# Reported Statements Exercises with Answers

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- Title: Reported Statements: Said and Told
- CEFR: B1 (Intermediate)
- Category: Reported Speech
- Questions: 14

Said or told? Is or was? Practise reporting what people said: say and tell, moving the tense back, and changing pronouns and time words. Answers and short explanations included.

Practise reporting what people said: say, or tell + person, moving the tense one step back, changing pronouns and time words, and keeping the tense after a…

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## Lessons on this topic

- [Reported Statements: Said and Told](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar-lessons/reported-statements)

## Sample questions with answers

1. Minh ____ us that the exam was easy.
   - A. told
   - B. said
   - C. says
   - D. tell
   Answer: A — A listener (us) comes next, so told.

2. “I'm leaving.” → Hà said she ____.
   - A. was leaving
   - B. leaving
   - C. is leave
   - D. were leaving
   Answer: A — Am leaving moves back to was leaving.

3. “We've sold the house.” → They said they ____ the house.
   - A. had sold
   - B. had sell
   - C. has sold
   - D. were sold
   Answer: A — Have sold moves back to had sold.

## More Reported Speech exercises

- [Verb + Object + To-Infinitive · B1](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/verb-object-to-infinitive-b1) — markdown: https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/verb-object-to-infinitive-b1.md
- [Reporting Verbs and Patterns · B2](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reporting-verbs-and-patterns-b2) — markdown: https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reporting-verbs-and-patterns-b2.md
- [Reporting Disputed Claims · C1](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reporting-verbs-and-patterns-c1) — markdown: https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reporting-verbs-and-patterns-c1.md
- [Reported Commands and Requests · C2](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reported-commands-and-requests-c2) — markdown: https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reported-commands-and-requests-c2.md
- [Reported Statements · A1](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reported-statements-a1) — markdown: https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reported-statements-a1.md
- [Tense Backshift · A2](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/tense-backshift-a2) — markdown: https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/tense-backshift-a2.md
- [Reported Questions · B1](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reported-questions-b1) — markdown: https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reported-questions-b1.md
- [Reported Questions: Asked If · B1](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reported-questions-asked-if-b1) — markdown: https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/reported-questions-asked-if-b1.md

## Related

- All Reported Speech exercises: https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar#reported-speech
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