs and time words

Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are two extra words.

Word box saidtoldaskedifthe next daythe day beforetherethat nighttomorrowhere

  1. Carlos me that he was busy.

  2. Emma that the bus was late.

  3. My teacher me why I was late.

  4. Nina wanted to know I liked jazz.

  5. "I'll finish it tomorrow." → He said he would finish it .

  6. "I met her yesterday." → She said she had met her .

  7. "I work here." → He said he worked .

  8. "We're going out tonight." → They said they were going out .

Exercise 3: Report the questions

Rewrite each question in reported speech. Begin with the words given and use normal statement word order.

Example: "Where are you going?" Lily asked me. → Lily asked me where I was going.

  1. "Where do you live?" Ken asked me. → Ken asked me ...

  2. "Are you hungry?" Mum asked me. → Mum asked me ...

  3. "What time does the museum open?" a tourist asked. → A tourist asked ...

  4. "Have you finished your homework?" the teacher asked Lucy. → The teacher asked Lucy ...

  5. "Why are you laughing?" Omar asked us. → Omar asked us ...

  6. "Can you help me?" Hana asked Jack. → Hana asked Jack ...

  7. "Who did you see at the party?" Priya asked me. → Priya asked me ...

  8. "Will it rain tomorrow?" Diego asked. → Diego asked ...

Exercise 4: Find the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentence.

Example: He said me he was ill. → He told me he was ill.

  1. She said me that she was tired.

  2. He asked me where did I work.

  3. Anna asked me if I am free on Saturday.

  4. My brother asked me what time is it.

  5. Tom said he will visit us the next day.

  6. The doctor asked me do I smoke.

  7. Lisa told me that she has bought a new bike.

  8. He asked me that I liked football.

Exercise 5: Put the words in order

Put the words in the correct order to make reported sentences.

Example: asked / me / Jo / I / if / was / OK → Jo asked me if I was OK.

  1. asked / me / she / where / I / was / going

  2. told / us / the teacher / that / the test / was / easy

  3. Sam / asked / me / if / I / could / drive

  4. said / they / had / they / missed / the train

  5. asked / whether / Mia / we / were / ready

  6. me / asked / how much / the tickets / cost / Ravi

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Printable B1 worksheet on reported speech: backshift tenses, said vs told, time words and reported questions. Includes answers for easy checking.

Topics covered

Reported statementsTense backshiftSaid vs toldTime and place wordsReported questionsIf / whether

Notes for teachers

Start with a quick review of the backshift table (am → was, will → would, have done → had done) before Exercise 1. The most common mistakes are keeping question word order in reported questions (*He asked where did I work*) and using said with a personal object (*She said me*), so give these extra attention in Exercises 3 and 4. As a follow-up, have pairs interview each other with five questions, then report the answers to a new partner using said, told and asked.

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