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TEFL exercises - Pre-intermediate materials - Reported Speech

grammar

Add say, said, tell, or told to the following sentences:

Example    Dave ______ he liked pizza.

                Dave said he liked pizza.

said
say
told
told
tell
tell
said
said
told
1 Julian
me he was ill.
2 Yoko
she would be late.
3 My sister
she would pick me up.
4 My teacher
me that she was very happy with my work.
5 He
me that he would help me.
6 Patrick
he was enjoying his holiday.
7 What did he
?
8 What did he
you?
9 Please don’t
John. It’s a secret.
Are you sure?
noYes