Reported speech M.6

1. "While I was having dinner, the phone rang." He told me that ................................. the phone rang.

• a. while he was having dinner

• b. while he had been having dinner

• c. while I was having dinner

• d. while I had been having dinner

2. "We have worked for a long hours." She claimed that ...................................... long hours.

• a. they used to work

• b. they had used to work

• c. them used to work

• d. we had used to work

3. "Sam may contact you." My dad thought ...............................................................................

• a. Sam may contact us

• b. Sam contracted his

• c. Sam ought to contract him

• d. Sam might contact me

4. "It is time we got up." Sue suggested that it was time ..........................................................

• a we had got up

• b. we are getting up

• c. we got up

• d. we will get up

5 "I've been reading a book." He replied that ............................................................

• a. he had been reading a book

• b. I had read a book

• c. his had read a book

• d. him had been reading a book

6. On Monday: "We will set off tomorrow."

A week later: They said they would set off.................................................................................

• a. tomorrow

• b. the next day

• c. the previous day

• d. yesterday

7. "I don't want to put this shelf here."

Mark told me in the bedroom he didn't want to put.....................................................................

• a. that shelf here

• b. this shelf there

• c. that shelf there

• d. this shelf then

8. "I entered the university the day before yesterday."

Yesterday Peter said he had entered the university......................................................................

• a two days before

• b in two days' time

• c. the previous day

• d. the follow day

9. On Thursday: "We went to see our grandma last week."

On Friday: They said they had gone to see their grandma...........................................................

• a. the previous week

• b. last week

• c. next week

• d. two week ago

10. Our English class teacher encouraged us ______ about making grammar mistakes during speaking test.

• a. to not worry

• b. not to worry

• c. to worry not

• d. not worry