Exercises on Reported Speech

Exercises on Reported Speech. Choose the right words: say, ask, tell, to complete the following sentences in English.

They _____ me to leave.
1. asked
2. said
‘How are you both?, she _____.
1. asked
2. said
3. told
I ______ that I didn’t know what to do.
1. said
2. told
3. asked
He ______ me he didn’t know what to do.
1. told
2. asked
3. said
They ______ if I knew what to do.
1. asked
2. told
3. said
Did he _____ you where he had put my notes?
1. say
2. tell
The traffic warden ______ me where I was going.
1. asked
2. told
3. said
She didn’t _____ me how long the trip would last.
1. tell
2. say
3. ask
‘You were right. The film is terrible’ – ‘I ______ you so!’
1. told
2. said
3. asked
He is a very naughty child. He ______ a lot of lies.
1. tells
2. says