Grammar

Level B2

Part 1 - Reported Speech

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Reported Speech

Emma said, "I can't attend the meeting today." Emma said that she .......... attend the meeting that day.

didn't can

hadn't been able to

can't

couldn't

2

Reported Speech

"We are moving to Berlin next month," they said. They said that they .......... to Berlin the following month.

had moved

would move

are moving

were moving

3

Reported Speech

"I have never tried sushi before," Mark said. Mark said that he .......... sushi before.

has never tried

would never try

had never tried

never tried

4

Reported Speech

"I will call you as soon as I arrive," she promised. She promised that she .......... me as soon as she arrived.

will call

would call

had called

called

5

Reported Speech

"Did you lock the door?" he asked me. He asked me .......... the door.

did I lock

if I locked

if I had locked

whether had I locked

6

Reported Speech

"Where do you keep the spare keys?" she asked. She asked me where I .......... the spare keys.

kept

was keeping

keep

had kept

7

Reported Speech

"Don't mention my name to the press," the actor said to us. The actor told us .......... his name to the press.

not mention

not to mention

don't mention

to not mention

8

Reported Speech

"Please, send me the report by Friday," my manager said. My manager asked me .......... the report by Friday.

that I send

send

sending

to send

9

Reported Speech

"I saw Daniel at the conference yesterday," Nina said. Nina said that she .......... Daniel at the conference the day before.

had seen

has seen

would see

saw

10

Reported Speech

"We must finish this today," the team leader said. The team leader said that they .......... finish it that day.

have to

had to

must to

must

What to do

This part consists of a number of assessments, each of which has only one valid answer.

Select the best answer according to what you read.

There's only one valid answer

There's only a correct answer which you will have to select by clicking on it.

Don't spend unnecessary time

Don't spend time in an assessment you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well. Get used to being quick!

Grammar is a must

Although these grammar tests are not part of the official Cambridge exams, they are still important as they touch on language elements that you'll come across in all parts of the official exams, such as Reading and Use of English.

Strategy

Read the assessment so you understand what it is about.
Pay attention to the topic on the top-right corner of each assessment.
Check the words before and after each gap and look for grammatical collocations.
Remember that you select a choice by clicking on it.

Instructions

For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

Exercise Details

Author

marisabel cyclops

@marisabel

User Prompt

"Create a grammar exercise focusing on 'Reported Speech'"

Tone: Standard

Level: B2

Created on:

Mar 9, 2026

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