Reported speech exercises: 12 sets with answers, A2–B2
12 free exercise sets on reported speech (A2–B2), with answers. Read the rule, see common mistakes, then fill the gaps and check every answer instantly.
12 sets71 exercisesA2–B2Jump to the sets
- A24
- B14
- B24
Reported speech: how it works
Reported speech tells someone what another person said without quoting the exact words. After a past reporting verb, tenses usually move one step back: "I'm tired" becomes She said she was tired. Pronouns, time words and place words change too, and reported questions use statement word order: He asked where I lived.
Exercises by level
12 sets · 71 exercises| Level | Exercise set | Exercises |
|---|---|---|
| A2 | Reported speech | 4 |
| A2 | Reported speech (1) | 5 |
| A2 | Reported speech (2) | 6 |
| A2 | Reported speech (Set B) | 5 |
| B1 | Reported questions | 6 |
| B1 | Reported speech | 8 |
| B1 | Reported speech (questions) | 6 |
| B1 | Reported speech (statements) | 5 |
| B2 | Reported speech | 7 |
| B2 | Reported speech (2) | 7 |
| B2 | Reporting verbs | 7 |
| B2 | Reporting verbs (2) | 5 |
Common mistakes
Wrong:
She said me that she was busy.Right: She told me that she was busy.
Tell takes a person; say does not.
Wrong:
He asked where did I live.Right: He asked where I lived.
Reported questions use statement word order.
Wrong:
She said she will call tomorrow.Right: She said she would call the next day.
Will becomes would, and time words change.
Wrong:
He told to me to wait.Right: He told me to wait.
No to after tell before the person.