Final 1st of Batxillerat

I like cake.

• Leo said he like cake.

• Leo said he'd like cake.

• Leo said he liked cake.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Leo said he liked cake' because it matches the tense and verb form used in the original statement 'I like cake.'

We don't want to go to the concert.

• They said they didn't want to go to the concert.

• They said didn't want to go to the concert.

• They said they wouldn't want to go to the concert.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'They said they didn't want to go to the concert.' as it accurately reflects the original statement about not wanting to attend the concert.

Poppy's trying to paint the wall.

• Gemma said Poppy was trying to paint the wall.

• Gemma said Poppy tried to paint the wall.

• Gemma said Poppy had tried to paint the wall.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Gemma said Poppy was trying to paint the wall' because it reflects the ongoing action of Poppy trying to paint the wall at the time Gemma made the statement.

It isn't snowing.

• Cathy said it wasn't snowing.

• Cathy said it hadn't been snowing.

• Cathy said it didn't snow.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Cathy said it wasn't snowing.' as it matches the original statement and conveys the same meaning.

Grandma and Grandpa left the party early.

• Seb said Grandma and Grandpa were leaving the party early.

• Seb said Grandma and Grandpa have left the party early.

• Seb said Grandma and Grandpa had left the party early.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Seb said Grandma and Grandpa had left the party early because the past perfect tense 'had left' is used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action.

I lost my money, so I walked home.

• Milly said she'd lost her money, so she'd walked home.

• Milly said she'd lost her money, so she'd walk home.

• Milly said she's lost her money, so she's walked home.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Milly said she'd lost her money, so she'd walked home. The tenses in the reported speech should match the tenses in the original sentence, making 'walked' the correct choice.

We've finished the project.

• Jamie and Andy said they finished the project.

• Jamie and Andy said they had finished the project.

• Jamie and Andy said they've finished the project.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Jamie and Andy said they had finished the project.' because the past perfect tense 'had finished' is appropriate when reporting past actions.

I haven't seen Tina for a long time.

• Suzy said she didn't see Tina for a long time.

• Suzy said she haven't seen Tina for a long time.

• Suzy said she hadn't seen Tina for a long time.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Suzy said she hadn't seen Tina for a long time.' The use of 'hadn't' is the correct past perfect form in reported speech.

You'll have a great time at the activity centre.

• Ryan told us we'd a great time at the activity centre.

• Ryan told us we'd have a great time at the activity centre.

• Ryan told us we'd had a great time at the activity centre.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Ryan told us we'd have a great time at the activity centre.' as it is the grammatically correct form indicating a future event.

It won't take very long.

• Jess said it wouldn't take very long.

• Jess said it didn't take very long.

• Jess said it doesn't take very long.

Answer explanation

Jess said it wouldn't take very long because the original statement is in reported speech, requiring a change in tense to past tense.