Question 1
My colleague told me that she _____ to the office early the next day.
Options: would come, will come, came
This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so make sure you complete all of them.
Question 1
My colleague told me that she _____ to the office early the next day.
Options: would come, will come, came
Question 2
The receptionist told the visitor _____ in the waiting area.
Options: wait, to wait, waiting
Question 3
My neighbor said that he _____ his car keys the day before.
Options: has lost, lost, had lost
Question 4
The customer asked the shop assistant _____ the store closed.
Options: what time, what time did, when did
Question 5
My roommate told me that she _____ be home late that evening.
Options: might, may, can
Question 6
The delivery driver asked me _____ the package on the doorstep.
Options: if he should leave, that he should leave, if should he leave
Question 7
My friend said she _____ me at the coffee shop in an hour.
Options: would meet, will meet, met
Question 8
The landlord asked _____ planning to move out.
Options: us when we were, to us when we were, we when we were
Question 9
The cashier said that the store _____ credit cards at that time.
Options: doesn't accept, didn't accept, hadn't accepted
Question 10
My dentist advised me _____ sugary drinks.
Options: avoid, to avoid, avoiding
Question 11
The taxi driver asked me _____ I wanted to go.
Options: where did, where, if
Question 12
The pharmacist told me _____ the medicine twice a day.
Options: take, taking, to take
Practise Reported Speech - Daily Conversations with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Reported Speech - Daily Conversations in everyday English.
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