Question 1
Last month, the manager said that the meeting _____ at 3 p.m. the following day, and it took place as planned.
Options: would start, will start, starts
Reported Speech - Workplace Communication
This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Report what people said in a work situation. Pay attention to tense changes, pronouns, and reporting verbs (e.g. told, asked, said).
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Question 2
Before the project ended last month, my colleague told me that she _____ finish the report by that Friday, and she later met the deadline.
Options: can, could, will
Question 3
The supervisor told us _____ the new safety procedures immediately.
Options: that follow, to follow, follow
Question 4
My boss said that she _____ the proposal before she sent her final recommendation to the client.
Options: has reviewed, was reviewing, had reviewed
Question 5
At last year’s conference, the CEO announced that the company _____ a new office in Berlin, and it opened in January.
Options: is opening, was opening, opens
Question 6
Yesterday, my colleague asked me _____ help her with the presentation that afternoon.
Options: if I could, that I could, if could I
Question 7
The trainer advised us _____ more breaks during long shifts.
Options: taking, to take, that take
Question 8
The manager asked _____ the deadline for the quarterly report was.
Options: when, if, that
Question 9
The director told _____ not to schedule any meetings on Friday afternoon.
Options: to me, me, that I
Question 10
Last month, my supervisor said that I _____ take a day off the following week, and I took Tuesday off.
Options: could, can, will
Question 11
At the end of last month, the accountant asked me _____ sent the invoice to the supplier yet.
Options: if I had, if I have, that I had
Question 12
The team leader suggested _____ a brainstorming session before the client meeting.
Options: to have, having, that have
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